North Africa has the potential to become a significant exporter of electricity to Europe from solar energy projects according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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First internationally certified marine power plant
Green Ocean Energy will have the first fully certified marine energy plant, Wave Treader, whose 500 kW industrial prototype will be completed by next summer.
Continue reading365 Energy and partner Zohar Energy start collaboration with POLENERGIA in Poland
Coulomb Technologies? EMEA partner 365 Energy announced that Zohar Energy has been chosen by POLENERGIA to support its expansion as a leading provider of infrastructure solutions for electric vehicles.
Continue readingWestern US has great wind power and solar energy potential
According to a report by NREL, solar and wind energy could meet in 2017 – 35% of electricity demand in five states without any further investment in new infrastructure.
Continue readingWind power in Pakistan
Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) will launch wind energy plant with the assistance of US to generate 50 MW of electricity.
Continue readingGlobal race for renewable technology is on By Christian Kjaer (EWEA)
There is no doubt that the global race for renewable energy technology leadership is on. A move to 30% would give a very strong signal to investors that Europe means business when it talks about green growth.
Continue readingIberdrola Ingeniería builds in Egypt the first hybrid gas-concentrating solar power
Iberdrola Ingeniería y Construcción is building in Kuraymat (Egypt) the first plant in the world to be commissioned using gas and solar power.
Continue readingPresident Obama visits Photovoltaic company Solyndra
President Barack Obama visited the home of tubular thin-film photovoltaics: CIGS manufacturer Solyndra?s production fab and the construction site where the company?s Fab 2 is being built on Kato Road in Fremont, CA.
Continue readingReVolt Technology is eyeing additional federal stimulus grants By Erik Siemers
The Swiss company, a developer of rechargeable zinc-air battery technology, on April 29 secured $5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop its technology for use in electric vehicles.
Continue readingFederal Legislation to Electrify U.S. Transportation Network
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) issued this statement of support following the introduction of the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010.
Continue readingThe evolution of the Photovoltaic market in 2010
The market keeps growing, while prices follow a downward trend. Nevertheless, profit margins will decrease, emphasizing industrial competition, according to the last report by Pike Research.
Continue readingMcClatchy Uses Fuzzy Math on Wind Power and Land By Tom Gray (AWEA)
An article carried by the McClatchy news service today contains an unfortunate error of fact, overstating land requirements for wind energy by more than five times.
Continue reading1,000 wind turbine landmark reached By Zoë Casey
EWEA?s campaign to support the development of wind energy across Europe reached a new high this week: over 1,000 wind turbines have now been adopted by citizens across Europe.
Continue readingThe TWENTIES wind energy project was launched by the EU
This demonstration project, the largest one ever developed at the EU level, aims at a secure large-scale integration of wind power into the European electricity grid.
Continue readingNREL Analysis Shows Promise for New Remote Sensing Technology in Wind Power
NREL confirms that measurements taken by Second Wind’s Triton wind profiler system of wind speed and direction correlated well to meteorological (met) tower-based measurements.
Continue readingShear Wind Announces Agreements for Wind Turbines of Enercon Nova Scotia (Canada)
Shear Wind Inc. (“Shear Wind”) (TSX VENTURE:SWX), announced that it has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction agreement (“EPC Agreement”) with ENERCON Canada Inc. (“ENERCON”).
Continue readingPainesville (Ohio) Announces First-of-Its-Kind Municipal-Scale Wind Power Project
The City of Painesville, Ohio, has decided to move forward with a groundbreaking municipal-scale wind energy project, according to NexGen Energy Partners, LLC.
Continue readingMichelin and PSA Peugeot Citroën are putting the motor vehicles of the future on the road
For the first time the Peugeot BB1, a small city electric car driven by Michelin?s revolutionary motorised wheel technology, will be tested in real-life driving conditions.
Continue readingGreen light for electric motoring in Ireland
Irish Government, ESB and Mitsubishi Motors, MC Automobile (Europe) and MMC Commercials sign a Memorandum of Understanding to further promote electric vehicles.
Continue readingMitsubishi loan electric car i-MiEVs to the state of California
The move comes as the Governor’s office and the Department of General Services both expressed interest in the inclusion of electric vehicles (EV), such as the i-MiEV, into the State’s support vehicle fleet.
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