Governor Mitch Daniels says Think North America’s decision to locate a manufacturing facility in Elkhart marks another step of Indiana becoming the electric car capital of the United States.
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Iberdrola Renovables adelanta la construcción de cinco parques eólicos en Estados Unidos
Iberdrola Renovables durante 2009 logró 577 millones de dólares de los fondos de estímulo a las energías renovables en Estados Unidos.
Continue readingLG Chemicals Supply Battery to Eaton
LG Chem said it will supply lithium ion batteries for commercial hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to U.S.-based Eaton Corp. for four years.
Continue readingRenewable energy sources gain inexorably in U.S. By Tom Gray
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy sources provided just over 10 percent of both U.S. energy (10.51%) and electricity (10.21%) during the first nine months of 2009.
Continue readingChina’s power consumption grows 6% in 2009
China’s electricity consumption in 2009 grew 5.96 percent year on year to 3.643 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWhs), the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a statement on its website Wednesday.
Continue readingCelestial Delights Signs Letter to Develop 300 MW Wind Farm in China
Celestial Delights USA Corp. (OTCBB: CLDS) (the “Company”) announce that a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Han Wind Energy Corporation (“HWE”) in order to develop wind power in Inner Mongolia, China.
Continue readingClean Technology Venture Investment Totaled $5.6 Billion in 2009
The Cleantech Group?, along with Deloitte, announced preliminary 2009 results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India totaling $5.6 billion in 557 deals.
Continue readingTianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle seeks to boost sales in US
Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co, the first Chinese automaker to break into the U.S., hopes to significantly boost sales of its self-developed electric vehicles in the world’s second-largest market this year.
Continue readingSANYO Electric Vehicle Solar Charging Station to be Unveiled
SANYO will unveil a full-size mock-up of its planned electric vehicle solar charging station. This will be the first time technology and consumer journalists will be able to see SANYO?s planned EV solar-charging station.
Continue readingP2030 Smart Grid Working Group for the power engineering
The IEEE Standards Association announced the meeting of its P2030 Smart Grid Working Group for the power engineering, communications and information technology industries will take place January 26-29, 2010, in Detroit.
Continue readingSolutia’s Therminol(R) Selected for a New Solar Power Plant in Spain
Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) announced today that it will be supplying Therminol® VP-1 synthetic heat transfer fluid for Solnova 4, a new 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Sevilla, Spain managed by Abener.
Continue readingCoda Automotive Raises $25 Million to Build Electric Vehicles
Coda Automotive raises $25 million from private investment manager Aeris Capital AG to develop an all electric car sedan for sale this year.
Continue readingSeaEnergy says Crown Estate plans to award JV a deal in latest UK wind farm leasing round
SeaEnergy (AIM: SEA) said The Crown Estate has notified of its intention to select the joint venture of its 80% owned subsidiary SeaEnergy Renewables Ltd as one of the zone partners.
Continue readingVestas receives 80 MW order for Germany
Vestas has received an order for delivery of 40 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for the easterm part of Germany. The order has been received from the German company Nordwind Handels GmbH & Co. KG.
Continue readingSempra Generation announce commercial operation of Fowler Ridge Wind Farm, Indiana
BP Wind Energy and Sempra Generation announced commercial operation of the second phase of the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm in Benton County, Indiana, the largest wind farm in the Midwest, expanded to 600 MW.
Continue readingSempra Energy proyecta 1.200 MW eólicos en México (Baja California)
El parque eólico se desarrollará en una superficie de 294.273 hectáreas de la Sierra de Juárez, tendrá la capacidad para instalar hasta mil aerogeneradores, con una potencia de 1.000 a 1.200 megavatios.
Continue readingTHINK continues global expansion with announcement of new U.S. assembly facility
THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, has announced plans to start production in Elkhart County, Indiana and the launch of the THINK City into the North American market.
Continue readingBrevity is the soul of wit for Cape Wind Power project By Chris Madison
It is essential to send a clear message that the U.S. is committed to making offshore wind energy a reality in order to attract manufacturing facilities and associated jobs to support the industry.
Continue readingGM Announces Battery Assembly Production
On Thurs., Jan. 7, exactly three years to the day the Chevrolet Volt concept car was revealed, General Motors takes another historic step in mass production of the vehicle.
Continue readingDust off record books–Spain, Portugal hit new wind highs
2009 closed with a figurative bang in the wind integration field, with Spain setting a new national record December 30–54% of instantaneous electricity supply.
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