According to the Italian wind energy association, ANEV (Associazione Nazionale Energia del Vento), Italy?s installed wind farm capacity rose to 6,747 MW.
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The Spanish wind energy sector under strain
Its announcement of a moratorium made on 27 January 2012 to suspend bonuses for new wind farm installations under the special scheme, puts additional strain on the Spanish wind power sector.
Continue readingThe French wind energy sector?s fears seem to have been fully justified
The French grid operator RTE?s initial estimates put the operating mainland wind power fleet at the end of 2011 at 6,640 MW. If the Overseas Territories are added, wind farm capacity rises to 6,722.7 MW.
Continue readingSuzlon soars as its group’s subsidiary wins 20MW UK wind farm projects
Suzlon Group-subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, has signed contracts to supply wind turbines for two wind power farms in England – Armistead and Carsington Pasture
Continue readingWind energy: WSJ slips up on subsidies
The Journal’s editorial and opinion pages regularly denounce incentives for clean energy technologies such as wind power and solar power, health costs relating to fossil fuels rarely if ever rate a mention.
Continue readingSiemens receives orders for 50 MW Concentrating Solar Power plant in Rajasthan
The concentrated solar thermal plant, to be built in the state of Rajasthan under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2013.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Oregon
Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. operates the 49.5 MW Faulkner 1 geothermal energy plant in Nevada.
Continue readingSolar energy use looking up in United Arab Emirates
This year, Abu Dhabi is expected to open a 100MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant called Shams 1 ?to be followed by Shams 2 and Shams 3?.
Continue readingSenate defeats wind energy PTC renewal
American Wind Energy Association CEO Denise Bode said she was ?disappointed? that the PTC and other subsidies were not passed.
Continue readingWind Energy Climbs to New Record In 2011
Wind energy developers installed a record 41,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity in 2011, bringing the world total to 238,000 megawatts.
Continue readingElectric car promotions begin to pay dividends in China
Despite lingering consumer doubts about the technology and practicality of electric vehicles, the Chinese government and automakers are pushing ahead with the development of electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingCODA Automotive Selects Los Angeles and Orange County Dealers
CODA Automotive, a leading developer of all-electric vehicles, announced Martin Automotive Group in West Los Angeles and Fladeboe Automotive Group in Irvine, Calif. as its first dealers in the Los Angeles region.
Continue readingBASF signs licensing agreement to acquire Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) technology from LiFePO4+C
LFP is an innovative cathode material used in the production of advanced lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) for electric vehicles.
Continue readingGamesa Launches New Wind Turbines For Wind Farm
Spanish wind energy maker Gamesa has unveiled plans for a 2 MW giant-rotor model to be used on sites with lower wind speeds.
Continue readingElectric vehicles see record sales in March
Americans are buying record numbers of hybrid and electric cars as gas prices climb and new models arrive in showrooms, giving the vehicles their greatest share yet of the U.S. auto market.
Continue readingIBM connects Honda electric cars to US power grid
IBM, aiming to show how electric vehicles can interact with the power grid, has teamed up with Japanese carmaker Honda and US utility PG&E.
Continue readingIberdrola installs over 100 recharging station for electric cars
Iberdrola plans to launch new commercial charging solutions for electric vehicles, adapted to the various segments in the market.
Continue readingRevenue for Lithium Ion Battery Market Set to Grow by 700% by 2017
While electric vehicles (EVs) will remain a niche market through the current decade, the growth of electric cars will play a significant role.
Continue readingElectrovaya Announces (~25kWh) Lithium Ion Energy Storage Systems
Distributed Scale Energy Storage Systems (PowerBlock) are designed for residential solar energy, commercial and telecom applications. First 25kWh (PB25-400V) system delivered to major Japanese Utility.
Continue readingChinese Wind Energy Company Puts First R&D Office in U.S.
The new center will focus on state of the art research on offshore wind turbines to further enhance energy output and lower the cost of electricity.
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