The renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) industries generated more than 9 million jobs, more than $1 trillion in revenue, and nearly $160 billion in federal, state, and local tax revenue in 2007.
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China number two economy in world, number one wind power market
China is the largest wind energy market in 2009, more than doubling its capacity from 12.2 GW in 2008 to 25.8 GW, adding a staggering 13.8 GW of capacity.
Continue readingVisit by Angela Merkel to Nordex in Rostock for talks on energy
During a visit to Nordex?s rotor blade production plant in Rostock, she will be conducting talks with representatives of companies active in the wind energy industry.
Continue readingWind power in Tanzania
Wind energy development in Tanzania started about 3 decades ago when some windmills were installed at several locations in the country to pump water for human and animal consumption and in a few cases for irrigation.
Continue readingRenewable Industry Welcomes Deputy PM’s Green Deal
RenewableUK has welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister’s plans for a Green Deal, as an important step in maximising employment and business benefits in the renewable energy sector.
Continue readingABB inaugurates wind power factory in India
The factory will supply wind energy generators, a crucial component in wind turbines for the growing Indian and global wind farm markets.
Continue readingIrish Wind Farm Gets Green Light
A wind energy development co-operative in County Clare has received planning permission from Clare County Council to construct the largest community owned wind farm development in Ireland.
Continue readingOnslow Bay looked at for first North Carolina wind farm
Apex Wind Energy is requesting to lease 213 square miles of ocean, all more than 20 miles off the coast, to explore the area’s feasibility for a wind farm.
Continue readingWind power in Argentina: Tornquist Wind Farm (90MW)
Tornquist, in the province of Buenos Aires , having a fleet of sixty wind turbines with ninety megawatts, will cost $ 200 million.
Continue readingWind Prospect sets up in South Africa
At the moment, the continent has 770 MW of wind power capacity installed, according to the World Wind Energy Report 2009.
Continue readingIdaho Power Request for Proposals to Provide Wind Energy Closes
In May 2009, IDACORP, Inc.’s (NYSE:IDA) principal subsidiary, Idaho Power, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking to purchase approximately 150 megawatts (MW) of wind power generation by 2012.
Continue readingInto wind power — trip to Danish green island Samsoe
“My interest was to change their attitude from ‘Not In My Back Yard’ to ‘In My Back Yard’,” Hermansen recalled. “You can do that by giving people ownership.”
Continue readingWind energy in Mexico: Eoliatec to install first wind farm in Jalisco
With an investment of over $ 100 million, the company Eoliatec of Mexico will install the first wind farm to be built in Jalisco.
Continue readingWind power Vestas wins 74 MW wind turbines order in China
Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has received two wind power orders from China Guangdong Nuclear Wind Power (CGNWP) for a total of 87 wind turbines of the reliable and productive V52-850 kW wind turbine.
Continue readingSetting it Straight on Wind Energy
While the US is currently the lead nation in wind energy generation (with China predicted to surpass us shortly), Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for ?installed capacity? relative to other U.S. states.
Continue readingSauer Energy Engages M4 Engineering for Wind Turbines Testing and Development
Sauer Energy has designed a cutting-edge turbine that requires multi-disciplinary optimization and we look forward to collaborating with M4 Engineering to validate that design.
Continue readingXtreme Power Selected as Energy Storage Provider for Tres Amigas
Xtreme Power has been chosen as the storage provider for the Tres Amigas SuperStation.
Continue readingElectric vehicles THINK enters France in partership with MOBIVIA
The partnership puts THINK at the heart of several large electric vehicles fleet contract tenders in France.
Continue readingElectric vehicles alliance in China
The alliance’s short-term goal is to promote the unification of electric car-related technologies, and its medium and long-term goal is to master the core technology for electric vehicles.
Continue readingResearchers Develop Ultrahigh-Power Energy Storage Devices
A team of researchers from the U.S. and France report the development of a mirco-supercapacitor with remarkable properties. The paper was published in Nature Nanotechnology online on August 15.
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