The state of Texas is also the U.S. leader in wind power generation.
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E.ON Studying How To Store Wind Energy On German Gas Grid
E.ON is investing 5 million euros to develop a pilot plant in Falkenhagen, Germany, to convert wind power into hydrogen, which can then be stored on the country’s gas grid.
Continue readingChina’s Goldwind wind turbines approved for Australian wind farm
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. has signed agreements with Powercor Australia to connect 13 Goldwind 1.5 MW wind turbines to the Australian grid.
Continue readingESB receives Ireland’s largest order of electric vehicles
ESB Networks Ltd has just taken delivery of 10 electric vans and trucks, which is part of the single largest order of electric vehicles ever placed in Ireland.
Continue readingPed ESR1000 Electric Scooter
Now that Go-Ped has adding the ESR1000 to its inventory, they have three different electric scooter power sources; Li-Ion, SLA and LiFePo4.
Continue readingMasdar?s Shams 1 concentrating solar thermal power plant to start by Q3 2012
Masdar will start operating its 100- megawatt Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant by the third quarter of 2012, according to the director of Masdar Power.
Continue readingMasdar to launch Seychelles wind farm by end-2011
According to Dick Patrick Esparon, the Seychelles ambassador, the wind power project in conjunction with the Government of Seychelles is being built near the port of the capital Victoria.
Continue readingTamil Nadu to add 8,000 MW wind energy and solar power in 5 years
After leading the country in development of wind power, Tamil Nadu seeks to make quantum leap in harnessing power through both wind turbines and solar energy over next five years.
Continue readingRES Canada Completes 99 MW Greenwich Wind Energy Project in Ontario
The wind farm includes 43 Siemens SWT-2.3-101 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingU.S. wind power industry employed about 75,000 workers in all 50 states
According to AWEA, nearly 36,000 wind turbines with capacity ratings greater than 1 MW are in commercial operation in the United States.
Continue readingNYT mischaracterizes wind energy in renewable subsidies story
Wind power is different. The loan guarantee program mentioned in the story didn’t even apply to over 99% of wind farm projects. And wind turbines generated electricity is an especially good deal right now.
Continue readingWind power now contribute about 3% of the total U.S. electricity
In 2010, the U.S. wind turbines industry installed 5,115 MW of generating capacity, increasing the country?s installed wind farm capacity by 15%, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingSolar energy plant completed In Ukraine
The solar power photovoltaic plant was developed as part of Ukraine?s national Natural Energy project.
Continue readingBetter Place Electric Car Raises $200 Million
With the launch of the first electric vehicles networks rolling out in Israel and with Denmark just months away, the electric car company Better Place reports that it has secured another $200 million.
Continue readingAEG Receives Orders for Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plants in Spain
AEG Power Solutions delivers UPS systems for two 49.9 MW concentrated solar power plants in southern Spain.
Continue readingGoldwind’s first wind power project in Australia
Mortons Lane is Goldwind’s first wind power project in Australia. The wind turbines will be located at Mortons Lane Wind Farm in Victoria’s western district.
Continue readingTucson Electric opens wind farm in New Mexico
The southern Arizona utility now has its very first wind energy resource capable of providing power for 14,000 homes with the 50-megawatt Macho Springs Wind Farm in Deming.
Continue readingPakistan sets out ambitious target of 9700 MW
The government has initiated an extensive wind energy programme to meet the increasing power demand and to introduce renewable energy technologies in the country.
Continue readingWIU Students Tour Wind Farm in Brown County
Some Western Illinois University students recently had the opportunity to tour a new wind turbines in Brown County, thanks to the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) Wind Energy Program.
Continue readingFinancial Cost of Wind Power in Seven Countries
In 2009, the European Union added 10,163 MW of new wind farm capacity while the United States added 9,994 MW.
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