Belgium?s Thornton Bank wind farm once fully completed will have a total installed capacity of 325 MW which will provide enough electricity to power 600,000 households with renewable energy.
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Gamesa 5 MW offshore wind turbines
Gamesa showcased the progress made on its offshore wind energy strategy, specifically with respect to the G11X-5.0 MW wind turbines for offshore wind farm.
Continue readingNorthland Power Announces OPA for Wind Farm in the Grand Bend Area
The wind farm had been in a project queue, pending upgrade of the Bruce-to-Milton Ontario power transmission line.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power plant produces solar power 24 hours a day
Gemasolar is the Concentrating Solar Power plant located in Fuentes de Andalucía (Seville, Spain), owned by Torresol Energy (a joint venture between Masdar and Sener.
Continue readingXcel, NextEra Sign Contract for 200 MW Wind Energy in Colorado
Xcel Energy has signed a contract with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, to build a 200 megawatts (MW) wind farm wind 125 wind turbines in Lincoln and Elbert counties near Limon.
Continue readingWind energy and solar power in Jaisalmer (India)
Many wind power companies including Suzlon, Enercon and Vestas are not only promoting investors to set up wind farm plants but also extend help.
Continue readingSales of electric vehicles will accelerate next year
Sales of electric cars with lithium ion batteries will accelerate next year, as drawbacks such as price and efficiency are overcome.
Continue readingFollowing the Egyptian revolution, solar energy projects are picking up again
About 100 km south of Cairo lies Kuraymat, Egypt’s first concentrated solar energy plant, which is expected to produce 120 MW.
Continue readingPininfarina designs electric vehicles charging solar power tree
Pininfarinia debuted a prototype two-seater electric car, and this year it’s making the pint-size Nido EV even more environmentally friendly by creating a solar energy charging station to power it.
Continue readingVestas Enters into Agreements to Supply Wind Turbines and Services to Greengate Power for Canada?s Largest Wind Farm
Vestas will supply 166 of its V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for the 300 MW Blackspring Ridge I Wind Power Project (?Blackspring Ridge I?), which is anticipated to be Canada?s largest operating wind energy project.
Continue readingGreentech Energy to acquire a 30 MW wind energy plant in Spain
Greentech Energy Systems has signed a share purchase agreement with Gamesa Energìa S.A. to acquire a 30 MW wind farm located in Catalonia, Spain
Continue readingHere Enterprises to contribute to growth in Wind Energy with Cycle Ranch Wind Farm
Here Enterprises Inc. (Pink Sheets: HRTE), a growing developer of clean wind energy, is pleased to announce the Company is advancing toward production at its Cycle Ranch wind farm project in Floresville, Texas.
Continue readingFinland is excited about Global Wind Energy Day!
2011 has already been a big year for wind power in Finland since the Finnish government finally adopted a feed-in-tariff. This tariff has already inspired Finnish facilities and wind farm project developers.
Continue readingTurkey Wind Energy Sector Analysis
The high potentials of wind energy commercial deployment also imparts a distinguished position in the global scenario, as the country boasts of largest wind power technical potentials in all leading OECD economies.
Continue readingJoint Statement of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Electricity Storage Association (ESA)
Large amounts of wind power are being reliably and cost-effectively integrated onto the power system today, and with the simple cost-effective grid operating reforms.
Continue readingGMP Selects Vestas Wind Turbines for Kingdom Community Wind Farm
As a result of the increased efficiency of the V112 3.0 wind turbines, the wind power project’s levelized energy costs will decrease to a projected 9.2 cents per kWh.
Continue readingTop Safety Award for Electric Vehicles Chevrolet Volt
The Volt is the first electric car to earn a five-star overall vehicle score for safety as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program.
Continue readingArctic Solar Engineering to install two solar thermal units in Beijing
This test program is part of an initiative started by the Chinese Government to replace its existing coal burning boiler system with more efficient and environmentally friendly alternative energy sources.
Continue readingSolar energy vital to Asia’s future
At present, less than 0.25 percent of Asia’s overall electricity production comes from solar power, according to the ADB.
Continue readingGeothermal energy could power New Zealand
Scientists conservatively estimate that deep geothermal resources in the central North Island could provide 10,000 megawatts for over 100 years which would satisfy all of New Zealand’s current electricity demand.
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