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Wind power in Australia in 2009
Four new projects became fully operational in 2009, adding 406 MW of capacity to the Australian electricity grid. At the close of 2009, there were 51 wind farms in Australia, with a total installed capacity of 1,712 MW.
Continue readingWWD-3 wind turbine received a type certificate
Germanischer Lloyd has issued WinWinD a type certificate for the WWD-3 wind turbines with EU100 blade and 88m hub height steel tower to wind class IEC IIIA.
Continue readingMerkel: Germany must work harder to produce marketable electric vehicles
Merkel, who has set a goal of 1 million electric cars on German roads by 2020, is leading an attempt to accelerate German research and development into the industry.
Continue readingGoogle invests $39 million in wind farms in North Dakota
Google has made its first investment in a wind energy project, putting up $38.8 million into two wind farms in North Dakota.
Continue readingJupiter Group to establish wind turbines component in Junction City
Jupiter Group, a Denmark-based wind power producer, will open a new manufacturing facility in Junction City (Kansas), creating 120 jobs and $2.4 million in capital investment.
Continue readingEndesa to provide real-time data on electric vehicles charging
The ELVIRE project, which has a budget of Euro 10 million, aims to dispel electric vehicles users? concerns about being left with flat batteries before the end of their journey.
Continue readingWind power in Italy
At the end of 2009, Italy was host to 4,850 MW of wind energy generation capacity, an increase of more than 1,100 MW compared to 2008.
Continue readingAdvanced technology for the production of thin film solar photovoltaic panels
The new technique, developed by the Oregon State University, will produce CIGS thin films with chemical bath deposition, by using continuous nanostructure flow microreactors.
Continue readingNextEra Energy has sold 169.5 MW of wind power projects in North Dakota
NextEra Energy Resources has sold approximately $190 million of Class B membership interests in Peace Garden Wind consists of 169.5 megawatts of wind energy projects in North Dakota.
Continue readingVestas signs wind power order for 100 MW in Syria
Vestas Wind Systems A/S will develop Syria?s first wind farm with generation capacity of 50 to 100 megawatts at the Al-Sukhna and Al-Hijana sites south of Damascus.
Continue readingGamesa and Bergé bolster CTL?s structure to lead the wind power logistics
Gamesa and Bergé bolster CTL?s corporate structure to ensure that CTL continues to lead the wind energy industry logistics business.
Continue reading105 years of electromobility in Berlin
The energy efficiency of an electric car is twice as high as that of vehicle using a combustion engine. Moreover, electricity in a sustainable energy mix can be generated in wind power or solar power plants.
Continue readingSunEdison plans to complete 12 MW solar energy plants in Italy
SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), announced plans to complete 12 one-megawatt (MW) solar energy plants in the province of Lecce, Apulia in Italy.
Continue readingWind Power in Lithuania
Lithuania is on the verge of a second wind energy boom. A relative late comer to the wind power scene, the country gained its first wind farms in
2006 with 42 MW installed over the course of that year.
Wind Power: lowering electricity prices
Wind energy reduces power market spot prices, and replaces CO2 and fuel intensive production technologies, thus saving CO2 emissions and fuel cost.
Continue readingThe oil spill could spread to East Coast
Satellite images show the surface area of the gulf oil spill has nearly tripled in size in just a day.
Continue readingUS Administration approves first US offshore wind farm
The Cape Wind power project would comprise 130 wind turbines and be located off the coast of Massachusetts, in Nantucket Sound. It is planned to start operations in 2012.
Continue readingOntario Conservative Party call for a moratorium on wind energy development putting jobs at risk
Ontario PC Party?s call for a moratorium on wind power development putting jobs, investment and clean energy at risk. CanWEA expressed its profound disappointment.
Continue readingSion Power will accelerate the development of lithium-sulfur batteries for electric vehicles
Sion Power Corporation will accelerate the development of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries for powering electric vehicles more than 300 miles between charges.
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