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Vestas 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 readingGerman photovoltaic market could double, despite feed-in tariff cuts
Analyst predicts another record year in Germany prior to global solar conference in Munich.
Continue readingRepower (Ratia Energie) increases wind power capacity to 47 MW by acquiring wind farm in Germany
The new wind power plant, which has an installed capacity of 16 MW, is located in Lübbenau (Brandenburg).
Continue readingPNE WIND agrees a further wind power JV in Bulgaria (150 MW)
The wind farm developer PNE WIND AG (ISIN: DE000A0JBPG2) is considerably expanding its foreign activities in Bulgaria.
Continue readingGamesa company to build 50 MW wind farm in in the Dominican Republic’s Montecristi province
Parques Eólicos del Caribe will build a 50 MW wind power plant in the Dominican Republic’s Montecristi province.
Continue readingGrafTech Awarded $1.15 million DOE Grant for Solar Thermal Storage System
GrafTech International Ltd., in partnership with SENER and U. of California, received a $1.15 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to construct a high-efficiency thermal storage system for solar plants.
Continue readingGulf oil spill highlights the need for more wind power By Chris Rose (EWEA)
The United States has an opportunity to lower greenhouse gas emissions and become the world?s leader in a burgeoning clean energy economy.
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.
Continue readingChina tightens controls on rare earths
Strategic rare earth minerals will only be mined by a few select State-owned enterprises (SOEs) as part of the government’s bid to crack down on illegal exploitation and consolidate reserves.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance Signs Electric Vehicles Partnership in Québec
The parties will work together to plan the necessary charging infrastructure and to promote the use of electric vehicles in Québec.
Continue readingLi-ion Motors sells its technology to a canadian corporation
Li-ion Motors Corp. (LMCO:OTCBB), 21st Century Design & Engineering of emission-free all electric car announces an agreement licensing its technology to a Canadian Corporation.
Continue readingChevrolet and OnStar Prepare for Electric Vehicles
Chevrolet and OnStar join with the nation’s leading first-responder organizations to educate and train members on electric vehicle technology.
Continue readingFirst Shipment Of i-MiEV Electric Vehicles To Australia
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation?s global president, Osamu Masuko, announced the automotive manufacturer would supply i-MiEV electric vehicles to Australia.
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 readingChina to subsidize electric car purchases in five cities
China Tuesday released details of its electric vehicles subsidy program designed to boost the nation’s auto industry and cut vehicle emissions.
Continue readingTesla announces the delivery of the first electric car to Canada
Later this year Tesla will open its first Canadian store in downtown Toronto. Tesla Canada will be a sales center as well as a service and parts hub ? all under one roof.
Continue readingCommunauto to offer electric car Nissan LEAF to clients in 2011
Carsharing pioneer to add first electric vehicles real-world to fleet. By offering the electric cars Nissan LEAF next year, Communauto is reconfirming its environmental commitment to our more than 20,000 users.
Continue readingCODA to Site Electric Car Battery Manufacturing Facility in Ohio Pending DOE Loan
CODA, a California-based electric car and lithium ion batteries company, announced its plans to build an automotive-grade lithium ion battery system manufacturing facility in Ohio.
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