The Ministry of Energy kickstarts CSP industry in Chile this week with the bidding presentations for the construction of the first CSP plant in Latin America. The prices of solar thermal electricity generation (CSP) have been greatly reduced since the bidding on Ouarzazate (Morocco). Today, Thursday February 28th is the official date on which the … Continue reading Chile commits to Concentrated Solar Power technology
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Tom Brazina appointed general manager for Wind Energy Services Company
Wind Energy Services Company (WES), part of the Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG), announced that Thomas Brazina has joined the company as general manager. Tom will assume responsibility for the company’s field service operations based in Gainesville, TX, reporting to MFG Corporate Senior Vice President David Giovaninni.
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WSJ goes astray on California’s integration of wind energy
The Wall Street Journal carried an article yesterday by Rebecca Smith on the growth of renewable energy in California and the effect on its electric utility system. The article makes several incorrect and unsupported assertions, addressed below: Fact #1: It is unlikely that the state will experience a shortage of flexible power by 2017. … Continue reading WSJ goes astray on California’s integration of wind energy
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Wind energy is now booming in Finland
There is a lot going on in the Finnish wind power sector. Good evidence for that was the high amount of Finnish companies and visitors at EWEA 2013 in Vienna this year. Also, the interest shown towards the Finnish market was remarkable. It
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