Concentrated solar power (CSP): Deployment around the world
A legend has it that Archimedes used a burning glass to concentrate sunlight on the invading Roman fleet and repel them from Syracuse. In 1973 a Greek scientist, Dr. Ioannis Sakkas, curious about...
View ArticleUnlocking the investment opportunities in offshore wind power
“Is offshore wind worth the money? Markets say yes. Banks say yes.” So said Albert Jochems, Managing Director at Green Giraffe Energy Bankers yesterday during a live webcast on offshore wind energy...
View ArticleEnergía solar fotovoltaica en Centroamérica
Según datos de Panasonic, Costa Rica, Guatemala y El Salvador son los países de Centroamérica donde más se utiliza la tecnología para generar electricidad a partir de la luz del sol.Ante los elevados...
View ArticleFirst wind farm in Lebanon
Being a country that has largely been dependent on imported coal and petroleum, Lebanon is in sharp contract with oil exporting Middle Eastern countries who have much oil and are willing to trade it...
View ArticlePrevén instalar 166 MW de energía solar fotovoltaica en Perú
Tres empresas están interesadas en construir centrales de energía solar fotovoltaica en la región de Moquegua. Las centrales generarán al menos 166 megavatios (MW) de energía solar con el uso de la...
View ArticleBERD financiará el primer parque eólico de Kazajstán
El BERD, con sede en Londres, podría financiar la construcción, puesta en servicio y la operación del parque eólico de la empresa Yereymentau con 50 megavatios, informó la entidad en un comunicado...
View ArticleConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) based Process Heat Applications in India
The objective of the project is to promote and commercialize Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) for industrial process heat applications in India.To boost the use of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies...
View ArticleIKEA to purchase 46 MW Canadian wind farm from Mainstream Renewable Power
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has closed a deal to sell its 46 megawatt Oldman 2 Wind Farm, located in Alberta Canada, to IKEA the world’s largest furniture retailer....
View ArticleSuzlon Energy to launch new offshore wind turbine
Wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy today said it will launch a new offshore turbine that will help in yielding more power."Suzlon Group company Suzlon Energy will unveil its new offshore turbine REpower...
View ArticleSuzlon Energy lanza los nuevos aerogeneradores para la eólica marina
Suzlon presentará las nuevas turbinas eólica de su filial REpower 6.2M152. Con la nueva oferta, la empresa india, una vez más, establece estándares en la generación rentable de la energía eólica...
View ArticleSiemens Receives Order for 97 Wind Turbines from Dong Energy
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG (SI) said Monday it received an order for two German offshore wind power plants from Danish state-owned energy provider Dong Energy A/S. Siemens didn't...
View ArticleSiemens suministrará 97 aerogeneradores para dos parques eólicos en Alemania
Siemens va a suministrar 97 turbinas eólicas a la danesa DONG Energy para dos parques eólicos en la costa alemana en el Mar del Norte y se encargará de su mantenimiento durante cinco años.Siemens...
View ArticleGeothermal energy market, region by region, end of 2012
Tke geothermal energy market continued growing in 2012; however the newly installed capacity of 353MW represents average growth in respect to the last six years (547MW, 317MW, 338MW, 392MW and 225MW;...
View ArticleVestas to invest in the Taranto blades factory
Vestas commits to investing EUR 10 million to launch V112-3.0 MW blade production at its Taranto, Italy, blades factory and to offering employment opportunities for a number of nacelles plant...
View ArticleConcentrating Solar Power (CSP) gain some momentum
The Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) market gained ground in 2012, with a number of new projects on the horizon. The solar thermal power market continued its expansion in 2012. Altogether, 712MW of...
View ArticlePhotovoltaic (PV) polysilicon and wafer costs set to drop to record low
Average costs for vertically integrated tier 1 makers are now forecast to fall yet another 6 percent in 2014 to a record low of $0.20 per watt (W), according to the NPD Solarbuzz Polysilicon and Wafer...
View ArticleREpower launches new offshore wind turbine
At EWEA OFFSHORE 2013, the Suzlon Group – the world’s fifth-largest wind turbine manufacturer – will unveil its new offshore turbine, the REpower 6.2M152.With the new offering, the company once again...
View ArticleSiemens awarded major order for two wind power plants in the German North Sea
Siemens has received a further order for two German offshore wind power plants: The company will supply 97 wind turbines, each with a rating of six megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 154 meters, to...
View ArticleBrasil otorga concesión de 39 parques eólicos por 867,6 megavatios
Los parques, que podrán entrar en operación a partir del 1 de enero de 2016, tendrán una capacidad sumada de 867,6 megavatios, de acuerdo con una subasta de energía realizada hoy.En total, está...
View ArticleBrazil auction hires new 868 MW wind energy capacity
Brazil's A-3 tender has awarded 868 MW of wind-power contracts at an average cost of R$124.43 ($54.5) per megawatt-hour.Some 10.4GW of capacity registered to compete for power purchase agreements with...
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