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EnerSys Awarded $39 million in Contracts for Submarine Batteries
EnerSys announced that it has recently been awarded contracts valued at over $39 million for submarine batteries with five navies worldwide.
Continue readingOG&E Completes Crossroads Wind Farm Development Purchase
The $451 million wind energy project will add 227.5 megawatts of renewable generating capacity to the OG&E fleet, with 95 wind turbines rated at 2.3 megawatts each, plus three 3-megawatt, direct-drive wind turbines.
Continue readingThe Average Size of Wind Power Projects Resumed its Upward Trend
As the wind energy industry has grown, so too has the average size of installed wind farm projects. Projects installed in 2009 averaged nearly 91 MW, which is below the 120 MW average size of projects built in 2007.
Continue readingFinavera Renewables Signs Participation Agreement for British Columbia Wind Power Projects
Finavera Renewables announces it has signed a Participation Agreement with the McLeod Lake Indian Band for the Tumbler Ridge, Wildmare, Meikle, and Bullmoose Wind Energy Projects.
Continue readingLeo Motors Completes Mountain Driving Test
More than 70 percent of the land of Korea is mountainous, making hill driving capability more crucial for electric vehicles in the country.
Continue readingIt is time to wake up and recognise the dangers of global warming
Even without absolute scientific certainty, there comes a time when reasonable people can agree if something looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is . . . well . . . a duck.
Continue readingWind power potential tested off South Carolina coast
South Carolina alone could produce up to 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of power from its coastal and offshore wind resources using existing wind turbines technology.
Continue readingBreak-up of Eufer : Enel Green Power España receives 50% of the iberian JV assets
Enel Green Power España signed an agreement aimed at receiving around 550 MW of installed capacity and a pipeline of around 2,000
MW, representing 50% of EUFER operations.
AmeriLithium Receives Deed for Nevada-Based Full Monty Lithium Properties
AmeriLithium Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMEL; “AmeriLithium” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the Company has officially received the deed for its Full Monty Lithium project properties in Nye County, Nevada.
Continue readingGrowing demand for smart meters signals more flexible future power system
The EU has recently set the objective of installing smart meters in 80% of households across Europe by 2020.
Continue readingEV-Charge America Unveils Southeast America?s First Level II
The EV Charging Station keeps track of charging times, station availability, up times, down times, utilization and a host of other reporting functions.
Continue readingSiemens will supply wind turbines to Samsung C&T and Pattern Energy for the Ontario wind power market
Siemens will supply technologically advanced wind turbines at selected wind energy projects in southern Ontario.
Continue readingRenovalia Energy will invest ?200 million in new wind farm in Canada
Peace Butte wind farm will have 120 MW of total wind power and its construction will start in the first semester of 2011.
Continue reading120 MW of geothermal plant in the Caribbean island country of Santa Lucia
The project foresees the construction of 12 MW by 2012, which will expand to 75 MW the following year. The whole project will be completed by 2015, and two-thirds of the total capacity to be exported.
Continue readingFord Increases Investment in University Research
The new Ford URP projects add to an active research portfolio that now comprises 30 studies in partnership with 26 universities globally.
Continue readingU.S.: an Enormous Amount of Wind Power Capacity Is Under Consideration
At the end of 2009, even after reforms by a number of ISOs, RTOs, and utilities to reduce the number of wind projects in their queues, there were roughly 300 GW of wind power capacity within the interconnection queues.
Continue readingChina: Increasing Demand for Lithium Battery Positive Material
Lithium batteries are mainly used in portable electronic products like digital cameras, cell phones and notebook computers. Its application further spreads to electric cars, electric bicycles and energy storage.
Continue readingThe electrification of transportation continues
California-based Coulomb Technologies announced plans to provide nearly 5,000 free home and public charging stations for electric cars to nine regions in the US.
Continue readingFurther improvement in wind power Nordex?s business in the second quarter
Improvement in consolidated profit to EUR 2.9 (2.3) million. Increase in order books to EUR 2.3 billion. CEO Richterich: ?Three quarters of the sales target of around EUR 1.2 billion already secured?.
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