NV Energy will purchase electricity from a wind farm proposed for eastern Nevada, the company announced today. The utility has agreed to purchase 150 […]
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Wind Farms to Help Recession Battered Farmers
FRENCHGLEN, Ore. — Ruggedly beautiful Steens Mountain stands in an area of southeast Oregon so isolated that it’s barely changed since cattle king Pete […]
Top 5 Wind Power Producing Countries In The World
Wind power on the rise, China taking the lead again! China has added thirteen thousand MW of wind energy capacity in 2009, accounting for […]
Farmers In Missouri to Become Energy Entrepreneurs
Approximately fifty farmers and property owners from northwards Benton County are considering to bring a 300-megawatt wind farm onto their twelve thousand acres. The idea is […]
Wind Turbine Refurbishing Available Through MWPS WORLD
Commercial Grade Wind Turbines often reach initial lifespans of 20 years when they are being well looked after. That is however often not the end of a […]
1 MW Wind Farm Live In Antarctica
The brand new wind farm, which because of the winter darkness could only be build during the summer months, has just gone live, feeding electricity at […]
Giant $162 Billion Wind Farm Contract Awarded in UK
A super-sized wind farm contract has been awarded in the UK. The wind farm is to be located off the East Yorkshire coast and […]
Vestas Reports Strong Performance In Early 2010
Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine maker, is enjoying a large number of orders recently to come back from a very shaky 2009. […]
Chinese Wind Power Companies Target Global Markets
BEIJING – China’s Goldwind Science & Technology Ltd. is one of the world’s biggest makers of wind turbines – a cornerstone of the booming […]
Intel Moving On Opportunities of Wind and Electric Cars
Poornima Gupta Interview – SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Technology giant Intel Corporation is seeing big opportunities in wind forecasting for power generation […]
Siemens Closing In On Major Players
Engineering giant Siemens has made its presence felt in the wind business, winning six contracts to build 565-megawatts worth of wind turbines, valued at […]
Vestas to Invest $380m to Expand Wind Power Capacity by 250Mw in Kutch – India
Danish wind manufacturer Vestas is planning to invest $380m in Gujarat, Kutch – India. The world’s number one wind power solutions provider Vestas is […]
Jay Leno Introduces The MagWind Turbine
Jay says it right: “Every couple of month something new and exciting comes out…” This is the MagWind from Enviro-Energies It magnetically levitates and starts […]
The Worlds First Floating Wind Turbine Launched In Norway
GALWAY, IRELAND – 15th September 2009 – The world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine, StatoilHydro’s ‘Hywind,’ took to the high seas last week for […]
BP reportedly to sell Wind Power Assets to Indian IDFC Private Equity Fund
It is rumoured that BP is reportedly to sell its domestic Indian Wind Power Assets to a private equity fund named IDFC for INR6.5 […]
Energy Storage – Part 1
This part 1 of our comprehensive ‘Scientific Series’ covers all aspects of ‘Energy Storage’ which is required in the process of harnessing the energy […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 5 – Tidal Energy
TIDAL ENERGY Even the power of the tides can be harnessed to produce electricity. Similar to the more conventional hydroelectric dams, the tidal process utilizes […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 4 – Geothermal Energy
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Geothermal energy is an alternative energy source, although it is not resourceful enough to replace more than a minor amount of the […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 3 – Solar Power
Concentrated Solar Power Systems use concentrated solar radiation as a high temperature energy source to produce electrical power and drive chemical reactions. Concentrating solar […]
Free Advertising For The Renewable Energy Sector
The World’s First ‚Renewable Energy‘ Marketplace. Post your free advert today! Your one-stop shop for buying and selling your new or second hand ‘Renewable […]
Giant Flowers Generate Energy
Giant Flowers Generate Energy – By Tomas Jimenez, USA – 2 Aug 2009 – Wind turbines are no longer things of the distant future; […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 2 – Wind Power
Wind Power Wind power is another alternative energy source that could be used without producing by-products that are harmful to nature. Like solar power, […]
ITM -Power – Energy Companies Look Into A bright Future With New Invention To Store Wind Power
Denmark is the most developed wind farm economy in the world, but even in Denmark the wind farms rarely produce enough energy to meet […]
UK Wind Turbines to Quadruple – Britain’s New Renewable Energy Strategy
It is likely that under the UK Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy Plan, 3,000 wind turbines will be installed offshore the UK’s coastline. It is […]
