Wind power project put on fast track in Minnesota
June 22,2011 –Minnesota Power sped up plans to build a 105 MW, $157 million wind energy project in North Dakota.….
Solar power subsidies suspended by Spanish authorities
June 22,2011 –Subsidies to 279 solar-power installations were suspended by Spanish authorities, bringing to 1,561 the number of rooftop and open-field installations punished for not proving they followed rules for earning above-market prices.….
Offshore wind project could be funded by Siemens
June 22,2011 –Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) said it is willing and able to provide financing for the $2.6 billion, 468 MW Cape Wind offshore wind energy project in Massachusetts.….
Thailand’s Egat says controversial Xayaburi will start on time
June 22,2011 –The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) said that it expects the Xayaburi hydropower plant in Laos to begin operations and supply contracted power to Thailand by 2019 as scheduled.….
Deal for Moroccan CSP project
June 21,2011 –Soitec and Schneider Electric of France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Masen of Morocco for a partnership in the construction of a concentrating solar power (CSP) project.….
Wind energy projects affected by wake effect, study says
June 21,2011 –AWS Truepower said it is updating its Deep-Array Wake Model (DAWM) because new modeling shows deep array wake effect can occur in onshore as well as offshore wind projects.….
Wind energy project offered $135mn DOE loan guarantee
June 21,2011 –The U.S. Department of Energy offered a $135.76 million conditional loan guarantee to Granite Reliable Power LLC for a 99 MW wind generation project in New Hampshire.….
Geothermal power plant planned for New Zealand
June 21,2011 –Ormat Technologies Inc. said that a business unit entered into a build, operate and transfer agreement with Tikitere Geothermal Power Limited to explore, construct, own and operate a 45 MW geothermal power plant in the Tikitere geotherm…
Wind energy joint venture plans 120 MW of capacity
June 21,2011 –Way Wind LLC entered into a joint venture with Nordex USA Inc. to co-develop and build a 120 MW wind farm in Nebraska.….
China’s Three Gorges defended from critics
June 20,2011 –The China Three Gorges Corporation is defending the Three Gorges dam from criticism over its environmental and economic impact.….
