26.09.2011
New York partnership makes lease application for 700MW offshore project
The Long Island – New York City Wind Collaborative has taken the next step in developing a proposed 350MW offshore wind farm by filing a lease application with the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE). The preliminary application is for development rights on the site which is between 13 and 17 miles off the coast of Long Island, New York, and which could be extended to 700MW. |
23.09.2011
JinkoSolar unveils details on pollutant spill
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer JinkoSolar has unveiled new information regarding a leak of hazardous material from its manufacturing plant in Haining City, east China. |
19.09.2011
Carbon Trust shortlists designs for offshore wind competition
The UK’s Carbon Trust has shortlisted 13 designs for the Offshore Wind Accelerator programme aimed at improving the economics of offshore wind by keeping turbines generating power in the harshest sea conditions and increasing revenues by as much as £3bn. |
15.09.2011
Vestas bolsters Latin America activity with order win
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has progressed its Latin America presence by winning a 40MW order in Nicaragua and beginning the construction of its fully-owned 100MW wind project in Chile, which is set to be the country’s largest. |
14.09.2011
Tenesol to supply 500 PV systems for Millener project
French solar company Tenesol will install 500 photovoltaic (PV) systems and 250 converters as part of the €30m Millener smart grid project located on the islands of Corsica, Guadeloupe and La Reunion. |
14.09.2011
Duke Energy to build 69MW Pennsylvania wind farm
US company Duke Energy has announced it will build, own and operate a 69MW wind farm in central Pennsylvania. Electricity generated at the site will be sold to the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC) under terms of a 25-year power purchase agreement. |
13.09.2011
Konarka forms several partnerships to advance solar coating products
US solar cell developer Konarka has formed strategic alliances with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Lapp Kabek, Bischoff Glastechnik and the Fraunhofer Institute. The alliance will see the companies integrate Konarka’s organic solar film material into steel and glass surfaces. |
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