GAS NATURAL FENOSA has signed an agreement with the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) to develop an international R&D station for testing offshore wind turbines technology, the ZÈFIR Test Station.
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ECOtality Releases Blueprint for 425 Miles of EV Freeway in Tennessee
The EV Project, the world?s largest rollout of EV infrastructure, and set the stage for the deployment of charging stations across the project?s largest geographic region.
Continue readingTennessee Valley Authority Promotes Electric Vehicles in Tennessee
Under the EV Project the Nashville-Knoxville-Chattanooga corridor will serve as a national pilot for connecting three metropolitan areas with an electric vehicle charging network.
Continue readingCoulomb Technologies Announces $15 Million in Series C Funding
Financing to Fuel Growth of ChargePoint Network for Charging Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingStatoil announces next generation wind turbines
In the world?s northernmost wind farm at Havøygavlen, Statoil is to test next generation wind turbine technology.
Continue readingWind power in Kenya: KenGen plans 100 MW from wind energy by 2015
Wind power feed into the national grind is expected to then average 500 MW if the planned investments by private producers are implemented.
KenGen on Wednesday launched the first wind farm in Kenya.
Wind Energy America Inc. Advances Interconnection Request for Wyoming Wind Farm
Through wholly-owned subsidiaries, WEA owns developer’s interests in three wind farms on Buffalo Ridge in southwest Minnesota which contain 79 wind turbines totaling 53.46 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola intends to commission 1,500 MW of wind power in Romania
The Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, met the Romanian Minister of Finance, Ion Ariton, in Bucharest, to brief him on the company?s main projects in the country, which focus on wind energy.
Continue readingVestas signs wind energy order for 400 MW with option for 1,000 MW
The wind turbines under this contract will be delivered and installed at different wind farm sites in several countries all over the world.
Continue readingEU needs green jobs strategy by 2011, say MEPs
EWEA?s latest statistics show that the wind power sector will create some 250,000 new jobs in Europe in the next decade. This would take the total of wind energy jobs to 450,000 by 2020.
Continue readingChina Edges Out U.S. as Best Place to Invest in Renewables
The finding echoes a repeated series of warnings from AWEA and wind energy companies that the U.S. needs a strong RES to compete successfully for the new factories and skilled manufacturing jobs wind energy brings.
Continue readingTesla Selects Apriso to Accelerate Production
Apriso announced Tesla Motors has selected Apriso?s FlexNet as its enterprise Manufacturing Execution System for advanced lithium-ion battery and Powertrain components manufacturing.
Continue readingTennessee is a primary launch market for the electric car Nissan LEAF,
Nissan North America, Inc. applauds the state of Tennessee and Governor Phil Bredesen on the announcement of a $2,500 rebate toward the first 1,000 purchases of an electric vehicle in the state.
Continue readingXcel Energy to be among first to receive Ford Transit Connect Electric
Xcel Energy and a coalition of its customers have been selected to be among the first in the country to receive the all-electric Ford Transit Connect Electric commercial van with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingUNECE works on standard for sound device to equip silent electric vehicles
Electric vehicles constitute a key contribution to reducing carbon emissions and rising consumer awareness about climate change, they may also prove to be an additional risk for pedestrians and other road users.
Continue readingEndesa to replace 30% of its short-range fleet with electric vehicles
This plan, supported by all of the company?s business areas, will be rolled out from 2011 to gradually replace the current fuel-run fleet with electric vehicles.
Continue readingWestar Energy Selects Elster for Smart Grid Deployment
Elster announced today that Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WR), the largest utility in Kansas, has selected Elster for its 48,000 meter SmartStar deployment.
Continue readingVIDEO From Synaptic Digital and Vestas: Vestas Committed to Global Energy with Launch of v112
With the launch of the V112-3.0 Vestas will set a new standard for efficiency and performance, and thereby improve availability and lower the cost of energy.
Continue readingPerformance Services Announces New Wind Farm Development
Performance Services, Inc., an company, announced today that agreements have been reached with landowners to secure 2,500 acres of land to support a 50 megawatt wind farm in northwest Tippecanoe County.
Continue readingWind Works Power to Acquire 50% Interest in 2nd Wind Farm in Germany
Wind Farm Burg II is a 6 megawatt (MW) wind energy project located near Magdeburg, Germany.
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