The agreement will require Siemens to supply two newly formulated 6.0 MW offshore wind turbines to DONG Energy and to assist their research and development related to offshore wind energy generation.
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Munich Re Unveils Plans to Invest in Wind Energy Products
It has announced its plans to buy 40 wind turbines located in 11 wind farms in Germany with capacity to generate 73 MW power.
Continue readingSanto Domingo to Host Wind Energy Parks by 2011
The wind turbines proposed for Los Cocos and the nearby Quilvio Cabrera wind energy parks will have 19 wind turbines to generate 33.5 MW clean power.
Continue readingWind energy become part of South Dakota prairie
South Dakota Wind Partners raised the necessary $16 million from South Dakota investors in a unique publicly invested wind farm. Completion of the wind power project is scheduled for April.
Continue readingWind energy – Federal Appeals Court Sets Hearing Date in GE Patent Dispute with Mitsubishi
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit set February 10, 2011, as the hearing date in which it will hear arguments in GE?s patent dispute against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Continue readingTurkish PM tests Turkey’s first electric car
The maximum speed of the electric vehicles is 135 km, and they can be driven for 160 km with a full lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingAgreement between Iran and Pakistan for 1,000 MW of wind energy
The wind power agreement was signed by Sanir, which will implement the wind farm in the Pakistani province of Sindh in joint venture with a local private company.
Continue readingChile accelerates the development of geothermal energy
The Ministry of Energy announced a new contract for the exploitation of 20 geothermal areas by 2012. The tender regards 170 areas, with the goal of increasing to 1,000 MW of geothermal power in the country.
Continue readingThe Facts On Electric Vehicles
Lithium is a finite resource. But unlike petroleum, it can be recycled over and over again. Petroleum you get out of the ground, you burn it once, and it?s gone.
Continue readingSolar photovoltaic development Plan in China
It was announced that 13 special areas have been recognized for the development of demonstration projects, with the aim to install at least 1,000 MW of solar power per year from 2012, totaling 20,000 MW by 2020.
Continue readingStoring the Concentrating Solar Power
Secretary Chu announced that a $1.45 billion loan guarantee for Abengoa Solar Inc.’s Solana concentrated solar energy project, the first solar thermal plant in the U.S. capable of storing energy it generates.
Continue readingDOE Completes $17 Million Loan Guarantee for New York Energy Storage System using Lithium-ion Batteries
The AES project, located in Johnson City, New York, will help provide a more stable and efficient electrical grid for the state’s high-voltage transmission network.
Continue readingSix Electric Vehicles Predictions for 2011
The last weeks of 2010 were taken up with good news stories ? the latest batch of electric vehicles (EVs) reached their first customers, and there were smiles, handshakes and photo opportunities.
Continue readingGeneral Motors Introduces Sail Electric Vehicles
General Motors presented at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show the new Sail electric car developed by Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) in Shanghai.
Continue readingWind energy costs: 744 to 1,500 ?/kw
Denmark reported that the cost of wind power electricity onshore in 2009, excluding risk factors and profit, was calculated to be 30 to 50 ?/MWh.
Continue readingInnovative Wind Concepts Invests EUR 75 M in Bulgarian Wind Energy Plant
The wind power project located by the Krasen Dol village will include 21 wind turbines, at 2-3 MW each. The wind farm is expected to start working in 2013.
Continue readingPlant will store 1,000 MW of renewables in Mexico
Under the $4 billion project, a huge accumulator to be built on the US border will inject into the grid wind energy and solar energy produced in both countries.
Continue readingDOE Finalizes Loan Guarantee to Support World’s Largest Wind Power Project
The loan will finance the Caithness Shepherds Flat wind farm, an 845-megawatt wind energy facility located in Oregon. The Caithness Shepherds Flat wind energy project will use 338 GE 2.5xl wind turbines.
Continue readingi-MiEV New-generation Electric Vehicles Goes on Display at Narita Airport
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced that it will be displaying its i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries at Japan’s Narita International Airport.
Continue readingPlanning Go-Ahead for West Midlands? First Wind Turbines
In a double first, the College will also become the first further education establishment to be powered by a wind energy project of this size. Wind Direct is pleased that this wind power project has come to fruition.
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