Iberdrola Renovables SA, the renewable energy subsidiary of Iberdrola SA, has completed three wind power plants in Hungary, expanding its wind power capacity.
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Wind Energy Vestas Announces the New Office in Bucharest
Vestas, the wind power company, declared that it has opened its new office in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy Chooses RMT to Install Wind Turbines
Western Wind Energy has chosen RMT to build two of its wind farm facilities in Arizona and California. Both the wind power projects will feature Gamesa 2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingSo long fossil fuels, hello wind power, solar and water
For wind energy aficionados, one of the most interesting stories involved an academic study claiming that the installation of 3.8 million 5 MW wind turbines could generate half the world?s power needs by 2030.
Continue readingTop environmental priorities for the California Public Utilities Commission
Plug-in electric vehicles, powered by a clean and efficient electrical system, will be critical to cut pollution, lower costs for consumers, and break our dependence on oil.
Continue readingWind energy: towards an exceptional growth by 2015
Encouraged by the growing electricity demand, the wind power market could reach an installed capacity of over 707 GW by 2015, equivalent to nearly 3.5 times the wind turbines capacity installed at the end of 2010.
Continue readingWinds of Change Brought by Global Wind Power Ltd.
A subsidiary of one of India’s biggest business conglomerates Reliance ADA Group and featured in Business Review India, Global Wind Power Ltd caters to the vast, untapped potential of wind energy in India.
Continue readingDuke Energy and SunEdison Announce Completion of 17.2 MW Solar Power Plant
Constructed in five phases and covering over 200 acres of land, the project is comprised of more than 63,000 photovoltaic solar panels and is expected to generate an estimated 28 million kilowatt-hours annually.
Continue readingGlobal Building Space to Increase by 26% to 178 Billion Square Meters by 2020
Buildings represent one of the main frontiers in the global challenge to increase efficiency and reduce overall energy consumption. Buildings are responsible for 49% of global energy consumption.
Continue readingThree New Wind Energy Plants Start Operations in Spain
Enel Green Power?s three new wind farm plants have commenced operation in Spain. The three wind power facilities will produce nearly 260 million kWh.
Continue readingWorld on the Edge: Quick Facts By Lester R. Brown
We are facing issues of near-overwhelming complexity and unprecedented urgency. Can we think systemically and fashion policies accordingly? Can we change direction before we go over the edge?
Continue readingFrance to launch 10-billion-euro tender to boost offshore wind energy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited interested investors to participate in an international bid to develop French offshore wind power in the northern Seine-Maritime department.
Continue readingNACEL Energy Purchases Stake in Crownbutte Wind Power
Crownbutte currently has a pipeline of wind farm projects. NACEL Energy is one of the first publicly traded companies in America exclusively developing clean, renewable, utility scale wind energy.
Continue readingIreland Using Wind Energy to Recharge Electric Vehicles
The project is meant to demonstrate the smart-grid technologies needed to transfer and store wind energy in electric cars with lithium ion batteries. The EVs will be powered by a mix of wind power and electricity.
Continue readingPositive offshore wind power statistics prompts media interest
With 308 new offshore wind turbines installed in 2010 ? an increase of 51% in installed wind farm capacity on the previous year ? offshore wind energy experienced a new record growth in Europe.
Continue readingNext Alternative Lithium Ion Battery Technology to Have Major Impact on Electric Vehicles
Next Alternative currently has products that serve the full-size electric car markets, including its Lithium Ion batteries.
Continue readingUS to build wind energy plant in Pakistan
A 150 megawatt (MW) wind power project will be setup by an American power firm, AES, at Gharo, in Sindh province.
Continue readingGamesa looks to establish offshore wind power technology centre in Scotland
Gamesa’s offshore wind energy plan create 300 jobs. Gamesa is developing two offshore wind turbines for wind farm projects.
Continue readingTEP Offering Output of New Local Solar Array Directly to Customers
Planned systems include two 2 MW concentrating solar power PV systems, a 4 MW tracking PV array, a 5 MW fixed PV array and a 5 MW concentrated solar energy thermal plant with integrated storage.
Continue readingVirginia Nissan Dealer Touts 2011 Electric Cars Nissan LEAF
At the heart of the electric vehicles Nissan LEAF lies one of the reasons why: its high-response 80kW AC synchronous motor powered by a 24 kWh lithium-ion battery.
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