Campaign launched to protect the UK’s wave energy and tidal energy industry.
Continue readingFukushima – official says 2nd blast possible
How many more warnings do we need before we finally grasp that nuclear reactors are inherently hazardous? The nuclear industry always tells us that situation like this cannot happen with modern reactors.
Continue readingWind power in Indonesia
According to the Global Wind Energy Council, Indonesia wants to build 255 MW of wind turbines capacity by 2025. The country?s first large-scale wind farm be built in Sukabumi.
Continue readingExplosion at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
An explosion at a nuclear power station destroyed a building housing the reactor amid fears that it was close to a disastrous meltdown after being hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami.
Continue readingFinavera Wind Energy wind turbines projects in British Columbia
Finavera Wind Energy is a wind power development company focused on developing, constructing, and operating wind farm plants in North America and Ireland.
Continue readingFirst geothermal power plant was authorized in Ireland
The geothermal energy plant will be put into service at the end of 2012 in Dublin. Its permit was issued in only four months and, although it is not large (4.5 MW).
Continue reading30% growth of overall investment in renewable energy in 2010
An unprecedented $ 243 billion has been reached, with a 30% increase over 2009 levels. Wind energy is still the leading technology, followed by quickly growing solar power photovoltaic.
Continue readingSmall-hydro in the Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia)
Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia will also use small-hydro to meet their growing electricity needs and rebalance their energy systems that suffer from decades of political unrest.
Continue readingGrant Helps Propel Innovative Wind Energy Small Business
Wind Tower Systems, a subsidiary of Wasatch Wind, was founded in 2002 to research, develop and commercialize new ways to make lighter, taller and easier- to-assemble land-based wind turbines.
Continue readingGamesa to invest ?60m in India wind turbines
India already accounts for eight per cent of Gamesa’s global wind farm plants sales, following the launch of its first manufacturing facility in the country early last year.
Continue readingSAE World Congress Ride and Drive Will Feature 14 Vehicle Models
The Ride and Drive, a popular attraction at the SAE World Congress, will return in 2011, allowing attendees an opportunity to test drive 14 different models including the latest electric vehicles.
Continue readingSempra In Big Solar Energy Contract
Sempra Energy?ssubsidiary, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and a subsidiary of CSOLAR Development, LLC entered into a contract to build a 150 megawatts (MW) solar power plant.
Continue readingTop wind power companies show interest in wind energy in Africa
Three of the five top wind turbines companies in the world, Goldwind, Suzlon and Vestas will be the high profile participants at the upcoming African Utility Week
Continue readingChina State Grid, Spanish counterpart sign cooperation agreement
The State Grid now has access to more than 30 GW wind energy. These wind power generated 47.2 billion kWh electric power last year, a surge of 83.7 percent year on year, Liu added
Continue reading38 MW Polish wind energy project gets underway
Acciona Energy’s wind farm will add to the increasing amount of wind turbines being installed in Poland. In 2010 the wind power capacity in the country increased by 53% to an accumulated figure of 1107 MW.
Continue readingThe Viability of Potential Wind Power Projects
Offshore wind energy project developers and prospectors are challenged to affordably acquire accurate, on-site wind data to assess the viability of a proposed or potential wind farm project.
Continue readingVolt electric vehicles – owner doesn’t pay attention to the rising prices
Short is an early Volt purchaser whose idea of an electric car with extended range is that it is an electric car first and foremost.
Continue readingNew Ford-DTE Energy solar power generation system at Michigan Assembly Plant
Renewable energy generated by solar energy system will help power production of Ford’s new Focus and Focus Electric as well as next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Continue readingEolica Dobrogea sells four wind power projects in Romania to Iberdrola Renovables
Eolica Dobrogea has recently sold four wind energy projects in Romania to Iberdrola Renovables. The wind turbines projects will have a power of 80 MW. Iberdrola will later operate these wind farm plants.
Continue readingReviving the US Geothermal Energy
It has become essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant the renewable energy resources, such as biomass energy, solar energy, wind energy and geothermal energy.
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