SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) has been selected by Chevrolet to serve as the exclusive provider of turnkey electric vehicle home charging installation services to owners of the new Chevrolet Volt.
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Hybrid Electric Vehicles for Fleet Markets
Commercial Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, and Battery Electric Vehicles: Light-Duty Cars and Trucks.
Continue readingClean-Tech Jobs Race Is Heating Up Globally
Clean Tech Job Trends 2010 concludes with five key recommendations for growing regional clean-tech clusters, and an information-rich resource guide.
Continue readingLG Chem Awarded Home Battery Pilot Program by Southern California Edison
LG Chem, Ltd. has been selected by Southern California Edison (SCE) to provide lithium-ion battery packs for a pilot program involving energy storage systems for residential and small commercial applications.
Continue readingIBM Collaborates on New Wind Energy Technologies
The new wind turbines leverage a sophisticated system of electronic sensors combined with software from IBM to gather input regarding wind direction, speed, temperature and other factors.
Continue readingGamesa and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Join Forces in Offshore Wind Power Technology
The companies will work to launch Gamesa’s first offshore prototype in the US, the totally new G11X-5.0 MW offshore wind turbines.
Continue readingLM Wind Power announces expansion in Brazil
The final location for LM Wind Power?s first factory in Brazil and fourth facility in the Americas region has not yet been determined and various locations are currently being studied.
Continue readingBreath of Fresh Air: interview with Ward Van Hout
On Earth, sufficient wind is available for our energy needs. Strikingly, there is 200 times more wind energy available than current energy demand.
Continue readingNew York state would greatly benefit from a five-fold jump in wind energy
Wind power in New York could be increased in the next eight years by more than five times the amount currently operating in the state, a new study has found.
Continue readingPakistan plans 200 to 500 MW Wind Power Project
EOBI will set up wind power project of 200 to 500 MW with the collaboration of local manufacturing.
Continue readingInvestment vital to build 21st century grid
“The energy mix is changing. Currently, we have around 75% of our electricity supplied from fossil fuels. However, beyond 2020 we will be moving towards an 80% decarbonised electricity supply.
Continue readingOffshore wind power monitoring program advancing in New Jersey
The company expects to have the buoy in place off the coast of New Jersey by the end of the year, pending receipt of required permits from various federal agencies.
Continue readingBrookfield Renewable Power Celebrates Opening of Gosfield Wind Energy Project
Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. (?Brookfield?) announced the opening of the 50 megawatt (MW) Gosfield Wind farm in the Town of Kingsville in Essex County, Ontario.
Continue readingElectric vehicles that buy and sell their own power
The aim is to create a smart grid powered by renewable energies like wind energy to promote the use of electric vehicles.
Continue readingGE to Place Charging Stations at University
General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) has struck a deal to place up to 10 elective vehicle charging stations on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus.
Continue readingU.S. Challenging Asia in Race to Produce Advanced Batteries for Electric Vehicless
By 2020, more than half of new vehicle sales are expected to be hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid and all electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingFord And N.Y. Power Authority Collaborate To Prepare New York For Electric Vehicles
Over the next two years, Ford will introduce the Transit Connect Electric small commercial van, the Ford Focus Electric passenger car, two third generation lithium-ion battery hybrids and a plug-in hybrid.
Continue readingWind power Nordex Begins Production at Arkansas Plant
?Wind energy has tremendous potential in the US, but it?s about more than just creating green jobs.”
Continue readingWind energy as the solution to Africa?s energy shortages
In a recent survey conducted by the International Quality and Productivity Centre (IQPC), 64.28% of the 2,754 energy sector respondents have chosen wind power as the principle solution to meet Africa?s growing energy demand.
Continue readingNew findings about wind energy could lead to expanding their use
Wind power is likely to play a large role in the future of sustainable, clean energy, but wide-scale adoption has remained elusive.
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