Founded in 2005, Shear Wind Inc. is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia and is engaged in the exploration and development of renewable wind energy properties in Canada.
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Qinghai to build 1 GW photovoltaic solar energy plant
China plans to build solar power plants mainly in Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Yunan.
Continue readingMahindra to set up photovoltaic solar energy charge stations for electric vehicles
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), market leader in the utility vehicles segment, is looking at setting up solar power charging stations to fuel electric cars.
Continue readingRenewableUK slams Civitas wind energy report as inaccurate and outdated
The renewable energy industry has launched a scathing attack on a new study that argues the government should abandon its wind power because is ?inordinately expensive? and is hampering efforts to cut carbon emissions.
Continue readingUS wind energy petition won’t hurt Chinese wind turbines firms
“China doesn’t export a large number of wind turbines to the United States, so the petition will not have much effect on the companies,” he said. “It won’t affect the domestic wind farm market, either.”
Continue readingNissan chief says electric cars will have 10% market share by 2020
Nissan sold 9,674 electric vehicles Leafs last year, but the electric car with lithium ion batteries was initially available in only seven states. It?s now available in 30 states.
Continue readingAMP Electric Vehicles Announces All Electric Jeep Grand Cherokee
AMP Electric Vehicles (OTCBB and OTCQB: AMPD), an electric car company, specializing in truck conversions, today expanded its product line with their all-electric AMP Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Continue readingChina Dips Toe A Bit Further Into Offshore Wind Energy
By 2050 China?s investment in the wind power sector is expected to reach about US$1.9 trillion), opening the door to many opportunities for its wind turbines equipment manufacturers.
Continue readingZinc Battery Could Boost Wind Energy and Solar Power
If somebody could find a way to store energy harvested from solar energy and wind power plants, that would great. Eos Energy is on a mission to develop a rechargeable zinc-air battery for utility and electric vehicles.
Continue readingNatural Power launches wind farm portfolio information system in the US
Natural Power announces this week the release of WindManager ? a groundbreaking wind energyportfolio information system increasing profitability of wind farm operations – to the US wind power market.
Continue readingVestas signs 82 MW wind power order in Poland
The wind power order has a total capacity of 82 MW and the wind turbines will be installed in Marszewo wind farm.
Continue readingAlgonquin to take over Gamesa wind energy portfolio in US
In 2011, Gamesa continued to focus on wind farm development. Gamesa sells four US wind power projects to Canada’s Algonquin Power with 240 G9X-2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingUK opens world’s largest wind farm off the coast of Cumbria
The £1 billion Walney wind farm, which is a joint venture between DONG Energy (50.1%), SSE (25.1%) and OPW ( 24.8%), is being officially opened by Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
Continue readingSolar Energy in the Arabian Peninsula: Plan $2-Billion Solar Power in Oman
Swiss and German private equity funds Terra Nex and Middle East Best Select announced plans to build 400-megawatts of solar power generating capacity in the southeastern Arabian peninsula country of Oman.
Continue readingWind power Fuhrländer (Germany) acquired a majority interest in W2E Wind
Fuhrländer AG and W2E Wind to Energy GmbH are joining forces in develop wind turbines and wind farm plants.
Continue readingGestamp Wind wins 114 Wind Energy Megawatts in Brazil
ANEEL has awarded Gestamp Wind, wind power division of Gestamp Renewables, five wind farm projects in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with a total capacity of 114 MW.
Continue readingUnited Arab Emirates – Solar energy park will generate 10 MW of power in 2013
The solar power project will be self-funded by SCE and constructed in Seih Al Dahal on a 48 square kilometre area using photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP).
Continue readingEnel Green Power awarded with a 99 MW wind power in Chile with 33 wind turbines
The wind farm construction in Taltal is part of the government policy aimed at promoting the country’s energy mix diversification.
Continue readingMorocco launches tender for 850 MW wind energy
Morocco’s power utility, ONE, has invited companies to submit expressions of interest in five wind farm projects with a total power generation capacity of 850MW.
Continue readingSAE International and Artech House Agree to Strategic Publishing Partnership
Battery Management Systems for Large Lithium-Ion Battery Packs ? This timely book provides a solid understanding of battery management systems (BMS).
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