Scottish offshore wind power plants to be world’s third largest
Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has announced the formal consent of two adjacent offshore wind farm applications in the outer Moray Firth. Moray Offshore Renewables Limited (MORL) and the Beatrice...
View ArticleTurkish wind energy investors face construction deadline
Investment licenses for firms wanting to enter the wind energy market will be decertified by Turkey’s market regulator unless construction for projects begins by May 2014.The Turkish Wind Energy...
View ArticleWind power is now less expensive compared to coal and gas in Australia
In Australia, electricity generated by wind is cheaper than the one generated from fossil fuels. In the country, electricity can be provided by a new wind farm at a cost of A$80 per megawatt hour. A...
View ArticleNASA and Joint Center for Energy Storage Research Team up to Conduct Research...
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio and the DOE Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) Argonne, Ill., are collaborating to develop next generation batteries for use in future space...
View ArticleEnergías renovables: Nuevos mercados para la termosolar
La capacidad de termosolar (CSP) instalada en EE. UU. se incrementó un 61% mientras que Chile cuenta con un proyecto de torre de 110 MW en desarrollo.La capacidad de termosolar (CSP) instalada en EE....
View ArticleA new algorithm improves the efficiency of small wind turbines
In recent years, mini wind energy has been developing in a spectacular way. According to estimates by the WWEA-World Wind Energy Association, the level of development of the mini wind energy industry...
View ArticleJapan looks to the wind power and the sea for safe energy sources
Japan has a long history of efficiency in its energy policies, dating back to 1947, when their current electric power laws were enacted. They are now using their technological know-how to discover ways...
View ArticleAsociaciones de energías renovables (eólica, termosolar y energía solar...
El comunicado aparece suscrito por las federaciones europeas de energías renovables EREF, de eólica EWEA, de fotovoltaica EPIA, de termosolar Estela y Estif, de investigación Eurec, de marina Ocean...
View ArticleTechnology, market and economic aspects of Wind Energy in Europe and the world
The Joint Research Centre has released the second edition of its annual report on the technology, market and economic aspects of Wind Energy in Europe and the world.With this second issue, the JRC...
View ArticleOPIC Board of Directors Approves Commitment to Negev Concentrated Solar Power...
The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) today approved a $250 million loan to Negev Energy-Ashalim Thermo-Solar, Ltd. to support construction of a 110-megawatt...
View ArticleFirst Solar and GE Shape Next-Generation Pphotovoltaic Solar Power Plant
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and GE’s Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) are utilizing their recently established technology and commercial partnership to develop a more cost-effective and...
View ArticleJoin the Race To the Clean Energy Future
Crowdsourcing platform Join the Race to the Clean Energy Future is helping development of cutting-edge ideas on how to improve renewable energy technologies and their integration into urban...
View Article300 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) to be installed in the next five years,...
The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is set for rapid growth over the next five years, with up to 100 gigawatts (GW) annual deployment being targeted in 2018, according to the latest edition of the NPD...
View ArticleTurkey plans geothermal energy investment
Twenty cities in Turkey, selected by the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration, are to be explored for their high geothermal energy potential in 2014 at a cost of US$13 million.Seven...
View ArticleEnergías renovables: Cemex construirá dos centrales de energía eólica en México
Con el impulso de la reforma energética, el presidente del Grupo Cemex, Lorenzo Zambrano Treviño, anunció este jueves que construirán de dos parques eólicos en Nuevo León, con una inversión global de...
View ArticleEólica y energías renovables: Demanda energética pone en riesgo reservas de agua
Las alternativas son incrementar el uso de las energías renovables, como la eólica y la energía solar.La creciente demanda de energía durante los próximos años puede ocasionar una mayor escasez de...
View ArticleEn dos meses entró en operación el 99% de los MW de energías renovables...
Según detalla el Reporte ERNC del Centro de Energías Renovables del Ministerio de Energía-CORFO, “la capacidad instalada total del país alcanza los 1.352 MW, un 7,18 % de los sistemas eléctricos,...
View ArticleFirst Solar Power Plant on Guam Now Under Construction
The first solar-energy plant to produce energy for the Guam Power Authority is now under construction in the Dandan area of Inarajan.NRG Solar began construction for the Dandan Solar Power Plant...
View ArticleAMSC to make wind turbines components at new Romanian plant
Wind turbine parts maker AMSC is opening a new production center in Romania to make wind turbine electrical control systems for customers outside of China.The plant, in the city of Timisoara is...
View ArticleCongressional Champions of the PTC and ITC warn colleagues they must act now...
Bipartisan House and Senate champions of the campaign to extend the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) today urged their colleagues to act quickly to end another...
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