Tata has unveiled the prototype for a $20000 electric car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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China to construct large offshore wind power farm in northern province
China will construct an offshore wind farm with an installed wind energy capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) in Leting County, north China’s Hebei Province, making it the country’s largest such wind turbines project.
Continue reading400 MW Anholt Offshore Wind Farm
DONG Energy has announced that construction has begun on the Anholt Offshore Wind Power Plant in Denmark with 111 Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbines. The wind energy plant is expected to power 400,000 Danish households.
Continue readingInvestments in renewable energy rise 5% in 2011 to $260 billion
Global investment in clean energy (wind energy geothermal energy and solar power) reached a new record of $260 billion in 2011, up 5% on 2010 and almost five times the total of $53.6 billion in 2004.
Continue readingTurkey Plans to Support Domestic Production of Wind Energy
Turkey plans to spur local companies to make wind turbines to curb imports that may cost $20 billion over 20 years, its main scientific research agency said, according to Bloomberg.
Continue readingMing Yang 2012 Wind Power Strategic Supply Chain Conference
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY) is a leading and fast-growing wind energy manufacturer in China, focusing on designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing megawatt-class wind turbines
Continue readingPattern Energy receives PPA approval for 315 MW wind energy
US wind power developer Pattern Energy has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission for a 20-year PPA with the Pacific Diego Gas & Electric, which will support the 315 MW Octillio wind farm.
Continue readingIndia?s Solar Power to Shine More
Facilitating the forecasts on concentrating solar thermal and solar power photovoltaic installed capacity, with focus on various PV off-grid systems, the study also analyzes the government initiatives and policies.
Continue readingGMR Infra’s commissions 25 MW photovoltaic solar energy plant in Gujarat
GMR Energy (GEL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure has announced the commissioning of its 25 MW solar power plant at Patan district in Gujarat.
Continue readingCPFL Renováveis – Acquisition of Wind Power Farms in Brazil
The Companies own authorizations, for 35 years, to generate electric power from wind energy sources in the independent production regimen, through the installation of their respective wind farm plants.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic solar energy has approached competitiveness with other sources
This includes USD 354 million invested in the 92.5 MW Hanas Ningxia Yanchi Gaoshawo concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) plant in China.
Continue readingSuzlon arm wins wind power order from UK company
Wind energy maker Suzlon Energy said its German subsidiary REpower has signed a contract to supply 10 wind turbines to England-based RWEnpower Renewables for the Bradwell wind farm.
Continue readingChina’s offshore wind energy boom
China has made substantial progress in boosting its burgeoning offshore wind power by launching its largest intertidal wind farm at the end of 2011, with 99.3 megawatts (MW) of wind turbines.
Continue readingChina to start building second-batch wind energy projects for 2011-2015
China will soon start construction on its second installment of wind power projects for the 2011-2015 period, Liu Tienan, minister of the National Energy Bureau (NEB), has said.
Continue readingNaturEner Secures Financing for Rim Rock Wind Farm in Montana
Rim Rock’s wind power will contribute about 3.5 percent of SDG&E’s renewable portfolio per year. Acciona will supply 126 wind turbines to the wind energy plant.
Continue readingSolar power surge drives record renewable energy investment in 2011
Solar energy exceeded wind energy in 2004 and again in 2010, but this is the first time there has been such a huge gap.
Continue readingWind energy: Solid, dependable jobs up in the air
Latest WindTV episode highlights high-flying, well-paying jobs of wind power techs. Anyone who has ever wondered what it?s like to work on a wind farm should take two minutes and view a video.
Continue readingThe need to extend the U.S. Production Tax Credit for wind power
Statement from Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, on today’s announcement by Vestas and the need to extend the U.S. Production Tax Credit for wind power.
Continue readingU.S. interior secretary touts Solana concentrated solar power
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar toured an Arizona concentrating solar thermal power plant that?s expected to create enough power for 70,000 homes with solar energy.
Continue readingPower plants produce most global warming pollution
Wind energy, geothermal energy and solar power (photovoltaic solar energy and concentrating solar thermal) can reduce pollution in the production of electricity.
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