Secretary Chu recently announced the ?SunShot? initiative to reduce the cost of solar energy by about 75 percent before the end of the decade ? making it cost competitive with other forms of electricity.
Continue readingNissan begins construction of Portuguese battery plant
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has begun construction of a state-of-the-art, advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Cacia, Portugal to support the rollout of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance in Europe.
Continue readingWinwind and Cursor to build 120 MW wind power plants in Finland
Cursor Oy and Winwind Ltd. have signed a cooperation agreement on wind energy cluster development in the Kotka-Hamina region in Finland.
Continue readingGE inks deal with Wind Tower Systems
These new technologies enables the wind turbines to produce more wind energy.
Continue readingUSDA Grants $204 Million Loan for 100 Wind Turbines Wind Farm in South Dakota
The U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Basin Electric Power Cooperative will receive a $204 million loan to build a wind farm in South Dakota.
Continue readingUkraine -New Wind Energy Plant to Start Operating This Month
Wind energy would be sufficient for providing 20 percent of electricity used by Ukrainians. The new wind farm has 23 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 44 MW order in England
Wind power Vestas has received an order from E.ON UK for delivery of 22 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm.
Continue readingMichigan Gov. Snyder Applauds Production of First Blink Electric Vehicle Home Charging Stations
Throughout each step of The EV Project, we?ve seen unprecedented consumer demand for electric vehicles, and partners like Roush have played a key role.
Continue readingPortugal: Nissan starts construction on lithium ion batteries plant for electric vehicles
By 2015, the Renault Nissan Alliance expects to have production capacity for 500,000 electric cars and lithium ion batteries a year.
Continue readingPutting the spark into electric vehicles
It’s just a concept, but the Nissan ESFLOW electric car with lithium ion batteries proves it’s possible to remain environmentally sympathetic without having to give up the joy of driving.
Continue readingSolarReserve Gets Approval for Crossroads Solar Thermal Project
The Crossroads concentrated solar energy will be situated over a privately owned land, currently under regular cultivation and located west of the Town of Gila Bend in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Continue reading3M Installs Electric Vehicles Charging Station
The installation of electric car charging stations at 3M Center represents the latest initiative geared to enhance infrastructure with sustainability in mind.
Continue readingTesla?s first showroom in Washington, D.C.
Putting more electric vehicles on the road and developing commercial spaceflight are urgent, national, bipartisan priorities. Tesla and SpaceX are giving life to these two American growth industries.
Continue readingElectric vehicles BMW ActiveE
Just like the MINI E, the BMW ActiveE is a conversion car, an electric car based on the body shell of a vehicle with a combustion engine.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas again named a winner of prestigious prize in e-learning
Vestas, a global leader in wind energy, and Danish companies Effective-Learning and Empatii partnered to create more than a dozen mini-modules that aim to educate the world about wind turbines and wind power.
Continue readingHumber Gateway 230 MW offshore wind energy plant go-ahead
The 230 MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm off Yorkshire, UK, has been given planning approval by the DECC. The wind power plant will consist of up to 77 offshore wind turbines.
Continue readingAbengoa, BHEL to Build Concentrating Solar Power Facilities in India
Abengoa, a Spanish firm, and an Indian public sector firm, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), have signed a partnership deed to construct concentrated solar energy (CSP) facilities in India.
Continue readingHouse Budget Proposal Cuts Environmental Protections and Renewable Energy Investments
The proposed budget also includes major cuts in research on offshore wind energy, concentrating solar power and energy efficiency technologies.
Continue readingArise Windpower AB: Partnership Agreement ? Construction of the Jädraås Wind Farm, 200 MW
Arise Windpower is one of Sweden?s leading companies in onshore wind energy. Arise Windpower has also concluded an agreement in principle with Vestas for delivery of wind turbines for the wind farm.
Continue readingAGI, Remcom, Raytheon to Build Wind Turbines Radar Modeling Device
The huge blades of the wind farm turbines move with rapid speeds and return the Doppler-shifted radar signals that imitate an aircraft or a still tornado.
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