U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) filed an amendment yesterday to extend the federal wind power Production Tax Credit (PTC).
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Aloha gas stations add fast charger for electric vehicles
AeroVironment DC Fast Chargers Easily Accessible for Electric Car Drivers.
Continue readingGlobal Market for Thin-film and Printed Battery Powered Products to Surpass $6.5 Billion by 2016
Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce the release of two new reports focusing on the lithium ion battery and thin-film batter powered products market.
Continue readingEnel Green Power?s geothermal energy investments
More than 500 million euros will be invested in geothermal energy development between 2012 and 2016, as part of an overall plan worth about 980 million euros to develop geothermal in three continents.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: Vestas India Managing Director Commits to Wind Development Forum
Amit Kansal, the Managing Director for Vestas India, this week committed to participating in the Wind Development Forum, taking place this 6-7 September in Delhi, by Wind Energy Update.
Continue readingVenger Wind Obtains Patent Pending Status for Innovative Wind Turbines
Venger Wind is a global clean technology company engaged in the design, manufacturing, marketing and sales of small wind turbines developed to generate clean and sustainable electricity.
Continue readingVirginia?s Largest Solar Array Now Plugged-in Atop IKEA Store
IKEA officially plugged-in the photovoltaic solar energy system installed atop its store in Woodbridge, Virginia.
Continue readingChina’s HC Solar Power opens Tokyo subsidiary
The Japanese government decided to enforce a new law that requires utilities to purchase renewable energy at a fixed price starting from July 1.
Continue readingChina wind energy market forecast and opportunities, 2017
According to China Wind Power Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2017 There is no looking back for China wind farm market even though the price war between wind turbines companies escalates.
Continue readingBritish government is keen to promote the use of electric vehicles
Fox Electric Utility Vehicles is a Leicestershire based company that supplies electric vehicles to local councils, education, estates and the industrial and leisure sectors.
Continue readingLithium ion batteries for electric vehicles could see steep price drop
The cost of lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars could tumble by more than 70 percent by 2025 as rising oil prices and stringent fuel economy standards push automakers to build more of these cars.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power Plans to Form JV with Huaneng Renewables
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY) is a leading and fast-growing wind turbine manufacturer in China, focusing on designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing megawatt-class wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy: Iberdrola Renewables Announces 30-MW PPA with UMMPA
The Rugby Wind Power Project’s 71 wind turbines generate 149 megawatts (MW) of clean, renewable energy.
Continue readingThe Sheringham shoal offshore wind farm
With 88 wind turbines in place and 46 wind turbines now connected and able to deliver electricity to the national grid, the wind farm is on track to be fully operational this year.
Continue readingAustralia: Moving towards 100% renewable energy in 10 years
Traditionally we?ve used fossil fuels to generate the vast majority of the electricity on the grid. And, of course, burning this coal for our power results in millions of tonnes of carbon emissions.
Continue readingNew possibilities for solar energy
Two Queen’s researchers have contributed to a significant breakthrough in solar power. Their research has led to a new solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system that generates both electricity and heat.
Continue readingNew Horizons for Concentrated Solar Power
Spain is at present the absolute leader in terms of concentrating solar thermal power capacity with approximately 1330 MW and more than 20 years of experience in research and technology developments.
Continue readingWind Farm: Steelworkers call for extension of ‘vital’ PTC
The PTC helped to establish the wind energy market in the United States 20 years ago.
Continue readingHungary: install more wind power ? create more jobs
EWEA (the European Wind Energy Association) held its “4th Annual Wind Energy in Hungary policy workshop” in cooperation with the Hungarian Wind Industry Association (MSZIT) and the Hungarian Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingWind energy: Robots to carry out turbine inspections
Wind turbines are growing bigger and bigger ? the diameter of their rotor blades could soon reach 180 meters, and the greater the size, the greater the potential for something to go wrong.
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