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Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos is complete

December 10th, 2010 | Posted in Hydro

EDF announced the completion and official inauguration of the Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos. The power plant was built on behalf of Nam Theun 2 Power Company (NTPC) (40% subsidiary of EDF). It features four 250 MW generators, producing power for the Thai power grid, and two 37 MW generators, which supply the Laos power grid with clean electricity. Even though the Laotian stake in the generated power is somewhat small (74 MW), this will be enough to supply almost 20% of the country's annual electricity consumption.

First Solar and ACME Tele Power in agreement for 15 MW solar park in India

December 9th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

First Solar and ACME Tele Power have entered into an agreement for the development of a 15 MW solar park in the state of Gujarat, India. First Solar is to supply the solar modules for the project, with delivery to take place by March 2011.

ACME Tele Power has plans to develop more large-scale turn-key solar power projects in India, which has abundant solar energy potential, so far underused.

[source: First Solar]

LDK Solar signs multi-year agreement with Lu'an Group

December 9th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

LDK Solar is to supply Lu'an Group with solar wafers and PV products through a multi-year supply agreement signed between the two companies. Shanxi Lu'an Photovoltaic Technology, a subsidiary of Lu'an Group, is to receive a total of 120 MW of products from LDK Solar, starting from January 2011, through December 2012, and another 2000 metric tons of polysilicon, starting from January 2011 through February 2013.

[source: LDK Solar]

China Ming Yang supplying 200 MW of turbines for Xinjiang Hami wind farm

December 7th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group (CMYWP) announced the company has won the bid to supply wind turbines for 200 MW wind capacity to be built in the Hami area, in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. CMYWP will deliver a total 200 MW of its 3 MW wind turbines, featuring Super Compact Drive (SCD) technology. The awarded supply contract is worth about RMB 824 million (USD 124 million).

The company submitted its bid in October 2010, in China's first onshore wind turbine auction to involve units with 2.5 MW and above capacity. CMYWP is to supply units for ten wind farms in total, four in Kushui town, and another six in Yandun town.

[source: Ming Yang Wind Power Group]

Suntech expanding PV cell production by 1.2 GW in JV with Wuxi Group

December 7th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Suntech announced a joint venture with Wuxi Industrial Development Group and Wuxi New District E&D Group for ownership and operation of a 1.2 GW PV cell manufacturing facility, to be located in Suntech's Wuxi campus.

Iran building 1 GW wind farm in Pakistan

December 7th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Iran and Pakistan have entered into an agreement under which the Iranian energy developer SANIR, a company affiliated with the Energy Ministry of Iran, is to build a 1000 MW wind farm in the province of Sindh, southern Pakistan. The agreement was signed between the Iranian commercial counselor in Karachi and members of the Pakistani Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

First Masdar City building completed – features 1 MW solar rooftop installation

December 6th, 2010 | Posted in General Solar

Masdar City

Masdar City, located on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi (UAE), now officially has its first building opened for business. The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology has been completed, inaugurated officially by the country's officials, representing the first step towards the realization of the first green city. The building of institute has been fitted with a solar power installation, courtesy of SunPower Corporation, which has installed solar PV modules, totalling in 1 MW of capacity.

China Ming Yang signs MoU for wind projects in Hebei province in China

December 6th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group (CMYWP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Hebei, a province in the northern China.

Under the MoU CMYWP proposes several supply chain capabilities in the province, for wind power equipment and wind/solar hybrid energy storage systems. The proposal includes a carbon fiber manufacturing facility, for manufacturing large wind turbine blades for units in the 3-6 MW class.

Major solar power developments slated for Chinese solar market

December 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Solar

The Chinese government announced big plans to mobilize the country's solar energy market, in particular the solar PV sector. As one of the kickstarters of the new inititative, the Golden Sun Project has been announced, which calls for 272 MW of solar PV capacity to be developed in the country. This demonstration project will server as a starting point for a much larger effort, to accelerate the deployment of solar PV technology in domestic applications. The plant was announced as a result of a high-level meeting attended by the Deputy Minister of Finance Zhang Shaochun, Vice Minister Cao Jianlin, Housing and Urban Vice Minister of Construction Qiu, Liu Qi, deputy director of the National Energy Board, Deputy General Manager of State Grid Corporation of Qing, and others.

Siemens bulding up wind turbine manufacturing potential worldwide

December 3rd, 2010 | Posted in General Wind

Siemens announced several additions to the company's wind turbine manufacturing potential with the official openings of wind turbine component manufacturing facilities in China, the US, and plans an investment in a rotor blade manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada. Additionally, the company plans wind turbine production facilities in China, India and the UK, but also to enter the emerging Russian wind energy market.