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Video: Launching Vestas? first offshore floating wind turbines
Designed for offshore wind farm sites in waters deeper than 35 metres, WindFloat is the world?s first floating wind energy platform facing the Atlantic.
Continue readingMaldives to generate 60 percent of energy from solar energy
Maldives has launched an ambitious plan to generate 60 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2020 as part of its aim to become the world’s first carbon neutral nation.
Continue readingSiemens, Sun to Market develop training simulator for Concentrating Solar Thermal Power plants
The companies states that the objective of the full-scope integrated control room simulator is to provide a virtual plant for engineering tests for Concentrated Solar Power plant operators.
Continue readingChina’s New Warnings on Further Rare Earth Export Restrictions Spotlights Need to Ramp up U.S. Production
The rare earths and rare metals Molycorp produces are critical in electric vehicles, wind turbines and multiple high-tech uses.
Continue readingTianjin Binhai’s first wind energy project, the Dashentang wind farm, will begin operation next
Tianjin Binhai’s first wind energy project, the Dashentang wind farm, will begin operation next year, and generate enough power for 73,000 families.
Continue readingAcciona submits plans to develop South Australia wind farm
Spanish wind energy company Acciona has announced plans to develop a 144 MW wind power plant in South Australia. The Exmoor 48 wind turbines plant will be constructed 15 kilometres north of Naracoorte.
Continue readingHigh-Efficiency Photovoltaic Crystalline Silicon Modules Rise to $8.6 Billion in 2015
Commodity materials such as glass, aluminum and copper comprise the bulk of a photovoltaic solar energy system, and the prices of these materials do not significantly drop at higher volumes.
Continue readingEuropean electric vehicles charging standards agreed
The European motor industry has agreed on a common system for charging any electric car across Europe.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas produces wind turbine blades in Tianjin
Vestas, a world leader in wind power technology, installed the country’s first wind turbines in east China’s Shandong Province in 1986.
Continue readingSpain bill targets 1,400 MW wind energy/yr to 2020
The Spanish government has set an annual target for installed wind power of 1,400 megawatts between 2013 and 2020, according to draft regulation the Industry Ministry sent to the energy sector watchdog CNE.
Continue readingAlternative to rare earth metals
A world-leading team of UK engineers has been charged with developing a new motor for electric vehicles that will significantly reduce our future dependency on rare earth metals.
Continue readingGE Capital Fleet Services Breaks Ground on Learning Center for Electric Vehicles
GE Capital Fleet Services broke ground on a comprehensive portfolio of electric car deployment and help GE commercial customers evaluate electric cars.
Continue readingDOE highlights green energy jobs
Earlier this week, the solar power industry also released a new report showing the tremendous growth in solar energy jobs over the last two years, in large part because of the leadership of President Obama.
Continue readingChrysler Providing Duke Energy in Charlotte With Test Fleet of Electric Vehicles
Ten plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) will be supplied to Duke Energy in Charlotte, N.C. as part of a demonstration project by Chrysler Group LLC,
Continue readingWal-Mart plans solar energy at more stores
More than $200 million provided to fund construction of the photovoltaic solar power project.
Continue readingSchott Solar makes concentrating solar thermal power receivers even more powerful
Higher efficiency for receivers thanks to a new coating. Noble gas capsules extend service lives. Optimistic view of the future of the concentrated solar power market.
Continue readingSpanish wind energy put at risk by Government
The draft royal decree, sent to the CNE without having reached an agreement with the wind power sector, represent a 40% discount on the current remuneration for wind farm plants after 2013.
Continue readingEnbridge completes $535M Colorado wind power plant
Enbridge said that it completed its first U.S. wind farm, which will generate enough clean electricity to meet the needs of about 80,000 homes.
Continue readingWind Energy Blowing Strong Again
Worldwide wind farm capacity reached 215,000 megawatts (MW) by the end of June 2011. The first six months of 2011 added 18,405 MW of wind turbines capacity.
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