Tag Archives: Starts
Portugal Starts 240 MW Alto Mino Wind Park
The site, which cost EU €361m to build, is equipped with 120 turbines and is operated by Portuguese wind power firm VentoMinho. It has an installed capacity of 240 MW.The move comes as Portugal hopes 15% of its national energy consumption will come from wind this year and is confident it will “easily” meet its … Continue reading
Source London electric charging network starts roll-out
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. The Source London network of electric vehicle charging points has begun its roll-out.Mayor of London Boris Johnson launched the project, which will see 1,300 new charging points set up … Continue reading
Biofuels Testing Starts at Baltimore Schools
Published: 2010-06-28 Baltimore, United States –New Generation Biofuels Holdings Inc. (NGBF) announced that the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners has approved a long term boiler test and evaluation of the company’s proprietary biofuel in two of Baltimore City’s public schools over a one year period. The maximum volume for the program is capped at … Continue reading
Solar education starts at K-5
Lenoir-Rhyne University offers summer enrichment program for kids, K to 5, that enriches their minds with harnessing the energy of the sun for fun. View the Original article
Photon Starts Construction on 32 MW of PV Systems
Published: 2010-06-14 Prague, Czech Republic –Photon Energy is preparing to commence construction on a number of photovoltaic projects in the Czech Republic and Slovakia representing close to 32 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity scheduled for completion in 2010. The projects include: a 1.5-MW power plant near Kladno in the Central Bohemian region a 580-kilowatt (kW) … Continue reading
CalRENEW-1 Starts Delivering Electricity to PG&E
Published: 2010-06-03 California, United States –Dedication ceremonies were held this week for CalRENEW-1, the first utility- scale photovoltaic solar electricity plant to connect to the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) transmission grid under the state’s Renewables Portfolio Standards program. Sharp supplied the thin film photovoltaic modules, the first major deployment of Sharp’s amorphous thin film … Continue reading
Belectric Starts Building 3-MW Solar Project
Published: 2010-06-01 California, United States –Belectric Inc. is starting construction on a 3-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. Belectric is performing the design, permitting, procurement, construction and commissioning of the turnkey project for enXco. View the Original article
Foster Wheeler Starts Large Biomass Facility
Published: 2010-05-28 Zug, Switzerland –Foster Wheeler AG announced the successful start of commercial operation of a large-scale, 125 MW-electric, 385 MW-thermal, circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boiler island delivered to Kaukaan Voima Oy, Finland. Kaukaan Voima Oy is owned by Pohjolan Voima Oy (PVO) and Lappeenrannan Energia Oy. The new biomass unit fires a combination of biomass … Continue reading
Abengoa Starts Commercial Operation of Solnova 3
Published: 2010-05-26 Seville, Spain –Abengoa Solar has begun commercial operation of Solnova 3, a new parabolic trough technology plant located at the Solúcar Complex, Seville (Spain), following the successful completion of the operation and production testing conducted over the course of three days. This plant has enabled Abengoa Solar to reach a total of 143 … Continue reading
Supply Chain Environmental Performance Starts with Education
Boeing focuses its supply chain environmental improvement on educating the supplier base and collaborating through the supply chain to reduce the overall carbon footprint. View the Original article