Illinois?s wind power supply chain includes more than 100 companies with a total of over 15,000 employees, according to a new report from the Chicago-based Environmental Law & Policy Center.
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Tesla makes the best electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries in the world. Tesla technology offers the most efficient path to a sustainable energy future. No hybrids. No hydrogen. No hype.
Continue readingXZERES Announces Release of WindRx Renewable Energy Analytical Platform
WindRx makes small wind power information more easily accessible. With a few simple questions answered, the tool educates the buyer in just a few minutes.
Continue readingSkyFuel’s ReflecTech Mirror Film Surpasses 20 Year Mark
This is a significant milestone in the ongoing testing of ReflecTech® Mirror Film, since 20 years is a widely accepted minimum lifetime requirement for concentrating solar power (CSP) systems.
Continue readingTesla Motors And Panasonic Team Up
Panasonic Invests $30 Million In The Electric Vehicles Company. This all combines to increase the brand credibility of both companies in a young market with huge potential.
Continue readingEuropean Commission: our current strategy will not meet 2020 climate and energy targets
?We share 100 per cent the concerns stated by the European Commission?, said Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive Officer of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
Continue readingDow has filled fourteen large Concentrating Solar Power plants in Spain and the U.S.
To date, Dow has filled fourteen large Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants in Spain and the United States, with a total capacity of more than 700 MW.
Continue readingSuntech Selected for Phase Two of 44MW Solar Power Plant in Thailand
Owned by Bangchak Petroleum Public Co., Ltd., and integrated by Solartron Public Co., Ltd., the landmark solar power plant will be one of the largest in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas – G20 Business Summit
Creating green jobs on a massive scale is a two-way street. Give us the policy frameworks, and we?ll give you the results. We?ll make the investments, we?ll take the risks, and we?ll create the jobs.
Continue readingHorizon Wind Energy Chooses SmartSignal to Protect Its Entire U.S. Fleet
The fleet includes more than 20 wind farms across the U.S., over 1600 wind turbines responsible for approximately 3400 megawatts of wind power.
Continue readingUK – Orders for wind turbines to fall by 93%
Orders for offshore wind turbines in Britain will slump next year, threatening to halt the industry’s recent growth and the expected creation of up to 10,000 green economy jobs.
Continue readingGlobal warming reduces available wind power
A switch to wind energy will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — and reduce the global warming they cause. But there’s a catch, says climate researcher Diandong Ren, a research scientist at the University of Texas.
Continue readingNACEL Energy Advances Snowflake Wind Power Project
NACEL Energy has signed an agreement with Arizona Public Service Company (APS) to complete a system impact study of its Snowflake Wind Power project in Navajo County, Arizona.
Continue readingMore than $5 fossil fuel subsidies for every $1 of support for renewables By Christian Kjaer
?Fossil-fuel consumption subsidies amounted to $312 billion in 2009?, says the IEA, while renewable energies in the same year received just $57 billion of ?government support? according to the IEA.
Continue readingChinese automakers seek to lead global electric bus market
Industrial insiders said the annual new bus demand in China’s domestic bus market stands at 400,000 units. If all of these are electric buses, the annual sales of electric buses will top 60 billion yuan.
Continue readingGood Energies and Champlin Windpower Form Champlin-GEI Wind Holdings
Champlin-GEI Wind Holdings will focus on developing 100 MW to 500 MW wind farm projects in the Western U.S., including existing projects in California, Nevada, Utah, and Hawaii.
Continue readingFrance set to receive offshore wind energy tenders
Government official says France is ready to ask for proposals to develop offshore wind power to increase the country?s renewable energy output.
Continue readingRare Element receives $5.8 million and implements a shareholder rights plan
Rare-earth elements are key components of the green energy technologies. Some of the major applications include hybrid automobiles, plug-in electric cars and wind energy.
Continue readingUtility Solar: U.S. Market Takes Off
After years of pilot projects, utilities in the United States are now commissioning numerous solar electric power installations of 10 megawatts (MW) or greater.
Continue readingLithium One Closes $5 Million Financing
Lithium One Inc. (the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: LI), is pleased to announce that the Company has closed the $5 million financing announced on November 2, 2010.
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