Giant German Offshore Wind Power Plant

Siemens To Provide 80 Wind Turbines For Giant German Offshore Wind Power Plant February 13, 2013, Joshua S Hill Siemens has been awarded a contract to provide 80 wind turbines to the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany’s North Sea coast. The order was made by wpd group, and when the power plant comes on line under a plan for 2015, it’s total generating capacity will be 288 megawatts. . . CONTINUE

World Solar PV Capacity Surpasses 100 Gigawatts In 2012

February 12, 2013, Cynthia Shahan, cleantechnica.com This bright news below brings the message that people are changing, things are changing. From a statement released in Brussels yesterday we find that the world’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity capacity surpassed 100 gigawatts (GW) in 2012, achieving just over 101 GW. This is according to new market figures from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). “A landmark year,” EPIA called it. Indeed!. . . CONTINUE