Projected growth in wind energy means 12,500 new jobs and $12.5 Billion in new investment by 2018.
Continue readingHCC Wind Technology Instructor to Chair American Wind Energy Association Work Group
He has been involved in the wind turbines industry for the past 7 years, with experience as a technician and development manager for several wind farm sites in northwest Illinois.
Continue readingNASA’s lithium ion batteries know-how powers electric vehicles
Electric cars have been around since the 19th century, so they’re not exactly space-age technology. But the recent surge in electric vehicles springs, at least in part, from NASA know-how.
Continue readingElectric Vehicle Rollouts Challenged by Cost of Charging Infrastructure and Grid Management
The large scale roll out of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with lithium ion batteries will be hindered unless investors stimulate demand and lower the cost of public charging infrastructure.
Continue readingTop Ten Clean Technology Trends in 2011
Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries are losing market share to Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in the electric vehicles segment.
Continue readingTessera Solar Sells 2nd Concentrating Solar Power Project on Federal Lands
Tessera Solar, the developer of a promising concentrated solar energy (CSP) technology, sold off the second of its two major projects approved for federal lands in the US southwest.
Continue readingNanoCSP? (Concentrated Solar Energy) Portable Solar Power Plant
NANOGEN?s NanoCSP? (Concentrating Solar Power) system utilizes a patented parabolic trough system linked to an Organic Rankine Cycle Engine powered generator.
Continue readingSecond Wind More Than Doubles Its Presence in Australian and New Zealand Wind Energy Markets
Tritons are being used throughout the wind power industry, alone or in conjunction with met towers, to streamline the wind farm development process and to improve wind turbines operations.
Continue readingSKF Lubrication System for Wind Energy Applications
They have been developed to deliver a high level of operational reliability that protects the assets of those investing in wind power, particularly as increasing numbers of wind turbines.
Continue readingNew Transmission Lines Solving Wind Energy Industry’s Biggest Problem
The U.S. Wind Power industry appears to be poised for new period of growth. In the boom years of the early 2000s thousands of new wind turbines were installed.
Continue readingGestamp Renewables and RES Americas Announce Completion of Flat Water Wind Energy Plant
Flat Water Wind Power Project is a 60 megawatt (MW) wind farm consisting of 40 1.5 MW GE wind turbines.
Continue readingIran builds first hybrid solar thermal plant
The solar energy plant will become operational at the oil facilities of Kharg Island next week.
Continue readingAbu Dhabi?s Masdar plans to build a second 100 MW concentrated solar energy plant
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co, known as Masdar, plans to complete construction of its second 100- megawatt concentrating solar power plant in the third quarter of 2013.
Continue readingGamesa powers up Chinese wind energy projects
Gamesa, a global leader in wind turbines and wind farm development, said that it has signed contracts with China Guangdong Nuclear Wind Power Group and China Huadian New Energy Development Co.
Continue readingScotland – The answer is blowing in the wind
With more than 7,000 new wind turbines expected to be constructed off the UK coast over the next decade, the potential in offshore wind energy provides our indigenous Scottish with a real opportunity.
Continue readingHuntington Bank Harnesses Wind Energy at West Michigan Office
The 1 kW wind turbine is anticipated to produce at least 2,000 kWH of electricity annually for the local power grid. Huntington selected Muskegon for its wind power pilot because of plentiful local wind resources.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas India appoints executive Chairman
Vestas has been present for over a decade and has an installed wind farm capacity of over 2400 MW.Vestas is the leading producer of high technological wind power solutions and has installed over 43,000 wind turbines.
Continue readingBill Gallo named Areva Solar CEO
Current CEO Robert Fishman, who took the company from startup to a specialist in concentrating solar power, is expected to continue in his role through the transition, though his reason for departure was not disclosed.
Continue readingLondon builds source of power for electric cars
The installation of 1,300 new charging points to encourage more drivers to use electric vehicles in the capital has begun. Mayor’s drive to make London the electric car capital of Europe.
Continue readingSaft Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Selected for Solar Energy Storage Project in California
Saft batteries are used in high performance applications, such as industrial infrastructure and processes, electric vehicles, space and defense.
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