Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants rose 5.56% in 2010 over the year before, the biggest annual increase since the Environmental Protection Agency began tracking emissions in 1995.
Continue readingCCI/Ryan To Erect Alstom Wind Turbines In Minnesota
The wind energy project began in late 2010. CCI/Ryan has been selected to erect Alstom-manufactured wind turbines for the 20 MW Danielson wind farm.
Continue readingBelize to Generate Electricity from Solar Power
The Government of Belize (GOB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Belize on February 14, 2010 to generate electricity using solar energy with photovoltaic panels.
Continue readingRolls-Royce develops electric vehicles
Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce said it had developed a fully electric car with lithium ion batteries, but did not say when the environmentally-friendly model would enter production.
Continue readingIllinois ready for electric vehicles
Governor Pat Quinn has announced an initiative to boost the state?s sustainability efforts through the increased use of electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingHere Enterprises Makes Progress in Cycle Ranch Wind Farm
Here Enterprises has begun the construction of its wind energy project at Cycle Ranch close to Floresville, Texas.
Continue readingEarth could be unrecognizable by 2050, WWF warn
The earth could become “unrecognizable” by 2050, if a growing global population with higher income keeps consuming more resources, WWF warned.
Continue readingElectric vehicles with lithium ion batteries are efficient and reliable
Each competitor’s lean, mean, green machine will be designed to run strictly on renewable energy, such as solar power, wind energy, marine energy or geothermal energy.
Continue readingSouthwest Solar Technologies Commissions Commercial Solar Thermal Dish
Thrice as large as conventional dish designs, the concentrated solar energy collection area is spread over 320 square meters and is about 75 ft in diameter.
Continue readingMalaysia Keen On India’s Wind Power Technology
Malaysia is in talks with Indian wind turbines scientists and is likely to link up with the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET) for technical expertise to harness the alternative energy.
Continue readingIn 2010, wind energy competitiveness greatly increased
The cost of wind turbines on the main international wind farm markets fell below one million euro per MW, which is the lowest wind power generation cost that was ever registered.
Continue readingOntario?s commitment to wind power strengthens investor confidence
Projected growth in wind energy means 12,500 new jobs and $12.5 Billion in new investment by 2018. Wind farm plants represents a significant majority of this development.
Continue readingGL Garrad Hassan delivers wind power map of Lebanon
To support an emergent wind energy industry in the country, GL Garrad Hassan has developed a wind map of Lebanon, and therefore the potential for wind farm development.
Continue readingStanford researchers develop more efficient solar photovoltaic cells
Solar pwer could provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but the high cost of solar photovoltaic cells has been a major barrier to their widespread use.
Continue readingIsrael – Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference
The agenda includes sessions on technological innovations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, deploying smart grids, electric vehicles and expanding solar power and wind energy zoning.
Continue readingSaudi Arabia turns to solar power
Saudi Minister Ali al-Naimi had already set the highly ambitious goal of matching oil output with solar energy. Around 8mn barrels of oil equivalent per day in solar energy would make it the world?s leading solar power.
Continue readingBYD to introduce electric cars to Europe By Henry Li
BYD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Daimler to Establish a ýTechnology Partnership for Electric Vehicles with lithium ion batteries in China.
Continue readingPakistan – Sindh to provide land for 150MW wind energy plant in Thatta
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Saturday pledged that the required land would be provided for the 150-megawatt wind power plant in Thatta district within the next 10 days.
Continue readingWind power arrives in Kosovo
The wind farm project been presented as part of the plans for alternative sources of energy, respectively, of wind turbines which make the generation of wind energy possible.
Continue readingWind energy close to 195,000 MW at the end of 2010
With investments exceeding ?47 billion and especially thanks to Asian markets, 2010 wind power installed capacity increased by 22.5% over 2009. Western wind farm markets? growth rate has instead slowed down.
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