Energy Sources Now! » Renewable Energy http://energysourcesnow.com Choose your energy sources wisely, use your energy responsibly Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:43:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 China slowdown drags on 2011 global wind turbine orders http://energysourcesnow.com/china-slowdown-drags-on-2011-global-wind-turbine-orders/ http://energysourcesnow.com/china-slowdown-drags-on-2011-global-wind-turbine-orders/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:15:27 +0000 admin http://energysourcesnow.com/china-slowdown-drags-on-2011-global-wind-turbine-orders/

Global wind turbine orders fell in 2011, according to latest figures from analysts MAKE Consulting.

By Andrew Lee
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Taqa, the Abu Dhabi national energy company, has set up a division to invest in renewables, and will take part in Morocco’s upcoming tenders for wind and solar.

By Matthew Woorburne
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Eleven turbines destined for Goldwind’s first Latin American wind farm are on a ship headed for Ecuador, with construction work due to start soon.

By Matthew Woorburne
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Share/Bookmark]]> http://energysourcesnow.com/the-riddle-of-goldwind-vestas-and-ecuadors-chinese-cashpot/feed/ 0 Schwarzenegger fund buys $30m stake in wind group Gamesa http://energysourcesnow.com/schwarzenegger-fund-buys-30m-stake-in-wind-group-gamesa/ http://energysourcesnow.com/schwarzenegger-fund-buys-30m-stake-in-wind-group-gamesa/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:15:24 +0000 admin http://energysourcesnow.com/schwarzenegger-fund-buys-30m-stake-in-wind-group-gamesa/

US based investment fund Dimensional Fund Advisor (DFA) – partly owned by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger – has bought a 3% stake in Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa.

By Andrew Lee
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Japanese silicon group Sumco is withdrawing from the solar wafer business amid global oversupply and price declines.

By Andrew Lee
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Spanish renewables giant Acciona has started production at the 16MW El Chaparro wind farm in Guadalajara province, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha.

By Andrew Lee
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China High Speed Transmission (CHST), China’s top wind turbine gearbox-maker, expects “a significant decrease” in profits for 2011 after customers delayed product deliveries and higher interest rates ate into earnings.

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Update: The UK renewables sector lost a powerful advocate at the top of government after Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne resigned – and saw him replaced by an unknown quantity in the form of Ed Davey.

By Andrew Lee
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Share/Bookmark]]> http://energysourcesnow.com/davey-takes-over-as-uk-energy-secretary-after-huhne-quits/feed/ 0 Canada’s Sun Simba vies to be next king of the CPV jungle http://energysourcesnow.com/canadas-sun-simba-vies-to-be-next-king-of-the-cpv-jungle/ http://energysourcesnow.com/canadas-sun-simba-vies-to-be-next-king-of-the-cpv-jungle/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:12:21 +0000 admin http://energysourcesnow.com/canadas-sun-simba-vies-to-be-next-king-of-the-cpv-jungle/

Innovative module promises to make solar energy cheaper than coal and natural gas.

By Matthew Woorburne
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The US Interior Department (DOI) will begin issuing leases for private commercial wind energy development off four states along the Mid-Atlantic, starting with Maryland this year, after determining this move will have no significant environmental or socio-economic impacts.

By Richard A. Kessler
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