Indications suggest that several European countries are surging ahead with offshore wind energy, energy super grids and solar power stations.
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Obama: America is Still Home to the Most Creative and Most Innovative Businesses in the World
President Obama?s Visit to GE in Schenectady Highlights the Role of Wind Energy Technology and Exports in US Job Creation.
Continue reading125 Years of German Automotive Tradition Shifts to Batteries
The National Electromobility Development Plan seeks to put one million electric vehicles on Germany’s roads by 2020.
Continue readingChina automakers to get subsidies for electric vehicles
An official with the Beijing municipal government disclosed that electric cars would be available to Beijing residents within this year, and electric car producers can get up to 120,000 yuan for each unit.
Continue readingCleantech Sectors of Solar Power, Wind Energy and Smart Grid All Up in VC in 2010
Project funding worth noting included, Torresol Energy (Valle 1 and Valle 2 concentrated solar energy plants) for $760 million, Abengoa Solar and JGC Corporation (Concentrating Solar Power Plant) for $451 million.
Continue readingGlobal Temperature – 2010 Hits Top of Temperature Chart
Topping off the warmest decade in history, 2010 experienced a global average temperature of 14.63 degrees Celsius (58.3 degrees Fahrenheit), tying 2005 as the hottest year in 131 years of recordkeeping.
Continue readingChina and the US together account for more than 40 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions
Washington filed a case with the World Trade Organization that claimed a Chinese government fund that awards grants to makers of wind power equipment had violated trade rules by favoring made-in-China materials.
Continue readingIndia to produce 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022
India has set an ambitious target of 20,000 MW of solar energy by 2022.
It would also produce 20 million square metres of solar thermal area.
Abu Dhabi underscores climate agenda
Masdar aims to sustainable technologies, such as photovoltaic cells and concentrating solar power. It targets carbon reduction and management and development of other renewable energy sources such wind power.
Continue readingSolar Energy Zone Plan Focus of Public Meetings in Washington, DC
DOI announced a schedule of public meetings to gather comments on a comprehensive environmental analysis that has identified proposed ?solar power zones? on public lands in the west.
Continue readingRenewable energy in Russia
The programme looks at wind energy (in Russia?s South and Northeast, as well as the Far East) and biomass energy (in Russia?s South, predominantly) as its priority development areas.
Continue readingClean energy road to future By Jonathan Lash
The Chinese government has been on an even faster pace of growth, expanding its production and technological advancement in wind energy and solar power, energy efficiency, transportation and other fields.
Continue readingHillary Clinton Praises the Vision of Masdar and Abu Dhabi?s Leadership to Answer the World?s Energy Challenges
One such example was Secretary Clinton?s visit to Masdar?s advanced concentrating solar power (CSP) ?Solar Beam Down? project, a joint venture between Masdar, Cosmo-Oil of Japan and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Continue readingChina meets 5-year energy-saving goal
China represents by far the largest wind energy market and added 7800 Megawatt within only six months, reaching total wind farm installations of almost 34 Gigawatt.
Continue readingCool Roofs: Your Questions Answered
Last month Secretary Chu announced that the Department of Energy had installed a ?cool roof? atop the west building of our Washington, DC headquarters.
Continue readingSouth could use more wind energy, pay less
Southern states could generate 30 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind power, solar energy and biomass by 2030 (up from four percent today) while saving millions of dollars.
Continue readingWorld Future Energy Summit 2011
WFES 2011 Technology Forum highlights energy innovations to lower costs while promoting capacity and reliability.
Continue readingFavourable forecast for renewable energy markets in 2011
Energy efficiency will be the main sector in the coming years, though the renewable sector (wind energy, solar power) will equally increase, especially in China, with good opportunities also for Western industries.
Continue readingIndia speeds up solar energy development
By 2013, in India 1,100 new MW will be grid-injected, with 184 MW concentrating solar power and photovoltaic plants already under construction and additional 620 MW in the pipeline.
Continue readingTurkey?s Parliament approved renewables law
Turkey?s Parliament approved a law Wednesday on regulating the renewable energy resources market in Turkey, Anatolia news agency reported.
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