Nepal is set to finalise a draft national wind policy in the coming months, to harness wind energy’s potential as a solution to its current energy crisis.
Continue readingWind energy key to meeting Turkey?s rising power demand
Turkey must exploit its huge wind energy resources if it wants to meet its increasing power demand while becoming less dependent on energy imports, delegates heard today at a workshop on integrating wind power in Ankara.
Continue readingGamesa reinforces its presence in Asia by starting up its first production center in India
With an initial wind energy production capacity of 200 MW per year. Gamesa operates in China too with a production capacity of 1,000 MW per year.
Continue readingSe presenta la Mercedes-Benz Vito, una furgoneta con propulsión eléctrica
Con motivo de la celebración del Consejo informal de Competitividad de Ministros de la UE Competitividad los día 7 a 9 de febrero en San Sebastian, Mercedes-Benz presentó su prototipo de furgoneta eléctrica.
Continue readingEnel pone en marcha un parque eólico de 60 MW en Italia
Enel Green Power ha puesto en funcionamiento 60 megavatios (MW) nuevos en el parque eólico de Sa Turrina Manna (Cerdeña), con lo que eleva su instalación a 84 MW.
Continue reading2010 Outlook for Renewable Energy
Top executives in the renewable energy sector gathered to applaud 2009?s strong renewable energy development but emphasized the need for Congress to swiftly enact key policies to continue accelerated growth.
Continue readingEBRD to invest EUR125million in eastern European wind power
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced plans to finance projects in several emerging wind energy markets in eastern Europe.
Continue readingUGE’s products, the first vertical axis wind turbines certified by a third party
Urban Green Energy (UGE), the New York City-based manufacturer of wind turbines and related products, has received what almost no other small wind turbine manufacturer has.
Continue readingViryd Technologies Adds $5 Million to Commercialize Wind Turbine Technology
Viryd Technologies Inc. (Viryd) announced the company has received an investment of $5M from both existing and new investors, including a significant investment from Ningbo Shentong Auto Decorations Ltd.
Continue readingCleanfield Energy Collaboration Improves Wind Turbine Performance
Cleanfield has made design improvements to various components of its initial VAWT and increased its power generation performance by approximately 50%.
Continue readingEnergy Composites Corporation to Benefit from New Wisconsin Law
Energy Composites Corporation to Benefit from New Wisconsin Law Providing Access to Tax-Advantaged Financing for Construction of New Wind Blade Facility.
Continue readingElement Power Acquires 1.4GW of U.S. Wind Energy Assets from EcoEnergy
Element Power announced that the company has recently acquired a 1.4 GW portfolio of wind power development assets from EcoEnergy, for an undisclosed price.
Continue readingWind power needs a better electricity grid
Europe?s electricity grid was last upgraded in the 1970s and so, today, it is ageing and creaking as well as being unable to cope with the shift to modern, green, renewable energies.
Continue readingGamesa refuerza su presencia en Asia con su primer centro productivo en India
Gamesa cuenta ya con presencia en China, con una capacidad productiva de 1.000 MW anuales. La capacidad productiva inicial del centro, que fabricará aerogeneradores G58/850 Kw, es de 200 MW anuales.
Continue readingSpain Power Grid Can Feed 10 Million Electric Vehicles
Spain’s electricity system can supply power to 10 million electric cars if charging were to be made at night when general demand is low, said Ignacio Galan, chairman of electricity company Iberdrola SA (IBE.MC).
Continue readingNew battery technology
Scientists develop new composite material that could revolutionize car design and manufacturing. Parts of a car’s could one day double up as its battery, according to the scientists behind a ?3.4 million project.
Continue readingFord Transit Connect Electric Commercial Van
Ford Transit Connect Electric, a pure electric-powered version of the award-winning Transit Connect small van, goes into production in late 2010.
Continue readingSmith Electric Trucks Approved for Sale to US Government
Smiths Electric Vehicles, producers of one of the world?s best-selling electric trucks, are now targeting the billion-dollar buying power of the US Government.
Continue readingAzure Dynamics Force Drive(TM) Technology Powers New Ford Transit Connect Electric Vehicles
Azure Dynamics is providing its patented Force Drive(TM) battery electric powertrain to replace the gasoline engine in the popular Transit Connect.
Continue readingGamesa to develop two wind farms in Tamil Nadu (India)
The euro 3.6 billion turnover Spanish wind power group Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica is setting up two wind farms in Tamil Nadu with a total capacity of 135 MW.
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