Solar energy, PV and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), meets 6.4% of...
Utility-scale solar PV and concentrated solar power (CSP) met 6.4% of California's electricity demand during June 2014, according to an analysis by renewable energy consultant Bernard...
View ArticleClimate Change Fact Sheet
Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)—the principal climate-altering greenhouse gas—come largely from burning coal, oil, and natural gas.Coal, mainly used for electricity generation, accounts for 44...
View ArticleVestas receives wind energy order for 166 MW under RES Americas master wind...
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) places order for 83 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines for the 200 MW Pleasant Valley wind farm in Minnesota in the United States.Vestas has received a 166...
View ArticleSolar energy and wind power project signed in Subic, Philippines
A $200-million renewable energy facility that will produce electricity from both solar energy and wind power will soon be established here as the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) signed an...
View ArticlePalfinger scores wind power crane deal for Gode Wind 1 and 2
Palfinger Marine has won the order for 97 PF 8000 cranes, which has been developed especially for the wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. The wind farms are located 45 km off the German coast.Start of...
View ArticlePattern Energy Acquires Panhandle 1 Wind Farm in Texas as it Reaches Completion
Pattern Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGI) (TSX: PEG) ("Pattern Energy"), today announced it has closed on its commitment to acquire 172 megawatts (MW) of owned interest in the 218 MW Panhandle 1 wind...
View ArticleThe Switch to be acquired by Yaskawa Electric Corp.
Yaskawa Electric Corporation (“Yaskawa”), a world leader in motion control and robotics, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Switch, a supplier of megawatt-class...
View ArticleFinland to lead the way in developing the storage of solar power and wind energy
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has joined forces with Lappeenranta University of Technology and the Finland Futures Research Centre at the University of Turku in the launch of an extensive...
View ArticleEDF Renewable Energy Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Great Plains Energy...
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) today announced the company has entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP), parent company of Midwestern utilities, Kansas...
View ArticleLas ventas de vehículos eléctricos se reducen un 10% en el primer semestre
Las matriculaciones de coches eléctricos se situaron en 292 unidades en los seis primeros meses del año, lo que supone un descenso del 10,98% con respecto a las 328 unidades del mismo periodo del año...
View ArticleLG Chem to build battery plant for electric vehicles in Nanjing
LG Chem said Wednesday that it has teamed up with two state-run companies in China to build its first electric-vehicle battery plant there.LG Chem President Kwon Young-soo, left, poses with Luo Qun,...
View ArticleBanco Santander financia la eólica en México aprovechando la reforma energética
Banco Santander financia proyectos de energía eólica, como el proyecto eólico de 500 MW con Gamesa, el de mayor capacidad por el momento. Además de ser accionistas de tres grandes parques eólicos en...
View ArticleEólica en Chile: parque eólico Taltal con 33 aerogeneradores de Enel Green Power
La empresa de energías renovables Enel Green Power se adjudicó el 2012 la concesión de un terreno público para el desarrollo del parque eólico más grande del Norte Grande ubicado a 1.550 km al norte de...
View ArticleWind turbines repay their energy in 5 to 8 months
Wind power’s costs have dropped 43 percent in just four years, and that competitive power purchase agreements, locked in for 20 years or more, save consumers money, but a new report is making the case...
View ArticleLa potencia termosolar aumentó en 350 MW, 103 MW la energía solar...
Red Eléctrica de España ha publicado hoy el Informe del sistema eléctrico español correspondiente al año 2013, con los datos más significativos de la actividad del sistema en ese año: el descenso de la...
View ArticleSenvion (Suzlon) instala primeros aerogeneradores para la central eólica...
Senvion, filial de la eólica india Suzlon, el quinto mayor fabricante mundialde aerogeneradores,instaló los primerosaerogeneradoresoffshore para el parque eólico marino NordseeOst la semana...
View ArticleSiemens enters wind power market in Belgium
First phase of “Wind aan de Stroom” wind farm project will consist of 11 direct-drive wind turbines.Siemens Energy has secured its first wind power contract in Belgium with an order for the first phase...
View ArticleBrazil’s BNDES approves wind energy loans
The biggest loan announced is for the 120-megawatt wind energy project Atlantica I, II, III and IV in Rio Grande do Sul, owned by CPFL Energias Renovaveis SA, which received 383.7 reais in...
View ArticleIntegrating smart meters, solar energy, electric vehicles and energy storage...
Summers in Austin, Texas are hot. Temperatures rise to an average of 97 degrees Fahrenheit daily, causing residents to swelter and energy bills to soar.However, one Recovery Act-funded project is...
View ArticleCuba fosters renewable energy
Cuba is currently fostering renewable-energy projects to change the structure of its energy sources, reduce dependence of imported fossil fuels, costs and environmental pollution. Minister of Energy...
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