Wind power will increase to make up between five and 22 percent of world power generated by 2030 and countries must do more to expand electricity grids to cope, a study by pro-wind groups showed on Tuesday.
Continue readingChina – SOEs rushing to build offshore wind energy plants with low bids
“The (low) bidding prices are unrealistic and can be very risky,” Li said at the conference for the release of the China Wind Power Outlook 2010 report on Wednesday.
Continue readingWind energy capacity to grow five-fold by 2020
“China is at a crossroads,” said Yang. “It can choose between the dirty, dangerous world of coal and fossil fuels, or the new, clean future promised by wind power. The answer is obvious.”
Continue readingKorea to Boost Wind Energy Sector
Korea has lost the head-start in the solar and wind power market to advanced economies and China, so the government devised a plan to catch up through huge investment.
Continue readingGamesa obtains new contracts in China to supply wind turbines (251 MW)
Gamesa signs deals with Guangdong and Datang and a new customer, Henan Weite Wind Power. The company will supply 73 wind turbines of its G90-2.0 MW turbine and 124 units of its G58-850 kW wind turbine in 2010.
Continue readingAmerica’s largest solar show reflects continued growth of solar energy
Solar Power International 2010, the largest business-to-business solar conference and expo in North America, opened Tuesday with over 1,100 exhibitors coming from many countries of the world.
Continue readingFluor receives contract from Elecnor to design 2 Concentrating Solar Power contracts in Spain
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced that Elecnor S.A. has awarded the company an engineering services contract for two new 50 megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in Alcazar de San Juan, Spain.
Continue readingChina likely to lead world in wind energy by year-end
China is likely to surpass the United States as the leader in cumulative wind power capacity by the end of this year, a Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) official said on Tuesday.
Continue readingWind power Vestas opens $50m Beijing R&D center
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, opened a $50-million technology research and development (R&D) center in Beijing on Tuesday, in a move to expand its portfolio in the country.
Continue readingLithium-Ion Technique for Electric Vehicles
A team of Rice University and Lockheed Martin scientists has discovered a way to use simple silicon to radically increase the capacity of lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingECOtality to Create a Pilot Network of Blink DC Fast Charging Stations
?When people think of refueling their cars, they think of gas stations, and we?re excited to work with BP to demonstrate a new way of fueling cars to the American driver.?
Continue readingCar Charging Group to Demonstrate Level II Electric Vehicle Charging Station
The Company provides convenient, safe and affordable charging stations away from home in customer-friendly public locations, including municipalities, shopping malls and parking garages.
Continue readingU.S. Imported 346 Million Barrels of Oil in September, Spending $26 Billion
T. Boone Pickens to Address Continued Dependence on Foreign Oil During Keynote Speech at Governor?s Conference on Energy.
Continue readingGeneral Motors Selects Envision Solar?s EnvisionTrak? Solar Trees®, CleanCharge? Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Envision Solar is a leading solar planner, architect and inventor designing and deploying clean energy systems globally.
Continue readingReVolt Technology named a 2010 Global Cleantech 100 Company
ReVolt Technology received the award on the basis of its zinc-air, rechargeable battery technology, which provides a high energy solution for consumer and industrial market applications.
Continue readingBoston-Power Named to 2010 Cleantech Group Global Cleantech 100
Lithium-ion Battery Innovator Included For Second Straight Year Among Prestigious List of World?s Most Promising Clean Technology Companies.
Continue readingValence Technology Announces Preliminary Results
Valence enables and powers some of the world’s most innovative and environmentally friendly applications, ranging from commercial electric vehicles to industrial and marine equipment.
Continue readingMichigan Readies as the U.S. Prepares for Electric Vehicles
General Motors and its partners are teaming up to help give Chevrolet Volt buyers more options for charging their electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingMassachusetts wind energy manufacturer to make foundations for Cape Wind farm project
Proposed new facility built by Mass Tank and leading European firm will employ hundreds, supply offshore wind energy industry emerging on the Atlantic Coast.
Continue readingStatement of Cape Wind President Jim Gordon on Mass Tank and EEW Plans to Build New Wind Energy Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts
Jim Gordon, President of Cape Wind, today made the following statement regarding Mass Tank and EEW Plans to Build New Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts: ‘Cape Wind is thrilled with the news that Mass Tank and EEW are going to open a new manufacturing facility in Massachusetts to make Cape Wind’s steel monopile foundations and transition … Continue reading Statement of Cape Wind President Jim Gordon on Mass Tank and EEW Plans to Build New Wind Energy Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts
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