Según un estudio de Deloitte presentado hoy por la AEE, el empleo del sector en España podría reducirse en 2010 a 32.637 personas, frente a la media de 41.438 del pasado año, a causa de la crisis.
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Abengoa and E.ON team up to build two Concentrating Solar Power plants in Spain
Abengoa Solar and E.ON Climate & Renewables team up to build two 50MW Concentrating Solar Power plants in Spain.
Continue readingAbengoa Solar y E.ON Climate & Renewables construirán dos plantas termosolares de 50 MW en España
Abengoa Solar y E.ON Climate & Renewables han constituido hoy una alianza para desarrollar y operar dos plantas termosolares de 50MW. Ambas centrales, ya en construcción, están ubicadas en Écija (Sevilla).
Continue readingChu Announces $620 Million for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects
Secretary Chu announced that the DOE is awarding $620 million to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems that will help build a smarter, more efficient, more resilient electrical grid.
Continue readingEngineers to Compete in New Era of Electric Vehicles
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has joined forces with the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) to retrain traditional automotive engineers to develop electric cars of the future
Continue readingDuke Energy Receives $22 Million for Wind Power Storage
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) intends to match a $22 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to design, build and install large-scale batteries to store wind energy at one of its wind farms in Texas.
Continue readingAcciona Energía invierte 900 millones de euros en Extremadura
El consejero de Industria, Energía y Medio Ambiente, José Luis Navarro, se reunió en Mérida con directivos del Grupo Acciona Energía, para repasar los proyectos en eólica, termosolar, biomasa y fotovoltaica.
Continue readingGearing up in Indiana with wind power component maker By Chris Madison
Next week, on December 1, there will be a celebration near Muncie, Indiana, to mark the “topping off” of construction of a new gearbox manufacturing facility that eventually will employ 450 workers.
Continue readingNREL Uncovers Clean Energy Leaders State by State
An exclusive state-by-state analysis by the U.S Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows that clean energy development is spreading rapidly throughout the country.
Continue readingLa generación eólica ha aumentado un 14% en lo que va de año
La eólica en lo que va de año ha cubierto el 13,8% del consumo eléctrico de la Península. En el mismo periodo (hasta ayer) la demanda de electricidad cayó un 4,62%.
Continue readingExcess capacity in China’s wind power sector?
A split has emerged in China’s wind power industry over its future development and government policies intended to avoid “excess capacity.”
Continue readingInstalarán 49 puntos de recarga de coches eléctricos en Barcelona
El ICAEN subvencionará un proyecto para instalar 49 puntos de recarga para vehículos eléctricos en aparcamientos públicos en Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Sant Adrià de Besós, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat y Badalona.
Continue readingHaddington Sells Rights to Its Norton Energy Storage Project
Haddington Ventures, L.L.C., has sold to FirstEnergy Generation Corp., a subsidiary of Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), the rights to the Norton Energy Storage Project, a compressed air energy storage.
Continue readingHoy se inaugura el primer prototipo de energía osmótica en Noruega
Hoy Statkraft abre el primer prototipo de energía osmótica del mundo. La apertura oficial se realizará por Su Alteza Real la Princesa Mette-Marit de Noruega.
Continue readingSinovel Wind plans to establish a wind industry in Changxing Island
Sinovel Wind plans to establish a wind industry base in the Changxing Island Harbor Industrial Zone of Dalian, Liaoning Province, the zone announced November 23.
Continue readingThe First Osmotic Power Prototype Opens Today
Today Statkraft opens the world’s first osmotic power prototype. The official opening will be conducted by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.
Continue readingHKE to Acquire 25% in HKE Wind Power Limited
Hong Kong Energy (Holdings) Limited (“HKE”, stock code: 987) announce an agreement with its parent company, HKC (Holdings) Limited (“HKC”, stock code: 190) to acquire a 25% beneficial interest in HKE.
Continue readingISFOC firma con los Emiratos Árabes un acuerdo sobre Tecnología Fotovoltaica de Concentración para Masdar
na de las claves del proyecto será determinar si la tecnología fotovoltaica de concentración puede ser una fuente de energía renovable competitiva y fiable en las latitudes de Abu Dhabi.
Continue readingTamil Nadu, the leading state in wind power in India
Tamil Nadu has emerged the leading state in wind power development in the country with an installed generating capacity of 4,563 MW as of October 2009, minister for new and renewable energy Farooq Abdullah informed.
Continue readingCanada Lithium launches pilot-scale metallurgical test
Canada Lithium Corp. (TSXV: CLQ ) undertakes review of open-pit potential. Tests at SGS successfully produced battery-grade 99.6% lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) using standard flow-sheet processes.
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