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25.08.2011
US governors press Obama for stronger wind policies
A coalition of 24 governors from both major political parties in the US have called on President Barack Obama to provide a more favourable business climate for the deployment of renewable energy.
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25.08.2011
Market conditions will determine future strategy, says Solar Millennium
Solar Millennium has told NewNet that the decision to switch the first 500MW of the Blythe project in California from solar thermal to photovoltaic (PV) technology was due to market conditions, stating that there was no incentive to install a concentrated solar (CSP) project over a PV one at this time.
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24.08.2011
Suntech to supply 23MW Niland solar plant
Global solar manufacturer Suntech has been contracted to supply photovoltaic (PV) panels for a 23MW power plant in Niland, California by US project developer SunPeak Solar. SunPeak subsidiary the Imperial Valley Solar Company will oversee installation of the 100,000 units at the 123 acre site.
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22.08.2011
Etrion completes 2.7MW Italian PV plant
Switzerland-based independent solar developer Etrion has completed a 2.6MW ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) plant in Lazio, Italy. The Nettuno facility uss modules from Chinese manufacturer Trina Solar with crystalline, fixed-tilt technology and inverters by SMA Solar.
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22.08.2011
enXco secures PPA for 100MW California wind farm
EDF subsidy enXco has signed a 25-year purchase power agreement with US utility the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for a 100MW wind facility to be built in Solano County, California.
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18.08.2011
Trina Solar wins 22MW PV order from Origin Energy
Chinese photovoltaic (PV) developer Trina Solar has been contracted by Australian energy company Origin Energy to supply PV modules with a combined capacity of around 22MW over a one-year period. It has not yet been revealed which projects Origin will use the equipment for.
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18.08.2011
Statkraft partners with SCA for 60MW Swedish wind farm
Norwegian energy giant Statkraft has partnered with Swedish company Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) to construct a 60MW wind farm in central Sweden. The Stamasen 1 project is the second wind plant that Sratkraft is developing in the country with SCA.
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17.08.2011
JinkoSolar bucks trend with 150% revenue increase in Q2
Chinese solar module producer JinkoSolar has recorded second quarter revenue of RMB2.3bn ($350.6m) a huge 151.6 per cent increase from the same period in 2010 when the figure was RMB900.6m ($150m), casting some light on an otherwise downbeat solar sector.
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16.08.2011
Ming Yang sees orders increase but net profit slip
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer the Ming Yang Wind Power Group (MY Wind) has recorded revenues of RMB1,405m ($217.4m) for the second quarter of 2011, a 7.2 per cent increase on the same period last year when the figure was RMB 1,310m ($205m). Gross profit for three months was RMB267m ($41.3m), a 7.3 per cent increase compared with the second quarter of 2010 level of RMB249.1m ($39m).
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16.08.2011
Dong sells off 50% stake in Nordkraft Vind
Danish power company Dong Energy has sold its 50 per cent stake in Norwegian wind developer Nordkraft Vind for NOK145m ($26.5m) to Nordkraft Produksjon. Dong said the size of its operation in Norway no longer requires a strategic focus on expansion in that market.
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15.08.2011
Vestas picked by E.ON to supply 112 turbine for US wind farm
Danish wind giant Vestas has received an order for turbines with a combined capacity of 202MW from E.ON Climate & Renewables North America. The project name and location has not yet been disclosed but the order is for 112 turbines each with a 1.8MW capacity.
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15.08.2011
Noble Foods gets go-ahead for on-site turbine in Scotland
UK-based egg supplier Noble Foods has received planning permission to install a 110 metre, 1.5MW wind turbine on land at its agriculture, milling and packing centre in Fife, east Scotland. The project is being developed and installed by micro generation specialist Wind Direct and has been granted conditional approval by the local authority.
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