Some remote and inaccessible border areas in Jammu and Kashmir will soon get electrified through solar energu and wind energy.
Continue readingSion Power: Lithium Sulfur Batteries for Electric Vehicles
A 20-year-old ?startup? spun out of Brookhaven National Labs building better batteries for electric cars. Electric car drive trains such as those in the Tesla or Fisker are currently dominated by lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingSolar Energy Industry: 2011 in Review Solar power is one of the fastest growing industry in US
Solar power is now affordable for more Americans. Today, there are 1.5 million households using solar thermal water heating and enough solar energy electricity to power 730,000 homes.
Continue readingEnel Green Power, US 200 MW Wind Power Plant up and running
Enel Green Power Nord America has brought into operation the Caney River wind energy plant in Kansas, a plant with 200 MW of installed capacity bringing the firm’s total North America capacity to 986 MW.
Continue readingTata Agrees to Acquire BP?s 51% Stake in Indian Solar Energy JV
India plans to build an initial capacity of 1 GW of solar power by 2013, enough to power close to 1 mn homes.
Continue readingCaney River Wind Farm in Operation in Kansas (United States)
Enel GP is among the industry leaders worldwide thanks to its approximately 22 billion KWh generated from a mix inclusive of water, solar power, wind energy and geothermal energy sources.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: 1,400 MW in 2011
Wind power and other renewables, is consolidated in Brazil. The major wind turbines manufacturers already producing or will soon, from Enercon and Impsa, to Gamesa, Vestas, Suzlon, GE, Siemens and Alstom.
Continue readingWind power achieves many milestones this year
Wind energy hits 20 percent overall in two states. It contributes a record 50 percent for a period of time in another. And the wind turbines that pump out all those electrons? Their cost has dropped 33 percent.
Continue readingChina: rare earth export quota for 2012
Rare earths are used in electric vehicles and wind power.
Continue readingEneop receives EIB project finance to install 376 MW of wind energy in Portugal
The consortium, in which the Spanish subsidiary of Enel Green Power holds a 40% stake, obtained a long-term 260 million euro funding to implement a group of wind farm projects.
Continue readingSolar Power: in 2060 a third of global energy from the Sun
Photovoltaic solar and concentrated solar thermal power will prevail in the 2060 energy mix, meeting a third of the overall global consumption and half of total electricity needs.
Continue readingNew York City getting six electric car taxis next year
The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission has announced that starting in the spring, six Nissan Leaf electric vehicles will begin service as taxis in New York City
Continue readingRussia to have charging stations for electric vehicles
Lithium ion batteries production for electric cars in Russia. Liotech, the joint venture between China’s Thunder Sky and Rusnano has opened the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory.
Continue readingA123 Systems to supply 11 MW grid battery system to Maui’s Auwahi wind farm
An 11-megawatt battery system for a wind power plant on Maui’s Ulupalakua Ranch land will help stabilize the island’s energy.
Continue readingGamesa to deliver wind turbines for Egyptian wind energy projects
Spanish wind power manufacturer Gamesa has secured a contract from New & Renewable Energy Authority to supply 200 MW of turbines for wind farm projects in Egypt.
Continue readingToyota launches hybrid compact Aqua
On Monday launched the hybrid car Aqua, as the company looks to fight off competition from pure electric vehicles.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic Solar Power Grid Parity
Solar grid parity is considered the tipping point for solar power, when installing solar power will cost less than buying electricity from the grid.
Continue readingSolar energy in Palau
Kyocera Corporation announced that it has supplied a photovoltaic solar power generating system for the Republic of Palau international airport.
Continue readingKuwait Oil Company’s solar energy plans ready
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) completed plans for Kuwait’s largest project to secure lighting at inland oil installations using solar power.
Continue readingHybrid Solar Energy System for Green Beer
Green Beer Comes to Hale?s Ales with Installation of Hybrid Solar Thermal System.
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