There’s no doubt lithium-ion battery technology will continue to play a vital role in the electric vehicles of the future.
Continue readingCanadian Solar and SkyPower announce EPC agreement for 10.5 MW solar power
Canadian Solar Inc., a solar power company, and SkyPower Limited, a developer of solar energy projects, have announced an EPC agreement to build a 10.5 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Continue readingKenya – Lake Turkana wind energy plant
The government has expressed confidence that once the proposed 300 Megawatts (MW) wind farm in Lake Turkana is completed, it will pave the way for the construction of more wind power projects in the country.
Continue readingIdaho?s Renewable Energy Industry
From solar power and wind energy to geothermal energy, the renewables industry has taken center stage in Idaho.
Continue readingJuhl completes $42 million Adams Wind Energy Project
The wind farm includes 12 wind turbines. The wind power project incorporates one of Juhl Wind’s “Community Wind” based structures in which ownership is shared with the local residents.
Continue readingCanada installs 690 MW of wind power in 2010
Canada installed 690 MW of wind energy in 2010 and now ranks 9th in the world in installed capacity, according to the Global Wind Energy Council’s report, Global Wind Report 2010.
Continue readingCanada Grants $1,994,332 in Funding to the Wind Energy TechnoCentre
The organization will use this financial assistance, which is to be allocated over a two-year period, to pursue its mission to further the development of a wind power sector.
Continue readingSolar thermal energy produced worldwide
With an installed capacity above 190 GWth worldwide, solar thermal systems are one of the major sources of renewable energy and still show a significant growth potential.
Continue readingUpWind report greatly moves wind power research goalposts
?20 MW wind turbines is calling for new solutions? Henning Kruse, Chairman, Wind Energy Technology Platform, said at the panel session which looked at how wind farm technology will develop in the coming decades.
Continue readingGresham’s Law and clean energy
Once one accepts the fact that wind energy displaces pollution from dirty energy sources, the fundamental underpinning of Mr. Lesser’s argument begins to unravel.
Continue readingAcciona opens its second concentrated solar energy plant in the Spanish region of Extremadura
Acciona already has four Concentrating Solar Power plants in operation and two solar thermal plants under construction, totaling 314 MW and an investment of around 1.4 billion euros
Continue readingSolar energy applications in San Diego and Riverside
SunUp Energy announced it will partner with Mark Naylor Solar for commercial solar energy applications. California Solar Thermal, Inc. specializes in commercial solar thermal products.
Continue readingLM Wind Power announces the world?s largest center for offshore wind turbines near Shanghai, China
LM Wind Power, the world’s largest producer of wind turbines blades, announced a major strategic move assisting the growing offshore wind farm market.
Continue readingWind energy – top 15
Chinese wind energy manufacturers accounted for four of the top 10 and seven of the top 15 positions in the rankings. Sinovel leapfrogged U.S. giant GE for the No. 2 wind turbine manufacture position.
Continue readingRenault apologises to managers wrongly sacked for spying electric cars
Renault publicly apologised on Monday to three top managers it fired for allegedly selling key electric vehicles secrets to China.
Continue readingSmith Electric Vehicles Completes $58M Private Placement
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp., a maker of battery-powered electric trucks, has raised $58 million from unidentified investors.
Continue readingBetter Batteries for Electric Car
The use of Li-ion and Ni-MH will increase in automobiles and Electrical Vehicles.
Continue readingLithium-Ion Polymer Battery Volume for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Power electronics suppliers have a wide range of opportunities for the integration of battery monitoring units for battery application in hybrid and Electric Cars.
Continue readingSolar energy is now a better buy than nuclear power
The widening problem with Japan?s nuclear reactors, and the crisis as the Fukushima Daiichi reactor No. 2 exploded, have put the entire nuclear energy marketplace under a veil of suspicion.
Continue readingUS Photovoltaic Solar Power Market Has Experienced Significant Growth during the Past Few Years
The US photovoltaic solar energy industry has experienced significant growth during the past few years, despite difficulties in the housing and construction sectors.
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