Ford’s global electric vehicles plan is benefitting from participation in the UK Government’s “Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator” programme.
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Iowa adopts rules to encourage more small wind energy development
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has adopted rules to encourage the development of more small wind power generation systems across Iowa and help the state continue to be a leader in renewable energy.
Continue readingLack of transparency impedes Romanian wind energy development
Despite this, wind farm projects worth 3,000 MW are due to come online in the next three years, and Romania has relatively short lead times and costs in terms of administrative procedures and connection to the grids.
Continue readingAustralian health agency: Wind Turbines sound has no health effect
Another major government organization has found that there is no scientific evidence that wind turbine sound is damaging to human health.
Continue readingDeZir: Behind the beauty, an electric car
Within the framework of the creation of an audio signature for the brand’s upcoming electric vehicles, Renault has been working closely with the highly-regarded IRCAM.
Continue readingCanada Lithium Corp. project update
Canada Lithium Corp. (TSX: CLQ; U.S. OTCQX: CLQMF) announced that the major components of the definitive Feasibility Study (FS) for the re-development of the Quebec Lithium mine are now under way and on schedule.
Continue readingPoland, the largest wind power market in Central and Eastern Europe
As demand for accessible wind energy sweeps across Europe, the spotlight in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has stopped over Poland.
Continue readingOATI smart grid
OATI Rolls Out the Industry?s Most Comprehensive Solution for Management of Demand Response, Distributed Resources, and Virtual Power Plants.
Continue readingVestas has received an order for 20 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for Germany
Vestas is pleased to announce it has received an order for 20 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines from the UKA Group (UKA), for several wind energy projects in Eastern Germany. The total wind power order has a capacity of 40 MW.
Continue readingSharp Supplies Solar Photovoltaic Cells for Solar Power Plant in Thailand
Sharp Corporation has signed an agreement with NED to establish one of the world?s largest solar power generation plants with a power generation capacity of 73 MW, and to supply photovoltaic thin-film solar cell modules.
Continue readingEU research shows strong growth in renewables
Renewable energy sources accounted for 62% of new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU last year with wind power leading the way accounting for 38% of the total.
Continue readingAbengoa will build a 250 MW concentrating solar power plant in Arizona (United States)
President Obama Announces a conditional commitment offer for a $1.45 billion Federal Loan Guarantee for Abengoa Solar Inc.
Continue readingMaintaining the wind turbines
Generator service technicians take care of the key component of a wind energy converter: the generator ? the component that converts the kinetic energy of the rotor into electric energy.
Continue readingMEGAJOULE Publishes Wind Index for Portugal
APREN, the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association commissioned MEGAJOULE to generate and publish the first wind power index for continental Portugal.
Continue readingDONG Energy to build Anholt Offshore Wind Farm
The wind farm will have a capacity of 400 MW and thus it will be the largest wind farm in Denmark.
Continue readingArkansas continues assistance for landowners to quantify wind power resources
The program allows Arkansans ? particularly landowners, farmers, and rural businesses ? to measure wind energy potential up to 110 feet in height.
Continue readingSpain cuts subsidies for Wind Energy and Concentrating Solar Power
Spain has agreed with renewable energy associations to cut subsidies which have made the country leading producer of solar and wind power.
Continue readingObama announces 2 billion dollars in funding for solar power
President Barack Obama announced Saturday the awarding of nearly 2 billion U.S. dollars to two solar energy companies as an effort to boost employment and concentrating solar power in the United States.
Continue readingMass Megawatts continues technological advances for their MAT wind turbines
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MMGW) introduces the addition of a “wind prism” to be fitted for usage in all newly constructed augmenters for their MAT (Multi-Axis Turbosystem) wind turbines.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Market in India 2010
Rising fuel prices and changing mindset to boost the electric car market in India, finds Netscribes
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