The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is backing a drive to increase solar energy capacity in Asia-Pacific by six-fold to 3,000 megawatts by 2013.
Continue readingNew electric car to be part of the research at DTU
In cooperation with companies and research, Risø DTU will test how electric vehicles can be integrated into the electrical system on a large scale.
Continue readingWind Energy Technology Center (WETC) in Tianjin, China
To protect wind power project investments and assure the quality of wind farm plants, SGS Industrial Services works as an independent global project surveyor.
Continue readingGamesa to sell 48 MW wind farm in Poland
Located in the Pomorskie region of northern Poland, the wind energy project will be powered by 24 wind turbines G90-2MW. The wind power project is currently being built by Gamesa.
Continue readingVestas wins 149 MW wind turbines order in Canada
Vestas has secured an order to supply wind turbines with a total generating capacity of 149MW for a wind energy project in Canada.
Continue readingGrid ready for electric vehicles
North America’s power grid is already well prepared for a future filled with electric cars, according to experts attending the Auto21 2011 Conference in Ottawa.
Continue readingBASF is entering the business of electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries
Innovative materials and functional components are prerequisites for safe, efficient and affordable electric vehicles.
Continue readingWind Energy Vestas receives 149 MW wind turbines order in Canada
Vestas has received a wind power order for 83 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for a wind farm in Canada.
Continue readingGermany to abandon nuclear power by 2022
Germany is already a world leader when it comes to alternatives to nuclear power: Last year wind power met 5.3% of Germany?s electricity consumption needs, it is considered one of the wind energy pioneers.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa sells a wind farm in Poland
The wind power project will offer installed capacity of 48 MW and be equipped with the company’s G90-2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingRecord of CO2 emissions
Renewable energies such as wind energy, solar thermal and photovoltaic solar power are the only real alternative to nuclear energy (Fukushima) and fossil fuels.
Continue readingWorld?s Largest Wind Farm as First GE Turbines Arrive
Work on the world?s largest wind energy project is well under way as the first wind turbines have arrived at the Shepherds Flat wind farm in Oregon.
Continue readingChina’s wind energy industry growing exponentially
The country’s total installed wind farm capacity doubled for five consecutive years since 2005. The installed capacity of the two wind turbines bases in western Inner Mongolia and Jiuquan both exceeded 5 GW.
Continue readingNissan’s electric vehicles likely to hit UAE roads by 2014
Arabian Automobiles recently shipped in one model of the electric car witjh lithium ion batteries to be exhibited at a recent industry event.
Continue readingGE to Offer Guarantees on all Wind Turbines
GE?s PBA guarantee takes into consideration availability, while at the same time balancing peak production on wind turbines wind farm wide. GE?s installed base of 17,000 wind turbines has been an industry leader.
Continue readingSolar energy vital to Asia’s future
At present, less than 0.25 percent of Asia’s overall electricity production comes from solar power, according to the ADB.
Continue readingDevelopment of offshore wind energy in China
A Sinovel made 6 MW wind turbines, fresh off the production line, can be used in onshore, offshore and inter-tidal wind farm plantss, Tao Gang, vice-president of Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. said Monday.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: Offshore wind farm cables
The recent UK announcements on offshore wind power construction have focused on the connecting cables between offshore wind turbines and the shore.
Continue readingMaking the Philippines a manufacturing hub for solar power production
The 2011 Philippine Solar Energy/Photovoltaic Summit will be the first to bring together government, businesses, funding institutions, research agencies, and most of all, manufacturers.
Continue readingSiemens drops gears in battling Vestas for offshore wind energy market
?All of our wind turbines undergo extensive testing before wind farm market release,? Wolf said. ?We installed gearless test wind turbines in 2007 and operated them under real-life conditions.?
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