Solar photovoltaic system costs have fallen steadily for decades. Meanwhile, projected costs for construction of new nuclear plants have risen steadily over the last decade, and they continue to rise.
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Coal Country Newspaper Endorses RES By Tom Gray
Congress and the Obama administration should be steering the nation to new energy sources with policies that encourage development of wind energy and other clean renewables.
Continue readingChina first electric car sold to individual
Last week little-known carmaker Zotye Auto became the first Chinese company to sell a purely electric car to an individual buyer.
Continue readingE-CYCLES® Introduces Revolutionary Electric Vehicles to Market
After over three years in research and development, E-CYCLES®’ launch coincides with a U.S. and international movement towards a greener, sustainable lifestyle and a desire for alternative fuel solutions.
Continue readingChevrolet to Increase Volt Production Capacity by 50 Percent
President Tours Detroit-Hamtramck Plant, Home of the Chevrolet Volt.
Continue readingPortugal, Ireland and UK first in line for world’s first affordable mass-produced electric vehicles
Amid strong global demand for the world’s first affordable mass-produced electric vehicles, Nissan International SA will open order books for Nissan LEAF in Portugal and the Republic of Ireland.
Continue readingStorage useful, rarely essential for wind power
Moreover, numerous studies as well as European wind integration experience have demonstrated that the U.S. could increase its use of wind energy by more than 10-fold without energy storage being needed.
Continue readingEnergy From the Sun Even after Dark
What if the energy generated from solar panels could be used even after the sun went down? What if energy from wind turbines could be used on days when Mother Nature decided to be still?
Continue readingCoulomb Technologies to Significantly Expand ChargePoint Network
Coulomb Technologies announced plans to significantly expand the ChargePoint® Network through partnership agreements with Leviton, Siemens and Aker Wade.
Continue readingECOtality Applauds California Electric-Car Charging Decision
ECOtality has expressed its support for a decision by the CPUC determining that companies which sell electric vehicle charging services to the public will not be regulated as public utilities.
Continue readingCPUC Decision on Electric Vehicles
This outcome will encourage competitive market forces to bring benefits to consumers and ensure rapid deployment of the charging infrastructure.
Continue readingCost per watt at First Solar falls to US$0.76 cents
Photovoltaic module manufacturing cost was reduced to $0.76/watt, down $0.05 from the prior quarter and 13% year over year. Annual throughput per line was up 6% quarter over quarter to 59.0 MW.
Continue readingNorthland Power Wind Farm Receives Loan from Investissement Quebec
Northland Power Income Fund announced that Investissement Quebec has agreed to lend $15 million to the construction of Northland’s 100 MW wind farm located in the Gaspesie region of Quebec.
Continue readingGerman wind power grew by 660 megawatts in the first half of this year
Installed wind energy capacity grew by 660 megawatts in the first half of this year, down from around 800 MW in the first six months of 2009.
Continue readingThe Alta Wind power project was launched in California
The wind turbines for the initial 570 MW have been ordered. The wind energy project, with a total capacity of 3,000 MW, will be the largest wind farm in the whole of North America and one of the first in the world.
Continue readingEuropean wind power industry set to pave the future
There are huge opportunities for the offshore wind power industry but the fact remains that there are aggressive targets to be met and host of significant challenges that need to be overcome.
Continue readingWind power in Rajashthan (India)
Wind turbines are turning out to be a major hit in the remote areas of Rajashthan and leading to better electricity generation and development of the area in which the wind farm have been set up.
Continue readingSempra Generation Signs Wind Power Contract With Southern California Edison
?This wind power agreement represents an important milestone in the development of the La Rumorosa wind farm project,? said Michael W. Allman, president and chief executive officer of Sempra Generation.
Continue readingNational Wind Coordinating Collaborative Sage-Grouse Research
Group Seeks Proposals for Research Exploring Impacts of Wind Power Development on Sage-Grouse.
Continue readingSolarReserve Gets Green Light on Nevada Concentrating Solar Power (100 MW)
SolarReserve?s 100 megawatt power contract with NV Energy will utilize innovative energy storage technology developed and manufactured in the United States.
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