Eólica marina con aerogeneradores flotantes
En el Atlántico, a solo 5 kilómetros de la costa portuguesa, se encuentra el "Windfloat", un enorme molino de viento que, apoyado sobre una plataforma triangular amarilla -repleta de gaviotas-, genera...
View ArticleAlinta Energy to bet on 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in Australia
Alinta Energy plans to develop a 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant with storage at Port Augusta, South Australia.The power producer operates 512 MW of coal-fired power plants, also called the...
View ArticleRenewable energy covers 42 pct of Spain's electricity needs in 2013
A study published by the Spanish Electricity Network (Red Electica Espanola) on Thursday showed renewables covered 42.2 percent of the demand for electricity in mainland Spain in 2013 with wind energy...
View ArticleMHI Vestas Offshore Wind won an order for four 8-megawatt wind turbines for a...
The wind turbines will be supplied to Skovgaard Invest ApS and Energicenter Nord for the Velling Maersk project, the joint venture between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (7011) and Vestas Wind...
View ArticleMaryland coast could support 1,450 megawatts of offshore wind power
A Massachusetts wind farm, Cape Wind, is close to receiving a loan guarantee from the federal government.Sixteen companies are cleared to take part in an upcoming lease sale to develop wind energy off...
View ArticleEnergías renovables: Siemens entra en la eólica en Belgica
L aprimera fase del parque eólico“Windaan deStroom” constará de11aerogeneradoresde accionamiento directo.Siemens Energyha conseguidosu primer contrato deenergía eólicaen Bélgica conuna orden para...
View ArticleEDF Renewable Energy confirms wind energy order with Vestas for 450 megawatts
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has placed a firm order with Vestas for 450 megawatt (MW) of wind turbines, for wind farm projects in New Mexico and Kansas. The wind power order is part of the Master...
View ArticleKazakhstan starts construction of first wind farm
Kazakhstan has started the construction of the first wind farm in Yereimentau. President NursultanNazarbayev inaugurated the construction in a national teleconference on July 2. The capacity of the...
View ArticleThe future of batteries
Everywhere you look, you see lithium-ion batteries. They're in your laptop, your cell phone, your power tools, maybe even your car. Lithium-ion battery research accounts for about 95% of all battery...
View ArticleMichigan’s wind energy industry soaring
“Wind energy has been the primary source of new renewable energy in Michigan,” John Quackenbush, the chairman of the Michigan Public Service Commission said Friday as he addressed green energy...
View ArticleWind power in Seychelles islands: wind turbines producing desired output
The tall wind turbines which can be seen on arrival into Port Victoria have been producing clean energy for the Seychelles islands for the last 12 months, as part of the Indian Ocean archipelago’s...
View ArticleElSewedy wins Egypt contract to develop six 100 MW wind power plants
ElSewedy Electric Co. has won a contract to develop six 100MW wind power plants in the country.The stock listed cable manufacturer clinched the deal to own and operate the wind farms in the Al-Zayt...
View ArticleEólica y energías renovables: parque eólico en Coahuila
El parque eólico de EDP Renováveis para Peñoles se ubica a 50 kilómetros al noroeste de Saltillo, cerca de Paila, en terrenos de Peñoles, que ocupan 4 mil hectáreas, y cuyo inicio de operación,...
View ArticleChile se perfila como un mercado atractivo para la energía eólica
Dos años después de que se anunciara la instalación de 50 turbinas eólicas para la creación del Parque Eólico El Arrayán, en la Cuarta Región, el proyecto ya se encuentra terminado y ad portas de...
View ArticleLondon Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm
London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, marked its first anniversary of completion on Friday. The wind power project powering half-a-million homes across the UK is a milestone for the...
View ArticleWWF supports Philippines solar power target
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) has backed the Department of Energy’s (DOE) move to increase solar energy capacity targets, saying this will make power prices cheaper in the long run,...
View ArticleNew rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles
Researchers have developed new molten air rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles that have a significantly higher storage capacity than lithium batteries. While electric vehicles offer many...
View ArticleNano-supercapacitors to speed up charging time in electric vehicles
Innovative nano-material based supercapacitors are set to bring mass market appeal a good step closer to the lukewarm public interest in Germany. A novel type of nano-material based supercapacitors are...
View ArticleNissan seeks to drive electric car Leaf into India
Nissan Motor Corp has said it wants to bring in its best-selling electric car Leaf to India and is open to collaboration with local manufacturers to provide charging infrastructure for electric cars —...
View ArticleBoralex erected 126 Enercon wind turbines at the wind farm near Quebec
Boralex, Gaz Metro and Valener today officially inaugurated the 272MW Seigneurie de Beaupré wind power project, one of Canada’s largest wind farms.“Our 100% Quebec-based consortium has invested over...
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