Deepwater Wind, which has proposed one wind farm, has three wind power sites totaling 117 acres in Quonset Business Park. Rhode Island stands ready to fuel tomorrow’s energy economy by building wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy could power electric cars
Wind power could be the perfect match to electric vehicles in Alberta, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Calgary?s School of Public Policy.
Continue readingThe Impact of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles on the Electric Industry
The 4th Edition of The Impact of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Cars on the Electric Industry report is a 50-page overview of plug-in hybrid electric car (PHEV) technology and the impacts that PHEVs will have.
Continue readingUrban electric mobility from smart electric vehicles
Recuperated energy is converted into electrical energy and stored in the ebike’s lithium-ion battery. A battery charge can last for about 62 miles on the lowest setting due to a 400Wh lithium ion battery.
Continue readingIndia’s National Solar Mission Promotes Rapid Solar Power Growth
By June 2011, 200 MW of grid connected solar energy photovoltaic (PV) and 500 MW of concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) plants had been allocated.
Continue readingADB to finance wind energy in Pakistan
Zorlu Enerji Electrik Uretim will use the $36.8 million loan from ADB to install wind turbines to increase the output of its wind farm located 100 kilometers northeast of Karachi
Continue readingVestas secures 190 MW wind power contract for Ontario
Vestas announced 190 MW service renewal wind turbines contract for Canada’s second largest wind farm. Vestas has supplied 1021 wind turbines to Canada totaling 1683 MW of installed wind energy capacity.
Continue readingWind power have positive effects on marine life
A new study has found that many species of marine life can benefit from the presence of an offshore wind farm once it has been constructed.
Continue readingVermont wind energy project gets environmental permits
Environmental officials in Vermont say they’ve signed off on five environmental permits for the Kingdom Community Wind farm project in Lowell.
Continue readingXcel wants to add 200 megawatts of wind power
If the Colorado Public Utilities Commission approves a filing made by the company Thursday, the wind energy would be purchased from NextEra Energy Resources LLC, which produces power at its Limon Wind Farm Center II.
Continue readingSolar Millennium picks PV over Concentrated Solar Thermal at Blythe
Initially, the project was slated to use concentrating solar power (CSP), which uses mirrors to focus sunrays and harness thermal heat energy to power turbines.
Continue readingSiemens receives order from Portugal for 100 charging columns for electric vehicles
Electric cars with lithium ion batteries can be charged in an hour at a maximum charging power of 22 kilowatts.
Continue readingNew device could recharge electric vehicles in minutes
Compared with supercapacitors and batteries, SMCs (with three different electrode thicknesses shown) offer both a high power density and high energy density.
Continue readingEGP grow in Brazil with three new wind power projects
Enel Green Power awarded 193 MW of installed wind farm capacity in New Energy Auction. The estimated total investment for the three wind turbines projects is approximately 330 million euros.
Continue readingWind energy below $63/MWh in second Brazil wind power power tender
Brazil’s current 1,400 MW of installed wind energy represent only around 1 percent of its total capacity. The cheapest price for a wind farm was offered for 94.4MW at R$96.97/MWh.
Continue readingGoldwind wins tender to build Ecuador’s first wind farm
Goldwind will supply 11 of its 1.5 MW wind turbines to the wind farm in the southern province of Loja.
Continue readingVattenfall’s Ormonde offshore wind farm
Energy minister Charles Hendry welcomed the news, and said the involvement of Burntisland Fabrications and Harland & Wolff in construction also marked a success for the UK offshore wind power supply chain.
Continue readingWind energy plant to be upgraded by enXco
EDF Energies Nouvelles SA said it will upgrade the 100 MW Shiloh wind farm in California and sell the power to Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE: PCG).
Continue readingInterior launches leasing process for offshore wind power
?This is a major step forward in our efforts to promote wind energy off the Atlantic Coast,? said BOEMRE Director Bromwich.
Continue readingDeveloping a smart grid utilizing Electric Vehicles
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation have announced a profile of their joint project for smart grid technology development applying electric cars.
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