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Wind parks of Spain set a new daily generation record
On Tuesday, wind parks of Spain, the fourth largest in the world, hit a fresh daily generation high, representing 40 percent of the national power demand, according to the grid operator REE.
read more... 07/05/2010
Spanish water reserves to new 12-year highs
According to the Ministry of Environment and Rural Affairs data from Tuesday, hydroelectric reservoirs have risen to the highest levels since 1998, enough to generate 16.671 GWh, having risen 44 GWh since last week.
read more... 05/05/2010
SunPower will add 40 MW capacity to California Valley Solar Ranch
SunPower agreed with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to add 40 MW of capacity to Sun Power’s existing contract with PG&E for 210 MW, executed in August 2008, as to develop a 250 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in San Luis Obispo County, CA.
read more... 03/05/2010
Germany inaugurated its first offshore wind farm
First German offshore wind farm, Alpha Ventus, was inaugurated at a ceremony in Norddeich, situated 45 kilometers off the coast of the island of Borkum.
read more... 29/04/2010
Offshore wind capacity reached 1 GW in UK
At present, UK is a global leader in offshore wind energy generation, its growing offshore wind capacity reaching 1,041GW, as E.ON’s Robin Rigg wind farm and DONG Energy’s Gunfleet Sands farms started producing electricity.
read more... 28/04/2010