Hiriko has chosen Axeon, Europe’s largest independent supplier of lithium-ion battery systems, to supply batteries for its prototype electric vehicles.
Continue readingGraphite Applications Are Expanding
now figures prominently in post-paper-age consumer electronics and escalating spot prices reflect its critical role in electric vehicles.
Continue readingSiemens Wins Orders for India Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plants
Siemens Energy has been awarded three solar energy orders by different customers to supply a total of four steam turbine generator units for concentrated solar power plants in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Continue readingPattern Energy builds 115 MW wind farm in Chile
El Arrayan wind power project is expected to begin in early 2012. Siemens will provide 2.3 MW wind turbines, and Skanska will build wind energy the project.
Continue readingWind power in Mexico: Santander co-invests in SoWiTec’s wind farm projects
SCS has committed to invest up to 100% of the capital required to complete development of a portfolio of four wind energy plants with an aggregate design capacity estimated between 650 MW and 850 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola begins construction of 22MW wind farm in Spain
The wind energy project will have a generating capacity of 22MW and is scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2012 with Gamesa’s wind turbines.
Continue readingPutting the hand brake on fossil fuel subsidies
In a recent interview, the chief economist at the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol pointed out that ?fossil fuel subsidies are a hand brake as we drive along the road to a sustainable energy future.
Continue readingWind energy cost, utility integration
Today’s Washington Times carries an opinion column by chemist and environmental consultant Rich Trzupek with some erroneous statements about wind power.
Continue readingBP Wind Energy Opens Texas Wind Farm
BP has several other Texas wind power farms generating electricity for the grid. Sherbino 2 is located on a 20,000-acre site 30 miles east of Fort Stockton. On it are 60 Clipper Windpower C-96 wind turbines.
Continue readingThe U.S. wind energy installed just over 6,810 megawatts in 2011
The U.S. wind turbines industry?s fourth quarter results show that wind power is forging ahead into new states like Ohio and Nevada while doubling down on installations in existing strong wind farm markets.
Continue readingRoughly 13 percent more wind turbines installed by Nordex in 2011
Increase in new wind energy capacity installed to 970 megawatts. Wind power manufacturer Nordex installed a total of 428 new wind farm systems around the world in 2011.
Continue readingVestas to supply wind turbines for wind energy project in Finland
Danish wind power manufacturer Vestas has secured a third order from TuuliWatti to supply wind turbines with a total generating capacity of 30 MW for a wind farm in Finland.
Continue readingenXco to provide O&M services for 88MW wind farm in Alberta
enXco Service Canada, an EDF Energies Nouvelles company, has signed a multiyear agreement with Suncor Energy and Teck Resources to provide O&M services for an 88MW wind energy project in Alberta, Canada.
Continue readingTunisia: 2 GW of concentrated solar power to be installed
Nur Energie and the Desertec Foundation are developing plans to install two gigawatts (GW) worth of concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) in Tunisia.
Continue readingWind farm commissioned in Maryland
The 23 wind turbines wind energy plant has a maximum generating wind energy capacity of 55 megawatts.
Continue readingAEP SWEPCO Signs Wind Energy PPA for 359 Megawatts
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has signed long-term power purchase agreements for a total of 358.65 MW of wind farm from projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Continue readingCIEP report on wind power integration fatally flawed
While the type of fossil fuel generation displaced by wind energy varies by region and over time, in many parts of the U.S. wind energy is displacing significant amounts of coal generation.
Continue readingElectric car Hiriko unveiled
Its makers are in talks with a number of European cities to assemble the tiny electric vehicles that can run 120 kilometres (75 miles) without a recharge and whose speed is electronically set to respect city limits.
Continue readingBetter Place launches electric car battery-swap model in Israel
Better Place has delivered the first 100 electric vehicles taking part in its high-profile battery swap scheme for Israeli customers.
Continue readingChinese auto industry sells more electric vehicles than Hybrid
For the calendar year 2011, Chinese auto industry has registered more electric cars sales than hybrid cars.
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