Celgard Announces Expansion in Charlotte and New Manufacturing Site in Concord, is Awarded Incentive Funding to Support Expansion of Lithium-Ion Battery Separator Capacity in North Carolina.
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Coulomb Technologies Installs ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles in Washington
Coulomb Technologies announced the first installation of their ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric cars in Washington.
Continue readingAWEA Welcomes NREL Wind Energy Integration Report
This ground-breaking study demonstrates the major role wind power can provide across the Eastern US, reducing and stabilizing electricity rates while protecting the environment.
Continue readingNREL: Wind power could supply 20% of Eastern US grid
Wind energy could generate 20 percent of the electricity needed in the eastern half of the United States by 2024, but it would require up to $90 billion in investment.
Continue readingAC Propulsion and AutoPort, Inc. Partner to Develop Electric Vehicles for US Postal Service
AC Propulsion and AutoPort today announced that they will partner in engineering, development and conversion to provide an Electric Vehicle conversion prototype and report for the United States Postal Service.
Continue readingEU’s Spanish Presidency: Spanish premier announces EU plan to develop electric vehicles
Reducing EU energy dependency, promoting e-commerce among Member States, developing an electric car industry and improving university quality were the four priorities stressed by Spain’s Prime Minister Zapatero.
Continue readingPutin backs Russia’s first electric vehicles project
Russia’s richest man, Prokhorov won early backing from PM Putin for his plan to start mass production of electric cars.
Continue readingAutoPort to roll out first cars equipped with UD’s V2G (vehicle-to-grid)
The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., a major vehicle processing and modification facility in New Castle, Del.
Continue readingGlobeleq adquiere el 70% de participación en Energías Renovables de Mesoamerica S.A.
Globeleq Generation Limited anunció la adquisición de una participación mayoritaria en Energías Renovables de Mesoamérica S.A. (ERM o Mesoamerica Energy), promotora de proyectos de energía eólica en Centroamérica.
Continue readingAbener desarrollará un proyecto de almacenamiento térmico en sales fundidas en la plataforma solar de Almería
El CIEMAT ha seleccionado el proyecto presentado por Abener para desarrollar un sistema de almacenamiento en sales fundidas en la planta solar experimental de colectores cilindro-parabólicos y gas, en Almería.
Continue readingInauguran el parque eólico Totoral en la Cuarta Región de Chile
Norvind S.A., filial de la noruega SN Power, inauguró el Parque Eólico Totoral, en la comuna de Canela (IV Región), con una inversión cercana a los 140 millones de dólares.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles commissions 2 wind farms in southern France totalizing 38MW
EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of the Nord
Bassin de Thau and Les Barthes wind farms in France, with an
installed capacity respectively of 26 MW and 12 MW.
Toyota se asegura el litio de Argentina para las baterías de sus vehículos eléctricos
Uno de los proveedores clave de Toyota Motor Corp. se aseguró el suministro a largo plazo de litio de Argentina, en lo que constituye uno de los primeros acuerdos globales de recursos naturales.
Continue readingNREL Study Shows 20 Percent Wind Power is Possible by 2024
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS).
Continue readingWestar Energy signs agreement for new wind farm in Kansas
Kansas-based electric utility Westar Energy Inc. revealed on Tuesday that it has acquired development rights for a new wind energy project in the state.
Continue readingAmerican Lithium Minerals Acquires Borate Hills Lithium Projects
American Lithium Minerals Inc. (OTCBB: AMLM) has entered into an agreement to acquire both the North Borate Hills and South Borate Hills Lithium Projects in Nevada.
Continue readingNew Patent Announced by Axial Vector Is the Missing Link Breakthrough for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Axial Vector Energy Corporation (“AVEC”) (PINKSHEETS: AXVC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) (FRANKFURT: BAE1) announced a new patent, which is the missing link to make hybrid electric cars a solution.
Continue readingMasdar and Sener JV Torresol Energy Secures US$760 Million Loan For Valle 1 And Valle 2 Thermal Solar Plants
The two Spanish plants will have up to 7.5 hours of thermal storage capacity and will provide clean and safe energy for 80,000 homes and prevent 90,000 tons of CO2 emissions every year.
Continue readingJV of Iran and Pakistan will set up a 50 megawatts wind farm in Pakistan
Iran-Pak Wind Power (Pvt) Ltd, a joint venture between private sectors of Iran and Pakistan will set up a 50 megawatts wind farm in Pakistan.
Continue readingSiemens Windpower, Nordex, Acciona Windpower, Clipper Windpower to Outline Robust Supplier Qualification Processes for US Wind Turbine Suppliers
Leading US wind turbine manufacturers will outline what new suppliers need to do to if they are to secure orders for wind turbine component at innovative conference.
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