In addition to visiting the new control centre, those attending had the opportunity to learn about the electric cars currently being marketed.
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Better Place unveils lithium ion batteries swap network for electric vehicles
70 company employees and another dozen individuals received the keys to their new electric cars.
Continue readingSubsidies of RMB 32,000 for Each of the Initial 300 Electric Vehicles Sold
Kandi Technologies Reports the Company Received Government Financial Subsidies of RMB 32,000 for Each of the Initial 300 Electric Cars Sold.
Continue readingUS 2011 solar energy installations top 2010 numbers by 109%
The report also provides an update on the concentrating solar power (CSP) market. No concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) plants were commissioned in the US in 2011.
Continue readingSuzlon Group wins 20 MW UK wind farm projects
Suzlon Group-subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, has signed wind energy contracts to supply wind turbines for two wind power farms in England ? Armistead and Carsington Pasture.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power Group Opened a R&D Center on NCSU Centennial Campus
Focusing on Offshore Wind Energy Research and Development. Chinese maker of offshore wind turbines, sets up U.S. base in Raleigh.
Continue readingBECC-NADB approves wind energy project in Tamaulipas, México
BECC-NADB Board of Directors approves wind farm in Tamaulipas, México. The El Porvenir wind power project consists of the installation of 30 wind turbines.
Continue readingNew Documentary Illustrates Backlash Against Wind Energy
Abundant, free and carbon-less renewable energy from the wind power and solar energy require that we build infrastructure in the form of wind turbines and solar arrays to capture it.
Continue readingScientists develop MRI for batteries
In the case of the popular lithium-ion batteries, for example, the team was able to directly visualize the build-up of lithium metal deposits on the electrodes after charging the battery.
Continue reading£6 million in funding released for marine energy, wave energy and tidal energy
The marine energy and tidal energy sector is to benefit from £6 million in funding to further develop testing of new wave energy and tidal power prototypes.
Continue readingNew modular concentrated solar power towers promise easy green power
Just earlier this week, AORA unveiled a new CSP (Concentrating Solar Thermal Power) system in southern Spain.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power Thermal Advantages
Concentrated Solar PowerTechnology is facing an existential threat as plunging photovoltaic solar energy prices have made other solar technologies fight for their future.
Continue readingMaryland: Religious leaders support offshore wind energy
Religious leaders in Prince George’s County are calling on Maryland lawmakers to support offshore wind power development.
Continue readingChina leads in global wind power
China accounted for 44 per cent of the new wind farm capacity installed in 2011. According to the Global Wind Energy Council, China added about 18,000 MW of wind turbines capacity in 2011.
Continue readingAcross the U.S., wind power sets new generation records
As wind power continues to grow across the U.S. (see AWEA’s 4th quarter 2011 market report, “Wind energy making new inroads, building on success,” Jan. 26), wind farm generation records are toppling.
Continue readingExtend PTC, help wind power create U.S. jobs
Wind energy has created new manufacturing jobs and can help create more if the federal Production Tax Credit incentive is extended.
Continue readingColorado rancher sees future in wind power
Self-described ?conservative meat-and-potatoes? rancher sees need for wind energy. Today, the land is also host to a wind farm. ?There?s really a small footprint that those wind turbines leave?.
Continue readingNew battery could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar power
A joint research project between the University of Southampton and lithium ion batteries technology company REAPsystems has found that a new type of battery has the potential to reduce the cost of solar energy.
Continue readingConcentrated Solar Power Industry in Spain and Tariff Deficit
Protermosolar, the Spanish association of concentrating solar thermal power industry, has proposed to the CNE eleven actions whose implementation will make up a reduction of 17,300 million euros of tariff deficit.
Continue readingThe State of Renewable Energies in Europe
European Union renewable energy shares in 2010, including employment, turnover and highlights of seven EU regions successfully attracting investments in renewable energy (solar power, wind energy, solar thermal).
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