Koch Industries, the privately held, Wichita, KS-based oil & gas giant, was ?honored? last week by the renewable energy advocacy group Repower America with its ?Snake Oil Award.?
Continue readingEndesa is selected to develop fast charging points for electric vehicles in Spain
Through the QUICK project, Endesa will develop the infrastructure needed to fast charge the first electric vehicles in Spain (this complements the slow charge facilities at homes, workplaces and leisure areas).
Continue readingBASF is building production facility for battery materials
In Elyria in the US State of Ohio, BASF has commenced construction of a $50+ million production facility for innovative cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries used to power hybrid and full-electric vehicles.
Continue readingAREVA’s Linear Fresnel Solar Power Plant
When completed in 2008, the 5-MW Kimberlina concentrating solar power (CSP) plant became the first large-scale solar thermal project to come online in California in 20 years.
Continue readingChinese Firm Enters U.S. Market to Build Solar Power Plants
The jv signals Chinese intentions to enter the U.S./EU solar market ? an intention strengthened by U.S. banker Wells Fargo committing $100 million in financing for GCL?s solar projects.
Continue readingKodiak utility diesel savings pass 1 million gallons
Kodiak?s 1.5-MW wind turbines are many times larger than any that would have been attempted or installed at a remote community in the 1980s or, indeed, as little as 10 years ago.
Continue readingDTE Energy Signs Deal With AMP Electric Vehicles to Electrify Fleet Vehicles
DTE Energy has been very active in the electrification of vehicles, and through this effort with Amp and the MPSC, is working to ensure the grid is ready for the commercialization of electric vehicles, and the demand created therein.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt Named Automobile of the Year
The Chevrolet Volt is the AUTOMOBILE Magazine 2011 Automobile of the Year. The award will be presented to Joel Ewanick, GM U.S. Marketing Vice President, on Wednesday at the Los Angeles International Auto Show.
Continue readingNew Solutions for Lithium-Ion Battery Packs
The Composites Division of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) recently introduced ProtectION?, designed to protect lithium-ion cells from hazards that can negatively affect battery performance.
Continue readingMorocco launches tender to build wind farm
The Office National d’Electricite (ONE) has called for bids for the construction of a 150 MW wind farm.
Continue readingGemma Renewable Power LLC Signs an EPC Contract for $51 million Wind Farm Project
The Bishop Hill wind farm is expected to consist of up to 134 General Electric wind turbines.
Continue readingABB invests in wind energy technology company
Stake in Pentalum Technologies provides access to light detection and ranging system for boosting wind farm efficiency and profitability.
Continue readingWindlab Expands Fleet of Second Wind Triton Sonic Wind Profilers
International wind power developer adopts Triton for wind farm site assessments worldwide after success in U.S. Midwest.
Continue readingAcciona Energy implements V-RENEW to optimize wind farms
Acciona plans to standardize and improve many of its asset performance capabilities through V-RENEW to maximize performance on up to 10 wind energy projects under development in the U.S. and Canada.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 90 MW order in Michigan, USA
Vestas has received a 90 MW wind power order for 50 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines in in Michigan, USA.
Continue readingCreates a Clear Path for Developing Wind Energy In Virginia
Wind energy causes no air pollution. In addition, developing and expanding our renewable energy industries will boost Virginia?s economy and create good jobs for our citizens.
Continue readingSolar Millennium Receives Approvals for 1,000 CSP Projects
When completed, the concentrating solar power facility will house two 250 megawatt (MW) units, and will feature up to 4.5 hours of thermal storage.
Continue readingWhich Concentrating Solar Power Technologies will Prevail?
More large solar projects have been approved by the federal government on public lands in the West. One result will be a contemporaneous test of how each concentrating solar power (CSP) technology performs.
Continue readingUse of copper in wind power and solar energy
New-energy-related industries will be the main contributor to growth in copper consumption during the next five years, according to the International Copper Association.
Continue readingVietnam to develop wind energy
Vietnam has a total potential wind power of one million MW and it is expected to develop 12,000 MW of wind farm by 2020, equivalent to 3 per cent of the country’s total output, according to Country Manager of GE.
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