A-Power Energy Announces Delivery of Prototype Wind Turbine For U.S. Wind Energy Market

  A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR) ("A-Power"), a leading provider of distributed power generation systems in China and a fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, today announced the delivery of one prototype 2.05MW wind turbine generator set at its factory in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. The prototype will be shipped to Texas and is [...]

List of Eligible SB1 Guidelines Compliant Photovoltaic Modules – Updated September 2010

Updated as of September 7, 2010 Updated as manufacturer’s provide laboratory-tested data per Appendix I of the Guidelines for California’s Solar Electric Incentive Programs (Senate Bill 1), Second Edition. Beginning July 1, 2009, only modules which are on the SB1 Guidelines compliant module list will be eligible for incentives in California. Please note that PTC [...]

Vestas’ vision of wind, oil and gas is becoming a reality

  The Danish Climate Commission states that Denmark can have a fossil free energy supply "We are very pleased that the Danish Government’s Climate Commission acknowledges wind energy’s potential as the cornerstone of the future energy supply. Vestas intends to use this message to show the world that thought can be put into action. It [...]

Marine Current Turbines wins Sustainable Ireland Award

  Marine Current Turbines has been recognized at the Sustainable Ireland Awards 2010 for making the ‘Best Use of Renewable Energy Sources.’ The Award acknowledged the success of the company’s SeaGen tidal technology, which has been operating in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough since 2008. The award, sponsored by NWP Recycling, was handed over to MCT’s [...]

Construction of Andasol 3 Solar Power Plant Progress: Turbine and generator installed

  Turbine was produced in Oberhausen, generator imported from England Launch planned for mid-2011 Andasol 3 will provide electricity for half a million people together with its sister projects Andasol 1 and 2   With the installation of the power generator another important construction phase of the Andasol 3 solar-thermal power plant has been completed. [...]

SANYO and SUZUKI Co-develop Electric Drive System for Experimental Electric Scooters

A total system contributing to the accelerated development of light electric vehicles SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) has recently announced the co-development of the Electric Drive System with SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION (SUZUKI). The Electric Drive System combines a `high performance in-wheel motor*1‘ and a `high efficiency control circuit’, basically developed by SANYO, as well as [...]

Vattenfall Opens World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm – Thanet

Vattenfall has recently officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, off England’s south east coast. The wind farm has 100 turbines and will generate electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of over 200,000 British households. To Vattenfall, one of the leading European energy companies, wind power is an important part [...]