Siemens reached a UK milestone of two gigawatt (2GW) wind energy generation capacity last month with the installation of wind turbine E1 at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm off the Essex coast.
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Offshore wind farm coming to Lake Michigan (Illinois)?
City of Evanston officials have endorsed a plan to look for partners to build offshore wind turbines six to nine miles east of the Northwestern University campus.
Continue readingWind energy in Ecuador: Plans to install 200 MW in five years
Ecuador wants to reduce dependence on oil. Ecuador currently being developed in Loja Villonaco a wind farm with a capacity of 15 MW and would be operational this year.
Continue readingTesla Roadster Heads for Hallowed Grounds of Nikola Tesla
Nikola held more than 700 patents and remains an inspiration to me personally and to many entrepreneurs and inventors ? both in Silicon Valley and around the world.
Continue readingGlobal Investments in Renewable Energy are expected to reach $653.35 billion by 2015
Investments in renewable energy increased from $39.24 billion in 2001 to $336.78 billion in 2009 at a CAGR of 30.8% during the period 2001-09.
Continue readingGalaxy Resources signs agreements for lithium
Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) (PINK:GALXF) is pleased to announce that it has executed agreements with thirteen major Chinese lithium cathode producers for the offtake of its battery grade lithium carbonate product.
Continue readingDow Jones Plans Solar Power System to Generate Clean Energy
Dow Jones & Company plans to construct a large-scale solar-power installation to generate clean energy for its corporate offices in central New Jersey.
Continue readingElectro-mobility puts renewable energies on the road
Renault to launch series electric vehicles in the market from 2011. Moving forward with the development of nation-wide charging infrastructure. RWE and Renault extend partnership.
Continue readingClean Energy Legislation a Must for Economic Growth
By embracing the opportunity posed by renewable energy, Florida has the potential to create thousands of new jobs and bolster the state?s economy, according to a study released by Global Energy United.
Continue readingOG&E Proposal Would Achieve Goal to Quadruple Wind Power by 2012 in Oklahoma
OG&E announced that it is seeking Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) approval to build and operate a new 198-megawatt wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma.
Continue readingHonda to lease electric scooters
Japan is expanding electric vehicles from electric cars to bikes with Honda Motor Co.?s zero-emission super-quiet electric EV-neo scooter.
Continue readingGWEC: China overtakes Germany as second leading wind power nation
No slow-down for global wind energy. GWEC expects that the global installed wind capacity will reach 409 GW by 2014, up from 158.5 GW at the end of 2009.
Continue readingNYSERDA awards wind energy contract to Horizon Wind
Horizon Wind Energy, a wind power company owned by EDP Renovaveis, has secured a contract from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
Continue readingNordex obtains order for major wind power project in Sweden (295 MW)
Nordex has signed a frame work agreement with the municipally-owned utility Skelleftea Kraft AB, Skelleftea, to supply a total of 118 wind turbines in the N100/2500 series.
Continue readingObama Announces $100 Million for Smart Grid
Obama administration announced nearly 100 million dollars for 54 smart grid workforce training programs that will help prepare the next generation of workers in the utility and electrical manufacturing industries.
Continue readingNicaragua develops its renewable sources
Previous studies have estimated that Nicaragua has over 4,500 MW of potential to produce energy from renewable sources.
Continue readingBoeing’s new high-concentration photovoltaic solar system
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Stirling Energy Systems have formed a partnership to complete the commercialization and deployment of Boeing’s XR700 high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar power technology.
Continue readingFirst electric car charging station in East China
The first large electric car charging station in east China’s Shandong Province, capable of charging 45 cars at a time, is being built in Linyi City, as part of a program to promote the development of electric vehicles.
Continue readingAmazon test for Caithness-made renewable hydrokinetic turbine vertical axis
Developed by Scottish company MTDS, this new turbine – designed to harness energy from slow-flowing rivers – is being installed on the Amazon, for a twelve-month testing period.
Continue readingIBM and KACST Collaborate on Solar-Powered Desalination Technology
I.B.M. and a Saudi Arabian research institute are collaborating to develop a desalination plant powered by a new type of solar technology.
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