On December 20, the Wall Street Journal ran a misleading and logically convoluted editorial attacking wind power.
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From the world of wind energy, 10 talking points for 2010
Wind power could meet 12% of international power demand by 2020 and up to 22% by 2030, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.
Continue readingEdison Mission Group Begins Commercial Operation of Cedro Hill Wind Farm in Texas
Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), announced today that it has begun commercial operation of the 150-MW Cedro Hill wind power project in the southern Texas.
Continue readingMunich Re Invests in German Wind Energy Plants
Munich Re said it will acquire 40 wind turbines in 11 wind farm plants that will have an overall output of 73 megawatts.
Continue readingAREVA Wins Offshore Wind Energy Contract Worth 400 Million Euros in Germany
Situated 45 km off the northern coast of the island of Borkum, Borkum West II is the biggest wind power project in the German North Sea.
Continue readingSiemens to supply wind turbines for R&D purposes to Dong Energy
DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power (?Siemens?) have entered into an agreement under which Siemens will supply test wind turbines for research and development wind energy purposes to DONG Energy.
Continue readingZinc-air batteries almost ready for mass commercialization?
IBM is working on batteries for electric cars, although that doesn?t necessarily mean zinc-air batteries are ready for electric vehicles.
Continue readingChevy Volt Builds on Earlier GM Electrification Efforts
Many of the technologies of the EV1 in the 1990s, the Two-Mode hybrid SUVs and pickup trucks and the fuel cell Chevrolet Equinox used for the electric vehicles Volt.
Continue readingUSABC Awards $5.43 Million in Advanced Battery Technology Contracts to Five Firms
USABC awarded the contracts to develop and assess advanced energy storage technologies for hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV).
Continue readingSmith Electric Vehicles will buy its British partner for $15M
Sale creates global leader in emerging all-electric commercial vehicle industry, sets stage for potential Initial Public Offering in 2011.
Continue readingThe Portuguese Prime Minister is the First Head of State in the World to use an Electric Car
Portugal received delivery of the first 10 electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries in Europe from Nissan as recognition of the country’s pioneering work in electric mobility with the MOBI.E Programme.
Continue readingWind energy Goldwind to make mark in US with wind farm supply deal
A worker assembles wind turbines at Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd in Urumqi. Goldwind expects its 106.5-megawatt wind power project in Illinois to cost between $150 million and $200 million.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy will seek TSX Venture Exchange Approval for the Re-Purchase of 20 Million Common Shares
Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable energy electrical production company that currently owns over 500 wind turbines with 165.5 MW of rated capacity.
Continue readingElectrovaya Completes Cdn $5 Million Financing
As the global growth in lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage applications accelerates, the Office of the Chairman will focus and build on the opportunities for Electrovaya.
Continue readingAWA?s Wind Energy Projects Rank High on Canadian Priority List
Twenty Two Degree Wind Power, a 150-MW wind farm located south of Goderich, and Arran Wind Energy, a 115-MW wind turbines located east of Port Elgin, are ranked among the top 700 MW of renewable energy in first-round.
Continue readingInnergex closes Montagne Sèche wind farm financing
The wind power project is backed by a power purchase agreement signed with Hydro-Québec, by which the utility is committed to buying all the electricity generated by the project for a period of 20 years.
Continue readingAmerica needs a diverse portfolio of energy resources by Denise Bode, AWEA CEO
Wind power uses virtually no water, and since wind turbines uses zero fuel, its cost is immune to inflation once a wind farm is built, protecting consumers’ pocketbooks.
Continue readingChina’s wind energy measures are helping save energy and protect the environment
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday that it was “highly concerned” about the US decision to ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to study the subsidies to the Chinese wind power equipment makers.
Continue readingSudan, China agree to invest in solar power
Sudan and China have agreed to setup a factory for panel solar photovoltaic cells and boost investment to cover the needs of local and regional markets, reported Sudan’s official news Agency SUNA on Tuesday.
Continue readingAcciona Energy closes the financing of its third wind farm in India
The operation, completed in three months, was signed with the Indian lender IDFC Limited for a sum of 33 million euros. The finance is allocated to the Tuppadahalli wind farm (56 MW).
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