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UK Wind Energy Industry Welcomes Green Investment Bank Proposals
Wind power industry restates that £100bn investment can deliver 30GW of installed wind capacity by 2020. RenewableUK stresses need for continued R&D and innovation funding create to supply-chain jobs.
Continue readingCOMSA EMTE and Gamesa join forces to bid for Catalan wind power tender
Both companies will bid for the 769 MW wind energy capacity tender being run by the regional government of Catalonia.
Continue readingDuke Energy Signs Agreement with Cisco to Deliver Smart Grid Solution
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced it has signed an agreement with Cisco – a worldwide leader in networking technology — to pilot and further develop a smart grid-enabled home energy management solution.
Continue readingCharging of electric vehicles Mandate officially handed over to the European Standards Organisations
The EU handed the three European Standards Organisations the European Commission mandate (M/468) regarding the charging of electric cars, scooters and bicycles.
Continue readingElectricity Transmission Infrastructure
After years of neglect, high-voltage transmission systems all over the world are getting much-needed attention.
Continue readingWind Turbine Blade Comes to DC with Message
Wind Turbine Blade Comes to DC with Message from Americans to Federal Policymakers: ?We Want Action on Clean Energy Now?.
Continue readingUK Offshore Wind Power: Building an Industry
Government in conjunction with industry needs to agree a realistic target for delivery if wind energy sector is not to lose opportunity to create at least 45,000 jobs.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas signed an agreement with Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval ? a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling ? has signed a purchase agreement with Vestas, world leading manufacturer of wind turbines.
Continue readingIberdrola, World’s Largest Wind Power Producer, Selects STM® for Communication to Wind Farms
STM Group has entered into a long term contract for supply of its VSAT products and services to NEO-SKY (IBERDROLA?s telecom operator) for IBERDROLA?s network.
Continue readingFinancial Experts Warn of Fallout, Urge Extension of Recovery Act
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the United States Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance (US PREF) identified an impending gap in federal support for renewable energy at the close of 2010.
Continue readingThe power of emissions-free wind power is about to be unleashed in Egypt
Egypt is positioning to become a major wind energy centre in Africa with the announcement that the nation is getting ready to choose companies to build a massive 1,000 megawatt (MW) wind farm along the Gulf of Suez.
Continue readingAcciona opens ?25 million wind turbine blade manufacturing facility at Lumbier (Navarre, Spain)
Acciona incorporates the production of a strategic component of wind turbines and enhances its position in the wind power value chain.
Continue readingWind power Gamesa to issue up to 3.6 million new shares
However, the definitive number of shares to be issued will depend on the number of shareholders opting not to sell their freely allocated rights back to Gamesa.
Continue readingGrowing Consensus on Radar and Wind Power? By Tom Gray
The absence of fireworks was perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness hearing yesterday on radar interference from wind turbines.
Continue readingLondon Welcomes The Mitsubishi I-Miev
Transport for London (TfL) welcomed four new electric vehicles into its fleet as part of the Mayor Boris Johnson’s plans to make London the electric vehicle capital of Europe.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Unplugged 2010: Government Support Essential to Catalyze Market Growth
Government support for infrastructure development, consumer incentives, and manufacturing will catalyze market growth.
Continue readingE-Z-GO?s First Street-Legal Electric Car
E-Z-GO®, a Textron (NYSE:TXT) Company, introduces the 2Five, its first street-legal vehicle designed for neighborhoods and public roads with a speed limit of 35 mph or less.
Continue readingSAE International Introduces New Standard of Hybrid Electric Vehicles
With the increase in both popularity and production of hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) worldwide, attention often turns to the exhaust emissions and fuel economy of such vehicles.
Continue readingThe Population-Poverty Connection By Lester R. Brown
The 21st century began on an inspiring note: the United Nations set a goal of reducing the share of the world?s population living in extreme poverty by half by 2015.
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