The State Government has achieved these distinctions and attracted Rs 8,000 crore worth of investment in the generation of 600 MW of solar power via its solar mission.
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EU Ministers must stop the flood of CO2 emissions allowances
This directive is the only upcoming legislative opportunity to push such a measure”, commented Rémi Gruet, Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor for the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
Continue readingEurope?s emerging wind power markets continue to grow even with obstacles
Despite the ongoing financial crisis, emerging wind energy markets in Europe are expected to significantly increase installed wind farm capacity by 2020.
Continue readingKarnataka awards contracts for 80 MW of photovoltaic and Concentrating Solar Power
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (KREDL, Bangalore, India) has allocated the first 80 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) projects through the Karnataka Solar Energy Policy.
Continue readingSkyFuel First in Concentrating Solar Power to Offer Insurance-Backed Warranty
SkyFuel, Inc., maker of the highest performance and lowest cost parabolic trough solar thermal collector in the world, is now the first in the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) industry to offer insurance.
Continue readingVestas wind turbines to be used at research project
Vestas will add three 300 kW V27 research wind turbines to a new research wind power project at the Sandia National Laboratories? Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWIFT) facility
Continue readingWind energy in Italy: wind farm in Sicily
It is one of the biggest wind power complexes in Italy, equipped with Gamesa wind turbines.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power: Spain-Visit of High level Indian delegation
An Indian delegation lead by Mr. Gireesh Pradhan, Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, visited some Spanish Concentrating Solar Thermal Power plants and met with Protermosolar the 18th April.
Continue reading48 million jobs in the green economy of 12 countries in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe
For the first time economists have used the number of jobs that can be directly created from investments as the key indicator to analyse the impact of the green economy in 12 countries and seven industries.
Continue readingWind power to harvest energy and water from desert air
Abu Dhabi hosts successful test of prototype water condensation, using wind energy.
Continue readingWind energy in India: Jammu and Kashmir will have first wind farm
Jammu and Kashmir will have first wind power project in the state and a site in Reasi’s mountainous district has been found suitable for it.
Continue readingWind energy in Poland: Permits to Build 3 Baltic Wind Farm Plants
PGE said that it had won permits to build three wind power projects on the Baltic Sea with a combined potential capacity of 3.45 gigawatts, taking the lead in the development of Poland’s offshore wind turbines industry.
Continue readingWhat does the wind turbines industry need? CEOs bare all
?We need to know what is going to happen,? Jan Kjaersgaard, CEO of Siemens Wind Power said at a roundtable debate held at European Wind Energy Association 2012 in Copenhagen.
Continue readingTesla, SolarCity: Solar power for electric vehicles
Electric car company Tesla and solar energy roof installer SolarCity have quietly been making deals that could one day lead to dozens of sales of lithium ion batteries projects coupled with rooftop photovoltaic systems.
Continue readingQuanta services awarded contracts for two solar energy tracking facilities
“These two photovoltaic solar power facilities are expected to support the local economy through job creation and generation of clean, renewable power,” said Jim O’Neil.
Continue readingSunEdison announces activation of 25 MW solar power plant in in Gujarat, India
SunEdison is a global provider of solar-energy services. The company develops, finances, installs and operates distributed power plants using proven photovoltaic technologies.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles enters Moroccan wind energy market
The Taza wind farm will be equipped with 50 Alstom wind turbines of 3 MW each. Morocco are planning to develop at least 2 GW wind power and 2 GW solar energy (concentrated solar power and photovoltaic).
Continue readingSolar power for electric vehicles
Zam Energy aims to revolutionize parking facilities by installing solar energy carports to create energy and charge electric cars.
Continue readingStrong Growth Ahead for the Storage Sector
Much like the rapid growth of the solar power sector, the growth of the storage sector will be driven by high demand elasticity and important transitions to stronger end-customer value propositions.
Continue readingRenewable energy resources, such as hydropower, geothermal energy, solar power and wind energy are plentiful in Africa
Tewolde-Berhan Gebre-Egziabher, Director General for Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority, stressed on the harnessing of unused renewable energy resources for Africa’s industrialization.
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