Under the joint programme, 10-kilowatt solar power generating cells of five different technologies have been installed at the Sirindhorn Science Home in Bangkok’s suburban Prathum Thani province.
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Japan to become No. 2 photovoltaic solar energy market
Japan is poised to overtake Germany and Italy to become the world’s second-biggest market for solar power.
Continue reading200,000 Bangladesh homes with solar energy by 2013
Grameen Schneider Electric aims, by 2013, to equip nearly 200,000 households with home solar power systems.
Continue readingThailand ? Making the most of the solar energy
The sector is set to benefit from an estimated US$700m in investment and its main beneficiary is solar power.
Continue readingDefense pursuing plug-in electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies
The Air Force and other Department of Defense agencies are aggressively pursuing plug-in electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) infrastructure technologies
Continue readingNordex to deliver 32.5 MW in wind energy in Poland and France
Wind power Nordex has received two new wind turbines orders from Poland and France that will amount to 32.5 MW of additional wind farm capacity between the two countries.
Continue readingNTPC to set up wind energy project in Karnataka
State-run National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) will set up a 100 MW wind power project in Bagalkot district of Karnataka. The wind farm to be set up Guledagudda of Bagalkot district will be NTPC’s second.
Continue readingRicoh uses wind power and solar energy to put its name in lights
Ricoh Europe, a specialist in office solutions, managed document services and production printing, today unveiled Europe’s first’eco-board’, a billboard powered 100 per cent by wind energy and solar power.
Continue readingSiemens Receives Order for Offshore Wind Energy Plant in China
Siemens AG (SIE) received a wind power order to supply 21 wind turbines with an output of 2.3 megawatt and a rotor diameter of 101 meters each for an offshore wind farm in Rudong County, in China?s Jiangsu province.
Continue readingCharging Stations for electric cars in San Diego
San Diego has been a terrific project market for ECOtality, and its high levels of consumer and stakeholder interest make it an excellent proving ground for electric vehicles.
Continue readingMasdar Power Seconded to World’s Largest Wind Energy Project in UK
Masdar Power aims to spearhead breakthroughs in the field of solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, onshore and offshore wind power.
Continue readingAlstom wins a wind energy contract with Brazil?s Brasventos
The scope of the wind power order includes the supply, installation and commissioning and long-term servicing of ECO 86 wind turbines. The wind farm plants will be equipped with Alstom?s SCADA system.
Continue readingAbengoa to develop concentrating solar power plant in Agua Prieta, Mexico
The concentrated solar energy (CSP) installation will receive funding from the UN Development Programme’s Global Environment Facility, and is due for completion in mid-2013.
Continue readingWhile the boundaries of wind farm plants may be large, wind turbines use very little land
The New York Times has an opinion article today from Robert Bryce of the Manhattan Institute that criticizes solar energy and wind power and contains a number of factual errors and omissions.
Continue readingUniversity of Notre Dame buys wind turbines for wind power research
The wind farm will allow the Institute for Flow Physics and Control to test wind energy in real life and not just through simulations.
Continue readingEuropean Wind Farm Map
The European Wind Farm Map is another first for La Tene Maps. This map is published in association with the European Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingCWEI announces offshore and onshore contract for wind power in Pakistan
The contractors would supply and install Goldwind wind turbines. The wind farm of 49.5MW is located in Jhampir, district Thatta Sindh, Pakistan.
Continue readingWind Energy Update — Offshore Wind Foundations
With 20-25% of an offshore wind farm?s capital expenditure sunk into its foundations, offshore wind power foundation costs threaten to explode as offshore wind farms move into deeper waters, further from shore.
Continue readingShanghai citizens can take electric vehicles for free spin
Citizens can test drive China’s Pioneer electric car for free, said Minister Wan Gang at the opening ceremony for the China (Shanghai) International Demonstration city Test Drive Center of Electric Cars.
Continue readingNamibia: Rural Communities Benefit From Solar Power
In Maltahöhe, the group met with community organiser and shop-owner, Veronika Katjikuru. Katjikuru explained that she now saves money and energy by using her solar energy cooker.
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