Greengate Power Corporation (“Greengate”) has received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”) to construct and operate its Halkirk I Wind Power Project.
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We Energies will be allowed to build the Glacier Hills Wind Farm
The state Public Service Commission voted to authorize construction of the wind power project, which consists of up to 90 wind turbines generating up to 207 megawatts of power.
Continue readingAMSC Receives Fourth Order For Power Grid In China
China Southern Power Grid Company Adopts D-VAR Solution to Increase Grid Reliability. Xiamen Red Phase Instruments Inc. Becomes Channel Partner for AMSC.
Continue readingGood Energy secures finance to bolster Cornish wind farm
Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy announced that it is to begin work on increasing the capacity of its flagship wind farm at Delabole in North Cornwall after successfully securing £11.8m.
Continue readingGTK1100 in Asia heads to wind farms
The first Grove GTK1100 crane to arrive in Asia has completed its first tasks, helping to build major wind farm installations in Inner Mongolia, China.
Continue readingPPG’s Fiber Glass Goving Products Approved for Use in Wind Turbine Blades
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has announced the certification of HYBON fiber glass roving products for wind turbine blades by Germanischer Lloyd (GL), a leading international certification body in the wind energy industry.
Continue readingSchuff Steel Company Qualifies for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Schuff Steel Company, through its parent, Schuff International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SHFK), has qualified for a federal tax credit in the amount of $7,073,316 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Continue readingNV Energy and Great Basin Transmission to Pursue Transmission Line
NV Energy (NYSE:NVE) and Great Basin Transmission, LLC, an affiliate of LS Power, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly own a 500 kilovolt transmission line in Nevada.
Continue readingChina drops ‘70% homemade’ rule for wind turbines
he Chinese government dropped a rule stipulating that more than 70 percent of the wind turbines in use in China must be produced domestically, China Business News reported.
Continue readingChina elimina las limitaciones a la entrada de aerogeneradores
Los proyectos eólicos en China ya no tendrán que tener un 70% de sus turbinas fabricadas en el país y podrán adquirir más maquinaria extranjera.
Continue readingXunlight Awarded $34.5 Million Tax Credit
Xunlight Corporation, a leader in the design, development and manufacture of flexible and lightweight thin-film silicon solar modules, announced today that it has been awarded a $34.5 million tax credit.
Continue readingFord New Electric Vehicles Will Be Produced at Michigan
Ford Invests $450 Million More in Electric Vehicles; Next-Generation Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid and New BEV Will Be Produced at Michigan Assembly Plant
Continue readingNexergy Collaborates with GrafTech International and Will Participate in the Ohio Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program
The Ohio Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program recently announced plans to award $7.2 million to companies in the state to help commercialize new energy solutions.
Continue readingDetroit motor show goes electric
The first Detroit motor show after US carmakers General Motors and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy opens later.
Continue readingVestas receives order for V90-3.0 MW wind turbines in Canada
Vestas has entered into an agreement with TransAlta to supply and service 18 additional units of the V90-3.0 MW wind turbine at the Kent Hills wind farm near Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Continue readingRicardo and PEP Stations Unveil New Concept in Electric Vehicle Charging at NAIAS
Ricardo, Inc. with PEP Stations LLC has unveiled a new electric vehicle charging station at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Detroit’s Cobo Center.
Continue readingNissan North America Selects AeroVironment To Install Home-Charging Stations
Nissan North America (NNA) announced its selection of AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) (AV) to supply electric vehicles home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of electric car Nissan LEAF
Continue readingOffshore wind energy set to power Europe
Last week the UK government announced new plans to dramatically expand its offshore wind power generating capacity.
Continue readingMercedes-Benz Cars expands its model range to three electric vehicles
2010 is the year of electro-mobility: Mercedes-Benz Cars expands its model range to three electric cars.
Continue readingDENSO Develops Unit for Lithium-ion Batteries
DENSO Corporation has developed its first battery monitoring unit for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.
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