Operating capacity rose 16.5% to 11,215 MW and production by 21.5% to 12,858 million kWh, consolidating the Company?s global leadership.
Continue readingNextEra Energy Resources Signs PPA with Google Energy to Supply Wind Power
NextEra Energy Resources announced that it has entered into a power purchase agreement with Google Energy, LLC. Google Energy will purchase 114 megawatts of wind energy from Story II wind farm.
Continue readingGKN Develops Electric-Drive Axles for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
GKN Driveline has designed a new range of electric-drive axles ideal for use in both pure electric vehicles and for converting conventional vehicles into hybrids.
Continue readingV2G: Vehicle to Grid Will Change the Whole Energy Picture By RP Siegel
The big issue with solar or wind energy, our brightest hopes for a clean energy future, is the fact that they come when they want to, which isn?t always when we need them.
Continue readingVolkswagen Presents Worldwide Research Alliance on Electric Mobility
“In the future, the heart of Volkswagen will also beat with electricity, and our engineers in America, Europe and Asia are laying the foundations for that in the research alliance,” Winterkorn said.
Continue readingHonda announces plug-in hybrid & electric car plans for 2012
Honda will introduce new advanced environmental technology vehicles, including a battery-electric vehicles and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle, to the U.S. market in 2012.
Continue readingMitsubishi Motors to Introduce electric car i-MiEV to U.S. Consumers in 2011
Local Mitsubishi Dealer Expects Electric Vehicles to Win Over Greater Boston.
Continue readingADA Technologies Awarded $70K Contract for Lithium-Ion Battery Research
ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $70,000 contract from the U.S. Army to conduct research to further the development of advanced Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for military applications.
Continue readingAzerbaijan prepares wind power cadastre
The annual wind speed in Azerbaijan exceeds 5 m/sec at height of 15 m. At that, the Azerbaijani territory is about 5,500 sq km.
Continue readingWind energy in China: Anhui First Wind Farm
Anhui’s first wind farm will be built in Lai’an County, with a planning capacity of 247.5 megawatts.
Continue readingWind power in Russia
While the country?s energy system remains underdeveloped ? and not just from renewable sources ? the vast landmass provides plenty of opportunities to harness wind power.
Continue readingOffshore wind power heads for record year
118 new offshore wind turbines were fully connected to the grid in the first half of 2010 according to new statistics released today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
Continue reading65.4% of wind power Gamesa?s shareholders choose free shares
The wind turbines company has issued 2,409,913 new shares which, given their nominal value of ?0.17/share, constitute an equity increase of ?409,685.21.
Continue readingMálaga, Seville and Barcelona now have 5,000 Endesa smart meters connected to the grid
A month ago, Endesa was the first company to hook up smart metres to the power grid in Spain in Málaga through the ?Smartcity? initiative, a project to create an energy efficient city spearheaded by Endesa.
Continue readingSolarbuzz Raises Global Photovoltaic 2010 Market Forecast to 15.2 GW
Global photovoltaic demand continues to soar in 2010 and is currently projected to double over the rate of installations last year.
Continue readingObama Gets First Seat Time in Chevrolet Volt
President Barack Obama got his first exposure and seat time Thursday in the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles.
Continue readingMassachusetts House of Reps Passes Wind Power Siting Reform Act
On an appropriately wet and windy afternoon yesterday in Boston, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed the Wind Energy Siting Reform Act with a vote of 101-52.
Continue readingU.S. Announces Energy Program for Pakistan
The U.S. will conduct a feasibility study to determine the technical, economic, and financial viability of a 50 MW wind energy pilot project on behalf of Engro Power.
Continue readingWind power Gamesa takes part in Europe?s Healthy Workplaces campaign 2010-2011
Coordinated by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), the campaign supports a wide range of activities at the national and European levels to promote safe maintenance in the workplace.
Continue readingQuantum Awarded Pre-Production Contract by Fisker Automotive for Vehicle-Integrated Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide announced that it has received a contract for engineering and implementing production tooling for the Fisker Karma solar photovoltaic roof module.
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