California's renewable power boom is off to a slower start than ...
San Francisco Chronicle
As a result, California probably won't meet its goal of getting 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2010 - a key element of the state's fight against global warming. In some cases, solar plants and wind farms ...
My Turn: Promote wind power now
Burlington Free Press
I recently visited the Searsburg Wind Power Facility to see for myself what impact these units have on the environment. The main reason for this trip stems from my frustration with continuing objections to the siting of wind turbines on the...
Pa. wind turbine plant laying off 141 workers
Miami Herald
He says power companies are delaying plans to build wind farms using Gamesa's blades. Peck says workers who take a buyout can return if the business picks up enough.
Bright lights in clean tech
Globe and Mail
... tide may be turning for so-called moon power. A trial project is just getting under way in Minas Basin that will see three experimental turbines-each from a different company-dunked beneath the waves. Unlike unpredictable wind and solar...
Solar Power Costs 50% Lower than Last Year
CleanTechnica
The research company found that equipment costs (in solar, wind, and other sectors) decreased throughout the year but these were offset by increasing financing costs. However, equipment prices are expected to continue falling whereas the fi...
Outages reported in Punahou and Kalihi
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Wind played havoc with power lines tonight with Thanksgiving Day outages in the Kalihi, Mapunapuna and Punahou areas. An outage affecting 2,700 customers was reported in the Punahou area about 8:30 p.m., and power was restored an hour later...
Asia Pacific Smart Grid Opportunity: Analysis and Market Forecasts ...
PR Inside
It elaborates on the Asia Pacific market for smart meters, advanced energy storage systems, high voltage direct current cables, wind and solar energy generation systems and broadband over power line. A section of the report is dedicated to ...
Suzlon unit REpower gets 954 MW wind turbines order
Central Chronicle
France-based EDF Energies Nouvelles, is a major player in wind power and renewable energy market and Renewable Energy Systems Canada (RES) is renewable energy company. Shares of Suzlon were trading at Rs 68.60 on the BSE, down 1.58 per cent...
Govt to double wind power generation by 2022
Deccan Herald
The government plans to double wind power generation capacity to over 20,000 MW by 2022 to promote use of renewable resources. The current installed power capacity from renewable sources of energy stands at about 13,300 MW, of which 10,500 ...
Research and Markets: Green Energy in the US: Renewable Investment ...
CNBC
The area has vast potential and scientists estimate that 900GW of wind power may be achieved. Although still primarily a conventional thermal based country, through incentivized support in renewable energy, a new energy market is beginning ...
Alameda firm to use grant for wind energy project
Record
MODESTO (AP) — An Alameda-based energy storage company will be using a grant from the federal government to help it store green energy being harnessed by the Modesto Irrigation District. Officials of Primus Power Corp. say they were notifie...