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3TIER Releases Global Wind Map (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-04-2008 at 08:00:52
| 3TIER, has launched its REmapping the World initiative by unveiling the a global wind map, which people will be able to view for free online. The map provides global wind data at an 80 meter (m) height over a 15 kilometer area for a single year. |
Wartsila Plant Uses Brewery Spent Grain (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-04-2008 at 08:00:52
| Wartsila has been awarded two contracts by Scottish and Newcastle (S&N), the major international brewing group, to supply and install equipment for two biomass-fueled combined heat and power plants (CHP). The two CHP plants will be located on at the company's UK breweries in Manchester, for which the order was received in the end of 2007, and Tadcaster, for which the order was received in the beginning of 2008. |
SUEZ and New Brunswick Power Sign PPA (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-04-2008 at 08:00:52
| SUEZ Renewable Energy NA (SRENA), has announced that an affiliate has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with New Brunswick Power Distribution and Customer Service Corporation (NB Power). Under the agreement, the company will supply electricity to NB Power from a new wind farm project that SRENA will construct, own, and operate. The contract revenue over the life of the agreement is expected to be approximately CDN $500 million [US $506 million]. |
Standard Solar Gets US $3.5 Million in Investment (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-04-2008 at 08:00:52
| Standard Solar Inc., has announced an investment of $3.5 million by Truecast Capital, LLC of Middleburg, Virginia. The 3-year old solar energy services company, is one of the area's largest providers of residential and small commercial solar power systems. |
Technology Advancements Allow Batteries To Store More Wind Energy (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-04-2008 at 08:00:52
| The gigantic wind turbines in Donegal on the west coast of Ireland are not only standing on the geographical limits of Europe -- they are also on the cutting edge of a revolutionary technology for storing large amounts of energy from wind power. |
SCHOTT Breaks Ground in New Mexico (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-04-2008 at 09:01:11
| Executives from SCHOTT AG, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and local dignitaries have ceremonially broken ground on the company's new manufacturing facility. The site, located in the Mesa del Sol region of Albuquerque, New Mexico, will produce both photovoltaic (PV) modules and receivers for concentrated solar thermal power plants (CSP). Production is expected to begin as early as spring 2009. |
NanoMarkets Announces Release of White Paper on Thin Film Photovoltaics Markets (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-04-2008 at 11:00:56
| NanoMarkets, an industry analyst firm, has just issued a new white paper titled Positioning Thin Film Photovoltaics for Success. The paper was drawn from a previously issued report that analyzed and forecasted the market for thin film and organic photovoltaics. To access the paper please visit the firm's website at . |
POET to present at National 25x'25 Renewable Energy Summit (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-04-2008 at 11:00:56
| Doug Berven, Director of Corporate Affairs for POET, will be a featured speaker at the 4th National 25x'25 Renewable Energy Summit, set for March 11-13 in Omaha, Neb. He will discuss with summit participants the future of the ethanol industry. |
Pumped Storage To Back Up Renewable Energy (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-04-2008 at 03:01:06
| Scott, I was informed by the lead engineer for the NY Power Authority that our hydropower systems like Niagara Falls operate at efficiencies over 95%. If this is true, wouldn't it make sense to use wind powered electrical generation to pump water to elevated sources so the energy could be provided steadily from this source in times of low wind volume? -- Tim G., Buffalo, NY |
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