Leading Wind Assessment Firm To Offer Second Wind’s Triton To Its Clients
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffNational Wind Assessments, a team of independent wind consultants, has adopted Second Wind's Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to add value to its wind resource assessment offerings.
EnerWorks Experiences Record-breaking Quarter
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEnerWorks today announced third quarter bookings that more than triple the value of orders for the same period in 2008.
DNV-Global Energy Concepts Named Certified Triton Partner
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffOne of the world's leading wind energy consultants is expanding its service portfolio with Second Wind Triton™ Sonic Wind Profiler following a year of deploying the sodar units with its clients. DNV-Global Energy Concepts (DNV-GEC) has been named by ...
Brandeis University Announces Alteris Renewables Solar Array for Climate Action Plan
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffBrandeis President Jehuda Reinharz was joined by Alteris Renewables in announcing the Brandeis University Climate Action Plan. The Climate Action Plan sets a long-term goal of making the campus climate neutral by 2050 and sets shorter-term milestones, such as ...
Mitsubishi Electric Enters North America Photovoltaic Inverter Market
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMitsubishi Electric has introduced two photovoltaic (PV) inverters for the North American market: a 100kW model and a 250kW model. This will make the company the first Japanese manufacturer to enter the North American large-scale PV inverter market. The ...
China’s First 10-MW Ground Mount Solar System Connects to the Grid
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSuntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. announced the completion and grid connection of the first 10-megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar power project in China. Located in Shizuishan, Ningxia Autonomous Region, the 10-MW ground mount solar system is the first phase of a ...
REpower Installs First Turbine at Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffREpower Systems AG has erected the first of a total of six REpower 5M turbines for the alpha ventus offshore test field. The systems each have a rated power of five megawatts (MW), with a blade tip height of 155 ...
Eleca Signs 10-MW Deal with Enfinity
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEleca S.p.A. has executed an agreement with Enfinity NV for the planning and implementation of ten solar photovoltaic ground based plants of 1 megawatt (MW) power each. The systems will be built in the Region of Puglia over the next ...
Ausra To Provide Boilers for 100-MW CSP Project in Jordan
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAusra Inc. has been selected as the solar steam boiler supplier for the proposed 100-megawatt JOAN1 concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) project currently under development in Ma'an, Jordan. The project will also include a back-up fossil-fuel boiler to guarantee 24-hour ...
India’s 1.1 Billion Move to Feed-in Tariffs
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe world's largest single political jurisdiction to date, India, has made a strategic move to use a comprehensive system of feed-in tariffs to develop its renewable energy potential.
Sens. Kerry & Boxer Introduce Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffU.S. Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, today introduced the Kerry-Boxer legislation to create clean energy jobs, reduce pollution, and protect American security ...
Reversing California’s Declining Small-Wind Industry
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffIn 2002, California passed AB1207, a measure that set statewide zoning and permitting guidelines for small wind turbines. The result was significant growth for the fledgling small wind industry that year and expectations for continued growth.
Outlook for US Offshore Wind Projects: Favorable with High Gusts
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe United States is viewed as one of the next big markets for offshore wind generation. Now that the Cape Wind project is considered more likely than not to proceed and the favorable political climate towards renewables, it is ...
UK Cash Boost For Ocean Energy
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffWave and tidal energy developers have been invited to bid for £22 million (US$33 million) in new government funding to accelerate the commercial development of marine energy in the UK.
Jordan’s 100-MW CSP Supplier Named
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffA 100 MW concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) plant proposed in Jordan is to use linear Fresnel reflector technology supplied by Ausra, Inc.
PV Module Production Doubles in 2008
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSolar photovoltaic module production world-wide almost doubled in 2008, according to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre's eighth Annual Photovoltaics Status Report.
Democrats Unveil Ambitious Draft Climate Change Bill To The US Senate
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffArticle by Suzanne Goldenberg The Capitol in Washington, DC, with the Senate to the left of the dome and the House of Representatives to the right Photograph: J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP Democratic leaders are expected to take ...
China And India Are Leading The Way. Yes, I’m Optimistic
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffArticle by Nicholas Stern This week's summit on climate change offered cause for confidence. But all nations now need to redouble their efforts" This week's summit on climate change at the United Nations in New York has given ...
More Corporations Are “Greening” Supply Chains
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSavvy business sometimes requires only a flip of a lid. When Stonyfield Farm switched from plastic to foil lids six years ago, the organic yogurt company avoided 16 percent of the energy costs associated with producing its containers. ...
World biofuel use expected to double by 2015
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