The wind energy industry could ?decay? without a regulatory framework for renewables after 2020, EWEA 2011 participants heard today.
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New research shows 20 MW wind turbines are feasible
Such wind turbines could be a solution for expanding Europe’s offshore wind farm capacity. European Wind Energy Association forecasts that wind power will meet 26-34% of Europe’s electricity by 2030.
Continue readingDedication Event For First Wind Energy Project in South Texas
Cedro Hill is EMG’s third wind power project in Texas, joining the 161-MW Wildorado Wind Turbines Ranch near Amarillo and the 149-MW Goat Wind farm near San Angelo.
Continue readingGWEC projects recovery in global wind energy market
The global wind power market is expected to grow again in 2011, with more than 40 GW of new wind farm capacity to be added in 2011.
Continue readingConcord Pacific Developments wind farm with Vestas’ wind turbines
Red Lily I, a state-of-the-art wind power station, is complete. It is the largest independent wind energy project in Saskatchewan. Red Lily I wind farm consists of 16 Vestas V82 wind turbines.
Continue readingUS Photovoltaic Solar Power Market Has Experienced Significant Growth during the Past Few Years
The US photovoltaic solar energy industry has experienced significant growth during the past few years, despite difficulties in the housing and construction sectors.
Continue readingSolar energy is now a better buy than nuclear power
The widening problem with Japan?s nuclear reactors, and the crisis as the Fukushima Daiichi reactor No. 2 exploded, have put the entire nuclear energy marketplace under a veil of suspicion.
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 readingElectric vehicles are expected to take North America by storm in the next couple of years
Electric cars are expected to take North America by storm in the next couple of years, with all major manufacturers expected to be producing some type of electric car by 2012/2013.
Continue readingKandi has received a purchase order for 1,000 pure electric vehicles for the Italian market
Kandi added that under the terms of its strategic cooperation agreement with Share, the 1,000 electric cars for export to Italy will be provided by Kandi.
Continue readingElectric cars charging stations on Google Maps
As consumers embrace electric vehicles, we?ve also been adding information to Google Maps over the past few months to help users find charging stations.
Continue readingSmith Electric Vehicles Completes $58M Private Placement
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp., a maker of battery-powered electric trucks, has raised $58 million from unidentified investors.
Continue readingRenault apologises to managers wrongly sacked for spying electric cars
Renault publicly apologised on Monday to three top managers it fired for allegedly selling key electric vehicles secrets to China.
Continue readingNuclear renaissance in peril after Japan tsunami
The shift in sentiment, already visible, means plans to build dozens of new nuclear reactors could be derailed, to the benefit of alternative energy sources like solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingESFLOW shows what Nissan is doing with electric vehicles
ESFLOW shows what Nissan is doing with electric cars with lithium ion batteries, but what does it tell us about Nissan?s future design?
Continue readingGreen Automotive Electric Vehicles Leave China for U.S.
Is in keeping with our plans to perform full compliance testing here in the U.S., which will ensure that the Company brings to market a full electric car that is also fully compliant with all U.S. safety standards.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic: Global Markets and Technologies
Global shipments of photovoltaic cells/modules reached 11,102 megawatts in 2010, and are expected to reach 55,621 megawatts of solar energy by 2015.
Continue readingKenersys opens its first wind energy plant in Baramati
The company has set ambitious targets to rapidly expand its footprint in the growing Indian wind energy market. The company said the plant will produce hundreds of wind turbines of Kenersys type K82 2.0 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola to Sell $2.8 Billion Stake to Qatar Holdings
Iberdrola SA (IBE), the world’s biggest wind-energy company, said it will sell a stake to Qatar Holdings LLC for 2 billion euros ($2.8 billion) to cement a strategic alliance.
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