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Category Archive: Power Plants

  1. Wave Energy Is The Largest Untapped Energy Source In The World

    Feb
    24
    2017

    According to scientists, the global potential of wave energy is more than 500 GW of renewable energy. Today, wave energy is being developed so that within a few decades it will represent 10% of global energy supply. The current global installed capacity of wind is 360 GW, and solar power is 150 GW. Huge WaveRollers: […]

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  2. Largest Offshore Wind Farm In the United States Secures Approval

    Jan
    30
    2017

    The nation’s largest offshore wind farm, 30 miles southeast of Montauk Point, has secured approval from the Long Island Power Authority. “For all the environmental groups, this project is very exciting and we want to see it be a success story,” says Neal Lewis, executive director of the Sustainability Institute at Molloy College. Operated by […]

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  3. Canadian Solar Inc Agrees to Build Its Largest Power Plant In Japan

    Oct
    14
    2015

    The third-biggest solar-panel producer in the world, Canadian Solar Inc., has announced it will build its largest power plant in Japan. Ontario-based Canadian Solar has a 20-year contract to supply power to Kyushu Electric Power Co. for 36 yen (30 U.S. cents) a kilowatt-hour. The 47-megawatt Mashiki project on the island of Kyushu is expected […]

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  4. Making the Cost of Large-Scale Solar Comparable to Wind-Generated Power

    Sep
    09
    2015

    Large-scale solar farms, specifically up to 10 across Australia, have been given $350 million through grants and loans in order to make the cost of large-scale solar similar to that of wind-generated power. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) decided to fork out the money following the creation […]

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  5. Construction On Vietnam’s First Solar Power Plant Gets Underway

    Aug
    31
    2015

    Over the weekend, construction of Vietnam’s first solar power plant began in the central province of Quang Ngai. The $36.12 million, 19.2-megawatt plant is expected to begin generating power in July of 2016, responsible for bringing 28 million kWh a year to the national grid. The solar energy potential in Vietnam is estimated at 43.9 […]

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  6. California Desert To Receive One Of The World’s Largest Solar Farms

    Aug
    25
    2015

    RRG Renewables received the go-ahead from the US Department of the Interior (DOI) yesterday to proceed with its 485-MW Blythe Mesa solar photovoltaic (PV) project in California. The project, which will be one of the world’s largest solar farms, required the DOI’s clearance because of the fact a 230-kV transmission line is needed to hook […]

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