Acciona Windpower has supplied the wind turbines. The 45 MW Lamèque wind energy park in New Brunswick province supplies energy equivalent to the consumption of 8,000 homes.
Continue readingNuclear Power vs. Renewable Energy Development
The subsidy to nuclear outweighed that to wind energy by a factor of over 40 ($39.4 billion versus $900 million). Some analysts consider solar photovoltaic (PV) energy to be competitive with nuclear new-build projects.
Continue readingMore Than 1.3 Million Plug-in Electric Vehicles to Be in Corporate and Government Fleets by 2015
A recent report from Pike Research forecasts that between 2010 and 2015, more than 1.3 million plug-in electric vehicles will be purchased for use in fleet operations, with nearly 400,000 vehicles being sold annually.
Continue readingWind energy installed capacity in Brazil surpassed 931 MW by the end of 2010
Wind farm installations in Brazil have been experiencing exponential growth in recent years due to the favorable economic and operating environment in that country.
Continue readingGreen Energy Live becomes Hawaii distributor of wind turbines
Green Energy Live signed a distributor agreement with Urban Green Energy a small wind turbine supplier and manufacturer. Urban Green Energy is a world leader in small wind energy with offices in New York and Beijin.
Continue readingEnel Green Power: A positive trend also in the first trimester
Enel Green Power generates power from all renewable resources, with a vast, balanced portfolio of plants using wind energy, hydroelectric, geothermal energy, solar power and biomass.
Continue readingMike Winkel appointed new CEO of E.ON Climate & Renewables
Renewable energy sources are a key element of the E.ON Group?s strategy. We are one of the world?s largest investors in offshore wind energy.
Continue readingHertz Introduces Tesla Roadster Electric Vehicles
The electric car Tesla Roadster, with lithium ion batteries, makes the boldest statement yet that electric vehicles are a breakthrough in car travel: zero emissions and tremendous driving performance.
Continue readingVectrixTM Wins European e-Scooter of the Year Awards
Vectrix, the world leader in Personal Electric Vehicles, announces two Vectrix? clean energy scooters, the VX-1 Li/Li+ and VX-2 have won “European e-Scooter of the Year”.
Continue readingHybrid Solar Power Panel Generates Hot Water and Electricity
Currently, solar-thermal flat panels absorb sunlight to heat water and generate thermal energy, but they don’t produce much electricity.
Continue readingNissan will work with New York on a pilot program to use electric vehicles as taxis
Nissan will provide up to six 100-percent electric cars with lithium ion batteries Nissan LEAFs to taxi owners for testing in 2012 as well as the charging stations to support their use.
Continue readingSaudi Arabia to generate 5 gigawatts of solar energy by 2020
Saudi Arabia, which has been looking at solar power generation as an important alternative energy resource, is expected to generate over five gigawatts of solar energy by 2020.
Continue readingChina has more than doubled its target for solar power capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2020
China has more than doubled its target for solar energy capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2020
Continue readingVikram Group enters into JV with Spain’s Proener for solar energy projects
Vikram Group today said its JV with Spain-based Proener Renovables for solar power initiatives is expected to generate Rs 1,000 crore in the next three years.
Continue readingChina’s wind turbines to be equipped with low-voltage ride through (LVRT)
The SERC says that the three incidents indicate that the Chinese wind energy industry must reevaluate its wind farm plants and ensure that they will be more secure in the future.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 102 MW order in California
Vestas has received a wind power order for 34 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm in California, USA.
Continue readingBalqon Showcases Nautilus XR E20 Heavy-Duty Truck
Headquartered in Harbor City, California, Balqon Corporation is a leading developer of zero-emissions electric drive systems, lithium ion batteries systems and medium to heavy-duty electric vehicles.
Continue readingNew online mechanism for electric vehicles charging
Researchers at the University of Southampton have designed a new pricing mechanism that could change the way in which electric cars are charged.
Continue readingSB LiMotive, the JV of Samsung SDI and Bosch, will supply lithium-ion battery for electric vehicles
SB LiMotive, the joint venture of Samsung SDI and Bosch, will supply lithium-ion battery packs for the electric car Fiat 500EV, scheduled for launch in 2012 for the US subcompact passenger vehicle market.
Continue readingApex Uses Second Wind for First Multi-Sensor Survey Aimed at Optimizing Wind Power Performance
Apex Wind Energy (Apex) and Second Wind have announced the commencement of a multi-month wind farm optimization (WFO) campaign using two Triton advanced SoDAR systems at a utility scale wind farm project.
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