An enormous wind farm in Oregon is now generating about 845 MW for California. The Shepherds Flat Wind Farm has 338 turbines from General Electric. Each is rated at 2.5 MW. Shepherds Flat is one of the largest wind farms in the world. It is located in Eastern Oregon … [continued]
The folks over at CODE_n Blog recently asked to interview me about various cleantech matters. Below is the full interview (with some minor edits), reposted from the CODE_n Blog… blog and ZacharyShahan.com: Zachary Shahan is the editor and director of CleanTechnica and Planetsave. CleanTechnica is the #1 site in the … [continued]
The following is a post mostly written by one of our wonderful CleanTechnica readers, with minor changes and additions by me. Romney has complained about the government picking winners and losers (which it’s actually doing quite well at, with a failure rate of ~1.4%, not 50%, despite what Romney says). … [continued]
There are numerous important clean energy battles going on in states around the US in this year’s political elections. One big battleground state is Arizona. Here’s an intro on the issue from David Roberts of Grist: “National politics, with all its sturm und gaffe, tends to suck up all the … [continued]
South Carolina plays a vital role in the US wind energy supply chain. Development of a 1,000-MW offshore wind farm would boost in-state job creation, economies, and boost competitiveness over the long-term…. That’s besides all the emissions-free renewable power that would be generated. […]
If billionaire Larry Ellison has his way, the Hawaiian island of Lanai will run on solar power and have electric cars. Sound too good to be true? Maybe it is, but as the saying goes, a boy can dream. Called the ‘pineapple island’ due to the abundance of that … [continued]
At a nameplate capacity of 114 MW, the two wind farms — in Cupisnique and Talara — will be among the largest in South America outside of Brazil. Peru and neighboring Andean nations are really just beginning to seriously examine and develop their relatively rich base of wind and solar energy resources, which offer a sustainable development path that minimizes depletion of natural capital. […]
SolarCity, one of America’s top renewable energy service providers, this week announced expansion of its New York operations. The company has just opened up shop in both Long Island and Westchester County. The announcement goes hand in hand with another expansion SolarCity had recently announced, new operations opened in July … [continued]
Massive Chinese government subsidies have led to equally massive overcapacity and Chinese manufacturers’ exports to the US, and that in turn’s led to a rising tide of US solar bankruptcies and downsizing at a critical juncture in the global industry’s development, US solar industry leaders and supporters testified. The Commerce Dept.’s much anticipated final determination on duties is right around the corner.
The state of Georgia currently has about 61 MW of solar power. Over the next three years, its solar power capacity could be expanded to 210 MW. Georgia Power filed with the Public Utilities Commission for approval of what might be the largest solar project in the state. However, … [continued]
