Tesla?s goal is to produce increasingly affordable electric vehicles and has launched a comprehensive strategy to recycle its industry-leading battery packs throughout Europe.
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Pakistan – It?s time to harness renewable energy
The president hoped wind energy might hold the key to energy independence and environmental renewal in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.
Continue readingGE Capital, NRG Energy, ConocoPhillips, Form JV
Three major American energy corporations are joining forces to become the premier investor and commercial collaboration partner for emerging and innovative energy technology companies.
Continue readingTenesol builds 7 MWp Photovoltaic system on 188 farm buildings ? benefits owners and region
Tenesol, the global solar power provider owned by energy giants TOTAL and EDF, has completed a ?34 million rooftop PV system spread across 188 agricultural buildings belonging to 109 individual farmers.
Continue readingEGPI Firecreek Sets Definitive Date For Acquisition For Arctic Solar Engineering
Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC integrates Solar Thermal Energy technology patented over 30 years ago by Daimler Aerospace in Germany.
Continue readingChina Invests 300B Yuan On Wind Energy
China invested 300 billion yuan on wind power development in 2010 and started construction on 378 major wind farm facilities. Wind turbines is likely to become the third most important energy resource in China.
Continue readingWind energy can help ease Lebanon’s energy woes
Onshore wind power can alleviate the country?s constant and growing energy needs. No one should expect that the solution to Lebanon?s energy problems will come from wind turbines alone.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy Market Will Reach $73.5 Billion by 2015
New wind turbines capacity of 236.6 GW would be installed between 2010 and 2015, representing a CAGR of 17% in global wind power installed capacity for the same period.
Continue readingWind Energy – Britain boosts Europe?s most efficient and developed processes for offshore wind turbines
Denmark was leading of offshore wind power policies, but recently the UK has over taken as a result of its ?rounds? system. This has proved very efficient at bringing a large number of wind farm projects online.
Continue readingGermany 2010 wind energy installations fall by 19%
Germany installed 1551 MW of new wind power capacity in 2010, down from 1917 MW of wind farm plants the year before.
Continue readingNissan Progresses Construction of Electric Vehicles Battery Plant in Tennessee
Construction is progressing on Nissan’s manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn., which will produce lithium-ion batteries to power the Nissan LEAF electric car.
Continue readingVice President Joe Biden Visits Ener1’s Battery Pack Assembly Plant
Joe Biden Announces Large-Scale Government Program to Spur Electric Vehicles Deployment.
Continue readingBiden Announces Plan to Put One Million Advanced Technology Vehicles on the Road by 2015
Make electric vehicles more affordable with a rebate of up to $7500, instead of a tax credit, meaning it would be available to all consumers immediately.
Continue readingICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA Applauds President Obama?s State of the Union Address
President Obama made some significant announcements: 80 percent of America?s electricity should come from clean energy by 2035; America should have one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015.
Continue readingEnvia Systems Delivers High Energy Density Battery Materials Available for Commercial Testing
New Technology Promises Higher Performance at Lower Cost for Next-Generation electric cars and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingSCHOTT Solar Announces Plans to Significantly Expand Global Capacity
Receivers from SCHOTT Solar are key components in large-scale power plants that generate electricity from concentrated solar energy on the basis of parabolic trough technology.
Continue readingSun shines on Seat?s solar power initiative
SEAT?s project to establish itself as a leader in solar energy generation in Spain continues apace with news that the first phase of its ambitious ?SEAT al Sol? scheme has just been completed.
Continue readingYemen and World Bank discuss Makha Wind Energy Farm Project
Deputy prime minister met on Wednesday with a delegation from the World Bank in charge of evaluating the wind power project. The wind farm will be the first of its kind in the country.
Continue readingEnfinity Announces Four Solar Energy Projects to Start 2011
Enfinity, a leading international solar power project developer, begins the new year by announcing three solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in California.
Continue readingFrance kick-starts its offshore wind energy aspirations
France officially joined the offshore wind power. The first 600 wind turbines are to be installed in five wind farm areas.
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