Wind power developer UPC Renewables Indonesia plans to invest up to $100 million for a wind turbines plant on the south Java coast to tap into Indonesia?s growing demand for cheaper energy.
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Growing Population and Rising Transport Demand to Drive the Demand for Electric Vehicles
Key takeaway section summarizes the entire market in terms of opportunities, trends and challenges persisting in the electric car market in China.
Continue readingMini Electric Cars popular in China
Although heavily subsidized, the electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries the government promotes remain expensive.
Continue readingWind energy backed by 72% in Scotland
Almost three-quarters of people in Scotland support wind power as part of the country’s energy mix, according to a new poll.
Continue readingNevada’s first wind farm to start providing wind power in July
The settlement of a lawsuit filed by environmentalists is allowing wind turbines to go up at Nevada?s first wind energy project.
Continue readingSolar energy technology is now more cost-effective
The German company produces both solar thermal and photovoltaic solar power panels but is concentrating on marketing thermal solar in the United States.
Continue readingChina pledges co-op with Iceland in geothermal energy
Iceland and China signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in geothermal energy under the witness of Wen and Iceland Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir.
Continue readingDevelopments of climate change legislation in Mexico
Solar energy, photovoltaic and concentrated solar power, and wind energy, will help reduce CO2 emissions.
Continue readingTotal looks to concentrating solar power
Total recently acquired ?SunPower?, one of the world top leaders in the photovoltaic solar energy industry, and is commissioning Shams 1, the world?s largest concentrated solar thermal power plant in Abu Dhabi.
Continue readingFive new wind farm projects were commissioned in 2011 in Australia
At the end of 2011, Australia had 1,211 operating wind turbines across 58 wind power plants with a total installed wind energy capacity of 2,224 MW.
Continue readingApproval on Jiangsu Rudong Wind Power Generation Company Limited Wind Farm Phase I Project
The wind energy project will be constructed with wind turbines capacity of 48MW.
Continue readingChina can still lead in electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries
China set a target of cumulative production and sales of 500,000 units of pure electric cars by 2015, and more than 5 million units by 2020.
Continue readingWind Energy announces global strategic business report
The report profiles 156 wind power companies including many key and niche players.
Continue readingWind energy in Philippines: Wind farm secures Meralco contract
Meralco utility economics head Lawrence S. Fernandez said Alternergy plans to directly connect its proposed wind power facility in Pililia, Rizal to the utility’s franchise area.
Continue readingNew Zealand to work with Indonesia on geothermal energy
Trade Minister Tim Groser and his Indonesian Ministerial counterparts today signed four agreements covering cooperation in agriculture, environment, labour and geothermal energy.
Continue readingU.S. Geothermal Energy Provides Corporate Update
U.S. Geothermal Inc. is a leading renewable energy development company that is operating geothermal energy projects at Raft River, Idaho and San Emidio, Nevada.
Continue readingSinovel and Mita Teknik join forces in wind energy
Chinese wind power Sinovel and Denmark?s Mita-Teknik are to work together to develop customised wind turbines control systems.
Continue reading61.06% of demand on the Spanish peninsula was covered by wind energy
Wind power generation exceeds 16,500 MW. Wind turbines production yesterday reached new maximums of instantaneous power, hourly energy and daily energy.
Continue readingAnother Edison Wind Farm in Nebraska
This is Edison?s fourth wind energy project in Nebraska. Crofton Bluffs wind power will comprise 22 wind turbines and have a generating capacity of 42 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
Continue readingIndia-assisted photovoltaic solar power project in Tonga
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, currently on a visit to Tonga, has launched an India-assisted solar power project run by two women engineers in the Pacific island nation.
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