AREVA welcomes the announcement that the Global Tech I (GTI) offshore wind energy project, powered with the group?s wind turbines, has received the ?Wind Deal of the Year? distinction.
Continue readingChina opens largest electric car-charging station
China ranks first in wind turbines, solar thermal and photovoltaic solar energy, and wants to be number one in electric vehicles and lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingZinc-air batteries for electric vehicles
Will zinc-air batteries ever replace lithium-ion for long-range electric cars?
Continue readingBGRI develops technology for circuits of concentrated solar power plants
BGRI develops technology of blowing with steam and air for circuits of concentrating solar thermal power plants.
Continue readingWind power in New Zealand: from the current 622 MW, to 1,410 MW in 2030
The outlook, published by the Ministry of Economic Development, estimates that wind farm capacity will increase from the current 622 MW, to around 1,410 MW and produce close to 10% of the country’s electricity by 2030.
Continue readingArab region aims to increase reliance on renewable energy
The same amount of energy produced by solar energy (concentrated solar power) releases just 17 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Continue readingGE Starts 100 MW Kenyan Wind Power Plant
General Electric Energy Ltd. has started building a 100-megawatt wind farm in Ngong, Kenya, Business Daily said today
Continue readingUK: Wind energy enjoys gale force boost to power output
The Met Office published figures comparing the wind power performance of 2011 with 2010, as part of a series of reports designed to help European wind farm developers predict and manage wind turbines supplies.
Continue readingThe Costs of Electric Vehicles: Opportunities in Component Development
How will hybrids and plug-in electric cars perform and are they worth the money?
Continue readingSuzlon and CGN Wind Energy to develop 800 MW wind farm projects
World’s fifth largest wind power manufacturer, Suzlon along with China’s CGN Wind Energy Co will jointly develop 800 MW of domestic and international wind turbines projects.
Continue readingSuzlon, China firm ink wind power JV
?We at Suzlon are delighted to partner with CGN Wind Energy for the development of wind farm projects globally with our latest generation of wind turbines.”
Continue readingNordex installed 13 per cent more wind turbines in 2011
Nordex installed a total of 428 new wind power systems around the world in 2011, an increase of 13 per cent over the previous year (2010: 378 wind turbines).
Continue readingUS Wind Farm Installations Rose 31% in 2011
Wind power developers installed wind turbines with capacity of 6,810 MW in the US last year, 31% more, American Wind Energy Association says.
Continue readingWind energy in Kenya: 100 MW wind farm with GE wind turbines
The wind power plant is expected two be in operation in two years, about the same time that the 300 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power.
Continue readingCanada firm to develop UAE photovoltaic solar power project
Abu Dhabi is also developing one of the largest concentrated solar power projects.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in North Dakota
Geothermal energy caught on fire last year in North Dakota, increasing installations by 26 percent from 2010.
Continue readingChina’s Largest Electric Car Charging Station Opens in Beijing
China ranks first in wind power, solar thermal and photovoltaic solar power, and wants to be number one in electric vehicles and lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingEner1 Enters Chap. 11 Bankruptcy
Ener1 Inc., a company, which makes lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Continue readingWelspun Energy signs up for wind farm in Andhra Pradesh
Welspun Energy is setting up grid-connected solar energy and wind power projects across India. Short gestation periods for installing wind turbines has made wind energy a favoured choice in India.
Continue readingUS probe on Chinese wind energy hurts both sides
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products is organizing China’s wind power equipment manufacturing and export enterprises to deal with the investigation.
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