Archive for June, 2009
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29 June 2009
Nordex AG has built its most powerful wind farm in Poland to date: in Tychowo, around 350 kilometers north-west of Warsaw on the Baltic coast, 20 N90/2500 turbines each with a nominal output of 2,500 kilowatts will be generating some 100,000 Mwh of electricity a year. This is sufficient to cover the electricity requirements of [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Prototype of the new Gamesa G10X-4.5 MW presented
27 June 2009
Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica presented the first prototype of the Gamesa G10x – 4.5 MW product platform at the Cabezo Negro R&D wind farm located in the Jaulín local authority in the Spanish province of Saragossa.
The Aragon regional authority was represented at the event by its
President, Mr. Marcelino Iglesias, its Vice-President, Mr. José Ángel Biel, [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Erik Middelman, sustainable energy advocate, died on 20 June
23 June 2009
Erik Middelman, an internationally renowned expert on sustainable energy systems and co-founder of NedStack, the Dutch producer of hydrogen fuel cells and fuel cell systems, sadly passed away on Saturday 20 June after a four-year battle against a malignant and rare form of cancer. On 5 March 2009, Middelman was knighted in the Order of [...]
Category: Energy
Norwegian Statkraft builds huge solar park in Italy
23 June 2009
The Norwegian energy company Statkraft is constructing its first solar park. The power plant is being constructed in the Latina region, 60 kilometres to the south of Rome, and will be completed in 2009.
The solar power plant will have an installed capacity of 3.3 MW, and generate 4.5 million kilowatt hours annually. The 15,700 solar [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
GDF SUEZ begins construction of 800 MW biomass and coal power station in the Netherlands
22 June 2009
GDF SUEZ, through its subsidiary Electrabel, has begun construction of an 800 MW combined biomass/coal fired power station in Rotterdam. The project represents a total investment of € 1.2 billion, giving a significant boost to regional employment and economic development over the next few years. It forms part of a wider investment programme that will [...]
Category: Bio energy, Energy
Renault and EDF strengthen collaboration on zero-emission electric vehicle
22 June 2009
Renault and EDF today announced the strengthening of their collaboration on zero-emission electric vehicles. Following the agreement signed on October 9, 2008 by Pierre Gadonneix, President and CEO of EDF, and Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault, the two partners have moved on to a new phase in the development of an electric vehicle [...]
Category: Mobility
Photovoltaic Power is Poised to Join European Energy Mainstream by 2020
22 June 2009
Photovoltaic solar electricity is poised to become a significant and competitive supplier to the European electricity market, concludes a comprehensive study conducted by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) with the strategic management consultancy A.T. Kearney.
The SET For 2020 study (www.setfor2020.eu) explores different deployment scenarios: Under business-as-usual conditions, photovoltaic power should supply between 4% and [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Baltic countries to join EU internal power market
21 June 2009
June 17, the Memorandum of Understanding of the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan (BEMIP) was signed by the relevant Heads of State and the European Commission. This is a timely step underpinning the integration of large quantities of wind power in Europe, believes the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The BEMIP is a step towards [...]
Category: Energy, Politics, Wind energy
Energy Star: Commission and the US reinforce the energy efficiency standards for office equipment
20 June 2009
The European Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency have agreed to make new ambitious specifications for computers, copiers and printers under the EU-US Energy Star Programme. The new criteria are effective from 1 July, and are expected to trigger 22 TWh electricity savings during the next four to six years in the EU which [...]
Category: Energy, Energy savings, Politics
Wind Power Works: Global Wind Day reaches tens of thousands of people
20 June 2009
On 15 June, tens of thousands of people from around the world joined in celebrating the enormous benefits of wind power during the first ever Global Wind Day. “Wind energy is a driving force for climate protection, economic development and the creation of future-proof jobs”, said German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel. “The Global Wind Day [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
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