While recycling minerals can be expensive, recycling cobalt from lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and metal alloys is economically feasible at current cobalt prices.
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Angola needs incentive for greater use of solar energy
Angola needs to invest more in solar power, with stress to the the rural areas, said Friday the technical advisor, António Saraiva.
Continue readingJawaharlal Nehru National Solar Energy Mission
India promotes solar energy, both photovoltaic solar power and concentrated solar power.
Continue readingVestas wins Ukrainian wind power order for 90 MW
Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, is pleased to announce another sale in the key emerging wind farm market of Ukraine. Vestas newest customer, the DTEK Group, has ordered 30 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingBrazil’s Wind Energy Expansion Threatened by Changing Scenario
Brazil plans to begin operating 4,592 megawatts (MW) of wind power generation within the next two years, which will be added to the existing 1,502 MW of installed wind farm capacity.
Continue readingWind energy in China: China Longyuan Power
In late 2009, the 4,842 MW installed wind farm capacity made it the world’s fifth largest wind power operator; at the end of 2010, with the total installed capacity of 6,969 MW, it became the third largest in the world.
Continue readingWind energy in Italy: wind farm Castellaneta
The acquisition will expand BKW’s position as a leading Swiss operator of wind power farms in Switzerland and abroad.
Continue readingUK’s Eoxis to equip first Indian wind farm with 50 MW from Suzlon
UK-based Eoxis has ordered 24 Suzlon wind turbines for its first wind power project in India. Eoxis will use the Indian wind energy equipment group’s S97 2.1MW machines.
Continue readingE.ON chooses the North Sea island of Helgoland as offshore operations base for its wind farm
The Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is located around 35 km north of the island of Helgoland. It will consist of 80 Siemens wind turbines.
Continue readingWind farm to supply Oklahoma State University
The Oklahoman reports the wind energy plant would supply electricity to the university. The wind power project is expected to come online this year.
Continue readingWind energy in Ukraine: Vestas Awarded 90 MW wind turbines order for wind farm
DTEK Group orders 30 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for their wind power project in Botievo.
Continue readingWind energy in Puerto Rico: Santa Isabel Wind Farm Project Receives First Wind Turbines
The first wave of wind turbines marked for the new Pattern Energy wind power plant in Santa Isabel have arrived at the Port of the Americas in Ponce.
Continue readingWind energy Turkey: Ebrd, 135 mln to powerful wind farm
Enerjisa Bares Wind Power will consist of 52 wind turbines and will have a generation capacity of 142.5 MW.
Continue readingTool to Determine Solar Power and Wind Energy Potential of Contaminated Sites
Companies have a new way to determine the feasibility of on-site renewable energy, after the EPA launched a tool to test vacant and contaminated land for solar energy and wind power potential.
Continue readingRyerson?s Centre for Urban Energy Develops System to Harness and Control Wind Power
Canada is gathering more of its energy from renewable energy sources, including wind turbines. While wind energy is sustainable , the intermittent nature of this power source creates a number of challenges.
Continue readingLayoffs in U.S. wind power accelerate as Congress fails to act on PTC
Wind power fosters economic development and job creation while providing affordable energy.
Continue readingWind energy critical to America?s security
Wind turbines is a critical part of America?s energy independence. Wind farm is the second-fastest growing source of energy in America, producing enough wind power for 10 million American homes.
Continue readingSwitzerland to Invest in wind energy in Iran
Switzerland is scheduled to participate in wind power generation wind farm projects in Iran’s Northwestern province of East Azarbaijan.
Continue readingWind power in Ukraine: wind farm in Staryy Sambir
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is making its first ever investment into wind energy generation in Ukraine.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas appoints new Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Vestas Wind Systems A/S has appointed Dag Gunnar Andresen, 48, as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Management.
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