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Wind Farm Powered by Suzlon S97 Wind Turbines
The 31.5 MW wind power in Amherst, Nova Scotia, is powered by 15 Suzlon S97-2.1 MW wind turbines, specifically designed to improve energy yields in low to moderate wind regimes.
Continue readingDOE – $43 Million to Jumpstart Offshore Wind Power
The DoE will spend $43 million over the next five years to advance wind turbines research and development to speed technical innovations, lower costs, and shorten the timeline for deploying offshore wind energy.
Continue readingCiting lower costs, Mich. utility slashes renewable energy surcharge
Lake Winds wind power will be Consumers Energy’s first wind farm and is expected to begin operation in late 2012.
Continue readingWind turbines can survive hurricanes
A handful of wind turbines and wind power farms were exposed to the winds from Irene from Delaware to Maine and based on the information gathered here, all of them survived and are operating.
Continue readingFuelled by climate change, rising tides threaten remote Kiribati
The European Wind Energy Association agrees with Ban and has also urged international negotiators to reach a new post-Kyoto Protocol on reducing CO2 emissions created by oil, coal and gas.
Continue readingSiemens receives additional order for concentrating solar thermal power in Spain
Siemens Energy has received another order for the supply of a solar field for a concentrated solar energy (CSP) plant in Spain.
Continue readingFirst Abengoa and E.ON joint concentrating solar thermal power plant comes online
Helioenergy 1, the first of the two identical concentrated solar energy plants, started commercial operations on September 1, 2011. Helioenergy 2 is planned to come online later this year
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Already Satisfy Our Daily Needs
Europe?s Largest Trial of Low Carbon Vehicles Finds Electric Cars Already Satisfy Our Daily Needs.
Continue readingKorea tops global lithium-ion battery market
Korea’s lithium-ion battery production volume outstripped Japan for the first time, securing the top spot in the global lithium-ion battery market in the second quarter of 2011.
Continue readingGalaxy Completes Off-take Agreements For Battery Project
Galaxy Resources Managing Director, Iggy Tan, said the level of interest in the batteries from major e-bike producers underpins the Company’s plans to add a highly-automated battery manufacturing plant.
Continue readingREpower receives wind energy order to deliver seven public wind farm plants
Wind power contracts for delivery of a total of 47 wind turbines to Northern Friesland.
Continue readingPakistan – NEPRA to issue uniform tariffs for wind energy for 20 yrs
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) decided on Thursday to issue uniform tariffs for wind power projects for 20 years.
Continue readingVestas has received an order for wind turbines for the Lucera wind farm in Italy
The wind power order has been placed by Sea Spa, a company controlled by Repower which is a leading Swiss utility generating electricity at its own plants in Switzerland, Italy and Germany.
Continue readingGE to Supply Wind Turbines to Two Wind Farm Plants in Illinois
Both the wind energy projects are developed by E.ON Climate & Renewables, NA (ECRNA), a global renewable energy projects developer.
Continue readingBallast Nedam signs E250 million contract for Butendiek wind energy in Germany
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract worth around E250 million with wpd for the engineering, supply and installation of 80 foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany.
Continue readingRWE plans to expand wind energy generating capacities in NRW
The geographical focus will be on the Rhenish lignite mining region. As far as technology is concerned, the company intends to concentrate on growth in the wind power and biogas segments, the company said.
Continue readingMaine wind power research firm get $4.5 M grant
A Gorham, Maine, research firm is receiving a $4.5 million grant to study risks to sea birds, sea turtles and marine mammals from offshore wind farm development.
Continue readingLarge-Scale Rooftop Solar Power for U.S. Military Housing
?This is the largest domestic residential rooftop solar energy project in history,? said Secretary Chu.
Continue readingDoE Awards $145 Million for Advanced Solar Power Technologies
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced more than $145 million for solar power projects to help shape the next generation of solar energy technologies.
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