Although small wind turbines might be complicated to use in cities, Estonia still has many remote areas where electricity is not always taken for granted.
Continue readingWhat if the computer you are using right now had been made with wind energy?
A consumer label for wind power called WindMade could soon be coming to the market, to show consumers which companies and products use wind energy.
Continue readingGreengate Power Corporation is focused on development of quality wind energy projects across Alberta
The sale of Halkirk I wind farm follows the closing of a private placement financing by Greengate in April 2011 for total gross proceeds of C$14.3 million.
Continue readingSafer Battery Being Developed for Electric Cars
Researchers in the University of Leichester are developing a battery for electric vehicles that is lighter and more environment-friendly, with a potential of replacing lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingRare earth recycling process for rechargeable batteries developed
The process can service the whole range of NiMH batteries from portable applications to the batteries for hybrid electric vehicles.
Continue readingDesign of better polymer batteries
Ion-based applications could include actuator devices such as artificial muscles, organic batteries, and more energy efficient fuel cells.
Continue readingBuffett-backed electric vehicles debuts
BYD was selling up to 79-million shares in the IPO and proceeds from the sale would be used to fund its lithium ion batteries project for electric cars.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power in MENA Region
The company is focused on the receiver tubes for concentrated solar energy systems utilizing a proprietary combination of solar thermal technologies and molten salt-based heat transfer fluid.
Continue readingLeighton and GE awarded wind energy contract in Australia
Subsidiary Leighton Contractors and global conglomerate GE expect the wind power project, which they said will generate enough power for about 35,000 homes, to be completed by November 2012.
Continue readingWind energy makers in China captivated by offshore wind power potentials
The country’s leading wind turbine makers are vying with each other to push forward big-capacity wind turbines in a bid to win a slice of China’s offshore wind power development.
Continue readingSkanska invests in new wind energy plant in Sweden
Skanska, wind farm developer O2 and Jämtkraft are making a joint investment in a project-financed wind power for a total cost of around SEK 1.1 billion. The wind energy project comprises 30 wind turbines at Sjisjka.
Continue reading100 MW Wind Energy Project in Tamil Nadu
total wind power project cost for generating 100 MW with wind turbines is $133.33 million.
Continue readingMitsubishi Electric Vehicles to Use Toshiba SCiB Lithium Ion Batteries
Toshiba Corporation announced that its SCiB? battery has been selected by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to power two new models of electric cars (EV), the i-MiEV and MINICAB-MiEV.
Continue readingTwo solar energy plants in Australia
The Chinchilla plant, which is slightly larger, uses solar thermal energy – concentrating solar power via mirrors on to a central point to generate huge amounts of heat.
Continue readingPope Benedict XVI will have its electric car
Pope Benedict XVI promotes electric vehicles, it does not emit CO2, as long as the electricity comes from renewable energy sources like wind energy, solar power photovoltaic and solar thermal.
Continue readingWind energy offers significant potential for greenhouse gas emissions reductions
The primary use of wind power of relevance to climate change mitigation is to generate electricity from larger, grid-connected wind turbines, deployed either on- or offshore wind farm.
Continue readingNPPD makes plans to invest in wind energy
Under the proposed deal, NPPD would get 30 megawatts of power, bringing the company’s total wind power to 232 megawatts.
Continue readingBHEL to set up 5 MW solar energy plant in Karnataka
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) on Friday bagged an order from Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) to set up a 5 MW photovoltaic solar power plant at Shivasamudram in the state’s Mandya district.
Continue readingThe European wind energy conference in Brussels
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is the voice of the wind turbines and wind farm industry, actively promoting the utilization of wind power in Europe and worldwide since 1982.
Continue readingNextEra Energy Resources considering wind energy for Kentucky
NextEra Energy Resources began conducting studies last year to determine if the wind turbines would be a good fit for wind power in Mason and Bracken counties.
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