Solar Decathlon challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar power houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive.
Continue readingSEAT agrees loan of two electric vehicles to Madrid City Hall
León Twin Drive Ecomotive first step in development of electric car with lithium ion batteries in Spain. Company reaffirms commitment to environmental protection and electric cars.
Continue readingFluor selected by SunPower to build 20-MW Arizona photovoltaic solar power plant
SunPower awarded Fluor the construction of the 20-MW Copper Crossing photovoltaic solar energy plant on 144 acres of formerly private agricultural land in Pinal County.
Continue readingWind power is not expensive
How expensive IS wind energy? Are future generations doomed to poverty because of the skyrocketing costs and limited supplies of wind turbines? the price from new wind farm plants ranged from 4 to 9 cents per kWh.
Continue readingIberdrola-Wind energy in Scotland: two new wind power projects
Iberdrola Renovables has a strong presence in the wind farm sector in Scotland, so in offshore wind power, and land. The new wind farm facilitys will have wind turbines of 3 MW of Alstom.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa launches its new G136-4.5 MW wind turbines
Gamesa will open an office in Hamburg for its offshore wind power business in the second quarter of the year, in order to tap growth in one of the world’s largest marine wind farm markets.
Continue readingSpanish wind energy has record month in March
Wind power’s best comparative monthly performance was in November and December 2009, when it covered 21.2% and 20.1% of national demand. It respectively, toppled nuclear power from second place.
Continue readingNissan LEAF join UK electric vehicles trial
The Switch EV project is aimed at accelerating the widespread adoption of electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries in the UK.
Continue readingLDK Expands Solar Power to 570 MW
LDK Solar Co., a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and photovoltaic, announced the addition of one new solar energy manufacturing site in Hefei City, Anhui Province.
Continue readingCoulomb Technologies Expands ChargePoint Network for Electric Vehicles into European Markets
The ChargePoint Network comprises stations installed throughout Europe including Ireland, England and the Netherlands, with more than 100 stations for electric cars currently in use in the City of Amsterdam.
Continue readingWind energy EDPR takes full control of GENESA
Genesa is a company that as of Dec-2010 had in Spain 1.7 GW of wind power installed capacity, 50 MW wind farm under construction and 3.9 GW of wind turbines in pipeline & prospects
Continue readingUK – Quarter 4 contribution of wind energy goes up 24%
Wind power delivers over 10 TWh in 2010, representing 7.7% year-on-year growth. For the first time wind farm plants contributed more than 10 terawatt hours (TWh) in a single year.
Continue readingWind energy industry backs research on bat concerns
Because some bat species are harmed by wind turbines collisions, the wind power industry has taken a special interest in bats in general.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles charging station
Gates Bozzuto Group has revealed 2 electric vehicles charging stations in Fitzgerald Apartments, made by SemaConnect, the first public electric car charging stations.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic – Enel Green Power new solar energy project
Enel Green Power has made a contract with the Agatos Energia to obtain about 80 percent stake in Agatos Solar Power San Gillio Srl. The photovoltaic solar power project which is expected to have 4.8 MW capacity.
Continue readingRenewable energy: 19 new priority projects in the USA
They include 9 solar power (concentrated solar thermal energy and photovoltaic), 5 wind energy and 5 geothermal energy projects ? totaling 4.366 MW ? to be developed on public lands.
Continue readingEthiopia announced large hydroelectric project on the Nile
Wind energy Goldwind wins wind turbines order of 76.5 MW in Ethiopia. Adama wind farm is located in central Ethiopia. The wind power contract includes 34 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Cyprus – First wind farm inaugurated
The Orites wind power consists of 41 towering white Vestas V90 2MW wind turbines, spread over the 16km site.
Continue readingGiraSolar to build biggest solar power plant in Turkey
GiraSolar is in talks with local Turkish energy companies to build a 100-MW photovoltaic solar energy plant in southern Turkey.
Continue readingNissan electric vehicles LEAF delivered to first UK customers
The great thing about electric cars with lithium ion batteries is that the fuel distribution is already in place. The LEAF is a proper full size family electric car with a 100 mile range.
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