Sunderland’s Nissan plant has benefited from £189m (220m euros) of European funding for the production of the Nissan electric car Leaf and lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingFirst Electric Car SEAT’s hit the roads
This will provide SEAT with valuable information on use of the cars for assessment with a view to mass production of electric vehicles in the medium-term.
Continue readingSprint Samsung EPIC 4G Touch Battery Life Increased by 8% by Mugen Power
Lithium-ion based batteries have found widespread popularity in all kinds of consumer electronics because of their high energy to weight ratios, lack of memory effect , and low discharge when not in use.
Continue readingAmericans using more fossil fuels
Wind power jumped from .70 quadrillion BTU, or quads, in 2009 to .92 quads in 2010. (A BTU or British Thermal Unit is a unit of measurement for energy and is equivalent to about 1.055 kilojoules).
Continue readingU.S. wind energy – more than 8,400 MW of wind power under construction.
Panel approves Auwahi wind farm
The Maui Planning Commission unanimously approved permits Tuesday for Auwahi Wind Energy to build and operate eight 428-foot-tall wind turbines on Ulupalakua Ranch land.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy Investment to Total $820 Billion from 2011 to 2017
Although growth rates of new wind farm installations will fall short of the industry?s boom period, cumulative wind power capacity will grow steadily over the next six years.
Continue readingIberdrola dedicates 20 MW solar energy plant in US
In Spain, Iberdrola lash concentrated solar power, but in other countries do other things.
Continue readingIndia to add 2,000 MW of solar energy
As of October, the installed solar power capacity in the country stood at at 125 MW. ?India may add 2,000 MW solar power to its total power generation by 2013.
Continue readingEU wind power makes step to a 30% EU emissions cut possible
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) published a new report revealing that by 2020, the EU wind farm industry would avoid 342 million tonnes of CO2, equivalent to 31% of the EU’s target of reducing emissions.
Continue readingCommissioner stresses importance of ?binding targets? for renewables
The EU Commissioner for Climate Change emphasised the role of targets in boosting investments in renewable energy (solar power, wind energy) at an EWEA event last night.
Continue readingChina Concentrating Solar Power Summit Will Be Held in Beijing in December
China have been planning their own concentrated solar thermal power generation projects, which leads to China Concentrating Solar Power Summit in Beijing on December 5th.
Continue readingUAE hit by excess energy use
?It is a highly innovative concentrated solar thermal plant with salt storage,? he said, adding that he has just visited that project.
Continue readingGreater Consolidation for the Wind Energy Market with Fewer but Stronger Participants
Wind energy will remain a significant contributor to the EU member states? energy portfolio, as they attempt to achieve the EU 2020 target. Germany, Spain and France continue to install more wind turbines.
Continue readingDemographics Loom Large in State Failure
After a half-century of forming new states from former colonies and from the breakup of the Soviet Union, the international community is today faced with the opposite situation: the disintegration of states.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas announces a change of the organisation
Vestas generated revenue of EUR 3,798m in the first nine months of 2011, which was in line with the year-earlier period. EBIT declined by EUR 136m to EUR (84)m.
Continue readingCalifornia hits renewable energy milestone: 1 gigawatt of solar energy
California has hit a major renewable energy milestone: 1 gigawatt — or 1,000 megawatts — of solar power has been installed on rooftops throughout the state.
Continue readingCyclone Power Technologies Delivers Plans for Solar Engine to Renovalia Energy
Cyclone expects that the engine can help reduce the costs of installation and operation of solar power plants dramatically due to its compact size, low weight and high efficiencies.
Continue readingAlstom to invest in French offshore wind energy
Alstom is planning to establish up to two sites dedicated to the production of components and to the assembly of 6 MW offshore wind turbines in the port areas of Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) and Cherbourg (Manche).
Continue readingSiemens Secures Orders for Wind Turbines in America
Siemens received a 100 MW wind energy project contract in Puerto Rico during October 2011. The company secured five wind power supply orders for wind turbines.
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