Tesla and Toyota announced a partnership in May to develop electric vehicles using technology from the California-based start-up.
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Renewable 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 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 readingU.S.: an Enormous Amount of Wind Power Capacity Is Under Consideration
At the end of 2009, even after reforms by a number of ISOs, RTOs, and utilities to reduce the number of wind projects in their queues, there were roughly 300 GW of wind power capacity within the interconnection queues.
Continue readingDuPont Launches Energain? Separators for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries
Nanofiber-based Separators will Help Generate More Power and Longer Battery Life for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingFossil Fuel Disasters Common in America
A Decade of Tragic Incidents Points to Need for Strong Reforms in Wake of BP Spill.
Continue readingSri Lanka has a potential of about 20,000 MW of wind energy
Ranawaka said a US survey showed the island has a potential of about 20,000MW of wind power. “Now our capacity is 2,500MW. If we can harness 4-5,000MW of wind power we can simply double our capacity.”
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles 2010 Half-year Results
During the first six months of 2010, EDF Energies Nouvelles¡¦ wind energy capacity increased by 156.1 MW gross (112.5 MW net).
Continue readingEWEA?s 2010 event sets industry standard in sustainability performance and reporting
Sustainable events are a natural extension of EWEA?s core business of working to promote the development of a zero-carbon source of energy, the wind power.
Continue readingThe Dobrogea wind power plant starts operations in Romania
In 2012, when fully operational, the wind farm will consist of 240 wind turbines, for a total wind energy capacity of 600 MW, the largest wind farm in continental Europe
Continue readingTesla Opens Showroom in Copenhagen
Shares in the electric car maker with lithium ion batteries are set to begin trading Tuesday on NASDAQ, opening at $17 per share
Continue readingNissan joins Renault-RWE zero-emission mobility partnership
Nissan International SA has joined Renault SA’s partnership with German electric utility RWE Efficiency GmbH to promote electric vehicles in Germany.
Continue readingThe Future of Electric Vehicles: Technology, Infrastructure Developments and the Future Outlook
In the US, it has been estimated by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that if 73% of the country’s cars and light vehicles turned electric, it could cut oil demand by half of the country’s current imports.
Continue readingREpower Offshore wind turbines at Thornton Bank and alpha ventus achieve first class operational results
The systems installed at the Thornton Bank wind farm achieve outstanding levels of power output and technical availability. REpower wind turbines at the alpha ventus reach positive performance levels as well.
Continue readingProduction launch at new ENERCON foundry
Lower Saxony?s Prime Minister, Christian Wulff, and ENERCON founder, Aloys Wobben, inaugurated the new GZO ? Gusszentrum Ostfriesland foundry in Georgsheil near Aurich.
Continue readingVestas introduces the V112-3.0 MW wind turbines to the Chinese offshore wind power market
Vestas China is proud to once again co-sponsor Offshore Wind China 2010 in Shanghai and to participate in China?s development of offshore wind energy.
Continue readingWind power in Puerto Rico: 75 MW at the Pattern Santa Isabel Wind Farm
Pattern Energy Signs Power Purchase and Operating Agreement with PREPA for 75 MW Wind Energy Project in Puerto Rico.
Continue readingPresident Obama’s address on oil spill
“As we speak, old factories are reopening to produce wind turbines, people are going back to work installing energy-efficient windows and small businesses are making solar panels.”
Continue readingEU Backing for Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles look set to play a major part in future transport across Europe, following backing from the European Union for a range of support and harmonisation measures.
Continue readingSalazar Signs Agreement with 10 East Coast Governors to Establish Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and the governors of 10 East Coast states signed a Memorandum of Understanding that formally establishes an Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium.
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