Total installed capacity of 6,372 MW: hydroelectric, 2,893 MW (45.4%), wind energy (775 MW, 12.2%), geothermal power and 166 MW (2.6%) of other renewable resources (solar power, biomass and cogeneration).
Continue readingMonthly Archives: August 2011
Wind energy helps meet new Texas record for electricity demand
Texas set a new record for electricity demand, and as it had a day before, wind power helped keep the lights on and the air conditioning running. Texas wind turbines contributed 2,000 MW during that hour.
Continue readingOffshore wind farm plants could soon be operating in Texas waters
Texas, the US leader in installed wind energy capacity, may soon be boasting offshore wind oiwer facilities as well.
Continue readingBryce out to lunch with latest anti-wind farm broadside
Gov. Brown (D-CA) was talking about solar power opponents at the time, not wind power opponents. And he did not say he would crush them ? he was referring to unnamed local opponents on other issues.
Continue readingAs Texas utility system is stressed, wind power shows up on schedule
Unlike wind energy, which ramps down gradually over a sustained period of time and is predictable, conventional power plants fail instantaneously.
Continue readingWind energy in Peru, approved 260 MW wind farm
Peru does not have wind turbines, but already passed several wind power plants. The potential of wind energy is more than 60,000 megawatts. Wind power complements hydropower.
Continue readingCapital Power, Samsung partner on Canada wind energy project
The wind farm project has an expected capital cost of $750-900 million. Samsung will serve the wind turbines for 270 megawatt wind power project.
Continue readingInstalled wind energy in Spain had reached 21,158 MW by June 30
New 482 MW of wind power were installed in the first half of 2011, 33.7% less than the same period last year. Coverage of electricity demand with wind turbines was 17.2% during the first six months.
Continue readingFord Focus Electric Car Gets Ready To Make Some Noise
President Obama recently signed legislation into law that will require electric vehicles to make noise to ensure pedestrian safety.
Continue readingMEGA Graphite will acquire the Uley Graphite Project
There is a growing consensus that the world is moving towards a critical tipping point in the demand for electric cars and hybrid electric vehicles. These electric cars are powered largely by lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingRooftop Wind Turbines Stand Up to Tropical Storm Don
Building Turbines, Inc. is an Austin, Texas-based wind energy company focused on designing, manufacturing and deploying revolutionary rooftop mounted horizontal-axis wind turbines.
Continue readingNordex: wind power order for N100/2500 wind turbines for a wind farm in Spain
In addition to delivery of the wind turbines, the wind energy order also includes turnkey installation of the wind farm.
Continue readingEU Wind Energy Will Triple By 2020
Wind power will more than triple its power output in the European Union (EU) by 2020, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), which published its scenarios for onshore and offshore wind power.
Continue readingGE Solar-Powered Electric Vehicles Charging
Inovateus Solar Partners with GE Energy Industrial Solutions on One of the Largest Electric Car Charging Stations in North America with solar energy.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Thermal Power in Tonopah to Secure Jobs for Nevada
SolarReserve’s molten salt concentrating solar power tower technology was successfully demonstrated in California under a US Department of Energy-sponsored pilot project in the late 1990s.
Continue readingSUNPATH Program Will Boost American Competitiveness, Lower Cost of Solar Power
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a $50 million investment over two years for the SUNPATH program, aimed to help the nation reclaim its competitive edge in solar energy manufacturing.
Continue readingRechargeable Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Nexeon is set to make a major contribution in shaping the future of rechargeable lithium ion batteries for electric cars.
Continue readingNissan develops Vehicle to Grid (V2G) system for electric vehicles Leaf
Nissan has demonstrated a system which enables electricity to be supplied from the lithium-ion batteries installed in the Leaf electric car to households (i.e. a Vehicle to Grid Home’ system).
Continue readingThe World?s Leading Exhibition for the Solar Energy Industry
In total, 2,280 exhibitors presented their technologies and services in the fields of ?Photovoltaics?, Solar Power ?PV Production Technology? and ?Solar Thermal Technology?.
Continue readingVietnam really wants to develop wind energy, but it has not done necessary things
Vietnam really wants to develop wind power, but it has not done necessary things to encourage the development of the industry. Low purchase prices, wind farm plants unable to develop.
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