SoWitec Energías Renovables de Chile has completed construction of the 90MW Valle de Los Vientos wind farm in Loa province of northern region II, Chilean renewable energy center (CER) said in a press release. The US$200mn project received a 25-year concession from the energy ministry for the land. It is the first active wind power … Continue reading Wind energy in Chile on the rise with new 90 MW wind farm
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Chile: tender for the construction of a 50-megawatt concentrated solar power plant
The Chilean government will provide $85 million in total subsidies for renewables –The first $20 million will go to the winner of a tender process to be launched in September –Chile unlikely to reach target of increasing renewables to 20% of the country’s matrix by 2020 Despite initially ruling out subsidies to renewable energy projects, … Continue reading Chile: tender for the construction of a 50-megawatt concentrated solar power plant
Continue readingWind farm in Chile plans expansion
The current $432 million wind farm will use 20, 1.8 MW wind turbines for a wind power capacity of 36 MW. The new plan calls for 48, 4.5 MW wind turbines with a capacity of 216 MW.
Continue readingSoWiTec to finish wind farm in Chile
Valle de los Vientos Wind Power Plant has been designed to include 45 wind turbines.
Continue readingChina to Build New Solar Energy Plant in Chile
Commercial concentrated solar power plants were first developed in the 1980s. The 354 MW Concentrating Solar Power Generating System installation is the largest solar power plant in the world.
Continue readingNissan delivers first electric vehicles Nissan LEAF in Canada
Nissan Canada made history when it delivered the first electric car Nissan LEAF to a Canadian consumer at an event in Ottawa.
Continue readingUganda: Solar power is country’s energy solution
Solar energy solutions – I wrote an article entitled “Private Solar Generators can stem power shortage”, which appeared in the New Vision of September 10, 2008.
Continue readingNordic Investment Bank backs offshore wind farm in Denmark
Located in the Kattegat between Anholt island and Jutland, the 400 MW wind energy project will consist of 111 3.6 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingElectric Cars + Wind Power = Great Deal
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a system that tells electric vehicles when to start and stop re-charging based upon existing stress in the grid.
Continue readingWind Energy Suzlon Targets Chinese Offshore Wind Farm Market
Indian wind turbines giant Suzlon Energy is reportedly planning to expand its wind power manufacturing capabilities in China.
Continue readingAlstom Wind Energy Receives $4 Million DOE Research Grant
To date, the wind power company has installed or is installing over 2200 wind turbines in more than 120 wind farm plants, corresponding to a total wind energy capacity of over 3000 MW.
Continue readingMasdar shelves world?s first solar power export project
Masdar shelved plans for the world?s first building that makes more energy than it consumes, a year after the financial crisis forced the Abu Dhabi company to step back from setting up the first carbon-neutral city.
Continue readingIowa Gov. Branstad cites wind energy jobs, current and future
Wind turbines companies operate in 56 of Iowa’s 99 counties, according to Branstad, who hopes for further growth in the state’s wind power industry as he aims to boost the Iowa economy.
Continue readingNew material improves lithium-ion batteries
According to Mr. Liu, the results can also bear significance to fixed energy storage systems for solar power and wind energy as well as for smart grids.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa in China
Gamesa, a leading Spanish wind turbines manufacturer and wind farm developer, plans to invest 90 million euros ($128 million) by 2012 in China, the world’s largest wind power country.
Continue readingPolish wind farm Lipniki inaugurated
The 30 megawatts wind energy project of Dresden based project planner WSB was inaugurated in a solemn ceremony.
Continue readingRPower secures funds for 40 MW solar energy plant in India
This would be followed by commissioning of another 100-MW solar energy plant in Rajasthan, which would be a concentrated solar power (CSP) project.
Continue readingBallast Nedam wins ?250m offshore wind farm contract
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract around 250 million Euro with wpd for the engineering, supply and installation of 80 foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind energy farm in Germany.
Continue readingConcentrated Solar Thermal Power Abengoa Revenues Grow 38% to ?3,143 million
This growth was primarily due to the contribution of three new concentrating solar thermal plants and a new transmission line which were brought into operation during the last 12 months.
Continue readingChina has set a target of creating 3 GW of concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) by 2020
The Chinese government plans to expand its concentrated solar energy capacity to 3 GW by 2020. China has recently emerged as the world’s dominant player of solar power.
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