Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) announced that has been awarded a contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop high efficiency, multi-junction solar cells for space applications.
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Interest in electric cars surges
Volkswagen and other German car makers are investing heavily in electric vehicles and bringing more green autos to dealerships near you soon, industry experts said Thursday.
Continue readingSave the planet by selling a wind turbine
Most people want to go green. But if you are going green and saving money at the same time, it?s a really good incentive.
Continue readingVestas receives wind power order for 49 MW in Canada
Vestas received a wind energy order from International Power Canada, Inc., for 27 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingAreva acquires remaining stake in wind power Multibrid1
Areva has purchased the remaining 49% of Multibrid1, a German wind turbines manufacturer, which becomes Areva Wind, a wholly-owned wind energy subsidiary of the group.
Continue readingFord Puts Charge in Electric Vehicles Plans and Partners with Coulomb Technologies
Ford Motor Company is partnering with Coulomb Technologies to provide free in-home Charging Stations for some of the automaker’s first electric car customers under the Ford Blue Oval ChargePoint Program.
Continue readingTHINK?s first test in South America’s largest electric vehicles market
THINK announces further international expansion, with the delivery of its first electric vehicles into South America ? part of a new collaboration with Brazilian electricity supplier, CPFL Energia S.A.
Continue readingCars and People Compete for Grain By Lester R. Brown
At a time when excessive pressures on the earth?s land and water resources are of growing concern, there is a massive new demand emerging for cropland to produce fuel for cars?one that threatens world food security.
Continue readingCoulomb’s America Expands the Largest Networked Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles in the World
Coulomb Technologies to Create Electric Vehicles Infrastructure in Nine Regions by Offering No Cost Home and Public Charging Stations as Part of a $37 Million Project.
Continue readingWind energy may help rebuild Haiti
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says wind power could play a key role in Haiti’s reconstruction.
Continue readingTop Ten Global Photovoltaic Manufacturers
Global photovoltaic cell production last year grew by 51%, from 7.1 gigawatts (GW) in 2008 to 10.7 GW in 2009, according to a research note published by GTM Research.
Continue readingGE and Itochu Form Wind Power Projects Tieup
General Electric (GE) will form an alliance with Japanese trading house Itochu Corp to strengthen their wind energy and other renewable energy businesses.
Continue readingVisit the EWEA stand at the Fête de l?Environnement, 6 June
This weekend we?ll be at the Fête de l?Environnement in Brussels to spread the positive messages about wind power even further.
Continue readingEurope launches ten year research and development plan for wind energy
The European Wind Initiative is a big step forward in our efforts to maintain and strengthen Europe’s global leadership in wind energy technology.
Continue readingUS Oil Catastrophe Accentuates Immediate Need for Lithium as an Alternative Fuel
AmeriLithium Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMEL; “AmeriLithium” or “the Company”) announce that Lithium could provide a safe and viable alternative to America’s current dependence on fossil fuels.
Continue readingHybrid Electric Vehicles Join UPS Fleet in Austin
UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced its fleet of electric vehicles had expanded with the deployment of 30 next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks to Austin.
Continue readingSmart Grid Electric Vehicles: Future Of Automobile Industry
Smart Grid Electric Vehicles: Future of Automobile Industry ; Electric vehicles are set to become the substitute for gasoline-based vehicles in the smart grid of the future.
Continue reading300,000 Hybrid Trucks and Buses to be on the Road by 2015
These hybrid vehicles promise a reduction in fuel consumption between 5% and 50% depending on design, which will help reduce costs and emissions, making hybrid trucks more and more attractive for fleet managers.
Continue readingWinWinD delivers three new wind turbines to Aulepa Wind Farm in Estonia
By the summer 2011, WinWinD will deliver three new wind turbines to Aulepa wind power plant, owned by Estonian energy company Eesti Energia.
Continue readingWind energy in Belarus: wind farm construction contract with Enertrag in June
A contract with the German energy company Enertrag on the construction of a wind farm in the Minsk oblast will be signed in June.
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