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Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid at Paris Motor Show
Fisker Automotive, the California manufacturer of elegantly designed, premium plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, will debut the first factory-built Karma at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.
Continue readingMeskwaki Nation Selects WPCS for Wind Power Project
WPCS International has announced that it has been awarded a contract from the Meskwaki Nation for a renewable wind energy project.
Continue readingNorthern Power Systems Awarded U.S. DOE Grant to Develop New Wind Turbines
Northern Power Systems has been awarded a grant to help fund development and commercialization of a midsize permanent magnet direct drive wind turbine, the Northern Power? 450.
Continue readingBarbados to boost wind power with IDB help
US$45 million loan to promote biomass, solar and wind energy, as well as efficient lighting, air conditioning, and chilling systems
Continue readingPGE Enters Discussions to Purchase Rights to Wind Energy Plant (400 MW)
The wind farm have a nameplate energy production capacity of 400 to 550 megawatts, depending on the size and number of wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy will dominate new power installations for next decade
Wind power would account for 136 GW, 41% of all new installations – by far the largest of any power technology. The Commission expects 64% of new capacity to be renewable energy, 17% gas, 12% coal, 4% nuclear and 3% oil.
Continue readingWind energy to play powerful role in Shanghai skyscraper
Skyscrapers have reshaped Shanghai’s appearance substantially in the past decade, and now wind turbines are set to become part of the city skyline.
Continue readingSKF Supplies Wind Turbine Monitoring Systems to Guohua Energy Investment
SKF has been awarded a contract with Guohua Energy Investment, a major Chinese energy company. SKF will supply 180 SKF WindCon systems for the monitoring of wind turbines.
Continue readingUK Announce Plans to Build Wind Farm On Island’s Coast
Ocean Electric Power Propose Wind Farm for North West Coast of Island. If successful in their bid then Ocean Electric Power would base the station along the coast of Ballaugh and Jurby.
Continue readingDOE Announces $20 Million to Boost Development of Innovative Geothermal Technologies
Geothermal energy uses the earth’s heat to generate consistent, low-cost renewable energy resources with a small environmental footprint.
Continue readingE.ON officially opens one of the UK?s largest offshore wind power plants
E.ON has officially opened its largest UK offshore wind farm in Cumbria.
Continue readingWind energy helps cut CO2 emissions by 900,000 tons in Taiwan
Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) said Thursday that its 10 years of efforts to develop wind power have helped to significantly reduce carbon emissions in the country.
Continue readingZongshen PEM Power Systems Announces Launch of Electric Motorcycle in China
Prior to the launch of the Toronto line the Company produced a line of smaller electric bicycles and scooters widely sold in China, which have lower top speed, range and power.
Continue readingMercedes-Benz A-Class electric vehicles
Following the B-Class F-CELL fuel-cell car, Mercedes-Benz now introduces the new A-Class E-CELL as its second electric car built in series-production conditions.
Continue readingAmeriLithium Posts Positive Exploration Reports From Nevada Lithium Project
As with previous geophysical investigation results collected over the past several months, the results from the latest reports are very positive, having identified areas of significant Lithium brine potential.
Continue readingWind power Gamesa eyes Scottish sites for its new base
Renewable energy firm Gamesa is a world leader in the design, manufacture and installation of wind turbines. It operates in 20 countries across four continents, producing more than 20,000 MW of power.
Continue readingGerman investors would supply the first wind farm in Belarus
?We will add power engineering, primarily renewable energy sources, to basic industries. Now we will do our utmost so that German investors would supply the first wind power plant in Belarus,? said Sergei Sidorsky.
Continue readingWind energy to contribute additional 2500 megawatts in Egypt
Field studies are under way to set up a wind farm, the first to be set up by the private sector, he added. It will be situated in the Gulf of Suez and will be operational by 2014.
Continue readingThe Limits and Potential of Plant-Based Energy By Lester R. Brown
In a land-scarce world, energy crops cannot compete with solar electricity, much less with the far more land-efficient wind power.
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