The 845-megawatt Shepherds Flat wind power project us under construction near Arlington, Oregon. Construction involves the erection of 338 wind turbines.
Continue readingOffshore wind turbines with much larger blades could cut the cost of generating offshore wind energy by 30%
There is huge potential for offshore wind farm to reduce carbon emissions. Offshore wind energy could be competitive with onshore wind power by 2020.
Continue readingHannover, Days 3 and 4: Offshore wind energy talk, Wrap-up
The offshore wind farm industry in the United States can certainly benefit from lessons learned by the European offshore wind power industry.
Continue readingAs rural economy struggles, wind power provides critical help
The handwriting on the wall is as plain as the census numbers: clean, affordable, homegrown wind turbines can be the salvation of many of America’s rural counties and regions.
Continue readingThe Elecnor Foundation and ETSII hold an electric vehicles seminar
Electric cars with lithium ion batteries are successful due to their low cost, high performance and fast charging capacity.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance and Catalan Government promotes Electric Cars
The challenge of developing and promoting the use of electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries is a strategic one.
Continue readingSinovel may build wind farm in Greece
Sinovel, China’s largest wind turbines maker, has replaced General Electric Co (GE) as the world’s second largest such company after Danish manufacturer Vestas.
Continue readingMacedonia to build first wind energy plant in 2011
Elem plans to build 15 to 18 wind turbines with 2 to 3 MW of capacity each in the next two years in the wind farm first phase of development. The wind power plant will have an overall capacity of 37 MW.
Continue readingNissan LEAF? NISMO RC (Racing Competition) Takes Electric Vehicles to a New Dimension
The powertrain is an 100% electric car advanced Lithium-ion battery design, just like that found on the world’s first affordable mass market electric vehicle.
Continue readingWind energy in Argentina – Chinese XCMC to build a wind farm
The Chinese capital wind power would be installed at the Reta region, where the company XCMC China would invest 200 million dollars in the installation of 50 wind turbines.
Continue readingElectric vehicles – Balqon Announces 2010 Financial Results
Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of lithium battery systems and medium to heavy-duty electric vehicles, announced its financial results for the year 2010.
Continue readingTanzania looks to wind energy
Tanzania is seeking international and local investors for wind power generation. The wind farm will see firms supply and install wind turbines with a minimum of between two and 10 megawatts for wind energy pilot program.
Continue readingDTE Energy Announces Site Selection For Three Wind Energy Farms
It is expected that approximately 50 wind turbines will be needed to generate the wind power at the wind farm plants.
Continue readingRWE provides charging stations for electric vehicles
Essent, a subsidiary of RWE, was asked by Amsterdam City Council to deliver and install at least 125 charging stations for electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingWind energy in China: wind turbines installed will be 90 GW in 2015
The Wind Energy Association said China had already installed wind farm plants with a capacity of 44,700 megawatts by 2010, overtaking the U.S., Germany and Spain.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan and Catalan Government promote electric vehicles
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Catalunya marked their agreement on the deployment of electric car with lithium ion batteries in Catalunya, by participating in European Sustainable Energy Week 2011.
Continue readingGeneral Motors Leads in Electric Vehicles Patents
The Clean Energy Patent Growth Index tracks the granting of U.S. patents in solar energy, wind power, hybrid/electric vehicles, tidal/wave energy, geothermal energy, biomass/biofuels and clean, renewable energy.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles sells its stake in solar power Tenesol to Total
Created in 1983, Tenesol is a French company operating in the photovoltaic solar energy business. It is jointly owned by EDF ENR, a subsidiary of the EDF group, and by the Total group.
Continue readingAbengoa Solar commercializes new high-concentration solar power photovoltaic system
The exclusive high-concentration system, developed entirely by Abengoa Solar, obtained excellent results, yielding efficiencies of over 28% in production modules.
Continue readingAcciona Windpower Awarded Over $3 Million to Install New Wind Turbines in Iowa
Commercialization of wind energy technology to maximize manufacturing in West Branch, the first 3 MW wind turbines to be installed in North America wind farm plants by Acciona Windpower.
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