Investments in renewable energy are currently driven up to 2020 by the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive and the EU?s binding targets for renewable energy and CO2 reductions.
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Salazar to address future of offshore wind energy in U.S.
Major conference will highlight potential of wind power manufacturing jobs in U.S. port cities.
Continue readingBrownback again calls for extension of federal wind power incentive
Following announcement of what will become his state’s largest wind farm, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) again called for extension of the federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC).
Continue readingMolycorp – rare earths for wind energy and electric vehicles
Supplies of metals such as neodymium, a key component used in permanent-magnet wind turbines and electric cars, have become a source of anxiety to the industry due to the dominance of China in rare-earth mining.
Continue readingEU energy import bill amounted to ?355 billion in 2010
As Europe forked out ?355.15 billion on the coal, oil or gas used in energy production, bear in mind that in 2010 wind power actually brought down the amount that the EU pays for electricity by ?6.54 billion.
Continue readingRare earths fall as companies develop alternatives for wind energy and electric vehicles
Rare earth prices are set to extend their decline from records this year as buyers including Toyota and General Electric scale back using the materials in their electric cars and wind turbines.
Continue readingRare Earth Metals for Cleantech to Reach $1.2 Billion by 2017
Demand for rare earth metals across cleantech applications like wind power, electric cars, solid oxide fuel cells, and energy-efficient lighting is expected to increase significantly by 2017.
Continue readingCloud Computing Energy Efficiency
The market for cloud computing services has continued to expand despite a general decline in economic activity in most of the world.
Continue readingChina steps up regulation of rare earths
Rare earth metals are vital ingredients for manufacturing an array of sophisticated products, including wind turbines, lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles and missiles.
Continue readingDOE highlights green energy jobs
Earlier this week, the solar power industry also released a new report showing the tremendous growth in solar energy jobs over the last two years, in large part because of the leadership of President Obama.
Continue readingGreen jobs are real and growing, Says DOE
Other countries like China are already moving aggressively to develop and deploy these technologies, but with continued investments in innovation, this is a race we can win.
Continue readingThe Truth about Clean Energy Jobs
Department awarded a loan guarantee to build the Kahuku wind energy plant in Hawaii. Those wind turbines were built in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The wind power project also features a state of the art energy storage system.
Continue readingGE Technology Leadership at Railway Interchange
Established more than 100 years ago, GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a global technology leader and supplier to the railroad, marine, drilling, mining and wind energy industries.
Continue readingRare earths are vital for production of a range of electronic items
These elements are ubiquitous, being used widely in smart mobile devices, flat screens, wind energy, electric vehicles, rechargeable lithium ion batteries and many others.
Continue readingNuclear Power Shutdown in Japan Possible by 2012
Japan?s wind energy and solar power generation capacity can be ramped up from the existing 3,500 MW to 47,200 MW by 2015.
Continue readingVictorian Premier Ted Baillieu wages war on clean energy
Will NSW?s Liberal-National state government follow its Victorian colleagues and block the development of wind energy in the state?
Continue readingGreen jobs for a clean energy future
Recent investments made in our new clean energy economy have been both short-term stimulus leading to tens of thousands of new jobs and long-term down payments on a new clean energy future.
Continue readingChina: Why the Existing Economic Model Will Fail
Today China consumes more basic resources than the United States does. It uses three times as much coal and four times as much steel.
Continue readingCanada Investing in Next Generation of Electric Cars
Canadian drivers will benefit from research into new technologies for the automobile industry that will develop a battery pack thermal management system for hybrid electric vehicles.
Continue readingGraphene’s Shining Light Could Lead to Super-Fast Internet
Many leading electronics companies consider graphene for the next generation of devices. This work certainly boosts graphene’s chances even further.
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