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Continue readingMonthly Archives: April 2012
Vestas: wind energy order in Ukraine
Today there is information in the wind power market regarding Vestas having received a wind turbines order for the Botievo wind farm in Ukraine .
Continue readingChina wants 5 mn hybrid and electric vehicles on the road by 2020
China, the world’s largest auto market, wants to put 5 million hybrids and electric cars (EV) on the road between now and 2020.
Continue readingGerman experts call for expansion of solar energy and wind power
Taking the distribution of wind energy and seasonal disparity of solar power into consideration, we have to face squarely the potential shortage and structural deficiency in the supply of renewable energy.
Continue readingSiemens: wind turbines must cut costs rapidly
Felix Ferlemann, chief executive of Siemens Wind Power, spoke at the the European Wind Energy Association’s annual conference.
Continue readingChina approves blueprint for electric vehicles
Electric cars will be prioritized in the transformation of China’s auto industry, the government said after a meeting of the State Council Wednesday.
Continue readingAmeriLithium to Commence Work on Australian Lithium-Gold Asset
The next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles are being designed to use high-capacity Lithium-ion batteries as environmentally-friendly fuel alternatives.
Continue readingGlobal wind power capacity to reach 500 GW by 2016
The global wind energy industry will install more than 46 GW of new wind power capacity this year, according to a new report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
Continue readingVestas to Install Research Wind Turbines at Sandia Facility in Texas
The SWIFT concept reflects a shared emphasis amongst the partners on lowering the cost of wind energy by maximizing the output of a wind power plant rather than a single turbine.
Continue readingNew 200 MW Concentrating Solar Power project announcement in Colorado
Last week SolarReserve made headlines with their new 200 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power project announcement in Colorado.
Continue readingFinancing offshore wind power requires new capital sources
Located in northeastern Denmark, Anholt wind farm is expected to be completed late next year, using 111 3.6 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingStorage Virtual Appliance Enables E.ON to Achieve High Availability
E.ON is active in generating energy from onshore and offshore wind power, biomass, photovoltaic (PV) solar energy, and concentrated solar power (CSP).
Continue readingSenator Levin visits Michigan wind power component maker, urges PTC extension
U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.) toured the factory of wind turbines component manufacturer Danotek and expressed support for an extension of the federal wind energy.
Continue readingSolar energy plant completed in New Jersey
Constellation Energy, a business unit of Exelon (NYSE: EXC), and the Middle Township Board of Education in New Jersey said they have completed a 1.5 MW (DC) solar power project for four Middle Township Public School.
Continue readingCanadians on track to installing over 1.5 GW of new wind power capacity
Canada will enjoy another record year for wind energy development in 2012 with the addition of approximately 1500 MW of new installed wind farm capacity.
Continue readingRe insures performance guarantees of Concentrated Solar Power plant manufacturer SkyFuel
Munich Re is, for the first time, insuring performance guarantees for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants.
Continue readingSolar power system in operation on Great Barrier Island
One of NZ?s largest off-grid photovoltaic solar energy systems in operation on Great Barrier Island.
Continue readingNatural clothing with solar-power chargers
The overall goal is to develop natural, solar-powering clothing items with functionality, durability and comfort while also being aesthetically stylish.
Continue readingSolar Energy Fastest Growing Utility Generation Source in 2011
SEPA findings show utilities doubled new solar power additions (photovoltaic and concentrating solar power) compared to 2010.
Continue readingWind Energy Market in China is one of the fastest growing segments of the renewable energy
The report also incorporates a brief overview of the major wind power bases in China. This section includes a snapshot of each of the major ?GW scale wind power bases? in China.
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