Prysmian?s product portfolio will focus on the full range of state-of-the-art power cables for wind energy generation facilities.
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International award for 18 years of wind power standardization
Wherever in the world they are produced, wind turbines have to meet certain technical requirements which are laid down in standards formulated by IEC’s wind turbine technical committee.
Continue readingUK – Wind energy employs more people than coal
The growing importance of renewable energy to the UK economy has been underlined after a report revealed more people are now employed in the wind power sector than in the coal industry.
Continue readingGreengate Power Receives Approval for 20-Year PPA Totaling 450 MW of Wind Power
Upon completion in 2012, the Halkirk I Wind Farm is expected to be Alberta’s largest operating wind energy project with a total generating capacity of 150 MW.
Continue readingGlobal wind power capacity increases by 22% in 2010
Global wind energy installations increased by 35.8 GW in 2010. Wind farm capacity up to 194.4 GW, a 22.5% increase on the 158.7 GW wind turbines installed at the end of 2009.
Continue readingUK electric vehicles market to touch £7.2 billion by 2014
The report provides the trends observed in the hybrid and electric car market in the UK, insights from a consumer survey conducted to assess the consumer attitude and behavior about hybrid and electric cars.
Continue readingMitsubishi Launches Australia’s First Public Electric Vehicles Fast Charging Unit
Mitsubishi introduced its i-MiEV (Innovative Electric Vehicle) into the Australian market in August 2010 and the company has now sold more than one hundred electric cars.
Continue readingClimate Policy Initiative Analysis Finds European Power Market Improvements Are Important for Wind Power Expansion
EU power market design does not effectively support European member states’ plan to connect 200GW of wind energy and solar power to the transmission system by 2020.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy Chooses RMT to Install Wind Turbines
Western Wind Energy has chosen RMT to build two of its wind farm facilities in Arizona and California. Both the wind power projects will feature Gamesa 2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingImpsa to supply 180 MW to Brazil wind farm By José Santamarta
Under the deal, Impsa will supply the the Casa Nova wind energy plant with 120 1.5MW direct drive wind turbines as part of the $360 million deal.
Continue readingWind Energy Vestas Announces the New Office in Bucharest
Vestas, the wind power company, declared that it has opened its new office in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania.
Continue readingIberdrola secures 50% of Hungarian wind energy market
Iberdrola has secured almost 50% of Hungary’s wind power market with the completion of three wind farm plants totalling 70 MW with wind turbines of Gamesa.
Continue readingGlobal wind energy capacity increases by 22% in 2010: 194.4 GW
Global wind power installations increased by 35.8 GW in 2010. Wind turbines capacity up to 194.4 GW, a 22.5% increase on the 158.7 GW wind farm installed at the end of 2009.
Continue readingNational Report on Electric Vehicles
Plug-In Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress represents a first-ever evaluation of one of President Obama’s chief environmental campaign goals — putting one million electric vehicles on U.S. highways by 2015.
Continue readingThe Future Of Lithium Ion Batteries
The Future Of Lithium Ion Batteries Including Consumer, Alternative Energy Vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs, Electric Vehicles), and Electric Power Storage, Technologies, Markets, Competitors and Opportunities: 2010-2020.
Continue readingWestern Lithium Graduates to TSX
This listing on the senior TSX board is another milestone in the development of Western Lithium, coinciding with North America’s introduction to electric vehicles using lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingEnbridge to acquire 20 MW of solar energy from First Solar
First Solar manufactures solar modules with an advanced semiconductor technology and provides comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) system solutions for solar energy.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables starts up Hungary wind farm plants
The wind power projects are the 36MW Scott wind farm near the town of Nagyigmad, the 26MW Amundsen wind farm and the 8MW Csoma II wind energy project.
Continue readingBahrain MoU signed for wind energy desalination technology
Wind power desalination technology is to be promoted in Bahrain under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on 31 January 2011 between Jade Consultancy of Bahrain and Synlift Systems GmbH of Germany.
Continue readingFERC, DOE and SolarReserve Weigh in on Issues Affecting the Concentrating Solar Power Industry
Concentrating Solar Thermal Power 2011 is chaired by Charlie Ricker senior vice president of Business Development for Brightsource Energy and David Kearney.
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