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Driessen flails at wind energy
Columnist Paul Driessen took a poorly researched swipe at wind power on TownHall.com recently.
Continue readingReva NXR electric vehicles
The electric cars with lithium ion batteries are considered as the future as the renewable resources are depleting at a faster rate.
Continue readingGS Yuasa Lithium Power Ships
GS Yuasa Lithium Power, Inc. is the United States subsidiary of GS Yuasa focused on large format lithium ion battery system manufacturing for US customers.
Continue readingEnel Green Power new wind farm in France
The company?s wind power portfolio in France grows by a further 18 MW. The Enel Group renewables company now reaches an installed wind energy capacity of 166 MW in France.
Continue readingRPower secures loan for concentrated solar power plant in India
This would be followed by commissioning of another 100-MW solar plant in Rajasthan, which would be a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project.
Continue readingEl Paso Electric receives 25MW of renewable energy from two solar power plants
EPE entered into a 25-year agreement to purchase all the power generated from the Center. The Hatch Solar Energy Center uses concentrating solar power photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems, powered by Amonix Inc..
Continue readingNew wind power plant in New Zealand with 60 wind turbines
Wind Energy Association chief executive Eric Pyle says the wind power project has been a long time coming and will help New Zealand move further toward renewable electricity generation.
Continue readingWind Power Growth Rises 15% in H1 2011
The top five producers of wind energy worldwide – China, the USA, Germany, Spain and India – continue to dominate the wind turbines market, accounting for 74% of global wind farm capacity.
Continue readingPolish wind farm Lipniki inaugurated
The 30 megawatts wind energy project of Dresden based project planner WSB was inaugurated in a solemn ceremony.
Continue readingBarclays £100 million renewables investment fund for UK farmers
Both announcements come shortly after Blackstone?s, one of the world?s largest asset management and private equity firms, is investing in the Meerwind offshore wind energy in Germany.
Continue readingChina plans to boost electric vehicles purchases
A new electric car at an industry exhibition in Beijing. Several ministries are joining hands in an effort to improve subsidy policies to help growth of the electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries in China.
Continue readingWind power projects to use GE wind turbines
GE will supply 188 1.6 MW wind turbines for the Settlers Trail and Pioneer Trail wind power farms in Illinois. E.ON Climate & Renewables NA (ECRNA) is developing both wind farm projects.
Continue readingTonga and New Zealand to construct solar energy photovoltaic plant
New Zealand?s Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced that New Zealand will invest $7.9 million to fund the construction of a 1 Megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant in Tonga.
Continue readingSkoda begins production of electric vehicles
Skoda has started production of its first ever fully electric car ? the Octavia E Line.
Continue readingThe first arrivals from Renault?s Z.E. electric cars family with lithium ion batteries are nearly here
The Fluence Z.E. is a four-door saloon that goes on sale in the UK during the first half of 2012, priced from only £17,850 on-the-road.
Continue readingSolar energy charging for Jordan’s electric cars?
A series of local and international companies have started the development of the world’s first electric vehicles charging plant using solar power in Jordan.
Continue readingEPIA – Europe solar energy to be competitive by 2020
Based on a study looking at five major solar power markets Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Britain Brussels-based European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) said competitiveness could be reached by 2020.
Continue readingE.ON expands its European solar power portfolio
.ON is already active in on- and offshore wind energy Concentrating Solar Power (CSP), Solar PV, and biomass.
Continue readingConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) – Global Market Size Analysis to 2020
The American Southwest has the highest potential for concentrated solar energy generation. Other areas include the Middle East, Mediterranean countries, and areas in Eastern and Central Asia.
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