The first of 140 turbines is being erected on the Oklahoma wind farm, a project developed by TradeWind Energy and owned by Enel NA and GE Energy Financial Services that’s expected to inject some $5 million into the local economy, create 150 jobs, and avoid CO2 emissions equivalent to taking 110,000 cars off the road. […]
Vestas’ sale of its Varda wind tower factory to China’s Titan Wind Energy is to save Danish green jobs and confer numerous benefits for both companies. It’s also clear evidence of the effectiveness and success of China’s industrial policy drive to dominate wind and solar PV manufacturing worldwide, one that’s “hollowing out” U.S. and E.U. manufacturing well before they’ve had the chance to mature. […]
Some more top wind energy new from around the internet: Western Wind Energy Corp. is acquiring a whopping 4,000 MW of wind energy projects from Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings. “Cost of the acquisition is $20 Million US, payable by the issuance of 8 Million common shares at a deemed value of $2.50 per share US.” The … [continued]
Wind energy is cheap. As such, it’s a good long-term investment for companies with the capital… such as insurance companies. A new analysis from PwC, European Power & Renewables Deals. Quarterly M&A outlook, finds that insurers and other financial bodies are increasingly looking to wind energy in Europe for … [continued]
Following on a record 2011, 2012 should be another record-beating year for Canadian wind energy, according to GWEA and CanWEA forecasts, bringing long-term employment, sizable increases in private and public sector revenues and substantial environmental benefits.
New research on clean energy financing in the Group of Twenty (G-20) nations released by The Pew Charitable Trusts shows that investment grew to a record $263 billion in 2011, a 6.5 percent increase over the previous year, with the United States beating out China in the race to secure … [continued]
The shares of Clean Wind Energy Tower have plunged even as the Annapolis company moves forward with plans to prove its utility-scale, dual wind Downdraft Tower technology at a San Luis, Arizona site.
Clean Edge’s 11th annual Clean Energy Trends report was just released for 2012. It’s one of the best, if not the best, annual report on cleantech markets that I’m aware of. Below are some of the key findings from this year’s report. What Will 2011 Be Remembered for (Cleantech-Wise)? Clean … [continued]
Last week, I posted on Ernst & Young’s latest Country Attractiveness Indices for renewable energy. It put the U.S. as the second-most attractive country for renewable energy investment, behind China and ahead of Germany (and every other country in the world, for that matter). Ernst & Young has also … [continued]
In the past 10 years or so, the world has seen a clean energy revolution. With growth rates like seen in the telephone industry, computer industry, and internet industry during comparable revolutions, clean energy options like solar and wind have been growing tremendously in recent years.
Clean Edge has been tracking the cleantech industry since 2000 and, in combination with its annual report on cleantech investment and growth, it reflected on the last 10 years as a whole this year. Clean Energy Trends 2011 reports a number of interesting statistics, the most salient of which I’m sharing below.
