According to the Florida Solar Energy Center, a solar water heater can cut a family’s water heating costs by up to 85 percent.

Solar power is positively impacting communities and local economies across the country, and we are excited to have the opportunity to support America’s transition to a cleaner energy future.

The increase is mainly due to the installation of wind turbines in the offshore wind farm Ormonde. Furthermore a higher number of 3.4M104 wind turbines have been installed.

The wind farm order for the V100-1.8MW wind turbines was placed by Consumers Energy for the utility’s Lake Wind Power in Mason County, Michigan.

America?s small wind turbine industry saw substantial growth in 2010, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported [this week, highlighted by a 26 percent expansion.

The Proposed Action would consist of two independent, concentrating solar thermal power generating facilities with expected outputs of 125 MW and 250 MW.

Residents of Gdinj have presented their idea to build a solar power plant in their town located on the Croatian island Hvar that boasts the most sunny days in the country.

Around 22 wind power projects of 50MW each are at different stages of development and upon completion would help meet the energy requirements and development goals.

The first 1.5 MW wind turbines for these wind farm projects will be shipped to Pakistan in November 2011. Two of the new wind energy projects announced today are due in 2012.

Enel Green Power, part of Italy’s Enel Group, said it put into operation a 70 MW wind turbines farm, Salbatica II, in southeastern Romania, bringing its total installed wind energy capacity in the country to 174 MW.

The new study incorporates thermoelectrics – devices that can produce an electric current from a temperature gradient – into a concentrating solar thermal power system, also called a parabolic trough.

SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, has been selected to project manage the supply, installation and commissioning of two lattice meteorological towers in accordance with a specification provided by Forewind.

Wind power in Canada: Wind turbines in Canada is now on track to enjoy a record year in 2011 with approximately 1,338 MW of new installed wind farm capacity projected to come on line.

Enel Green Power has signed an agreement with Danish Government-owned Export Credit Agency and Citigroup for a EUR 112 million loan over 12 years, which should fuel investments in wind energy projects in Romania.

Ukrainian market of renewable energy, represented by the solar power, wind power and small hydropower, is one of the most attractive markets for investors.

Chinese Wind Energy Association and Vestas Jointly Propose Establishing a China Wind Power Evaluation System.

22,000 MW of renewables will be in the pipeline by 2020. The focus is mainly on small hydro, wind energy and biomass, but the photovoltaic solar energy market is also starting to open up, with about 2,000 MW.