ETI to explore testing offshore floating wind platform at Wave Hub

The project will see the design, construction and installation of a floating system demonstrator by 2016 at a site with high wind speeds up to about 10 meters per second in water between 60 and 100 meters deep. It will be operated for at least two years to show it can generate high levels of electricity, be maintained without using specially designed vessels and to verify the predicted technical and economic performance.

ETI to explore testing offshore floating wind platform at Wave Hub

First pilot license for tidal power project in New York

The project, owned by Verdant Power and known as the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project, is 1,050-kilowatts and uses the East River’s natural tidal currents to generate electricity. Turbine generator units are mounted on the riverbed and capture energy from the tidal flow. The pilot license issued to Verdant Power is for 10 years.

“Issuing a pilot license for an innovative technology is a major step in the effort to help our country meet our renewable energy goals,” FERC chairman Jon Wellinghoff said. “FERC’s pilot process is doing what it should: allow for exploration of new renewable technologies while protecting the environment.”
First pilot license for tidal power project in New York

National Grid, Progressive and Advanced Plasma team up for waste to gas project

The project will demonstrate the technical feasibility and commercial viability of the waste to Bio-SNG process. National Grid, Advanced Plasma Power and Progressive Energy will work together to design, install and test the operation of a demonstration plant.

National Grid, Progressive and Advanced Plasma team up for waste to gas project

SPI Solar signs third solar project in Greece

This is SPI's third solar development in Greece. In January 2012, SPI announced the second project, a 2 megawatt SEF which is also located in the Evros region. The first project, announced in August, was a 4.4 megawatt SEF located in the Evros region.

SPI Solar signs third solar project in Greece

Exelon contracts Nordex for Beebe Community Wind Farm

Statoil and its partner ExxonMobil have made a large gas discovery offshore Tanzania in the first exploration well in Block 2. Last week, Statoil and ExxonMobil said that they had encountered indications of natural gas in the Zafarani exploration well in the Block 2 license offshore Tanzania. The logging results now show that the discovery is a high impact discovery, so far proving up to 5 Tcf of gas in-place.

Exelon contracts Nordex for Beebe Community Wind Farm

GE to power China’s largest waste-to-energy facility

“Traditionally, landfill methane as a potent greenhouse gas has been released directly into the air,” said Chen Hongzhang, general manager, Laogang Renewable Energy Co. “By using GE’s gas engines fueled by LFG, we expect to save emissions by over 340,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, significantly improving the local environment in Shanghai.”

GE to power China’s largest waste-to-energy facility

Siemens bags 407.1MW wind turbine order from MidAmerican

Siemens will provide SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines for MidAmerican Energy's recently announced 103.5-megawatt Vienna wind project, which is expected to be located in Marshall and Tama counties; 200.1-megawatt Eclipse wind project, located in Guthrie and Audubon counties; and 101.2-megawatt Morning Light wind project, located in Adair County. The contract includes a five-year service, maintenance and warranty agreement.

Siemens bags 407.1MW wind turbine order from MidAmerican

Linde to construct turn-key geothermal power plant in Germany

The plant uses the ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) process to generate approximately 38,640 MWh of electrical energy from hot geothermal water, which is brought from a depth of about 4000m. The geothermal power plant is capable of supplying power to 12,880 homes.

Linde to construct turn-key geothermal power plant in Germany