Lone Star, Meet Red Star: a $1.5 billion wind farm in Texas, paid for by Chinese banks and to be supplied with Chinese made wind turbines. China-US Wind Farm JV Plan Calls for 240 Units of 2.5MW Turbines.
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Future of Solar Cells – An Optional Accessory to a Necessity in the Automotive Industry
Automotive industry is undergoing a radical change wherein traditional internal combustion (IC) engines are being replaced by battery-powered motors.
Continue readingGrupo Saft, líder mundial en baterías para los sectores aeronáutico y espacial
La multinacional de origen francés lidera la revolución tecnológica en el sector de las baterías de iones de litio para aplicaciones aeronáuticas y espaciales.
Continue readingReVolt Develops Rechargeable High Energy Zinc-Air Battery
ReVolt has developed rechargeable zinc-air batteries that can store three times the energy of lithium ion batteries, by volume, while costing only half as much.
Continue readingThe Italian PV market to grow to 15 GigaWatt
Interview with Federico Brucciani, independent solar photovoltaic expert and author of the report “The Italian PV market”. Italian consultant Federico Brucciani is very optimistic about market growth in his country.
Continue readingBright Future for Solar Applications in the European Automotive Industry
The market for solar technologies is still limited to advanced roof solutions that use solar cells to ventilate vehicle interiors, but technological advancements will soon shift the focus to to powertrain applications.
Continue readingPavilion Pursuing Additional Offshore Wind Farm Locations in Texas
Pavilion Energy Resources has submitted a multi-billion dollar proposal to the state of Texas to develop a massive wind energy project located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of South Padre Island.
Continue readingPutting Saskatchewan’s wind to good use
Two new SaskPower programs will boost provincial wind power production by up to 200 megawatts. Expansion of wind power will reduce SaskPower’s greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 225,000 tonnes a year.
Continue readingIberdrola Leads Initiative to Roll Out Electric Cars In Valencia
The goals of the ?1 million, 21-month initiative include developing and installing a recharging station prototype for electric vehicles.
Continue readingWind Power in Hawaii: electric vehicles will be run using renewable energy
The wind energy is used to produce electricity in Hawaii, particularly on Maui and on the Big Island. Most of the wind turbines produce and sell electricity to local utilities. Kaheawa Power Project broke ground in 2006.
Continue readingCentrica PLC Centrica to Invest £725 Million to Build 270MW Offshore Wind Farm
The wind farm will create electricity for 200,000 homes and feature 75 3.6MW Siemens wind turbines. The 270MW wind farm will increase Centrica?s total renewable assets by about 70 per cent to 650MW.
Continue readingBolivia: The myth of the Saudi Arabia of lithium
Bolivia produces no lithium, though it is sometimes called ?the Saudi Arabia of lithium? because its still-untapped salares are thought to contain nearly 50 percent of the world?s estimated lithium reserves.
Continue readingVestas vende 51 aerogeneradores de 2 megavatios en México
La eólica Vestas suministrará 51 aerogeneradores con 102 megawatios (MW) para el parque eólico Oaxaca I en México, que prevé que el proyecto esté finalizado en diciembre de 2010.
Continue readingWith six weeks to go, UN climate change talks take on critical importance
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has raised the ante in the run-up to the crucially important United Nations climate change conference that begins in December.
Continue readingObama Announces $3.4 Billion Investment to Spur Transition to Smart Energy Grid
Applicants say investments will create tens of thousands of jobs, save energy and empower consumers to cut their electric bills.
Continue readingEDP Renováveis reports a 19% increase in its net profit in the first nine months of 2009
The company increased its wind power capacity by 1,423 MW, a 34% increase compared to September 2008.
Continue readingMasdar and Seychelles Government Assess Wind Power Project Mahe Island
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted future energy initiative wholly owned by the Mubadala Development Company, and the Seychelles Government announced they will be carrying out a wind resource assessment study.
Continue readingAbengoa Solar signs contract with PG&E to supply solar power in California
The project will generate 250 megawatts (MW) of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and is to be located in an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County, between Barstow and Kramer Junction.
Continue readingVestas receives order for 102 MW in Mexico
Vestas has received an order for 51 units of the V80-2.0 MW wind turbine for the Oaxaca I project to be located in the municipality of Santo Domingo de Ingenio, Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Continue readingSiemens to pursue wind power tech for growth
Experience from more than 7,793 installed wind turbines. The German company started construction on a 581 million yuan wind power equipment factory in Shanghai in May.
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