Beta Wind Farm Pvt Ltd is planning to invest Rs 1,857 crore to set up a wind energy plant each in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, according to the subsidiary of Orient Green Power Company.
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Gamesa to install 10 wind turbines at Iberdrola’s first repowering wind farm in the UK
Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind energy industry, will supply the wind turbines with which Iberdrola will upgrade its Carland Cross wind farm in England
Continue readingGamesa to sell 700 MW wind turbines in India in 2012
Spanish wind power Gamesa last week announced that it is planning to sell 700 MW of turbines in India in 2012.
Continue readingWind power in Australia: Another 2000 to 3000 wind turbines
Another 2000 to 3000 wind turbines would have to be built to meet Australia’s mandatory renewable energy target of 20 per cent by 2020, says Jonathan Upson, senior development and government affairs manager with Infigen.
Continue readingWind energy in UK: onshore wind power
The Government hit back at critics of onshore wind power, releasing a report which showed the industry created thousands of jobs and generated millions of pounds for the economy.
Continue readingElectric vehicles: Getting Off Oil Can Be Done
On average, driving an electric car emits about half as much carbon pollution as the typical gasoline car.
Continue readingIran to cooperate with China in producing electric vehicles
Iranian private sector plans to cooperate with Chinese industrial units in manufacturing electric cars with lithium ion batteries, in an attempt to reduce air pollution in Iran.
Continue readingSolar power in Kuwait
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) signed here on Sunday a contract to execute the second stage of the country’s solar energy project costing KD 1.5 million.
Continue readingWind energy in New Zealand: NZ Windfarms triples third-quarter revenue
NZ Windfarms third-quarter revenue tripled, reflecting the completion of its 97 wind turbines Te Rere Hau wind farm and higher electricity prices offset by lower electricity output caused by a wind speed drop.
Continue readingWind power in Texas: Major Order for 345 kV Transmission Cable
CONDUMEX has been awarded a substantial order for 345 kV 1590 kcmil (Falcon) ACSR cable by Isolux Ingeniería USA, LLC. The cable will be delivered and installed during 2012 for WIND ENERGY TRANSMISSION TEXAS.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic: solar energy plant development in Ontario
Canadian solar and bank of China enter into a C$120 million construction financing agreement for solar power plant development in Ontario.
Continue readingWind power in Vietnam: wind farm in Binh Thuan Province
The total wind energy potential is estimated at 713,000 MW of which 510,000 MW on the mainland and 200,000 on islands.
Continue readingJapan says `sayonara’ to nuclear power
Japan has become completely nuclear power-free for the first time in more than 40 years after power utility Hokkaido Electric Power began shutting the country’s last active nuclear reactor.
Continue readingWind energy in India: Record output by wind turbines
Wind farm plants in Tirunelveli region on Friday generated about 1, 940 MW, a wind power record production in this season, according to TANGEDCO officials.
Continue readingUniversal charger for electric vehicles
A consortium of global automakers is set to unveil a universal charger for electric cars next week.
Continue readingWind farm: GBX brings new business model to improve O&M efficiencies
The wind power industry now has another new and innovative business to help make it even more cost-effective and efficient.
Continue readingVehicle-to-Grid (V2G) electric vehicles have an advantage over competing centralized generation assets
V2G electric cars with lithium ion batteries have an advantage over competing centralized generation assets because they can stabilize the grid at the endpoints closer to demand.
Continue readingChula Vista Seals the Deal for One Megawatt Solar Energy Project with Sullivan Solar Power
According to the City, the project objective was to have cost-effective solar photovoltaic systems at municipal facilities and properties in order to reduce municipal energy costs.
Continue readingElectric vehicles: Ontario Expanding Electric Car Use
Electric cars provide many benefits to the environment and the economy by using clean energy resources instead of gasoline.
Continue readingGeothermal energy from abandoned mines
A number of communities in Canada and Europe already use geothermal energy from abandoned mines.
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