A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd., the largest provider of distributed power generation systems in China, announced today a $90.5 million contract to develop a 49.5 Megawatt wind farm in the township of Saiwusu, Guba County in Inner Mongolia. The project, the Saiwusu Wind Farm, is for the Jihe Orient Wind Energy Company Ltd., and calls for A-Power to supply the wind turbines, towers, and foundations, as well as oversee all construction, subcontracting, and installation.

Equipment procurement alone is expected to be $84.2 million, with construction and installation another $4.8 million, and miscellaneous costs adding $1.5 million. The project is due to begin in early October, with completion planned for June of 2010.

Inner Mongolia is actually a Chinese province in northern China, on China’s border with the Mongolian People’s Republic. It’s basically an inland plateau, consisting largely of vast flat prairie grasslands, conducive to wind power generation.

Mr. Jinxiang Lu,

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Jordan’s top energy resources regulatory agency – the Natural Resources Authority (NRA) – said that the government’s multi-billion dollar oil shale agreement with energy major Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS.A) has come into force this week. Shell's subsidiary, the Jordan Oil Shale Company B.V., is currently in the process of setting up offices and ordering equipment, while preparing for the project’s first stage, comprising of three years of shale exploration activities. Last month, the Jordanian Parliament approved the project, under which the Anglo-Dutch company will explore and extract oil shale reserves from an area encompassing 22,000 square kilometers in the north, south and northeast regions of the kingdom. Shell is expected to spend around $340 million on exploration, assessment and designs of the project and pay some $150 million to the Jordanian government over the three stages of the exploration, which entails the firm's patented ...

Consolidated Edison (ED) has recently applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) demanding about $172 million from the federal stimulus fund in order to finance smart grid projects in the service areas of its subsidiaries, Con Edison Company of New York and Orange & Rockland Utilities. The company intends to apply for another $33 million of federal funds for facilitating smart grid pilot projects, later this month.   A smart grid integrates information and communication technology into electricity generation, delivery and consumption so as to save energy, reduce cost and increase reliability and transparency. The DOE plans to shell out $3.9 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to facilitate smart grid initiatives of different companies. Out of this, around $3.3 billion has been set aside for deployment and implementation of smart grid technologies across the U.S. and the remaining $615 million for smart ...

Natural gas is not a renewable energy, but it is one that many have stated as being a stepping stone energy source on the way to energy independence. Currently, over 95 percent of natural gas used in the United States moves from well to market entirely via pipeline. Natural gas pipelines are generally smaller in diameter than petroleum pipelines. Pipelines in the gathering and distribution systems range from 6″ to 16″ in diameter, with certain segments as narrow as 1/2″. The pipes making up the interstate transmission system range in diameter from 16″ to 48″. Local distribution systems deliver natural gas into our homes, businesses and power plants.

Some natural gas sources are too difficult or too expensive to reach via pipeline. Converting natural gas to liquid form - which occurs at approximately -260F - decreases its volume by more than 600 times and allows other transportation options, such as specially

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Natural gas is not a renewable energy, but it is one that many have stated as being a stepping stone energy source on the way to energy independence. Currently, over 95 percent of natural gas used in the United States moves from well to market entirely via pipeline. Natural gas pipelines are generally smaller in diameter than petroleum pipelines. Pipelines in the gathering and distribution systems range from 6″ to 16″ in diameter, with certain segments as narrow as 1/2″. The pipes making up the interstate transmission system range in diameter from 16″ to 48″. Local distribution systems deliver natural gas into our homes, businesses and power plants.

Some natural gas sources are too difficult or too expensive to reach via pipeline. Converting natural gas to liquid form - which occurs at approximately -260F - decreases its volume by more than 600 times and allows other transportation options, such as specially

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Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (QTWW) is a diverse alternative energy company engaged in the development and production of propulsion systems, energy storage technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles. Quantum provides solutions, from conception to production, to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), commercial organizations, and governments. The company’s mission is to create breakthrough technologies that redefine the future of energy.

Quantum is a Tier 1 supplier of “green” vehicle technologies to automotive OEMs. The company’s technologies are being fully integrated into the transportation industry. Quantum’s core hybrid electric, hydrogen, and alternative fuel technologies allow for energy efficient use in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles.

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American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) operating unit AEP Ohio today issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking long-term purchases of up to 300 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy resources.