The need for energy diversification and electrification of rural areas will cause investments to triple over the next five years. Off-grid solar facilities will benefit the most, says a report from Frost & Sullivan.
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Finland?s wind energy sector is ready for lift-off
The politicians finally seem to have realised the potential of wind energy in Finland and are acting on it.
Continue reading4.4 Million Websites Now Powered by Wind Energy
Dotster?s 150% wind power offsets fund renewable energy projects like the Tatanka Wind Farm, one of the largest in the western United States.
Continue readingUK goes ahead with plans to upgrade ports and promote offshore wind power
In the past month, business and environmental groups had worried that up to 60,000 green jobs would be jeopardised if plans to build three factories to make offshore wind turbines were sacrificed by the government.
Continue readingSinovel’s first 5-megawatt wind turbine debuts
With the development of China’s wind energy industry ? especially the launch of offshore wind farm projects ? it is inevitable that wind turbines capable of producing 3 MW or more will become the standard nationwide.
Continue readingWind energy focus in Armenia
In 2003, The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) drew a wind power map of Armenia. The total capacity of economically sound wind power stations is estimated at 450 MW.
Continue readingWind power in Hungary: Renovalia Energy started operating a EUR 27m wind farm in Babolna
Hungary had 203 MW of wind energy capacity at the end of June, up from 176 MW a year earlier
Continue readingREpower and Denker & Wulf sign wind energy contract (74.8 MW)
REpower and Denker & Wulf sign wind power contract about 74.8 MW for wind farm project in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Continue readingA-Power Energy announces delivery of wind turbines for U.S. wind power project
The wind turbine prototype will be shipped to Texas and is planned to be installed at the site of the proposed 600 MW Spinning Star Wind Energy Project, to be located in west Texas, U.S.
Continue readingCertification for small wind turbines in the UK
The British market for small wind turbines will grow by a projected 181% in 2010 according to independent reports. Today, the UK is the second largest wind energy market in the world for small wind power systems.
Continue readingToyota to launch six new hybrids by end of 2012
Tesla and Toyota announced a partnership in May to develop electric vehicles using technology from the California-based start-up.
Continue readingRenewable Industry Welcomes Deputy PM’s Green Deal
RenewableUK has welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister’s plans for a Green Deal, as an important step in maximising employment and business benefits in the renewable energy sector.
Continue readingElectric vehicles THINK enters France in partership with MOBIVIA
The partnership puts THINK at the heart of several large electric vehicles fleet contract tenders in France.
Continue readingU.S.: an Enormous Amount of Wind Power Capacity Is Under Consideration
At the end of 2009, even after reforms by a number of ISOs, RTOs, and utilities to reduce the number of wind projects in their queues, there were roughly 300 GW of wind power capacity within the interconnection queues.
Continue readingDuPont Launches Energain? Separators for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries
Nanofiber-based Separators will Help Generate More Power and Longer Battery Life for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingFossil Fuel Disasters Common in America
A Decade of Tragic Incidents Points to Need for Strong Reforms in Wake of BP Spill.
Continue readingSri Lanka has a potential of about 20,000 MW of wind energy
Ranawaka said a US survey showed the island has a potential of about 20,000MW of wind power. “Now our capacity is 2,500MW. If we can harness 4-5,000MW of wind power we can simply double our capacity.”
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles 2010 Half-year Results
During the first six months of 2010, EDF Energies Nouvelles¡¦ wind energy capacity increased by 156.1 MW gross (112.5 MW net).
Continue readingEWEA?s 2010 event sets industry standard in sustainability performance and reporting
Sustainable events are a natural extension of EWEA?s core business of working to promote the development of a zero-carbon source of energy, the wind power.
Continue readingThe Dobrogea wind power plant starts operations in Romania
In 2012, when fully operational, the wind farm will consist of 240 wind turbines, for a total wind energy capacity of 600 MW, the largest wind farm in continental Europe
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