Oncor enthusiastically supports the announcement today by Edison Electric Institute, the national trade association for electric utilities, to accelerate full-scale commercialization of electric vehicles.
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Iberdrola’s Profit Stays Flat
Operating profit rose in a difficult environment, characterised by weak demand, low raw materials prices and sterling exchange rate movements.
Continue readingEl Salón del Automóvil de Tokio da protagonismo al vehículo eléctrico
El Motor Show de Tokio abrió sus puertas hasta el 4 de noviembre teniendo como protagonista al coche eléctrico, con nuevos modelos de Nissan, Mitsubishi y Toyota.
Continue readingIberdrola gana un 18% menos por la caída del consumo
La compañía Iberdrola registró un beneficio neto de 2.029 millones de euros en los nueve primeros meses del ejercicio, lo que supone un 18,2% menos que en igual periodo de 2008.
Continue readingToyota Placing Prius Plug-ins With Smart Grid City Project
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. announced that it will place ten Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHV) with Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity(TM) project in Boulder, Colorado.
Continue readingHonda fabricará vehículos eléctricos para Japón, EE UU y Europa
Honda estudia la posibilidad de vender coches eléctricos en Estados Unidos, Europa y Japón, como parte de su estrategia de desarrollo de la próxima generación de automóviles eléctricos, según informó Takanobu Ito.
Continue readingEstados Unidos instaló 1.649 megavatios de eólica en el tercer trimestre de 2009
Estados Unidos, a pesar de la crisis y las restricciones financieras, instaló 2.700 MW en el primer trimestre de 2009, 1.210 MW en el segundo y 1.649 MW tercer trimestre, según la AWEA, alcanzando ya 31.000 MW eólicos.
Continue readingWind Power in the UK By BWEA
4 Gigawatts of Installed Capacity in the UK. Wind now Powers the Equivalent of Scotland’s Household Supply, and Saves 6 Million Tonnes of Coal Annually.
Continue readingFélix Avia: La eólica es uno de los sectores donde España es líder
Llevo trabajando 27 años en la energía eólica y nadie pensaba que podía ser algo importante. En este momento vamos a estar en un 12% del consumo de energía eléctrica del país.
Continue readingUS Wind Power Installations Add nearly 1700 MW of Capacity in Q3
The total wind energy capacity added to date is 5,800 MW. The total wind power capacity now operating in the US is over 31000 MW, which is enough electricity to power the equivalent of nearly 9 million homes.
Continue readingNissan y Sumitomo reciclarán las baterías de los vehículos eléctricos
El fabricante japonés de automóviles Nissan y Sumitomo pondrán en marcha una empresa conjunta para “reutilizar, revender, refabricar y reciclar” baterías de iones de litio procedentes de coches eléctricos.
Continue readingWheego Electric Cars Announces Trade-Up Program
Wheego Electric Cars offers a Trade-up program from their Low-Speed electric vehicle, available now, to the Full-Speed electric vehicle, expected out in 2010.
Continue readingLG Chem said it will supply lithium-ion batteries to CT&T
LG Chem plans to manufacture batteries for low-speed electric vehicles starting next year. LG Chem said it will supply lithium-ion batteries to CT&T, a South Korean manufacturer of low-speed electric vehicles.
Continue readingNissan, Sumitomo to Recycle Electric Car Batteries
Nissan Motor Co. and Sumitomo Corp. said they will establish a joint venture to recycle lithium-ion electric car batteries, which could give Nissan an early lead in the fledgling electric car market.
Continue readingWind Power in Korea By Kil-Nam Paek, Seung-Young Chung and Chinwha Chung
At the end of 2008, the cumulative installed capacity was 236 MW in South Korea. The new installation of 43 MW, indicates the current difficulty caused by the increased price of imported wind turbines.
Continue readingWind Farm Planning Approvals by Local Councils Slump to Record New Low of 25%
Figures revealed today at the wind industry’s annual conference in Liverpool show that local council approvals of wind farm applications have fallen to a shocking new low of just 25%.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables reduce el beneficio un 27,4%
Iberdrola Renovables gana 167,6 millones en los nueve primeros meses. Ha percibido ya 546 millones de dólares en incentivos a las energías renovables en EEUU y espera recibir otros 30 millones más este año.
Continue readingWind industry says more confidence needed going into final climate talks
With EU Environment ministers meeting tomorrow to finalise the EU?s position for the Copenhagen climate change conference in December, the European Wind Energy Association is releasing new calculations.
Continue readingAWEA Welcomes National Academy of Sciences Study
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today welcomed the report by the National Academy of Sciences entitled ?Hidden Cost of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use?.
Continue readingOnce again, Danes support the continued expansion of wind power by Chris Rose
A public opinion poll conducted in Denmark ? the country that sparked the modern and highly-successful wind energy revolution ? has shown overwhelming support for the continued use of wind power.
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