Leyden Energy is a manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries for the consumer electronics, energy storage and electric vehicles.
Continue readingObama Promotes Renewable Energy
ElectraTherm’s technology can convert sources of low-temperature heat from applications including reciprocating engine jacket water, biomass, concentrated solar energy, etc. into power.
Continue readingWisconsin says ‘Yes!’ to wind power
Wisconsin overwhelmingly endorsed wind energy, despite recent action by the state’s legislature that has caused the developers of two wind farm plants to shelve their wind turbines projects in recent weeks.
Continue readingWind energy Goldwind wins two wind turbines U.S. deals
Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Company, a leading Chinese wind power maker, has won two new wind farm orders in the United States.
Continue readingWind power could meet islands’ energy needs
Ireland’s islands could all be meeting their energy needs from 100 per cent renewable sources such as wind energy if they followed the example of an island in Denmark.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil – 75 wind turbines awarded to Vestas
The wind power order comprises 75 units of the 2 MW platform wind turbines for the following wind farm projects: Ventos de Sao Miguelm, Renascença I, Renascença II, Renascença III and Renascença IV located at Rio Grande.
Continue readingChina Unveils Geothermal Energy Plan
Geothermal power is expected to provide 1.7 percent of China’s total energy in 2015, as the country speeds up its exploration of renewable energy sources.
Continue readingMitsubishi to launch electric vehicles in Hawaii
Mitsubishi will debut a new electric car with lithium ion batteries in Hawaii. Hawaii was one of four states chosen by Mitsubishi for the North American launch of its new electric car in November.
Continue readingPanasonic to build lithium-ion battery factory in China
While the consumer electronics maker currently produces 80 to 90 percent of its lithium-ion batteries in Japan, it aims to boost the production ratio in China to 50 percent.
Continue readingCyclone Power Technologies Files Annual Report
Cyclone Power Technologies, the developer of the award-winning Cyclone Engine ? an all-fuel, clean-tech engine with the power and versatility to run everything from solar thermal generators to modern transportation.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Nissan LEAF wins 2011 World Car Of The Year
At the New York International Auto Show, the 100-percent electric car, zero-emission Nissan LEAF was named 2011 World Car of the Year, edging out the BMW 5-Series and the Audi A8 for the top spot.
Continue readingSCHOTT Solar brings solar power into the classroom
School students research solar energy. Raising young people’s interest in the technologies of the future. SCHOTT Solar supporting schools with experimental suitcases.
Continue readingProject Utilizes Offshore Wind Energy To Oxygenate Baltic Sea
A professor at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg is planning a trial involving oxygenation with wind turbines.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Chevrolet Volt Named 2011 World Green Car
The 16-kWh lithium-ion battery powered electric cars Chevrolet VOLT that has been in sale in the U.S.
Continue readingWind power is by far one of the cleanest forms of energy
“The fact that wind farm is adding 35 percent of all electric capacity since 2007 is something to celebrate this Earth Day,” said Denise Bode, American Wind Energy Association CEO.”
Continue readingWind energy works for Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
The 22 wind turbines together will produce about 2.2 megawatts. Fifty-five percent of the cost of the wind power project is being paid for through grants the tribes received by the U.S. DOE.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance & E-Laad partner for Electric Vehicles in the Netherlands
The Renault-Nissan Alliance signed a MoU with the E-laad.nl Foundation, a consortium of Dutch grid operators, to jointly promote the spread of electric cars with lithium ion batteries in the Netherlands.
Continue readingSmart grid needed for electric vehicles
The innovation of the electric car with lithium ion batteries would help to vehicle-to-grid or V2G and optimize the use of electricity from renewable sources, including solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingSolaria’s New Solar Power Factory
California has been instrumental in implementing incentives that help foster the growth of solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy and other green technologies.
Continue readingFirst Polymer Solar-Thermal Device
A new polymer-based solar-thermal device is the first to generate power from both heat and visible sunlight – an advance that could shave the cost of heating a home by as much as 40 percent.
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