?This concentrated solar energy project creates jobs, avoids greenhouse gas emissions and helps strengthen our nation?s renewable energy future,? said Secretary Chu.
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24 Governors Ask Obama to Focus on Wind Power Deployment
24 state governors, who together make up the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition, wrote a letter to President Obama last month calling for an extension of the tax credit for wind farm development.
Continue readingBritish Columbia wind farm seeks environmental certificate
Finavera Wind Energy is a wind farm development company focused on developing, constructing, and operating wind power plants in North America and Ireland.
Continue readingWind energy project breaks ground in Nevada
Pattern Energy Group LP began construction on the 150 MW Spring Valley Wind Power Project in Nevada with 66 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines, one of the state’s first wind farm projects.
Continue readingEuropcar adds electric vehicles Peugeot iON to its UK Fleet
The first new-generation electric cars to hit the European market, the Peugeot iON will allow Europcar customers to drive up to 100 kilometres with a fully recharged lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingTamil Nadu’s wind energy generation capacity was 6,067MW
Tamil Nadu government has sought the help of private players to set up infrastructure for wind power evacuation in Tamil Nadu.
Continue readingInterior approves transmission line for 250 MW solar energy in California
Ken Salazar has approved a transmission line that will connect a 250 MW solar energy project to the energy grid. The plant will use either photovoltaic (PV) or concentrating solar power photovoltaic (CPV).
Continue readingREpower to supply 25 turbines for Canadian wind farm projects
REpower Systems SE has concluded a contract with WindWorks Power Corp. for the delivery of a total of 25 wind turbines for five wind farm projects in Ontario, Canada.
Continue readingUPS buys 100 all-electric vehicles
The 100 vehicles will be acquired from Electric Vehicles International (EVI) of Stockton, California.
Continue readingElectric Car Nissan LEAF Coming to Chicago This Fall
?Illinois is laying the groundwork for electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries, and our efforts are paying off,? Gov. Quinn said.
Continue readingE.ON installs fast charging station for electric vehicles in Germany
E.ON has installed the first fast charging station to deliver charging solutions for electric cars in Bavaria, in southern Germany.
Continue readingDOI approves transmission to connect 250 MW California solar power photovoltaic to grid
The plant will use either solar energy photovoltaic (PV) or concentrating solar power photovoltaic (CPV) technology.
Continue readingDefense pursuing plug-in electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies
The Air Force and other Department of Defense agencies are aggressively pursuing plug-in electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) infrastructure technologies
Continue readingIberdrola submits plans for 400 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm
Iberdrola has submitted a revised environmental statement to the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency as it seeks planning consent for the 400MW Wikinger wind power farm in the Baltic Sea.
Continue readingRepower new wind power plant in Italy
Repower has announced that construction has begun on a new wind farm in Lucera in the Apulian province of Foggia, Italy. The wind energy installation, developed by Repower, will be generating electricity by 2012.
Continue readingMainstream signs agreement for its 450 MW Scottish offshore wind energy
Mainstream is following a strategic risk diversification policy of investing in both onshore and offshore wind turbines as well as solar power.
Continue readingenXco announces PPA for 31 MW of solar energy
enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles company, has announced a power purchase agreement, or PPA, with Marin Clean Energy for 31 MW of solar power with photovoltaic.
Continue readingMHI-led Consortium to Implement Feasibility Study with India’s Tata Group
Include smart factory, lithium-ion battery applications for electric vehicles and an energy storage system, and a concentrated solar power system that utilizes solar thermal energy for power generation.
Continue readingCentrotec acquires concentrated solar thermal power Industrial Solar
Industrial Solar?s range of products and services therefore ideally complements the existing range of solar thermal systems and classic heating and climate control technology from the Centrotec subsidiary Wolf.
Continue readingWind Turbines a Welcome Sight
The state is pushing to get 25% of its energy from wind energy, solar power, geothermal energy and other renewable energy sources by 2025.
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