The largest photovoltaic array in Southeast Michigan will be built at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, turning sunlight into electricity to help power the home of the Chevrolet Volt electric car.
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Wind energy works for Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
The 22 wind turbines together will produce about 2.2 megawatts. Fifty-five percent of the cost of the wind power project is being paid for through grants the tribes received by the U.S. DOE.
Continue readingRWE provides charging stations for electric vehicles
Essent, a subsidiary of RWE, was asked by Amsterdam City Council to deliver and install at least 125 charging stations for electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingChina wind power sector added 18.9 GW, reaching a total installed wind turbines capacity of 44.7 GW in 2010
According to the third National Wind Energy Resources Census, China?s total exploitable capacity for both land-based and offshore wind farm energy is around 700-1,200 GW.
Continue readingMinnesota Power wind energy plan
Minnesota Power has made an announcement of its plan to increase the wind farm portfolio by further 105 MW of wind energy in the North Dakota during the year 2012.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power photovoltaic plant to be built in Durango, Mexico
Skyline Solar manufactures integrated concentrated solar energy photovoltaic (CPV) systems, incorporating industry-proven silicon cells, durable mirrors and single-axis tracking into easy-to-deploy energy solution.
Continue readingLM Wind Power announces the world?s largest center for offshore wind turbines near Shanghai, China
LM Wind Power, the world’s largest producer of wind turbines blades, announced a major strategic move assisting the growing offshore wind farm market.
Continue readingWind energy – top 15
Chinese wind energy manufacturers accounted for four of the top 10 and seven of the top 15 positions in the rankings. Sinovel leapfrogged U.S. giant GE for the No. 2 wind turbine manufacture position.
Continue readingIran Plans to Build Largest Solar and Wind Power Generation Plant
Damghan, Semnan province in Iran will soon have its first ever privately built wind farm and solar power plant.
Continue readingRecord of Decision on Cape Wind Wind Energy Facility Proposal in Nantucket Sound
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has made its determination to issue a Corps permit for the wind power proposal to construct 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, the first offshore wind farm in U.S.
Continue readingRwanda focuses on Geothermal Energy
The target is to achieve 300 MW of geothermal power over the next 7 years, in a country whose current total electric installed capacity is just 85 MW.
Continue readingGujarat ? The Emerging Solar Energy Capital of India
Gujarat, located in western India and one of the most progressive states, has showcased a truly aggressive attitude towards harnessing optimum solar energy, as part of its Solar Policy 2009.
Continue readingGreen light to 500 MW concentrated solar energy project in Nevada
The Amargosa Farm Road Solar Project, which will consist of two identical 250-MW concentrating solar thermal power plants with heat storage system, is the second one approved in Nevada on federal land
Continue readingChina – Recharging for electric vehicles
The Beijing municipal government plans to set up 100 rapid and 36,000 low-speed charging stations in the city in the next three years to encourage use of electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingIntersolar Europe Munich, June 8 C10, 2011
Intersolar Europe 2011 ¨C trends, innovations and unstoppable growth The world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry presents the industry’s latest products and services for the 20th year running.
Continue readingWorld Batteries Market
Global primary and secondary battery demand is forecast to climb 4.8 percent per year to $109 billion in 2014. India will register the strongest sales growth of any national market through 2014.
Continue readingEthiopia has a potential to generate over 60,000 MW electric power from Renewable Energy
Ethiopia’s potential capacity in hydroelectric power is 45,000 MW while 10,000 MW can be generated from wind power and 5,000 MW from geothermal sources.
Continue readingSunPower Signs Loan Agreements to Finance 44-MW Solar Power Plants in Italy
The Montalto di Castro solar energy park, developed by SunPower, is located in the Lazio region of Italy near Rome.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles ? Frequently Asked Questions
The all-electric vehicles (EVs) soon-to-be commercially available will be able to go roughly 100 miles on one charge, though range performance may vary based on climate and driving patterns.
Continue readingquietrevolution has signed an exclusive agreement with RWE Innogy for the sale of its small wind turbines
The quietrevolution wind turbines can utilise winds from all directions unlike traditional HAWTs which need to track the oncoming wind.
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