Mainstream Renewable Power wins seven government contracts in Chile

Mainstream Renewable Power has been awarded contracts by the National Energy Commission of Chile to build and operate seven utility-scale wind energy plants with a total investment value of USD $1.65 billion and a capacity of 986 MW.

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New Fabric uses Sun and Wind to Power Devices

Fabrics that can generate electricity from physical movement have been in the works for a few years. Now researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have taken the next step, developing a fabric that can simultaneously harvest energy from both sunshine and motion. Combining two types of electricity generation into one textile paves the way for […]

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GE’s Digital Wind Farm technology to unlock higher production for two aging wind plants in Japan

GE Renewable Energy has announced it has secured five-year Digital Wind Farm services contracts for two aging wind farms in central Japan.

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SMA takes over operational management of the largest PV farm in Scandinavia

SMA Solar Technology AG is taking over complete technical operational management of the largest PV farm in Denmark on behalf of project developer and energy service provider WIRCON GmbH.

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From Dirt-Cheap Panels to Charging Your Car with the Sun: 3 Solar Trends

Experts show off the future of solar at North America’s largest solar trade show By: Kim Brunhuber The exhibition floor seems virtually endless. With 600 vendors and almost 18,000 visitors, the size of the solar power trade show in Las Vegas gives you an idea of just how big the American solar industry is becoming. In 2015 it was worth almost $23 billion US. […]

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New Solar Markets With Next-Gen Flexible Solar Product

Is this finally the moment for building-integrated photovoltaics to take off? By: Julia Pyper Solar industry leaders talk about the need to install solar everywhere. Some companies are taking that literally by developing new products they claim can expand solar power infinitely. This week, as Solar Power International kicked off in Las Vegas, Hanergy-owned MiaSolé […]

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E.ON combines battery and solar technologies for major customer in the US

E.ON will install and operate a ten megawatt battery to equalize the feed-in of renewable energy to the transmission network operated by US regional energy provider, Tucson Electric Power.

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