San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced that it has signed a power-purchase agreement with Esmeralda Truckhaven to supply 40 megawatts (MW) of geothermal energy to the region’s electric system. This latest agreement will boost SDG&E’s total geothermal energy supply to 60 MW produced from Esmeralda facilities located in Imperial County, Calif.
A megawatt is […]
A new 192 MW wind power project known as the Waubra Wind Farm Project, which is located approximately 35km north-west of Ballarat in Victoria, is currently under construction by Acciona Energy. The Waubra Wind Farm consists of 128 wind turbines spread over a 16.5 x 10.5km site and will generate enough electricity to meet the […]
A new 280MW solar power plant is planned for the Arizona desert near Gila Bend, around 70 miles southwest of Phoenix. Named the Solana Generating System, the new facility will be built by Spanish-based solar energy company Abengoa Solar and is expected to begin producing power in 2011. It will be among the largest solar power […]
Nevada Geothermal Power Inc and Ormat Technologies Inc have announced that a Limited Notice To Proceed has been issued on the Blue Mountain Project to supply and construct the Phase 1 power plant of Nevada Geothermal’s geothermal power development at Blue Mountain, Nevada.
The Blue Mountain Faulkner 1 Geothermal Power Plant is expected to be completed […]
Since December 2006, Ormat Technologies, Inc have owned the North Brawley Known Geothermal Resource Area (KGRA) in California. A geothermal development project has since been underway and is expected to be completed by the end of 2008. The geothermal power plant will have a starting capacity of 50MW and will then be increased in 50MW […]
A proposal to install and operate a wind farm in Haiyang City in Shandong Province, China by Shandong Haiyang Qiuershan Wind Power project has been signed. This project is being promoted by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as part of the Kyoto Protocol to assist the promotion of sustainable development in developing nations. The agreement […]
