MMC has agreed with the government of Thailand on December 2010 to start a joint study for fleet testing of electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingSuper batteries for electric vehicles
A team, led by Dan Li of Monash University, says that a combination of two ordinary materials — graphite and water — could help produce such “super batteries” which perform on par with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingWest of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm
The West of Duddon Sands wind energy project will be located 14 km. southwest of the Barrow-in-Furness coastline in the Irish Sea and will consist of 108 3.6 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingVestas wins 90 MW wind turbines order in Brazil
Vestas has secured an order from a consortium created by Brennand Energia and Companhia Hidro Eletrica do Sao Francisco to supply wind turbines with a total capacity of 90 MW for three wind farm projects in Brazil.
Continue readingGulf States Set To Spend US $252 Billion On Power Generation
Shams 1 will be one of the world’s largest concentrated solar power plants, with a capacity of 100 megawatts.
Continue readingAppliCad Launch of the New SolarWizard at InterSolar
SolarWizard helps determine the optimum location of solar assets such as photovoltaic arrays and concentrated solar thermal power equipment.
Continue readingDTU acquires vehicle to grid (V2G) eBox electric car
AC Propulsion has partnered with the University of Delaware to advance the role of electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries as a power source to the grid.
Continue readingIsrael launches solar energy plant
It took five years to get the permits needed, but Arava Power finally inaugurated its 4.95-megawatt solar power field in Israel.
Continue readingJapan: Seeking a society without nuclear power
Renewable sources, like the wind energy and solar power, are hugely abundant and mostly untapped.
Continue readingKoch brothers declare war on offshore wind energy
The Koch brothers, released a so-called ?cost-benefit analysis? of New Jersey offshore wind power development plans through their front group Americans for Prosperity.
Continue readingLeviton Expands Electric Vehicles Charging
The portable Evr-Green 120 Level 1 Charger offers a convenient on-the-go option for electric car owners with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingGE wind turbines powers Vietnam’s first Mekong Delta wind farm
The Bac Lieu wind energy project further expands GE?s role in Vietnam. The GE wind turbines chosen for this project feature an 82.5 meter rotor for class III wind conditions.
Continue readingPositive news items on U.S. wind energy development
This past week has been notable for a spate of positive news items on U.S. wind power development, although the looming expiration of a key federal incentive is casting an increasing shadow over the wind turbines plants.
Continue readingThe future of energy storage
High-speed, reliable and cost-effective energy storage systems are critical for the future viability of electricity from renewable resources. These systems are also the key to large-scale adoption of electrical vehicles.
Continue readingPentagon clears Kansas wind power projects
The Defense Department says a half-dozen wind farm projects planned in Kansas would have little or no effect on military missions.
Continue readingSolar power monitoring applications
Typical uses include research & development, resource assessment, and performance monitoring of solar thermal or concentrated solar power (CSP) and concentrated solar energy photovoltaic (CPV) technologies.
Continue readingEnvironmental study completed for Hawaii’s largest wind energy plant
Hawaii’s largest wind farm is set to be built on Oahu now that a study of its environmental impact has been completed.
Continue readingConergy completes Great Britain?s largest solar power plant
The solar energy project was clearly a race against time to meet the deadline of July 31, 2011 ? but we made it, even more than two weeks beforehand thanks to our brilliant solar expert team.
Continue readingRenewable Energy 2011 Global Status Report
The EU exceeded all its 2010 targets for wind energy, solar photovoltaic, concentrating solar thermal power, and heating/heat pumps.
Continue readingVolvo develops range extenders for electric vehicles
Volvo is now taking the next step in the company’s electrification strategy by producing test cars with Range Extenders – electric cars that are fitted with a combustion engine to increase their effective range.
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