With most activity happening since 2005, the wind energy industry now has 400+ manufacturing facilities in the U.S. with 20,000 American manufacturing jobs across our supply chain.
Continue readingBuffett utility to add 405MW of Iowa wind energy
The purchases include the Vienna wind farm from RPM Access, and Eclipse and Morning Light wind turbines projects from Clipper Windpower.
Continue readingRenewableUK announces Civitas wind power report ?relies on the work of cranks?
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind energy, has criticised a report published by the thinktank Civitas for failing to understand how wind farm works as part of the UK?s electricity generation system.
Continue readingIndia appoints ex-nuclear chief as new boss for Solar Mission
New government-backed company tasked with accelerating roll out of giant solar power projects, photovoltaic solar energy and concentrating solar thermal power.
Continue readingSinovel have concluded the first Chinese wind power order in Brazil
Sinovel, the world?s second largest wind energy supplier, will deliver a total of 23 sets of its SL1500/82 wind turbines for a 34.5 MW wind farm in Sergipe, Brazil.
Continue readingREpower to deliver 11 wind turbines for Portugal wind farm
The wind power project in Portugal would have eight wind turbines of REpower MM92-type and three of MM82-type.
Continue readingVW’s new electric car Golf to hit China market in 2013
The electric vehicles Golf are equipped with a lithium ion batteries motor housed in the front of the electric car. The motor has a maximum output of 85 kW, equivalent to 115 hp, and can produce 270 Nm of torque.
Continue reading2012: This time it really will be the year of the electric car
With just a few electric vehicles available and a charging infrastructure still yet to get off the ground, sales were understandably slow for electric cars that were significantly more expensive than their petrol equivalents.
Continue readingWhy Are So Many Critical of 17000 Electric Car Sales?
Figures showed that the first mass-produced electric vehicles in the United States, the electric car Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, had total sales of 17345 in 2011, the first year in which they were available.
Continue readingChina waives sales tax on locally made electric vehicles
However, demand for electric cars remains weak in China due to the high cost, limited range of the lithium ion batteries and lack of charging facilities.
Continue readingPSA Peugeot Citroën, the European Electric Car Market Leader in 2011
One year after launching its new-generation urban electric vehicles, PSA Peugeot Citroën is the European leader in the electric cars with lithium ion batteries, with a share of nearly 30%.
Continue readingPlugless Power wireless charging systems for electric vehicles
Evatran develops advanced technologies for the recharging of electric cars with lithium ion batteries like the Chevrolet Volt and electric car Nissan Leaf currently available in the market.
Continue readingSolar energy to provide 10pc of Saudi needs
The Saudi Government hopes that the country will be able to generate 5 gigawatts of solar energy by 2020 with photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power.
Continue readingEtrion to Present at Pareto Securities Renewable Energy Conference
Etrion Corporation acquires, develops, builds, owns and operates solar power plants. Etrion currently owns approximately 60 megawatts of operational, ground-based solar photovoltaic solar energy plants in Italy.
Continue readingABB Wins $50M Power Systems Order To Increase Wind Energy In Texas
FACTS solution to strengthen transmission grid and facilitate integration of wind power.
Continue readingTECO Strikes Gold with Wind Energy in 2011
In addition to the Chinese wind power customer, the company also filled a big order from a U.S. wind farm operator for 70 wind turbines in 2011, with aggregate shipment totaling over 250 wind turbines as of the end of the year.
Continue readingWind power hit high of more than 12% of UK electricity demand
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind energy, wave & tidal industry, has praised National Grid?s handling of the large volumes of electricity generated by wind farm plants over the festive season.
Continue readingGeothermal Energy in Mexico: new plant in Puebla with 50 MW
The Secretary of Energy said the plant will be located in the northern state of Puebla. Mexico develops renewable energy, like wind energy, concentrated solar thermal power and photovoltaic solar energy.
Continue readingSeven Electric Vehicles To Watch In 2012
The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf changed the face of the electric car market in 2011. While these two electric cars served as front-runners , 2012 may prove to be the year of the electric car.
Continue readingIBM Lithium-Air Batteries For Electric Cars Do 500 Miles/Charge
The lithium ion batteries used in today’s electric vehicles provide an average distance of 160 km between charges, but the new Lithium-air battery being developed by IBM claims to provide a range of 800 kilometres.
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