GE, a top global supplier of onshore wind energy, leapt into the offshore wind farm with the acquisition in 2009 of Norway’s ScanWind, a developer of direct-drive wind turbines.
Continue readingSolar Power Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2010 Results
Solar Power, Inc. (?SPI?) (OTCBB: SOPW) a leading developer of photovoltaic solar energy facilities(?SEF?), announced the Company?s fourth quarter and year-end financial results for fiscal year 2010.
Continue readingElectric cars charging stations on Google Maps
As consumers embrace electric vehicles, we?ve also been adding information to Google Maps over the past few months to help users find charging stations.
Continue readingKandi has received a purchase order for 1,000 pure electric vehicles for the Italian market
Kandi added that under the terms of its strategic cooperation agreement with Share, the 1,000 electric cars for export to Italy will be provided by Kandi.
Continue readingElectric vehicles are expected to take North America by storm in the next couple of years
Electric cars are expected to take North America by storm in the next couple of years, with all major manufacturers expected to be producing some type of electric car by 2012/2013.
Continue readingGlobal Battery Market Growth to approach 86 Billion Dollar by 2016
The use of Li-ion and Ni-MH will increase in automobiles and Electrical Vehicles.
Continue readingWater-based Lithium Battery Manufacturing for Electric Vehicles
As early as 1996, Hydro-Québec started working on water-based manufacturing processes for Lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingBangladesh to Produce 500 MW from Solar Power
To use Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s fund in solar power project, Bangladesh set the target of electricity generation from solar energy.
Continue readingBetter Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Electric cars are the future — a view shared by government and the automotive industry alike. By 2020, a million passenger cars with an electric drive should be on the roads in Germany.
Continue readingNV Energy Seeks Regulatory Approval for Additional Solar Energy and Geothermal Energy Projects
NV Energy is requesting permission to enter into long-term agreements with Amonix, a global leader in designing and manufacturing concentrated photovoltaic solar power systems.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas expands wind farm service
Every single day, Vestas? more than 43,433 wind turbines deliver wind power that supports the global fight against climate change.
Continue readingSiemens launches new gearless wind turbines
SWT-2.3-113 is one of the quietest wind turbines on the wind power market. This year Siemens will launch 6-MW direct drive wind turbines, which will be particularly suitable for large offshore wind energy plants.
Continue readingNuclear renaissance in peril after Japan tsunami
The shift in sentiment, already visible, means plans to build dozens of new nuclear reactors could be derailed, to the benefit of alternative energy sources like solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingNorthern Power Systems Introduces New 2.3 MW Permanent Magnet Direct Drive Wind Turbines
The wind turbines are designed for the onshore utility wind farm market.
Continue reading2011 Poul la Cour Prize to Siemens’ Henrik Stiesdal – a pioneer of modern wind energy technology
The wind power sector’s most prestigious award, the Poul la Cour prize, was presented to Henrik Stiesdal, Chief Technology Officer at Siemens Wind Power, at the opening session of the EWEA Annual Event 2011.
Continue readingEU wind power sector calls for binding 2030 target
Arthouros Zervos, President of the European Wind Energy Association, warned “the wind turbines industry expects to invest some EUR 400 billion in Europe between now and 2030. To do so it needs stable and certain policy.
Continue readingEmissions-reduction target should be increased, ministers say
Christian Kjaer, the CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), congratulated Friis on the letter during the opening session of EWEA 2011.
Continue readingDepending on oil is no longer justified, European Wind Energy Association 2011 conference is told
Zervos implored politicians to give wind power and other renewables ?a stable framework in which to grow? with new binding targets extended to at least 2030.
Continue readingNational Renewable Energy Action Plans
The reports show that some NREAPs present very positive initiatives with new measures in the electricity or the heating and cooling sectors.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa receives GL certification for its G52-850 kW 60Hz wind turbines
Designed for difficult wind farm sites, the wind turbines will allow Gamesa to better position itself in emerging wind power markets in Central America, South America and East Asia.
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