The 5-MW facility is now the largest concentrating solar photovoltaic facility
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First Wind Celebrates Completion of Sheffield Wind Farm
Gov. Shumlin participates in ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate 40 megawatt wind power project that will deliver wind energy to about 15,000 Vermont homes,
Continue readingenXco Announces Jeff Ghilardi to Join as Vice President of the Wind Power Business Unit
enXco – an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, is pleased to welcome Jeff Ghilardi as Vice President of the Wind Business Unit. In this position he will provide strategic leadership and direction to enXco’s wind farm business.
Continue readingRenewable energy could meet all UK power needs by 2030
Between 60-90% of the UK?s electricity demand could be covered by wind energy, solar power, marine energy, tidal and other renewable power sources.
Continue readingMaking sodium-ion batteries
Although lithium-ion technology dominates headlines in battery for electric vehicles, a new element is making its presence known as a potentially powerful alternative: sodium.
Continue readingDebut of 2.75 MW Wind Turbines in Scotland Wind Power
Little Raith Wind Farm Project Designed to Help Scotland Achieve its Goals to Produce All of its Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources like Wind Energy by 2020.
Continue readingHow far can solar power go toward reducing global carbon emissions?
Vast amounts of solar energy radiate to the Earth constantly, but tapping that energy cost-effectively remains a challenge.
Continue reading92.5 MW Concentrating Solar Thermal Power plant planned for China
Hanas New Energy Group has begun construction on a concentrated solar power (CSP) project in China?s Gaoshawo town, in Yanchi county, Ningxia.
Continue readingREpower to supply turbines for first utility size wind farm in Alaska
The wind farm will generate 24.6MW. This will also be the first wind energy project with REpower wind turbines in Alaska. The Eva Creek wind power will use 12 of REpower’s Cold Climate Version (CCV) MM92 wind turbines.
Continue readingColorado tops in U.S. for new wind farm facilities in Q3
Colorado led the nation in the amount of new wind power installed during the third quarter, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Wind Energy Association .
Continue readingEOLE-RES Joins Iberdrola to Bid for French Offshore Wind Energy Projects
Iberdrola has already partnered with AREVA in effort to have them provide the wind turbines for this wind powerr project.
Continue readingSmith Electric Vehicles Announces Electric School Bus
Smith Electric Vehicles, a leader in electric vehicles, and Trans Tech Bus, a leading school bus manufacturer, on Tuesday unveiled the nation’s first all-electric, zero-emission Newton? eTrans.
Continue readingREV Technologies to Supply Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technologies
REV is a private company that has developed the AutoGrid Network, a cloud-based energy asset management system that synchronizes the stored energy of electric vehicles with the fluctuating needs of the electrical grid.
Continue readingU.S. wind energy – more than 8,400 MW of wind power under construction.
The U.S. wind turbines industry installed over 1,200 MW in the third quarter of 2011, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced on Oct. 25. That is the highest number of wind farm installations.
Continue readingNo concentrated solar thermal power bubble in Spain
Concentrated solar energy is a sector that contributes to GDP 9 times more than it receives in Spain.
Continue readingHow far can wind energy go toward reducing global carbon emissions?
How far can wind power go toward reducing global carbon emissions from electricity production?
Continue readingConcentrated solar power of Amonix
Four months after it began operation, the largest photovoltaic concentrating solar power plant in North America has now been officially commissioned.
Continue readingDoE to Invest $60 Million in Concentrating Solar Power
Chu announced a $60 million investment over 3 years for applied scientific research to advance cutting-edge Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) technologies.
Continue readingUS installs over 1,200 MW of wind energy in Q3
The U.S. wind power industry installed just over 1,200 MW of wind farm in the third quarter, and about 3,360 MW on the year so far, the wind turbines industry trade group said Tuesday.
Continue readingIowa wind energy needs PTC
Wind power has been good to Iowa, attracting more than $5 billion in private investment, creating thousands of jobs, and giving farmers a new cash “crop” that provides income year in and year out.
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