Potential for 6,400 additional wind turbines generating 32GW far exceeds previous plans. £75 billion offshore wind industry could support up to 70,000 clean energy jobs by 2020.
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Centrica awarded Round Three offshore wind power zone
Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today welcomed the news that it has been successful in The Crown Estate’s Round Three offshore wind tendering process.
Continue readingOffshore wind power to provide 25% of electricity and 70,000 jobs by 2020 in UK
Wind power in the UK has just been given a massive shot in the arm with several large-scale new offshore projects in the pipeline.
Continue readingVattenfall Boosts Its Position in Offshore Wind Power in UK
Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have today been awarded the rights to develop a major offshore wind farm off the east coast of England in the North Sea.
Continue readingEDP Renovaveis Awarded 1.3 GW Moray Firth site in UK
EDP Renovaveis (EDPR) and SeaEnergy plc announced that they have been awarded acreage by The Crown Estate (Zone 1) to develop offshore wind farms in the Moray Firth, Scotland, with an installed capacity of 1.3 GW.
Continue readingStatoil, Statkraft, SSE and RWE npower: Awarded wind power contract for Dogger Bank
The Crown Estate has announced that the Forewind consortium, comprising Statoil, Statkraft, SSE and RWE npower has been named as the successful bidder for the largest zone in the third licence round.
Continue readingNextEra Energy Resources Offer Verified Emission Reductions
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL) and North America’s leading generator of wind power, announced the creation of U.S. wind carbon offset credits.
Continue readingSiemens and Mainstream win contract to develop 4GW of wind farms off the UK coast
Consortium of bidders wins contract for the ?Hornsea? zone from The Crown Estate, UK.
Continue readingIntegra Wind Services: New Jobs in Wind Energy in Oklahoma
As a start-up company, Integra Wind Services is looking to tap into wind energy. Over the next five years, Integra plans to hire 205 people from the greater Oklahoma City area. The average salary is $50,000 for qualified workers.
Continue readingNew Wind Power Record in 2009 in Ontario
Wind energy generation in Ontario rose by more than 60 per cent over the previous year, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) reported today in its analysis of 2009 data.
Continue readingEspaña superará en 2020 el objetivo del 20% de renovables fijado por la UE
España prevé que en 2020 la participación de las renovables en nuestro país será del 22,7% sobre la energía final y un 42,3% de la generación eléctrica. Industria envía a Bruselas un anticipo del Plan de Renovables.
Continue readingAfter a Century of Growth, U.S. Car Fleet Entering Era of Decline By Lester R. Brown
America?s century-old love affair with the automobile may be coming to an end. The U.S. fleet has apparently peaked and started to decline.
Continue readingU.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decreased by 2.2 Percent in 2008
Total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 7,053 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) in 2008, a decrease of 2.2 percent from the 2007 level.
Continue readingUS Department of Labor announces $100 million in green jobs training
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $100 million in green jobs training grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).
Continue readingLG Chemicals Supply Battery to Eaton
LG Chem said it will supply lithium ion batteries for commercial hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to U.S.-based Eaton Corp. for four years.
Continue readingGeneral Motors empieza a fabricar baterías para su coche eléctrico Chevrolet Volt
General Motors inició hoy la producción de baterías de iones de litio destinadas a su coche eléctrico Chevrolet Volt en la planta de Brownstown, ubicada en el Estado de Michigan.
Continue readingEnergizer Redefines How Consumers Can Stay Powered
Energizer – While the latest, greatest high-tech devices have been rapidly fueling consumers’ “work hard, play hard” lifestyles, Energizer (NYSE:ENR) has been hard at work innovating to deliver the power solutions.
Continue readingBattery Costs Are Likely to Limit Widespread Adoption of Electric Cars Over the Next Decade
Although electric-car battery costs are expected to fall sharply over the coming decade, they are unlikely to drop enough to spark widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles.
Continue readingElkhart Could be Electric Car Capital of The U.S.
Governor Mitch Daniels says Think North America’s decision to locate a manufacturing facility in Elkhart marks another step of Indiana becoming the electric car capital of the United States.
Continue readingHyundai unveils electric car i10
Korean carmaker Hyundai today said it will consider introducing electric vehicles in the Indian market as demand for such cars is increasing gradually.
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