A document published on Wind Energy Update’s website on offshore wind farm risk mitigation attracted record interest and demonstrated the need for information on past and present risk in the offshore wind turbines.
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Smart-Charging Auto-Grade Communication Solution for Plug-In HEVs and Electric Vehicles
?Through the collaboration between Renesas and Grid2Home, we provide a solution for OEMs looking to design and evaluate the electric car charging protocols,? said Rick Kornfeld, CEO of Grid2Home.
Continue readingMotorists consider electric vehicles as petrol prices rise
With the average price of unleaded petrol soaring to 137.44p per litre, Charging Solutions says motorists are looking to electric cars as a viable solution to the hike in motoring bills.
Continue readingCalifornia Lithium Battery To Commercialize Lowest Cost Lithium Battery
This novel ?GEN3? lithium-ion battery will combine Argonne?s silicon-graphene battery anode into the lowest lifecycle cost per watt lithium-ion battery ideally suited for energy storage and electric car applications.
Continue reading3M Invests in Novel Silicon Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries
The technology enables advanced batteries for reliable power that is required to keep up with the global increase of mobile societies and electric vehicles.
Continue readingClipper Windpower: United Technologies to sell wind energy business
United Technologies will sell its rocket engine and wind power businesses to help finance its $16.5 billion purchase of aerospace supplier Goodrich Corp.
Continue readingAzerbaijan intends to develop wind power
The site for building a new wind farm in Azerbaijan was chosen on the basis of wind energy atlas, prepared by the German development bank KfW.
Continue readingWind energy in Morocco: EDF, Mitsui selected for 150-MW Wind Farm
Located in northern Morocco, to the East of Fes, the Taza wind power project will be equipped with 50 wind turbines made by Alstom of 3 Megawatts each.
Continue readingMASDAR awards CDM validation of three projects to TÜV Rheinland
The three projects encompass a wind farm, a photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant and a flare gas reduction project.
Continue readingAreva delivers 20 5MW wind turbines to Borkum West 2 offshore wind energy plant
The Borkum wind farm, situated 45 km away from the northern coast of the Borkum Island, is currently under construction close to “alpha ventus”, the first German offshore wind power plant.
Continue readingEuropean Parliament calls for binding 2030 renewables target
The European Parliament voted today for the first time in favour of setting a binding renewable energy target for 2030.
Continue readingWind power in the US and Canada on the up
North America was the third place last year in terms of installed wind farm capacity with a total of 52,184 MW, according to the latest annual statistics recently released by the Global Wind Energy Council.
Continue readingSolarReserve negotiates concentrated solar power project
SolarReserve and Saguache County continued negotiations in the company?s proposed concentrating solar thermal tower project during a work session in the courthouse.
Continue readingUS solar photovoltaic solar energy soared 109% in 2011
While no new concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) was brought online in 2011, a total of 10 concentrated solar power PV (CPV) projects came online.
Continue readingWashington Times bashes wind power, ignores jobs at risk
The Washington Times was in high dudgeon yesterday, lashing out at a series of federal programs aimed at promoting clean energy sources such as wind energy and solar power.
Continue readingWind energy: Houston Chronicle editorial supports PTC extension
The Houston Chronicle yesterday became the latest in a steadily growing number of newspapers to endorse an extension of wind power’s primary incentive, the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
Continue readingSiemens to invest in wind energy in Serbia
Siemens to invest EUR 24mn in wind turbines production in Serbia. The plant produces more than 150 wind farm generators per month.
Continue readingOCI Solar Power completes N.J. photovoltaic solar energy project
OCI Solar Power will operate Vineland Solar IV and sell the electricity it produces to the Vineland Municipal Electric Utility.
Continue readingWind power industry open to the world
The only route open to Europe?s wind energy industry is to continue internationalising its activities by entering new markets and strengthening its positions in the emerging markets.
Continue readingRomania includes wind energy in its electricity mix
The country, which only had one single 18-MW wind farm in 2009, had 982 MW of installed wind turbines capacity by the end of 2011 according to the Romanian wind energy association.
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