President Barack Obama visited the home of tubular thin-film photovoltaics: CIGS manufacturer Solyndra?s production fab and the construction site where the company?s Fab 2 is being built on Kato Road in Fremont, CA.
Continue readingReVolt Technology is eyeing additional federal stimulus grants By Erik Siemers
The Swiss company, a developer of rechargeable zinc-air battery technology, on April 29 secured $5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop its technology for use in electric vehicles.
Continue readingFederal Legislation to Electrify U.S. Transportation Network
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) issued this statement of support following the introduction of the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010.
Continue readingThe evolution of the Photovoltaic market in 2010
The market keeps growing, while prices follow a downward trend. Nevertheless, profit margins will decrease, emphasizing industrial competition, according to the last report by Pike Research.
Continue readingMcClatchy Uses Fuzzy Math on Wind Power and Land By Tom Gray (AWEA)
An article carried by the McClatchy news service today contains an unfortunate error of fact, overstating land requirements for wind energy by more than five times.
Continue reading1,000 wind turbine landmark reached By Zoë Casey
EWEA?s campaign to support the development of wind energy across Europe reached a new high this week: over 1,000 wind turbines have now been adopted by citizens across Europe.
Continue readingThe TWENTIES wind energy project was launched by the EU
This demonstration project, the largest one ever developed at the EU level, aims at a secure large-scale integration of wind power into the European electricity grid.
Continue readingNREL Analysis Shows Promise for New Remote Sensing Technology in Wind Power
NREL confirms that measurements taken by Second Wind’s Triton wind profiler system of wind speed and direction correlated well to meteorological (met) tower-based measurements.
Continue readingShear Wind Announces Agreements for Wind Turbines of Enercon Nova Scotia (Canada)
Shear Wind Inc. (“Shear Wind”) (TSX VENTURE:SWX), announced that it has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction agreement (“EPC Agreement”) with ENERCON Canada Inc. (“ENERCON”).
Continue readingPainesville (Ohio) Announces First-of-Its-Kind Municipal-Scale Wind Power Project
The City of Painesville, Ohio, has decided to move forward with a groundbreaking municipal-scale wind energy project, according to NexGen Energy Partners, LLC.
Continue readingMichelin and PSA Peugeot Citroën are putting the motor vehicles of the future on the road
For the first time the Peugeot BB1, a small city electric car driven by Michelin?s revolutionary motorised wheel technology, will be tested in real-life driving conditions.
Continue readingGreen light for electric motoring in Ireland
Irish Government, ESB and Mitsubishi Motors, MC Automobile (Europe) and MMC Commercials sign a Memorandum of Understanding to further promote electric vehicles.
Continue readingMitsubishi loan electric car i-MiEVs to the state of California
The move comes as the Governor’s office and the Department of General Services both expressed interest in the inclusion of electric vehicles (EV), such as the i-MiEV, into the State’s support vehicle fleet.
Continue readingEuropean Secondary Lithium Battery Market
Li-ion batteries have a high energy density of 120-160 Wh/kg, compared to 30-80 Wh/kg for Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries. Moreover, Li-ion batteries do not suffer from memory effect.
Continue readingREpower successful in challenging environment
German wind turbines REpower, which is controlled by India’s Suzlon Energy, reported a 11.54 per cent growth in net income to 57.93 million euros.
Continue readingWind power Gamesa approves new shareholder remuneration system
Calvet described wind energy as the most efficient renewable energy and noted the positive outlook for the sector in the medium and long term.
Continue readingStronger EU leadership needed on move to 30% CO2 cut
Disappointment in some quarters, relief in others ? yesterday?s publication by the European Commission on moving beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions was met by a mixed bag of reactions.
Continue readingCaribbean renewables need shoring-up By Chris Rose
The cluster of nations in the Caribbean region has big visions when it comes to wind power and other renewable energies, but they need support from nations that have already forged ahead in the sector.
Continue readingTEP Signs Agreements for 160 MW of Renewable Power
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has agreed to purchase the output of 10 new solar power systems, a landfill gas generation project and a new wind farm that together would generate nearly 160 megawatts.
Continue readingRisø To Take Part In EU project Aimed At Increasing The Use Of Wind Energy
The EU is now launching the TWENTIES Project. The project is to advance the development and implementation of new technologies that will make it possible to increase the use of wind power in Europe significantly.
Continue reading