3TIER on 17th February 2010 announced the release of a new suite of global Wind and Solar Prospecting Tools that will change the way renewable energy professionals decide where to develop renewable resources by providing immediate access to seasonal variability data, which is critical to understanding a site’s energy potential.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Vestas named preferred provider of Belgian offshore wind farm
Eldepasco NV has named Vestas as a preferred supplier of wind turbines to the planned offshore wind farm on the Bank zonder Naam in the North Sea. By Renewable Energy Focus staff,
Eldepasco NV, a joint venture between the Belgian Colruyt Group and Aspivari, says Vestas’ 3 MW V112 wind turbine has been selected as the preferred wind technology for the project. Construction of the offshore wind farm is due to start in 2012 and will comprise 72 wind turbines, 37 km into the N,orth Sea, off the coast of Zeebrugge.
France assembles largest photovoltaic solar plant in the world
French energy massive EDF is constructing the largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the world at a vacant NATO air base and strategies to have it open by 2012
Jean-Marc Dall’Aglio, of EDF’s green energy subsidiary EDF-EN, said the 415-hectare site in Toul-Rosieres, near the eastern city of Metz, would produce 143 megawatts, adequate for a town of 62,000 people.The existing major photovoltaic plant is at Olmedilla in Spain, producing 60 megawatts. Several other larger plants are under construction in the United States and Australia and might beat the French contender.
India aims for 65.2 GW wind by 2020
India aims for 65.2 GW wind by 2020
08 April 2011
India could install 65.2 GW of wind power by 2010, according to the Indian Wind Energy Outlook 2011 published by the World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
Renewable Energy Focus - India aims for 65.2 GW wind by 2020
India could install 65.2 GW of wind power by 2010, according to the Indian Wind Energy Outlook 2011 published by the World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
By Renewable Energy Focus staff
The report shows installed wind capacity could reach 160.7 GW by 2030. In 2010, India had 13.1 GW of installed wind capacity.
Reaching 65.2 GW of wind by 2020 could attract around US$10.4 billion of annual investment and create 170,000 green collar jobs.
Progress Energy to close 170 MW of coal-fired capacity - POWER-GEN WorldWide
Progress Energy to close 170 MW of coal-fired capacity
Published: Apr 1, 2011
Progress Energy Carolinas will shut down its three-unit, 170 MW W.H. Weatherspoon coal-fired power plant this fall, several years ahead of the originally announced retirement schedule.
The company plans to retire the 62-year-old plant after it operates during the summer’s period of high electricity demand. The utility had previously announced plans to retire the plant by 2017 as part of a fleet-modernization effort that will result in the retirement of 30 percent of Progress Energy’s North Carolina-based coal-fired fleet. The accelerated retirement was included in a report to the N.C. Utilities Commission.
Alstom to build 1000 MW coal plant in Malaysia - POWER-GEN WorldWide
Alstom to build 1000 MW coal plant in Malaysia
Published: Apr 4, 2011
Alstom is to lead a consortium which will build Southeast Asia’s first 1000 MW supercritical coal fired power plant at Malaysia’s Manjung for EUR1bn ($1.4bn).
Alstom has signed a power plant contract worth the equivalent of over EUR650m with Tenaga Janamanjung Sdn Bhd to provide key power generation equipment for the plant.
The unit will be the single largest one in the region and will produce enough electricity to power nearly 2m households in Malaysia. The contract is booked in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2011/2012.
DOE - Fossil Energy Techline: Access to DOE Database of Oil and Natural Gas Research Results Expanded
Washington, D.C. — The results of nearly four decades of research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are now available through the OnePetro online document repository.
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