Government support, including stimulus packages, helped to boost the global capacity for wind power by 31 percent, solar energy by 47 percent and biofuels by 21 percent.
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Stunningly massive wind farm project given green light in US
Located in the Mojave Desert about 120 kilometres north of Los Angeles, the AWEC is, with more expansion in the future, potentially a 3,000-MW wind power development initiative.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables builds four new wind farms in Hungary
When these wind energy facilities come into operation, the company?s aggregate capacity of 160 MW and 50% market share will make it Hungary?s largest wind power operator.
Continue readingWelwind Energy Announces Revenues for First Phase of Inner Mongolia Wind Farm
The company’s build out of 49.5 megawatts is the first phase of a three hundred (300) megawatt wind farm.
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 readingThe next generation of electric vehicles, vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
Driven by government initiatives and fossil-fuel dependency in U.S. and China the electric vehicles market will lay the groundwork for the next generation of automotive technology, vehicle-to-grid (V2G).
Continue readingGamesa and Iberdrola to build a 102-MW wind farm in Honduras
The contract to build the Cerro de Hula wind farm calls for a ?turnkey? project with scheduled completion in 18 months. The new wind farm will consist of 51 Gamesa G87-2 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingEnergy Storage Systems for Ancillary Services
Frequency Regulation, Spinning Reserve, Voltage Control, and
Other Fast Response Energy Storage Applications: Technology Analysis and Forecasts.
The Value of Real-Time Wind Forecasting
In Europe, where wind farm penetration is greatest, the costs of the variability of wind energy have largely been socialized.
Continue readingAmeriLithium Receives Deed For Nevada-Based Clayton Deep Lithium Properties
AmeriLithium is pleased to announce the Company has officially received the deed for its Clayton Deep Lithium project properties in Clayton Valley, Nevada.
Continue readingValence Technology Receives $13 Million Battery Order from Smith Electric Vehicles
Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNC), a leading U.S. based global manufacturer of advanced energy storage solutions, today announced a purchase order from Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. to deliver $13 million of energy
Continue readingThailand’s first wind farm (90 MW)
The firms signed an agreement for GE to supply wind turbines for the proposed Thepsathit Wind Farm, which will require an estimated investment of 5.8 billion baht (178.5 million dollars).
Continue readingECOtality Applauds California Electric-Car Charging Decision
ECOtality has expressed its support for a decision by the CPUC determining that companies which sell electric vehicle charging services to the public will not be regulated as public utilities.
Continue readingCPUC Decision on Electric Vehicles
This outcome will encourage competitive market forces to bring benefits to consumers and ensure rapid deployment of the charging infrastructure.
Continue readingStorage useful, rarely essential for wind power
Moreover, numerous studies as well as European wind integration experience have demonstrated that the U.S. could increase its use of wind energy by more than 10-fold without energy storage being needed.
Continue readingThe Alta Wind power project was launched in California
The wind turbines for the initial 570 MW have been ordered. The wind energy project, with a total capacity of 3,000 MW, will be the largest wind farm in the whole of North America and one of the first in the world.
Continue readingEuropean wind power industry set to pave the future
There are huge opportunities for the offshore wind power industry but the fact remains that there are aggressive targets to be met and host of significant challenges that need to be overcome.
Continue readingEnergy From the Sun Even after Dark
What if the energy generated from solar panels could be used even after the sun went down? What if energy from wind turbines could be used on days when Mother Nature decided to be still?
Continue readingSempra Generation Signs Wind Power Contract With Southern California Edison
?This wind power agreement represents an important milestone in the development of the La Rumorosa wind farm project,? said Michael W. Allman, president and chief executive officer of Sempra Generation.
Continue readingSolarReserve Gets Green Light on Nevada Concentrating Solar Power (100 MW)
SolarReserve?s 100 megawatt power contract with NV Energy will utilize innovative energy storage technology developed and manufactured in the United States.
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