Brazil wind farm capacity making a total of 786 MW. Brazil has massive wind power potential. The regulator contracted 71 wind turbines projects for a wind power capacity of 1,800 MW.
Continue readingAzure Dynamics Receives Record 600 Unit Balance(TM) Hybrid Truck Order
Purolator places record order for 600 BalanceTM Hybrid Electric vehicles to be delivered over the next three years at 200 units per year.
Continue readingBringing Solar Power Lights To Belize
GEAR said the village can sustain these solar lamps from the resulted savings of up to 75% over the cost of kerosene.
Continue readingConcentrix CPV System Connected to Jordan’s Grid
Soitec (Euronext Paris), the world’s leading supplier of advanced solutions for the electronics and energy industries, reports excellent results for the company’s concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system in Jordan.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables installs more wind energy in 2010 than any other utility
Iberdrola Renovables built 39 new wind farm facilities in 2010 with combined wind power capacity of 1,780 MW.
Continue readingRepower to supply 300 MW for Quebec wind energy plant
REpower and Saint-Laurent Énergies Consortium sign a 300 MW contract for Canadian wind power projects. Delivery of 150 REpower MM82 and MM92 wind turbines for wind farm plants.
Continue readingTrends in the Global Wind Energy Market to 2015
The US leads the global wind power market with a share of 21.9% of the cumulative wind farm capacity in 2009. The US is followed by China, which accounted for 16.3% of the total wind turbines.
Continue readingi-MiEV electric vehicles in 15 European countries
Mitsubishi began production of the electric car i-MiEVs with ithium ion batteries for Europe from October of last year. Three months after starting shipment, about 2,500 electric cars were shipped.
Continue readingMasdar plans 100 MW photovoltaic solar power plant
Masdar is already building a $600 million, 100 megawatt Concentrating Solar Power plant in Abu Dhabi with France?s TotalTotal S.A. (TOT) and Spain?s Abengoa Solar (ABG.MC).
Continue readingSterling Agro buys wind power equipment from Suzlon
Sterling Agro Industries has placed an order with Suzlon to buy wind energy equipment. Suzlon has also supplied wind turbines to Sterling Agro for its wind farm in Rajasthan
Continue readingMarine energy: 250 MW Tidal Power Plant to come up in India
Asia’s first commercial tidal power plant will be built in the Indian state of Gujarat with an initial 50 MW capacity.
Continue readingChina to accelerate offshore wind energy projects in Fujian
China in 2010 became the country with the most installed wind power capacity, supplanting the United States. China installed 16 GW of new wind farm capacity in 2010. The wind turbines installed save 90 million t. CO2.
Continue readingAbu Dhabi underscores climate agenda
Masdar aims to sustainable technologies, such as photovoltaic cells and concentrating solar power. It targets carbon reduction and management and development of other renewable energy sources such wind power.
Continue readingRenault Fires 2 Men Accused of Selling Secrets About Electric Vehicles
The two men ? Michel Balthazard, formerly a member of the Renault management committee and a top official of the company?s electric car program, and his subordinate Bertrand Rochette ? both received termination notices.
Continue reading4 GW of Blocked Wind Farm Get Key Technological Support to Move Forward
Four gigawatts of wind power capacity have been held on lock-down and unable to move through the UK’s planning system due to Ministry of Defence (MoD) radar issues.
Continue readingBMW ActiveE electric car production to roll out next week
The electric vehicles will be officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2011, but the first production electric cars will be roll out as early as next week.
Continue readingTesla Motors’ Model S to Feature NVIDIA Tegra Processors
The Tegra processor provides exceptional energy efficiency, a critically important feature for electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingMore wind energy in Jamaica
Wigton Wind Farm in south Manchester is now up and running with an additional 14 MW of wind power after spending close to US$50 million to install nine Vestas V80 wind turbines.
Continue readingEgypt continues looking to wind energy to power some of its energy needs
Egypt is getting ready to expand its wind power sector. The ministry had already raised funds for several wind farm plants. Egypt had 430 MW of installed wind turbines at the end of 2009.
Continue readingLondon to Edinburgh by electric car: it was quicker by electric car
Feeling that electric cars were getting a bad rap due to a BBC correspondent’s four-day journey from London to Edinburgh in a Mini E, a Tesla driver took to the road and made the over 400-mile trip in a day.
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