China has overtaken United States as the country with the most installed wind farm capacity according to the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association and the Chinese Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas? northern-most located wind turbines
Vestas saw Haeckel Hill as the ideal location to test the commercial viability of wind power in the far north.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy Day comes to Brussels
With Global Wind Day just around the corner, it is high time to tell you all about events in Brussels that will be taking place as part of our annual celebration of wind power.
Continue readingPortugal, the quiet wind energy star
At the end of 2010, there were 3,898 MW of wind farm capacity installed in Portugal ? all onshore wind turbines, and mostly in the mountainous, sparsely populated north-east.
Continue readingRooftop Solar Energy
Across the country, the race is on to drive down the cost of solar power. And a new challenge through the U.S. Department of Energy?s SunShot Initiative could help slash the costs even faster.
Continue readingThe Beginning of CPOW and offshore wind energy
In most coastal states on the Atlantic and in the Great Lakes regions, there has been at least some initial conversation happening about the potential for offshore wind power as a renewable energy source.
Continue readingNonprofits form new coalition to support offshore wind energy
A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have agreed to form a new umbrella group, Citizen Partnerships for Offshore Wind (CPOW), to promote offshore wind power.
Continue readingWind energy leaders testify to House panel on need for workable rules to develop wind power and protect wildlife
The land-based wind turbines witnesses also focused on “unworkable” rules recently proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that threaten hundreds of wind farm plants.
Continue readingSiemens helps to put London at the forefront of electric vehicles
Andreas J. Goss, chief executive of Siemens plc and North West Europe cluster, said: “Source London sets the standard for electric car projects, in its ambition, scale and technology.”
Continue readingGlobal Wind Power Day
On 15 June 2011, ‘Global Wind Day’, citizens from around the world can discover the benefits of wind energy while having fun.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa opens its fifth factory in China
Located in Jilin province, the new facility assembles nacelles for Gamesa?s G9X-2.0 MW wind turbines. This new wind power facility rounds out Gamesa?s presence in the Asian giant.
Continue readingGeorgia Power Paves the Way for Electric Vehicles
Before arriving home with an electric car, customers will need to decide how often and quickly they will need to charge their vehicles and the electricity rate plan that best suits their lifestyle.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles for Fleet Markets
Passenger electric cars with lithium ion batteries are expected to be the leading segment in the PEV fleet market over the next five years, with over 80% of total sales in 2015.
Continue readingRenault launches world’s biggest auto industry solar power roof project
Renault is launching the world’s biggest solar energy project in the global automotive industry by installing solar photovoltaic roof panels at its French plants.
Continue readingCounting wind power’s rural economic benefits
Wind energy has transformed rural Sherman County, OR, according to a story in today’s New York Times by Lee van der Voo.
Continue readingDevelopment of rechargeable batteries through nanotechnology
Researchers are testing different ways of improving rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and nanotechnology plays an important role in the development.
Continue readingTour of electric vehicles
Renault is organizing this operation to give potential customers a chance to preview Renault?s electric car with lithium ion batteries in real-life driving conditions ahead of its launch.
Continue readingSiemens Receives Photovoltaic Solar Energy Order in the US
Siemens Energy has been selected by Syncarpha Capital to provide EPC services for a 3-megawatt-peak (MWp), ground-based PV solar power plant in Eastampton, New Jersey.
Continue readingTime to confront the anti-wind power disinformation campaign
Sierra Club Canada released a report today, ?The Real Truth About Wind Energy,? to factually confront the ?truth tour? of Wind Concerns Ontario.
Continue readingHighest ever greenhouse gas emission levels recorded
Wind energy can do more and is ready to be rapidly deployed now in the fight against climate change.
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