There’s lots of recent news for GM — and it’s essentially all good. When the company announced the Volt in January 2007, it said it expected to have the car in mass production by fall 2010.
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How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity
If you ask, “have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?”, today’s answer is “Yes — but not yet.” By California Cars Initiative.
Continue readingAcciona obtains a preallocation of 1100 MW for renewables in Spain
The five CSP projects presented by the company, totaling 250 MW, have been entered in the Register. The preallocation of 29 wind energy parks has been obtained for a total of 824 MW, plus two biomass plants (30 MW).
Continue readingElectric Car Corporation moved its production abroad due to the lack of government incentives in the UK
The Electric Car Corporation (ECC), which currently assembles its Citroen C1 ev?ie electric car at its plant in Flitwick, has set-up a production facility in Denmark.
Continue readingLa primera gran base eólica china llega a 2.000 megavatios
La capacidad instalada de la primera base de energía eólica de China, ubicada en la provincia noroccidental de Gansu, alcanzó los dos gigavatios, informaron las autoridades locales.
Continue readingThe Wind Power and CO2 Reduction Targets By IEA
Wind power plants installed by the end of 2008 are estimated to avoid the emission of some 230 megatonnes of CO2 per year.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles: A Case for Electricity
Politics and the power of entrenched economic interests aside, the best way to reduce carbon emissions is to utilize the ever cleaner, greener, more renewable grid to power transportation.
Continue readingToyota Develops Solar Charging Station for PHVs and EVs
Toyota Industries Corp developed a solar charging station for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs).
Continue readingSouth Africa: Lion’s Share of Lithium Deposits Could Put Bolivia in the Pound Seats
With all our Eskom problems, it’s hard for SA to fathom, but the roots of the notion lie in electric vehicles. SA does not have a lot, but lots of African countries do, including Zimbabwe, Namibia, Niger and Ghana.
Continue readingTaiwan aims to boost wind power capacity to 980 MW by 2010
Taiwan’s installed wind power capacity is expected to increase to 980,000 kilowatts by 2010, under a new government policy to develop green energy.
Continue readingChina renewable energy law By Li Huizi (Xinhua)
China’s top legislature adopted Saturday an amendment to the renewable energy law to require electricity grid companies to buy all the power produced by renewable energy generators.
Continue readingBelarus is set to finance the research into the wind potential of some 30 areas
By 2020 Belarus plans to reduce the greenhouse emissions by 600 million tonnes in the CO2 equivalent.
Continue readingMichigan Solar Solutions Says Michigan is Poised for ‘Solar Explosion’ in 2010
Michigan Solar Solutions, a local leader in alternative energy, is predicting an explosion in the solar industry in Michigan for 2010.
Continue readingPG&E Signs 150-MW Solar-Power Contract
PG&E Corp.’s (PCG) utility has signed a contract to buy 150 megawatts of solar power from solar-thermal power developer Solar Reserve.
Continue readingSolarReserve Signs Power Contract with NV Energy
Project to Showcase Advanced Technology for a Large Scale Solar Thermal Project with Integrated Energy Storage.
Continue readingWind Energy Today By International Energy Agency
Far from its beginnings in the late 1970s, wind power has become a global industry bearing the logos of established energy giants. In 2008, new investment in wind energy reached USD 51.8 bn (EUR 35.2 bn).
Continue readingTechnology Road Map: Wind Energy
The Technology Roadmap explains action to be taken in order for the world?s wind capacity to reach 2,000 GW by 2050, so that 12% of global electricity will be generated from wind power.
Continue readingThe road to mass adoption of EVs in North America By Jason Wolf
The speed at which any market will tip toward electric transportation is dependent on two key drivers: economics and policy. The economics of gasoline prices and carbon taxation drive the attractiveness of EVs.
Continue readingCanWEA Sees Opportunity In The Wind Energy Industry’s Response To Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff Program Launch Period
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is encouraged by the Ontario Power Authority?s (OPA) announcement regarding the results of the Feed-in Tariff Program?s Launch Application period.
Continue readingFrequently Asked Questions about Plug-in Vehicles
A FAQ document which answers some of our most commonly received questions.
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