The electric car battery industry is entering a mature phase. Johnson Controls sells lithium ion batteries to makers of both hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric cars.
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Wind energy companies, conservation groups agree on wildlife best practices
“Colorado’s Eastern Plains are a bit safer for prairie chickens ? lesser and greater ? and a spate of other animals and plants as the result of a unique partnership between conservation groups and the wind power”.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Thermal Power Companies Form Industry Alliance
Concentrated solar power (CSP) companies Abengoa, BrightSource Energy and Torresol Energy have formed the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA).
Continue readingSolarreserve reaches concentrated solar power milestone
SolarReserve, a US developer of large-scale concentrating solar energy projects, has completed construction of the 540-foot solar thermal power tower.
Continue reading$12 Million Funding Available for SunShot Solar Energy Program
Areas of programmatic interest include but are not limited to photovoltaics, balance of systems, power electronics and concentrating solar power.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy Top 41 GW in 2011
The global wind power industry installed over 41 GW of wind energy in 2011, bringing the total global installed wind farm capacity to more than 238 GW at the end of last year.
Continue readingMinnesota Power?s Bison 1 Wind Energy Center completed in North Dakota
Renewable energy is flowing from Minnesota Power?s newest wind farm near New Salem, N.D., where the company has commissioned 15 state-of-the-art wind turbines, completing its Bison 1 Wind Energy Center.
Continue readingABB And RWE To Work Together On Electric Car Charging Infrastructure
Power and automation company ABBand European utility company RWE said they would work together to investigate a combined technology offering for networked charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Continue readingSendyne® and the University of Toronto Enter Research Agreement for Battery Systems Technology
Sendyne® and the University of Toronto have entered into a research agreement to develop systems and electronics with the goal of accelerating the adoption of large scale battery storage for Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingHonda Begins Installation of Solar Power in Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the installation of a 9 kilowatt-capacity photovoltaic solar energy generation system at the Adachi Odai location of the Honda Cars Tokyo Chuo dealer network.
Continue readingWind energy in Australia: Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm Receives Final Approval
Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm, to be constructed by Acciona Energy, will consist of 63 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind power in Europe in 2011
During 2011, 10,281 MW of wind energy was installed across Europe, of which 9,616 MW was in the European Union, similar to the previous year
Continue readingConcentrated Solar Thermal Power Alliance Launched
Leading concentrating solar power companies, Abengoa, BrightSource Energy, and Torresol Energy announced the formation of the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA).
Continue readingWind energy in India: Gamesa launches 2 MW wind turbine
The wind turbines are designed for low wind farm sites. It launched the G97 in the global wind power market last year and has secured contracts to supply 356 MW worldwide.
Continue readingChina increases solar thermal business 12-fold since 2005
The Chinese solar energy market is still dominated by residential hot water applications. ?There are no more than 10 solar cooling systems currently running in China,? professor Luo says.
Continue readingCatch the Wind to Outfit Canadian Wind Farm
Saturn Power Inc. is a Canadian owned, renewable energy development company based in New Hamburg, Ontario with a focus on wind energy and solar power projects in Ontario.
Continue readingSiemens Could Open Wind Energy Plant In France
Germany’s Siemens AG would open a wind power plant in France if the consortium it is part of were to win one of France’s offshore wind farm tender offers.
Continue readingWind energy: over 21 percent of all new wind farm capacity in 2011
In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind power capacity was installed in the European Union, according to figures published by the European Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingReportlinker.com: Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) slipped from an all-time high in production of 885 GWh in 2008 to 862 GWh in 2009. New capacity becoming operational in 2010 pushed production to 1121 GWh and an estimated 1475 GWh in 2011.
Continue readingToshiba secures contract for concentrated thermal power plant
Toshiba Corporation has secured a contract from Abengoa subsidiary Abener Energía to supply equipment for a concentrating solar power plant in Mexico.
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