Wind energy is prioritized for Vattenfall and the company will invest 26 billion SEK 2011-2015. Starting from 2013, 36 wind turbines will provide power for around 88,000 households.

There are currently 20 GW of wind energy blocked by concerns of radar interference worldwide.

Costing NT$640 million (US$20.9 million) to build, the solar power plant, to be managed by state-run Taiwan Power Co., is fitted with more than 16,000 solar panels, MOEA officials said.

Saudi Arabia inaugurated its first solar energy plant as the world’s largest oil exporter seeks to diversify energy sources.

The UC Merced design generates solar thermal efficiency of 60 percent at temperatures up to 400 F, achieving thermal performance previously seen only in tracking systems.

The official inauguration is set for October 4, due to be led by Spain’s King Juan Carlos and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Although widespread interest in wind energy may be relatively new, the technology found in modern wind turbines has been more than three decades in the making.

The company behind a massive offshore wind farm in the Kattegat, the small sea that separates Denmark and Sweden, has landed ?240 million ($325 million) in financing from Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).

Honduras? first wind power plant began operations amid an ongoing energy crisis that has prompted frequent power outages across the country.

Abengoa, a Spain-based company that applies concentrating solar power, has announced that it has been chosen by ANEEL, to develop three wind farm plants.

According to data from the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), an estimated 1338 megawatts (MW) of new wind power installations are on track to set a record for new capacity built in Canada in a single year.

Vestas has received a confirmed order for 30 new V100 wind turbines, making 78 MW of wind power capacity.

A Chinese official announced his country’s enthusiasm for launching joint venture projects with Iran in area of solar energy, wind power, gas and hydroelectric power plant construction.

On Tuesday, King Juan Carlos will travel to Sevilla to open, along with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the new concentrated solar power plant ‘Gemasolar’ in the town of Fuentes de Andalucía.

According to the California Energy Commission website, there are more than 13,000 utility-scale wind turbines in California.

UC Merced professor Roland Winston (left) and a team of student researchers designed and developed a system of non-tracking solar thermal collectors.

Stirling Energy Systems, which makes a concentrated solar energy technology called SunCatcher, couldn’t compete.

A combination of low cost solar power imports and government subsidies has led to increased demand for photovoltaic (PV) panels in the UK.