Lux research revealed that despite competitive photovoltaic prices and lingering environmental and financing concerns, concentrated solar energy (CSP) technologies are poised for gigawatt-scale adoption in 2011.
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Romania ranks 7th in EU by growth of installed wind energy capacity for 2010
Only 1.6 percent of Romania?s electricity comes from wind farm plants, much lower compared with Denmark, whose wind turbines capacity provides 24 percent of the total energy production.
Continue readingWestern Lithium Graduates to TSX
This listing on the senior TSX board is another milestone in the development of Western Lithium, coinciding with North America’s introduction to electric vehicles using lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingVattenfall to cooperate in UK-Norway interconnection
Vattenfall inaugurated the largest offshore wind farm and the company is building up several onshore and offshore wind energy projects and has been awarded rights to develop up to 7,200 MW of wind power capacity.
Continue readingThe Future Of Lithium Ion Batteries
The Future Of Lithium Ion Batteries Including Consumer, Alternative Energy Vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs, Electric Vehicles), and Electric Power Storage, Technologies, Markets, Competitors and Opportunities: 2010-2020.
Continue readingGE Supplying Concentrating Solar Power Steam Turbines For Spanish Plants
GE Oil & Gas installs first 50-megawatt steam turbines for Acciona Energy concentrated solar energy projects in Spain.
Continue readingNational Report on Electric Vehicles
Plug-In Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress represents a first-ever evaluation of one of President Obama’s chief environmental campaign goals — putting one million electric vehicles on U.S. highways by 2015.
Continue readingCompanies Call for EU Single Energy Market
In order to achieve a single market in electricity, Europe needs both the infrastructure to transport electricity from one part of Europe to another, and a common set of market rules.
Continue readingGlobal wind energy capacity increases by 22% in 2010: 194.4 GW
Global wind power installations increased by 35.8 GW in 2010. Wind turbines capacity up to 194.4 GW, a 22.5% increase on the 158.7 GW wind farm installed at the end of 2009.
Continue readingObama’s goal for electric vehicles requires bold action
Blue-ribbon panel says auto industry, government must do far more to ensure electric cars with lithium ion batteries have a fair shot at commercial acceptance in the U.S.
Continue readingIberdrola secures 50% of Hungarian wind energy market
Iberdrola has secured almost 50% of Hungary’s wind power market with the completion of three wind farm plants totalling 70 MW with wind turbines of Gamesa.
Continue readingPHOTON?s 5th Solar Electric Utility Conference in San Francisco
Every day brings news about further utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP).
Continue readingWind 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 reading2011 Report Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States
Wind power has emerged as the most attractive solution to the world’s energy challenges. The possibility of locating wind turbines in the sea bed has opened up a new frontier for wind farm plants.
Continue readingImpsa to supply 180 MW to Brazil wind farm By José Santamarta
Under the deal, Impsa will supply the the Casa Nova wind energy plant with 120 1.5MW direct drive wind turbines as part of the $360 million deal.
Continue readingSecond Wind Pledges to Support President Obama’s Clean Energy Goal
President Obama’s State of the Union address and focus on renewable energies validates Second Wind’s mission to make wind power the global energy source of choice.
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 readingClimate Policy Initiative Analysis Finds European Power Market Improvements Are Important for Wind Power Expansion
EU power market design does not effectively support European member states’ plan to connect 200GW of wind energy and solar power to the transmission system by 2020.
Continue readingMitsubishi Launches Australia’s First Public Electric Vehicles Fast Charging Unit
Mitsubishi introduced its i-MiEV (Innovative Electric Vehicle) into the Australian market in August 2010 and the company has now sold more than one hundred electric cars.
Continue readingUK electric vehicles market to touch £7.2 billion by 2014
The report provides the trends observed in the hybrid and electric car market in the UK, insights from a consumer survey conducted to assess the consumer attitude and behavior about hybrid and electric cars.
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