Electric cars from Australia, Germany and Switzerland completed a pioneering 27,000 kilometer “emissions free” round-the-world trip on Thursday, after 188 days on the road and at sea.
Continue readingWind power India 2011 to chart roadmap for additional 50 GW by 2020
Wind energy which has witnessed a phenomenal growth in India over the past few years. The country?s current cumulative installed wind farm capacity is 13 GW (as on Dec 2010), reaching 64 GW by 2020.
Continue readingChina – Solar Energy Association
China will vigorously develop wind energy, solar power, geothermal energy, biomass and other new energy and renewable energy.
Continue readingContact Energy receives approval for 504 MW New Zealand wind energy project
Contact Energy has won preliminary consent to build its 168 wind turbines wind farm along about 34 kilometres of isolated Waikato coastline. Wind power is expected to power around 170,000 homes.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy – Valuation of the Windstar Wind Farm Project
Western Wind is a mid-tier vertically integrated renewable energy production company that currently has by way of 100% direct ownership, over 500 wind turbines and 165 MW of net rated capacity.
Continue readingAmeriLithium Signs Contract to Commence Imminent 8-Hole Drilling Program on Nevada
Next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles are being designed to use high-capacity Lithium-ion batteries as environmentally-friendly fuel alternatives.
Continue readingSkyPower Awarded 13 Contracts Representing 148.3 MW of Solar Energy Projects In Ontario, Canada
With the awarding of these FIT contracts, each of SkyPower”s projects will have the capacity to produce enough energy to power approximately 1,000 homes per year or a total of 13,000 homes per year.
Continue readingSOLON to Construct 15 MW Solar Power Plant for California PG&E
SOLON Corporation is one of the largest providers of turnkey solar energy plants and manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic modules in the U.S.
Continue readingGC China to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual China Investment Conference
GC China is a leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art 2-blade and 3-blade wind turbines based in Wuhan City of Hubei Province, China.
Continue readingNiagara Region Wind Corporation awarded contract from Ontario Government for its 230 MW Wind Energy Project
Niagara Region Wind Corporation (NRWC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Feed-In-Tariff contract from the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) for its proposed Niagara Region Wind Power Project.
Continue readingWind Capital Group to Construct First Wind Energy Farm in Florida
A $250 million Wind Farm is to be developed in Florida?s West Palm Beach County, by a St. Louis Wind Energy business, the Wind Capital Group.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas Opens New R&D Test Centre in India
It continues Vestas? development in India, one of the world?s fastest growing wind turbines markets, and a key wind power market for Vestas.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Mitsubishi i-MiEV earns 4-star Euro NCAP rating
When first launched in Japan in July 2009, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV became the first electric car in regular series production from a major manufacturer, available to world markets.
Continue readingNew Ontario wind farm plants (615 MW) will create jobs and local benefits
615 MW in wind powerdevelopments announced today will create hundreds of jobs. Canada currently has 4,155 MW of installed wind energy capacity.
Continue readingConcentrated solar energy to Dominate in India in the Future
Most countries including India are banking on solar power, which can generate electricity by PV or indirectly by Concentrated Solar Power CSP.
Continue readingAcciona sells 15% stake in Acciona concentrated solar energy to Mitsubishi for 45.8 million euro
All four Concentrating Solar Power plants are located in Spain and each has a generating capacity of 50 MW, combined to total 200 MW.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa fulfills guidance for 2010
Gamesa continued to strengthen its world-leading position as a manufacturer of wind turbines. The wind farm development contributed 10 million euro in EBIT. Gamesa plans to make the UK its world offshore wind power hub.
Continue readingReuse and Recycling of Electric Vehicles Batteries will Ensure the Completion of ?Green Car? Tag
If the number of electric cars and their associated battery packs increase in the long term, recycling and reuse will help validate the tag, ?green car?.
Continue readingChina BAK Signs Lithium-ion High-Power Battery Supply Contract with Xidesheng Bicycle
As per the supply contract, in calendar year 2011, China BAK will supply 20000 units of lithium-ion high-power batteries, which will be used to power Xidesheng Bicycle’s lithium-ion electric bicycles.
Continue readingOn-roof solar power photovoltaic system installed in Kenya
The 515 kWp solar energy system on the roof of the UNEP headquarters here was connected to the grid earlier this week during the UN Global Ministerial Environment Forum.
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