Renewable energy news – global & regional

Groundbreaking for 20 MW solar power plant in New Jersey

October 21st, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Con Edison Development, part of Consolidated Edison, and Panda Power Funds held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the 20 MW solar power plant in Pilesgrove, New Jersey (USA). The solar park is to be one of the largest such facilities in the US, and will be able to generate power for about 5,000 homes.

Con Edison Development and Panda Power Funds are equal partners in this joint venture project. Pand Power will assume primary responsibility for managing project development, engineering and construction, while Con Edison will assume the tasks of operation management, maintenance and financing.

[source: Con Edison Development]

Enel Green Power in PPA with TVA for Caney River Wind Project

October 21st, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Enel Green Power and the company's development partner TradeWind Energy have signed a PPA with Tennessee Valley Authority, under which all power generated at the future 200 MW Caney River wind farm will be sold to the utility.

Forewind Consortium begins Dogger Bank offshore wind complex development

October 21st, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Forewind Consortium, which includes RWE Innogy, Scottish & Southern Energy, Statoil and Statkraft, announced the beginning of development actvities on the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm project, located in UK waters, off the east coast, about 200 km away.

Alstom and BrightSource in agreement for solar thermal development

October 21st, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Alstom and BrightSource Energy announced a business partnership for collaboration in development of solar thermal power plants in the Mediterranean ring and Africa. Alstom had already invested USD 55 million in BrightSource earlier this year. The partnership will harness Alstom's experience and knowledge about turnkey power plants and steam turbines, the core component of solar thermal projects, and BrightSource's thermal technology, Luz Power Tower or LPT.

EnviroMission's solar tower projects up for approval by SCPPA

October 20th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

EnviroMission (Australia) submitted proposals for two solar tower energy projects in Arizona to the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) back in 2008, and was selected as the only suitable solar energy project to satisfy SCPPA's requrest for proposal demands in 2009. SCPPA is comprised of eleven municipal utilities and on irrigation district. The organization adopted a 33% renewables by 2020 goal.

Guangdong Nuclear to get 51% interest in 1 GW pumped storage project in Henan Province

October 20th, 2010 | Posted in Hydro

Guangdong Nuclear (GN) and China Hydroelectric Corporation (CHC) have signed a framework agreement which will facilitate the final transfer of a 51% interest in the Wuyue Pumped Storage Power Generation Company to Guangdong Nuclear.

Suntech and Calisolar to build manufacturing facility in Ontario

October 20th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Suntech Power and Calisolar have signed an agreement under which the two companies extend their strategic partnership for producing crystalline silicon solar panels. Additionally, the two companies are planning to build a new manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada, for producing solar silicon.

Fred Olsen subsidiary gets contract for offshore installation vessel

October 20th, 2010 | Posted in General Wind

Belgian company GeoSea NV, involved in offshore construction and installation services, has ordered a special purpose offshore installation vessel for installing wind turbines, from a subsidiary of Fred Olsen Windcarrier, indirectly in 50% ownership of Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA.

Oerlikon to supply 40 MW turnkey production line to China

October 19th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Oerlikon Solar (Switzerland) received an order for a 40 MW turnkey production line (Micromorph), which the company is to deliver to the customer, Hunan Gongchuang Photovoltaic Science & Technology Company, based in Hengyang city. The production line is to be commissioned by the end of 2011, and will produce about 330,000 solar panels annually.

LDK Solar to supply 84 MW of solar modules to H Power

October 19th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

LDK Solar (China) signed an agreement with H Power, under which the company is to deliver 84 MW of its solar modules to H Power for solar PV projects in the Czech Republic. The delivery of the modules is to take place throughout 2011.

This supply deal further expands LDK Solar's presence in the European solar PV market.

[source: LDK Solar]