U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public input to conserve endangered species in the Midwest while encouraging wind energy. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is leading development of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Midwest that will conserve endangered species, promote development of clean energy which in turn will reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. Partners … Continue reading Bats, birds and wind turbines
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Suzlon subsidiary gets contract for 131 MW Australian wind farm project
The wind power project is based in Victoria, located approximately 30 km south of Ballarat. REpower Systems, a subsidiary of wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon, has signed a contract with Meridian Energy Limited to supply 64 MM92 wind turbines, each with 2.05 MW of rated power, to the Mt Mercer wind farm in Australia. This is … Continue reading Suzlon subsidiary gets contract for 131 MW Australian wind farm project
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New solar cells could reduce cost of solar power by 75%
Solar energy has the potential to be a renewable, carbon-neutral source of electricity but cost of photovoltaics – the devices that convert sunlight into electricity – has slowed widespread adoption of this resource. The RTI solar cells are formed from solutions of semiconductor particles, known as colloidal quantum dots, and can have a power conversion … Continue reading New solar cells could reduce cost of solar power by 75%
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Global Wind Power: A New GE Wind Turbine for Brazil
GE Energy has a large presence in Brazil – over 300 GE wind turbines are now installed in the country and last year, GE secured agreements to supply wind and gas turbines for projects that will produce 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity. With the market growing, it made sense for GE to adapt its world-leading … Continue reading Global Wind Power: A New GE Wind Turbine for Brazil
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SEO Service Group Announces New Client Solar Panel Info
Solar Panel Info provides their visitors with the information they need to confidently install solar panels on their home or business, says SEO Service Group. SEO Service Group announces that their client, Solar Panel Info, is helping to expand the solar energy field by offering customers a way to receive solar panels with no upfront … Continue reading SEO Service Group Announces New Client Solar Panel Info
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Electric vehicles can reduce dependence of oil
President Dwight Eisenhower warned that if we imported more than 20 percent of the oil we use, we were asking for trouble with national security. We now import about half of our oil! Lee Gasper-Galvin: Electric vehicles can reduce our dependence. I have a doctorate in chemical engineering and have worked as a researcher and … Continue reading Electric vehicles can reduce dependence of oil
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India plans to double solar power capacity
India is aiming for 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2022 and most of the country’s existing capacity of 1,040 megawatts was built in the past year. Of the 3,000 megawatts of solar energy plants proposed to be built starting in 2013, contracts for “1,000 megawatts or a little less” may be tendered in the … Continue reading India plans to double solar power capacity
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Brazil: Investments in wind energy should reach R$ 40 billion by 2020
Wind power is the second most competitive form of such energy production in the country. In June of this year, the wind power industry accounted for 2 GW of installed capacity of power generation, spread over 71 farms. By the end of 2016, the goal is to insert 8.4 GW of wind power on the … Continue reading Brazil: Investments in wind energy should reach R$ 40 billion by 2020
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Alternative-Fuel and Electric Vehicles Markets Look to Benefit From Proposed Fuel Economy Standards
The electric vehicles market will look to benefit from new fuel economy rules recently proposed by the Obama administration. The new fuel economy standards will require auto manufacturers to nearly double the average efficiency of cars and light trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, and include incentives for the production of electric and … Continue reading Alternative-Fuel and Electric Vehicles Markets Look to Benefit From Proposed Fuel Economy Standards
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Honda releases electric car
The electric car is equipped with Toshiba Corp.’s lithium-ion battery. The new Fit EV has a single-charge mileage of 225 kilometers, one of the world’s best for electric vehicles, Honda officials said. Honda Motor Co. on Aug. 31 began lease sales in Japan of an electric car version of its popular Fit compact vehicle. It … Continue reading Honda releases electric car
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Arise Windpower: Acquisition of Solberg wind farm
In an initial stage Arise intends to build 23 wind turbines with a total capacity of 85 MW. The initial investment is estimated at SEK 1.3 billion. Arise Windpower is one of Sweden’s leading companies in onshore wind power. Its business concept is to sell electricity generated at the company’s own wind turbines. The company’s … Continue reading Arise Windpower: Acquisition of Solberg wind farm
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Geothermal energy in the US has the potential to have an installed capacity of 100,000 MW
To reach the point where geothermal energy makes up 10 – 15 percent of the nation’s power, significant investments in the technology will be needed. But according to Anderson, the investment is sound: “Once geothermal plants are live, the power is predictable. And predictable power is what we want.” Geothermal energy in the United States … Continue reading Geothermal energy in the US has the potential to have an installed capacity of 100,000 MW
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Wind energy in Australia: ACS compete for a wind farm of 157 wind turbines
ACS has submitted bids for the Stockyard Hill wind farm with an installed capacity of 500 MW and with an investment of 825 million euros. ACS would install wind turbines of REpower, German wind company controlled by Suzlon, the largest wind turbine manufacturer in India. ACS competes with Vestas and General Electric. The wind power … Continue reading Wind energy in Australia: ACS compete for a wind farm of 157 wind turbines
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