Johnson Controls is showcasing its comprehensive battery expertise, from Start-Stop batteries to the prismatic lithium ion batteries for hybrid and electric cars.
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The average price of photovoltaic solar power is 75% less now than it was in 2008
Costs are constantly diminishing (for instance, the average price of photovoltaic solar energy is 75% less now than it was in 2008), while those of fossil fuels keep growing.
Continue readingWind farm in Kuwait
The Kuwait Environment Protection Society (KEPS) celebrated the operation of the first wind power electricity generator in the country at its main office on Saturday.
Continue readingNew detailed map of US wind power resources
DOE published a new high-resolution detailed map of onshore and offshore wind energy resources of the whole of the US. The previous one dated back to 1993.
Continue readingBenefits of solar energy in Somalia
The Somaliland Minister of Energy and Water resources Hon Hussein Abdi Ducale has opened the second forum on the benefits of solar power in Berbera town.
Continue readingMarine energy need support
The government should increase support for wave energy and tidal power to preserve the UK’s global leadership, say MPs.
Continue readingEdison Mission and Nebraska public power district announce new wind farm
Crofton Bluffs wind energy plant will be powered by 22 wind turbines capable of generating up to 42 megawatts (MW) of wind power.
Continue readingNew Nebraska Wind Farm
Edison Mission announced a new wind energy project capable of producing enough wind power to meet the needs of about 14,000 homes in Nebraska. Crofton Bluffs will be powered by 22 wind turbines.
Continue readingMarubeni to build floating wind farm off Fukushima coast
Marubeni plans to begin the wind energy experiment by the end of March, supported by Japan’s industry ministry with financing from a supplementary budget for reconstruction following the March 2011 earthquake.
Continue readingWelspun Energy to invest in solar energy and wind power
Welspun Energy, a part of diversified Welspun group, plans to invest about Rs 15,000 crore in solar power and wind farm projects in India in the next five years.
Continue readingSen. Franken Presses Colleagues to Protect Wind Energy Tax Credit
A recent study found that if the production tax credit is not extended, construction of wind turbines will likely drop by 75 percent in 2013 and the wind power industry will lose half its jobs.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: Europe?s Leading Offshore Wind Power Supply Chain Meeting
With offshore wind farm projects now being developed in deeper waters there is an urgent need to ensure the wind turbines industry is united and prepared to face the upcoming challenges.
Continue readingSDG&E to buy more wind energy and solar power
SDG&E would purchase nergy from a photovoltaic solar energy installation planned in the Imperial Valley and a wind farm with 126 wind turbines. The 189 MW wind power facility currently is under construction.
Continue readingMIT Study: Electrific Vehicles and Vehicle to Grid (V2G) Cut Fleet Costs
A new study has found that companies would be vastly better off replacing their urban delivery fleet with electric vehicles.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic Solar Energy SunPower Reports Year 2011 Results
Broke ground on 13.8-MW DC Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake ? largest solar power project in Navy history and first 20 year PPA with a Federal agency.
Continue readingChina BAK Battery to Supply Chery Electric Vehicles
China BAK will supply 100 units of lithium-ion batteries, which will be used to power Chery’s electric cars in the first half of 2012.
Continue readingPhilippines approved over 700 MW of wind energy projects in 2011
Wind farm developers, who are members of the Wind Energy Development Association of the Philippines, are in talks with National Grid Corporation of the Philippines.
Continue readingUS wind power industry warns 37,000 jobs at risk if tax credit lapses
The US wind turbines industry issued a stark warning that its recent progress will stall and 37,000 jobs could be at risk if Congress fails to extend a tax credit widely regarded as critical to wind farm developers.
Continue readingAfter wind energy and solar energy, Gujarat turns to marine energy
After pioneering in the solar power and wind power generation, the state government is now likely to come out with a tidal energy.
Continue readingWind power in Tanzania: Chinese loan for wind farm
Tanzania has secured a US$123 million loan to construct a wind energy plant in its central region. The wind turbines project expects to extend power generation by up to 300 MW.
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