The Governor of Baja California, Francisco Vega de la Madrid, along with Dr. Luis Videgaray, the Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, and Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, the Mexican Secretary of Energy, presided over the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the first U.S.-Mexico cross-border wind farm, which cost approximately US$300 million to build and is supplying energy … Continue reading First U.S.-Mexico cross-border wind farm inaugurated in Tecate, Baja California
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Wind energy in Mexico: Wind farm in Baja California with Vestas wind turbines
InterGen and IEnova have started commercial operations at the 155MW Energía Sierra Juárez wind power project in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. The $300m project is the first cross-border wind generation plant between Mexico and the U.S. It features 47 Vestas 3.3MW turbines that are located along Baja California´s Sierra de Juarez mountain range. San … Continue reading Wind energy in Mexico: Wind farm in Baja California with Vestas wind turbines
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Wind farm in Baja California
Sempra subsidiary Infraestructura Energética Nova has closed a $270m long-term finance deal to build the first phase of the 155MW Energía Sierra Juárez wind farm in Mexico. The package includes credit notes to capitalise both the wind farm in Baja California and transmission infrastructure to run the power north into the United States. The … Continue reading Wind farm in Baja California
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InterGen to buy 50 percent of 155 MW IEnova wind power project
InterGen announces agreement with IEnova for the purchase of 50 percent of the first phase of the Energia Sierra Juarez wind power project InterGen has entered into an agreement with Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), to purchase a 50 percent interest in its first phase of the Energía Sierra Juarez wind power project. … Continue reading InterGen to buy 50 percent of 155 MW IEnova wind power project
Continue readingElectric Vehicles: Perfect Wind Energy Outlet?
A problem with wind power is that it tends to come haphazardly and at night, making it difficult to integrate into the grid. But wait: Isn’t that when the electric cars of the future will be sitting in garages.
Continue readingToyota RAV4 Electric Vehicles to be Built at Toyota Ontario Plant
Tesla and Toyota announced last year that the pair would team up to build an electric car with lithium ion batteries of the RAV4 SUV.
Continue readingDECC gives money off green heaters
Householders across the country could get up to £1250 of government funding to help towards the cost of installing renewable heating systems such as biomass boilers, air and heat pumps and solar thermal panels.
Continue readingArmenia to build new geothermal energt plants
Armenia has great geothermal potential, allowing it to produce about 30 MW. Geothermal power is constant, unlike solar energy and wind power.
Continue readingChina’s Largest Wind Farm Developer Marches into Canadian Market
China Longyuan Power Group Co., Ltd., China’ s largest wind energy developer, signed a share purchase agreement with a Canadian power company, marking the company’s first foray into the global wind power market.
Continue readingSolar energy in Bahrain
The Germans had done a pilot study on the use of solar power, wind energy and hydrogen fuel cell technology at a specially set up Energy House at the Shaikha Sabeeka Park.
Continue readingEnergy storage, wind power and solar energy
The AESUS will allow solar power and wind energy producers to store energy during peak production and release it during peak consumption.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles for Fleet Markets
Passenger electric cars with lithium ion batteries are expected to be the leading segment in the PEV fleet market over the next five years, with over 80% of total sales in 2015.
Continue readingNonprofits form new coalition to support offshore wind energy
A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have agreed to form a new umbrella group, Citizen Partnerships for Offshore Wind (CPOW), to promote offshore wind power.
Continue readingGlobal warming won’t harm wind power production
The production of wind energy in the U.S. over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by upward changes in global temperature. The areas where wind density is predicted to decrease are off limits for wind farm.
Continue readingLet No Man Say It Cannot Be Done
We need an economy for the twenty-first century, one that is in sync with the earth and its natural support systems, not one that is destroying them.
Continue readingBrazil Wind Energy Market Outlook 2016 – Wind Farm Installed Capacity
The cumulative wind power installed capacity in Brazil surpassed 931 MW by the end of 2010 as compared to around 341 MW in 2008.
Continue readingFinavera Wind Energy, GE Energy Financial Services Progress toward Proposed Investment in British Columbia Wind Farm
The two companies would jointly arrange debt financing and retain a third-party engineering firm to oversee construction of the wind turbines project.
Continue readingFrance Goes Big for Offshore Wind Power
According to the European Wind Energy Association, France is currently ranked as Europe’s fourth largest wind turbines market, after Germany, Spain and Italy.
Continue readingRenault Nissan Alliance & The Mobility House Partner for Electric Vehicles
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is developing a partnership with The Mobility House (TMH) to promote electric cars with lithium ion batteries in Austria and Switzerland.
Continue readingMaking batteries last longer in electric vehicles
The Sahz-UNMC Pilot Plant produces ?supercapacitors? which are electrochemical storage devices with high power density. They are used to improve the lifetime of the lithium ion batteries in electric vehicles.
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