Enel Green Power is also taking part in a tender for a 150MW concentrating solar power (CSP) in Morocco.
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Electric vehicles hit Durban streets
At least a dozen zero-emission electric cars have been doing the rounds in Durban since the start of COP17. South Africans will have to wait a while to purchase an electric car.
Continue readingLi-ion Motors to Ship 1,000 Lithium Electric Cars to Israel.
Li-ion Motors Corp. Receives Initial Deposit Towards US $68 Million LOI to Ship 1,000 All Lithium Electric Vehicles to Israel.
Continue readingAmerican Wind Energy Association Appoints GES® as its Official Services Provider
Global Experience Specialists(GES) a leader in exhibition, event and retail marketing services, announced today that American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has appointed GES as its official services provider.
Continue readingFox denigrates the solar energy industry
A recent Fox Nation post claimed that the ?ENTIRE Solar Industry? is on the ?Brink of Collapse.? But the solar power industry is growing faster than any other energy sector, and experts say solar power is becoming increasingly cost competitive.
Continue readingCanada Doubles Its Wind Farm Capacity in 2011
According to the latest data from the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), 1400 megawatts of wind power capacity was installed in 2011, more than doubling 2010’s output.
Continue readingThai Solar Energy opens first concentrating solar thermal plant
Thai Solar Energy Co., Ltd. has opened a 5 MW concentrated solar power plant in Thailand ? the first such facility in Southeast Asia.
Continue readingEnel Green Power Expands Solar Energy in Sicily
The Adrano plant is located on the historic site where Enel built the first concentrated solar power plant in the world in 1981.
Continue readingSener and Torresol Energy walk away with four CSP Today Awards thanks to Gemasolar
The SENER engineering and technology group and its joint venture with Masdar, Torresol Energy, won four awards at the fifth annual CSP Today International Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit at the end of November.
Continue readingWind power generates good jobs for young people
Recent Columbia Gorge Community College grad excited to embark on wind energy career. Timo Macke grew up watching wind farm plants sprout up around him.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil
LM Wind Power, through Eolice, will make blades for wind turbines manufactured in Pernambuco.
Continue readingChina wind energy has great potential
The number of grid-connected wind farm plants in China reached 486 by the end of August 2011, with the total installed wind power capacity standing at more than 39.2 gigawatts.
Continue readingBrazil wind energy market draws foreigners
Brazil’s wind power sector has a current capacity of around 1,400 megawatts, and is expected to grow nearly eight-fold by 2014, according to the Brazilian Association of Wind Energy ABEEolica.
Continue readingEnergy companies call for 2030 binding renewable energy target
2050 is just one investment cycle away: strong political guidance is needed if we are to make the right decisions now in time to keep to the 80-95% CO2 reduction target.
Continue readingDon’t hit wind energy with job-killing tax hike
The price of American wind power has dropped by over 90% since 1980, benefiting utilities and consumers, and more than $60 billion of investment has been made since 2005.
Continue readingAluminium Applications In Electric Vehicles
AluMag® Automotive GmbH has analyzed the future market prospects for electric cars (Plug-Ins and full electric car).
Continue readingIndia will drive electric cars
The Union government’s plan to put as many as seven million electric vehicles on Indian roads by 2020 could require an investment of Rs 22500.
Continue readingRechargeable Li-Ion battery is optimized for low temperatures
Maxell has introduced a rechargeable lithium ion battery designed with superior capacity in low temperatures.
Continue readingThailand Inaugurates Its First Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant
Thailand?s Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Yongyuth Wichaidit has pressed the start button of the first concentrated solar thermal power plant in his country, Wirsol/Independence reports.
Continue readingOPEL Solar and IG Solar Partner on Concentration Solar Power Photovoltaic
IG Solar S.L. is a consulting and services company focused on renewable energies (PV, CPV, and solar thermal). IG Solar has deep experience for the solar energy industry.
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