The renewable-energy industry has by no means been healthier than now, by the looks of it. In spite that natural gas has become more cost efficient. This year the wind-turbine installation in the U.S. has actually overtaken the installation of new natural-gas capacity. In 2012, new wind capacity had reached 6,519 MW as of Nov. [...]
Continue reading...24. November 2012
2011 experienced strong progress in wind power capacity in California Grid. According to a report published by the U.S. Department of Energy, California had the strongest addition of wind power to the grid in the US. High honors were received by several states, which included but not limited to Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Colorado. [...]
Continue reading...18. November 2012
The London Array Offshore Wind Farm is now generating its first power was announced by DONG Energy, E.ON, and Masdar. The 630MW scheme which is located in the Thames Estuary will produce sufficient power to supply over 470,000 UK homes with electricity, when fully functional and will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm. 151 [...]
Continue reading...18. November 2012
A rising determinant of global energy supply is large-scale wind energy. Worldwide energy consumption continues to rapidly increase due to economic and population growth. Between 1973 and 2006, the total primary energy supply for all uses almost doubled and electricity generation had more than tripled. A large portion came from fossil fuels such as coal, [...]
Continue reading...17. November 2012
The next 20 years could see the world’s energy needs being filled by wind power, was announced by Stanford University. A climate model has been developed by The University’s School of Engineering and the University of Delaware and was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). It was claimed that it [...]
Continue reading...8. November 2012
Being well-known for its potential to offer clean and abundant electricity, wind power has become one of the fastest-growing energy sources around the world. By 2030, the Department of Energy of the USA, has estimated that wind power could constitute 20 percent of the nation’s electricity supply. The USA has passed Germany to become the [...]
Continue reading...8. August 2012
Both Glenought and 15 MW Gibbett Hill Wind Farms will have its wind turbines provided by Nordex for its second phase. Nordex has been awarded a contract to deliver and assemble seven high wind turbines for the Glenought 2 and Gibbett Hill projects, both projects are Irish. The two projects are located at winded elevated [...]
Continue reading...28. July 2012
IBERDROLA, the globe leader in wind energy, and Brazilian consortium NEOENERGIA are signing ten loans for the sum of 300 million, with Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento Economico y Social (BNDES) and with Banco do Brasil. Iberdrola and Neoenergia, for the umpteenth time, will finance 10 wind power farms in Brazil. Brazil has been one of [...]
Continue reading...1. July 2012
On June 19, 2012, Las Cruces, New Mexico joined the growing number of clean energy communities with the inauguration of a 12-megawatt solar power plant located near the Las Cruces International Airport. The El Paso Electric Company (EPE) and SunEdison, a global solar-energy service provider, collaborated to create and activate the solar farm in May [...]
Continue reading...29. June 2012
Renewable energy is a hot topic now days. Pacific hydro is an Australian leading renewable-energy company, according to a survey organized by Qdos. Qdos is an unbiased independent company that does research on public views about social, political, industrial, environmental and development projects. They recently, announced the 2011 Community Polling Results. According to these results [...]
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17. February 2013
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