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US Concentrated Solar Power Industry receives its biggest boost yet by American DoE
One of the companies who have recently secured DoE backing with a loan guarantee is celebrating their ground-breaking ceremony today. With over $2.1bl in founding, this plant will be the largest in the world at 1GW once it is complete. However, this journey to CSP market proliferation and support has been a turbulent one! The … Continue reading
Solectria Chosen to Power the Sonoma Valley Unified School District
“Solectria Renewables is dedicated to long-term partnerships with our customers. Winning this bid was a direct result of the dedication between Solectria and WESCO Distribution,” said Allison Duffy, Regional Business Development Manager, Solectria Renewables. “SVUSD is a great example of a school district not only implementing solar power, but also teaching their students about the … Continue reading
New speakers confirmed at Wind Power Italia: 14-15 June, Rome
By Katie Dunn | 2011-05-20 11:15:00.0 14-15 June, Rome Don’t miss out on attending Wind Power Italia to hear from Roberta Benedetti (EON Climate and Renewables), Pio Forte (UniCredit Leasing), Carl Durante (Maestrale) and Paolo Grossi (RWE Innogy) along with other senior practitioners shaping the Italian wind industry. Discover how they intend to maintain the … Continue reading
First Financial Instrument to Hedge Wind Power Variability Risk Now Available
By 3TIER | 2011-05-19 17:54:07.0 Seattle, WA 3TIER®, a global leader in renewable energy risk analysis, and Galileo, a global leader in weather risk management, announced today their collaboration in offering the first financial products designed to assist the wind power industry in hedging the financial risk of wind variability. Galileo’s WindLockTM product will provide … Continue reading
Baltic Sea Could Be Home to 1 GW of Wind Power Capacity
The Baltic 1 wind park, officially inaugurated by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on May 2, is about 16 kilometers (10 miles) offshore from the Fischland-Darss-Zingst peninsula.The park consists of 21 wind turbines and has a total installed capacity of 50 MW. The park is operated by Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (EnBW), a German utility based Karlsruhe that … Continue reading
Parker unveils revolutionary two-phase cooling technology power rack for wind turbine systems at WindPower 2011 — Booth#3179
By Marie Hartis | 2011-05-18 18:00:31.0 May 22, 2011 – Anaheim, CA – Windpower 2011 Parker Hannifin Corporation, the leader in motion and control technologies, unveiled today at WindPower 2011, a revolutionary new precision cooled rack for cooling critical wind turbine systems. The precision-cooled rack solution features Parker’s proven and patented two-phase evaporative cooling technology, … Continue reading
Google-backed $5 billion power line clears hurdle
Google and its partners cleared the first major hurdle with U.S. regulators today to build a $5 billion transmission line that would transport electricity from wind farms off the Atlantic coast. The companies backing the project can earn a 12.59 percent return on their equity investment in the proposed power line, the Federal Energy Regulatory … Continue reading
Study: Focus wind power on ‘disturbed land’
There’s a growing conflict stemming from the push for more renewable energy and the environmental impact of large-scale wind and solar plants. But an analysis from the Nature Conservancy finds that a big boost in wind doesn’t have to negatively impact wildlife. (Credit: Screen capture by Martin LaMonica/CNET ) The conservation group today released a … Continue reading
Wilmington Friends School to use new campus solar power system for student education
Installed by Standard Solar, Inc. and owned and operated by Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. (WGES), the system will provide electricity for both the lower school building (319 panels) and the upper school building (407 panels). Upper School students will be able to monitor the real-time output from the solar PV panels through a display … Continue reading
University of Nebraska – Roadway Wind/Solar Hybrid Power Generation and Distribution System
Green Technology: University of Nebraska – Roadway Wind/Solar Hybrid Power Generation and Distribution System Green Technology Achieve a Sustainable Future with Green Technology. Create Innovation for New Energy. « Macy’s to Offer EV Charging Stations in California | Main | Corridor of the Future – Solar Highway in Oregon » University of Nebraska – Roadway … Continue reading