European Solar Thermal Electricity Association, ESTELA, is sorry to bear the sad news of the passing of Prof. Valeriano Ruiz, a co-founder of ESTELA in 2007 and its Vice-President until 2011 and a pioneer of solar thermal technology since the 1970s. Prof. Valeriano Ruiz, a co-founder of ESTELA in 2007 and its Vice-President until 2011, … Continue reading Prof. Valeriano Ruiz, co-founder of ESTELA and a pioneer of Concentrated Solar Power technology, has passed away
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Toyota Introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
The electric car has a newly developed 4.4 kWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power – Sopogy wins 2011 GoingGreen Global 200 award
Sopogy, the world leader in micro concentrated solar thermal power (MicroCSP), has been named a GoingGreen Global 200 award winner for the third year running.
Continue readingReducing costs of lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles
Costs of manufacture of lithium ion batteries and power trains of electric cars can be halved by 2018, if the gaps in the innovation chain can be closed.
Continue readingWind energy in Kansas offers clean path to growth
A combination of events in Kansas has driven the cost of wind power to historic lows. We have 1,100 megawatts of operational wind farm and are on track to more than double that number by the end of 2012.
Continue readingDjibouti seeks Indian help in field of wind energy and solar power
East African nation of Djibouti has sought India’s help in exploiting the geothermal energy, solar energy and wind power sources there.
Continue readingWind energy in Honduras: the first wind farm in September
The wind power plant will have 51 wind turbines with 120 MW of Gamesa in the first phase and construction and engineering is done for Iberdrola for Wind Energy Mesoamerica.
Continue readingFord and SunPower To Bundle Electric Vehicles With Rooftop Solar Power
Electric car makers with lithium ion batteries and solar energy manufacturers have long known they share the same potential customers
Continue readingDuke Energy announces wind turbines for Willacy County
The Los Vientos I wind energy project, roughly 20 miles inland from the Gulf, will sell the electricity it generates to San Antonio-based CPS Energy.
Continue readingGamesa agrees sale of 30 MW wind farm to Greentech Energy Systems
This wind energy facility, developed and built by Gamesa?s wind farm development and sale business, is equipped with 15 G90-2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingNissan and JAF to Test Roadside Service Vehicle With Electric Vehicles Charger
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) announced a joint trial operation of a roadside service vehicle equipped with a charger to assist electric cars which run out of lithium ion batteries power.
Continue readingGDF SUEZ, VINCI and AREVA join forces to develop France’s offshore wind power industry
GDF SUEZ, VINCI and AREVA have signed a partnership agreement to build up a competitive, sustainable offshore wind energy industry which will bring jobs.
Continue readingCan Grand Strand lead a wind energy revolution?
Wind power is capable of becoming a major contributor to the U.S. Demonstration projects, where the public can review findings and actually see wind turbines in action, are key to getting the public involved.
Continue readingPeugeot iOn Electric Vehicles For London
Pioneering UK firms are switching on to the benefits of electric vehicles and turning to Peugeot?s all-electric iOn.
Continue readingEconomies boost outlook for electric vehicles profitability
Cost has always been one of the major stumbling blocks to bringing electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries to market.
Continue readingDuke Energy exploring other uses for electric vehicles batteries
Finding alternative energy uses for lithium-ion batteries no longer strong enough to power plug-in electric vehicles is the aim of a new partnership between Duke Energy Corp. and a Japanese firm.
Continue readingHertz Partners With CODA Automotive to Bring Electric Vehicles CODA Sedan
Hertz’s partnership with CODA Automotive is another element of our long term strategy to provide consumers with electric vehicle access on a global scale.
Continue readingPanasonic Invests $30 Million in Tesla
The investment builds upon a multi-year collaboration of the two companies to accelerate the market expansion of the electric vehicles.
Continue readingBergamo Harbinsons to develop 10 MW hybrid Concentrating Solar Power plant in Rajasthan, India
Bergamo Acquisition Corp.’s Indian Subsidiary Signs Agreement for $41.5 Million USD and is Initially Funded by Check for $4.3 Million USD.
Continue readingConsortium to offer Electric Vehicles to interested Canadian companies
Project Eve’s co-founders’ direct experience in the creation of such evolutionary vehicles as the A2B and Kestrel will be invaluable in producing EV’s that can be used in the Canadian fleet environment.
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