U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that one of the first grantees will be a project involving lithium-ion titanate batteries in Washington State?s economically distressed Chelan and Douglas Counties.
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El 40% del consumo energético de Extremadura provendrá en 2014 de energías renovables
El 40% del consumo energético total de Extremadura provendrá, en 2014, de fuentes renovables, con lo que se alcanzará este año el doble del objetivo marcado por UE para 2020 y cifrado en el 20%.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance Forms Electric Vehicles Partnership With City of Houston
Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Houston to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle charging network and policies to support electric cars.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt Showcased at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
VANOC’s Vice-President of Sustainability Linda Coady today welcomed the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle to Vancouver, marking the Volt’s debut on Canadian roads.
Continue readingEl Citröen C-Zero eléctrico en la reunión de ministros europeos
El Citroën C-Zero estará presente en la Reunión Informal de Ministros de Competitividad (Industria e Investigación), que tendrá lugar del 7 al 9 de febrero, en el palacio del Kursaal de San Sebastián.
Continue readingSpain wind power hit a new peak: 12,880 MW
Spain?s wind energy production hit a new peak of 12,880 MW, according to Spanish Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingNebraska: juwi-developed wind farm in US moves into construction
Renewable energy specialist juwi set the course. Gallop realizes the 60 megawatt wind energy project.
Continue readingCanada?s installed wind power capacity increased by 40% in 2009
Canada?s wind energy industry enjoyed a record year with 950 MW of new wind energy capacity installed in eight provinces, increasing Canada?s total installed capacity to 3,319 MW.
Continue readingEndesa obtains first free-parking discs for electric vehicles in Madrid
Endesa is committed to developing a sustainable transport policy based on the electric vehicle as a key element in combating climate change, a cornerstone of its Sustainability Strategic Plan 2008-2012.
Continue readingGalveston Island Unveils Coulomb Technologies Networked Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Coulomb Technologies announced that the Galveston Historical Foundation has installed the first of twelve publicly accessible ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles (EV).
Continue readingWildlife Advisory Committee gets closer to the finish line By Chris Madison (AWEA)
What would happen if the wind industry, the regulators, and the conservationists got together to see if they could agree on guidelines for siting wind farms in a way that avoids or minimizes the impact on wildlife?
Continue readingWind power as part of this century?s green industrial revolution By Chris Rose (EWEA)
While many of society?s most complex issues were discussed in Davos, the subject of energy supply and how to better develop wind power and other renewables captivated many of the influential participants.
Continue readingGreenpeace: ?Smart Grids? ? climate infrastructure for the 21st century
There?s no need to worry that renewable energy can?t keep the lights on, concludes a new study by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC).
Continue readingPlug Power and MGL Sign Agreement for Co-Developed Battery Systems
Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq:PLUG) announces that it signed a commercialization agreement with CITIC GuoAn Mengguli Power Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (MGL) for co-developed high power lithium-ion battery systems.
Continue readingCorpoGuajira otorgó licencia ambiental a Isagén para la construcción del Parque Eólico Jouktai (Colombia)
La Corporación Autónoma Regional de La Guajira (CorpoGuajira) otorgó una licencia ambiental para la construcción del Parque Eólico Jouktai.
Continue readingWind power resources for Armenia
Armenia has a wind power potential of 4,900 MW from seven sites that cover an area of 979 sq. km. This corresponds to an area of three percent of the territory of Armenia that is limited to remote mountainous passes.
Continue readingNew study shows RES will create 274,000 jobs By Carl Levesque (AWEA)
This has turned out to be the week that the need for a national renewable electricity standard (RES) became impossible to ignore. And the drumbeat keeps getting louder.
Continue readingThe installed Wind Power in Spain was 2,5 GW in 2009
Castilla y Leon is the first region in terms of wind energy installed capacity with 3,882.72 MW. The accumulated power is 19,148.8 MW, according to the Wind Power Observatory of the Spanish Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingEl nuevo sistema de liquidación de primas de las energías renovables de la CNE cubre el 97,1% de las instalaciones
El nuevo sistema de liquidación de primas renovables de la Comisión Nacional de la Energía (CNE) fue capaz de cubrir en enero la retribución del 97,1% de las instalaciones y de atender el 100% de las reclamaciones.
Continue readingEV-Charge America Launches Global Charge Net? Smart Grid Enabled EV Charging Stations
EV-Charge America, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, utilizing GridPoint, Inc.?s smart grid application software, announced an integrated smart grid enabled EV charging station solution for electric vehicles.
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