Siemens Canada has expanded its wind power footprint in Canada to the Province of Alberta via an agreement for Mainstream Renewable Power’s Oldman 2 wind project. The deal will see Siemens supply, deliver and commission 20 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines with a hub height of 80 metres and blade length of 49 metres. Mainstream is currently … Continue reading Siemens expands wind power presence to Western Canada with agreement for first Alberta installation
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IKEA Becomes Largest Retail Wind Energy Investor in Canada
IKEA Canada announced today that they have purchased a 46 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Pincher Creek, Alberta. The 20-turbine wind farm will be the largest owned by a Canadian retailer and is expected to generate 161 gigawatt hours (GWh) each year, which is more than double the total energy consumption of IKEA Canada. The … Continue reading IKEA Becomes Largest Retail Wind Energy Investor in Canada
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Enel Green Power Developing Wind Power Worldwide
According to the IEA, wind power will meet 15 to 18 percent of the world’s electricity needs by 2050, which is why EGP has played and will continue to play a key role in the development of the technology. Enel Green Power has began construction of the new Sureste I-Phase II wind farm in Mexico … Continue reading Enel Green Power Developing Wind Power Worldwide
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Oman
Blessed with high solar radiation levels and well positioned at 23 degrees from the equator, the Sultanate is in a prime position to employ solar energy and for the first time in Oman, following on from the Authority for Electricity Regulation’s (AER) renewable energy recommendation issued in May 2008 and the signing of a power … Continue reading Oman
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California to nearly double wind energy, solar power by 2020
California is set to nearly double its wind and solar power generation over the next seven years as utility companies try to meet the state’s requirement to source 33 percent of energy from renewables by 2020, reliability regulators said. The state is expected to add 8,000 megawatts of renewable energy by 2020 and needs to … Continue reading California to nearly double wind energy, solar power by 2020
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Installed Capacity of Geothermal Heat Pumps Will Grow by Nearly 150 Percent by 2020
Geothermal heat pump (GHP) systems, which harness moderate and constant temperatures just below the Earth’s surface, are being deployed in nearly every region of the world and in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial environments with great success. Despite recent setbacks in deployments in many parts of the world due to the economic downturn, the future … Continue reading Installed Capacity of Geothermal Heat Pumps Will Grow by Nearly 150 Percent by 2020
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Li-EcoSafe
The range and performance of electric vehicles depends directly on the batteries used. Lithium-ion batteries are currently considered very promising for use in alternative vehicle propulsion systems due to their high energy density and low capacity loss when frequently, but incompletely, charged and discharged. In the joint project
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Alstom to build
Alstom signed a contract worth €30 million with the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to build the geothermal power plant “Los Humeros III – Phase A”, located in Chignautla, state of Puebla. This power plant will have an installed capacity of 25 MW and will produce an average of more than 200 GWh per year … Continue reading Alstom to build
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Aries Ingenier
Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas commits to Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology and Innovation. Through its attendace to the seminar The Middle East: New frontiers for the renewables, Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas is keen to demonstrate its capability and technology in one of the most demanding and rapidly growing markets in the world, as well as … Continue reading Aries Ingenier
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Nebraska to nearly triple wind energy capacity by 2015
Nebraska will soon join an exclusive wind energy club. By the end of 2015, the state will have the potential to generate more than 1,200 megawatts of electricity from wind farms. Nebraska currently has 459 megawatts of installed wind power capacity but will add 750 megawatts this year and in 2014, said John Hansen, one … Continue reading Nebraska to nearly triple wind energy capacity by 2015
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Wind power on its way to cost reduction
Greater output, less weight, improved production and installation processes – Siemens intends to apply these approaches to reduce the costs of offshore wind power in the coming years. The company is presenting its new 4- and 6-megawatt wind turbines at the EWEA Offshore Trade fair in Frankfurt/Main. At the conference accompanying the trade fair, high-ranking … Continue reading Wind power on its way to cost reduction
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Wind energy: Nordex on track as sales boom
In the first three quarters of the current year, the Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) posted a 47 percent increase in sales to EUR 1,051 million (30 September 2012: EUR 716 million). This growth was underpinned by business in the core EMEA market (Europe plus South Africa), where Nordex generated 91 percent of its sales. Business … Continue reading Wind energy: Nordex on track as sales boom
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5 things Bjoern Lomborg gets wrong about federal incentives supporting wind power
The two things Bjoern Lomborg gets right in his November 11 Wall Street Journal op-ed are:1) fossil fuel subsidies largely outweigh federal incentives for renewables and 2) misinformation about federal incentives for various forms of energy is having a harmful impact on our nation
Continue readingE.ON sells 80 percent share of R
E.ON, one of the world’s largest investor-owned power and gas companies, has today agreed to sell an 80 percent stake in its 207 megawatt Rödsand II offshore wind farm to the Danish energy company SEAS-NVE. The transaction values the wind farm at DKK 3.5 billion (c. €470 million) on a 100 percent enterprise basis. At … Continue reading E.ON sells 80 percent share of R
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Facebook: wind energy was a deciding factor in locating its data center in Iowa
Facebook says it will begin operating its new data center in Altoona in early 2015 powered entirely by renewable energy that will come from a new wind project in Wellsburg, Ia. The Menlo Park, Calif., company will use renewable energy certificates to track the wind power needed to offset its data center consumption. Facebook said … Continue reading Facebook: wind energy was a deciding factor in locating its data center in Iowa
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Floating offshore wind turbines could drive Japan
Less than three years after the disaster at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, a hotly-anticipated floating offshore wind turbine began operating 20 kilometres from the damaged site on Monday. A number of news organisations reported that Yuhei Sato, governor of Fukushima, said that the floating turbine could become a symbol of the region
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SolarReserve withdraws Termosolar Alcazar CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) project
Concentrated Solar Power Solar (CSP) Reserve and Preneal renounce to the solar thermal plant projected in Alcazar de San Juan. The concentrated solar thermal power plant of 50 megawatts that would be built in Alcazar de San Juan will not run, as confirmed by SolarReserve to farmers landowners. The solar thermal power plant of 50 … Continue reading SolarReserve withdraws Termosolar Alcazar CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) project
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Gamesa, Acciona and other European companies call for 2030 EU renewable energy target of more than 30%
The group represents 176,000 jobs, over €250 billion annual turnover and is providing European cleaner generation technologies, equipment and energy to more than 70 countries worldwide. Industry statement on a 2030 EU climate and energy framework Today, eight European companies (Gamesa, Acciona Energía, Alstom, Dong Energy, EnBW, ERG, Res and Vestas) call for a strong … Continue reading Gamesa, Acciona and other European companies call for 2030 EU renewable energy target of more than 30%
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Gamesa installs its 10,000th 850-kW WTG
This milestone was achieved with the assembly of the Adrar wind farm in Algeria. The first of these wind turbines, noted for their reliability and adaptability for complex environments, was installed in Spain in 2001. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has installed its ten thousandth 850 kW turbine at the Adrar wind … Continue reading Gamesa installs its 10,000th 850-kW WTG
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Concentrated Solar Power SolarReserve and Preneal renounce to the solar thermal plant projected in Alcazar de San Juan
The concentrated solar thermal power plant of 50 megawatts that would be built in Alcazar de San Juan will not run, as confirmed by SolarReserve to farmers landowners. The solar thermal power plant of 50 megawatts that would be built in Alcazar de San Juan will not run , as confirmed by the company to … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power SolarReserve and Preneal renounce to the solar thermal plant projected in Alcazar de San Juan
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