The solar energy project, dubbed SUstainable Novel FLexible Organic Watts Efficiently Reliable (Sunflower), gathers 17 partner institutions.
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Wind energy in Madagascar
An additional 50 megawatts from wind power could be available by the end of the year. To push the wind farm project forward, a special unit has been established in the office of the president.
Continue readingVattenfall installs last 5 MW wind turbine at Ormonde offshore wind farm
New 150 MW offshore wind energy plant now fully online, providing wind power to about 100,000 homes a year.
Continue readingVestas signs contracts for 206 MW of wind energy in Italy and the USA
The wind power contract comprises supply and installations of the wind turbines, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system, as well as a 12-year service and maintenance AOM 4000.
Continue readingPoland receives 47 offshore wind farm applications
Poland has attracted 47 applications from investors interested in developing wind energy projects off its Baltic coast. Warsaw extended the permits for offshore wind power plants to 30 years.
Continue readingAdvantages of Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy can be produced as a baseload renewable energy resource, meaning it operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week regardless of changing weather
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Japan
The unit is set up in the Matsunoyama Onsen hot spring at Tokamachi, Niigata in Japan and the plant harnesses -100 degree temperature geothermal energy.
Continue readingWanxiang to invest $100m in Smith Electric Vehicles
Wanxiang Group Corp, headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is the biggest supplier of auto-parts in China.
Continue readingChile will promote the mining of lithium for electric vehicles
Electric car depends on lithium ion bateriías. In the future electric cars is likely to work with zinc-air batteries, but today’s electric vehicles need much lithium.
Continue readingSuzlon signs framework contract for up to 250 MW for French wind farm projects
The contract comprises REpower?s best-selling wind turbines ? the MM82 and MM92 ? with a nominal power of 2 MW, and the new REpower 3.4M104 and the 3.2M114 with 3.4 and 3.2 MW rated power respectively.
Continue readingRES Americas Announces Completion of Crossroads Wind Farm
Crossroads Wind Power plant marks the first wind energy project developed by the company in Oklahoma with Siemens’ wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy is cheapest
HECO produced four alternative scenarios for the PUC using utility-scale wind energy, solar power, biofuels and a blend of solar energy and biofuels as the primary source of renewable power generation.
Continue readingA global database for renewable energy resources
While global growth continues to advance, IEA and IRENA are jointly working on a data base of policies of 150 countries regarding renewable energy.
Continue readingWind power and solar energy in Pakistan
Concentrated Solar Thermal Power technology provides an alternative to Photovoltaic cells; has conversion efficiencies of 30 per cent.
Continue readingBalochistan’s renewable energy resources
On the other hand, the dish sterling concentrating solar power unit uses a mirror in the shape of a dish to collect and concentrate the sun’s energy.
Continue readingPTC key to wind energy manufacturing jobs
To understand the impact of wind power?s key federal Production Tax Credit (PTC), Congress need look no further than the small town of Newton, Iowa.
Continue readingChinese company to build Chilean wind farm
Goldwind will supply 47 GW87/1.5MW wind turbines. China Wind Energy Association says unit price quotes for Chinese wind turbines are 20-30 percent lower than those of their foreign counterparts.
Continue readingWind power in Kuwait
KEPS Chairman Mohammad Al-Ahmad said that the achievement marks a new height in the eco-friendly efforts of the nation, with 17 additional planned all over the country in the upcoming future.
Continue readingUK: Government grant for electric cars now available for vans
Geoff Allison, managing director of Smith Electric Vehicles Europe, said: ?This grant will help our fleet customers to achieve a faster return on investment.”
Continue readingSAE Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Symposium
XIR reflective films and Saflex S series interlayers provide cost-effective opportunities to extend range in hybrid electric and pure electric vehicles.
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