The facility is designed to manufacture mirrors for concentrated solar power systems from tower to troughs. Saint-Gobain is the second large mirror maker to locate a facility in the West Valley.
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Alstom Wind energy receives US$ 4 million DOE research grant
The grant is to research and develop advanced control systems and integrated innovative sensors that increase energy production and lower the capital cost of offshore wind turbines.
Continue readingLM Wind Power Launch LM e-Load
Promotes further integration of sub-supplier and wind turbines manufacturers, which increases efficiency and ultimately improves the competitiveness of wind energy.
Continue readingWind energy Nordex Italy receives order for nine wind turbines
Wind power ERG has ordered nine N90/2500 wind turbines for the ?Amaroni? wind farm in the South of the country.
Continue readingDuke Energy To Build Fifth Texas Wind Farm
For the second time in a month, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is announcing plans to build a large-scale wind farm in Texas.
Continue readingIndustrialization of 3 MW Wind Turbines by Shanghai Huayi Wind Energy
“Huayi Electric Company Limited” (the Company) — Announcement on Obtaining Special Subsidy Funds by Wholly-owned Subsidiary.
Continue readingKansas Gov. Brownback backs key wind energy incentive
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) endorsed extension of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC), a key policy that has underpinned the wind power industry’s strong growth over the past decade.
Continue readingNew energy in search for future wind power
Scientists are taking the first steps to improve estimates of long-term wind speed changes for the fast-growing wind energy sector, intended to reduce the risks for wind turbines in a changing climate.
Continue readingTexas Tech University Wind Energy Center Receives $4.1 Million Grant
The Alstom wind turbines project will be conducted in partnership with several other wind power centers that will research and develop control systems and sensors.
Continue readingWindstar Update 80% of Project Now Complete
Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable energy production company that currently owns over 500 wind turbines and solar power fields with 165 MW of rated capacity.
Continue readingGM and SAIC to Develop Electric Vehicles in China
Electric cars produced by the partnership will be sold in China under the Shanghai GM and SAIC brands.
Continue readingCODA Closes $147 Million Series D Fundraising
CODA Holdings, a leading developer of electric vehicles and advanced battery systems, announced the successful completion of its Series D preferred investment round, totaling $147 million.
Continue readingNorthern Graphite Reports Large Increase in Resources
The new resource estimate strongly demonstrates that future production could be scaled to much higher levels to meet anticipated demand growth from current uses as well as Li ion batteries.
Continue readingBoston-Power Gains $125M in New Financing
New Funding Fuels Momentum in Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingSaft America advanced lithium-ion batteries plant opens in Jacksonville
Secretary Steven Chu joined with Saft America to announce the grand opening of the company’s Jacksonville, Florida, factory, which will produce advanced lithium-ion batteries to power electric vehicles.
Continue readingCD-adapco is leading lithium ion battery simulation team
CD-adapco is leading a Department of Energy co-funded simulation project team to pioneer techniques for lithium ion battery modeling as well as validating the created technology using industrial partners’ prototype batteries.
Continue readingNew Report Shows U.S. Solar Energy Outpaces Global Market
In the concentrated solar energy market, including both concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) and concentrating PV technologies, over 600 megawatts are now under construction in the U.S.
Continue readingSaint-Gobain Solar Energy Invests in New Plant, the Company’s First in U.S.
Saint-Gobain announced that construction work on Saint-Gobain Solar’s mirror line for concentrating solar thermal power stations has begun.
Continue readingUnited States adds 565 MW of solar energy photovoltaic in 1H 2011
The report also notes that over 600 MW of concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) plants are currently under construction in the nation.
Continue readingDeWind Ships Wind Turbines to Texas Wind Farm
Wind energy developer DeWind Co. has started shipping wind turbines to its wind farm in Texas. Located in Hansford County, Texas the Frisco Wind Farm will employ 10 DeWind D8.2 wind turbines.
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