HUSUM WindEnergy is the world’s biggest wind energy trade fair. It takes place every two years in Husum. From 18 to 22 September 2012, around 1,200 exhibitors from 30 nations will be showcasing their products and services on an exhibition space covering 58,000 square metres. An independent jury has nominated HOCHTIEF Solutions, Kenersys Europe and … Continue reading Windalliance Technology Award
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DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions & Distributed Sun Collaborate on Standards for Solar Modules
The aim is to facilitate project specifications that will better inform the decisions of system owners, investors and users. DuPont will help guide D-SUN on specifications for materials that deliver improved efficiency, lifetime and lower overall system costs to maximize returns for solar installations, and reduce investment risk. DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) and Distributed Sun … Continue reading DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions & Distributed Sun Collaborate on Standards for Solar Modules
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The Li-ion battery in the electric car Nissan Leaf contains nearly 40 kg of graphite
Electric vehicles hold the potential to see graphite demand boom. For example, the Li-ion battery in the fully electric Nissan Leaf contains nearly 40 kg of graphite. China dominates world graphite production and represents 75% of total output. India is the second largest producer followed by Brazil, North Korea, Austria and Canada. The U.S. has … Continue reading The Li-ion battery in the electric car Nissan Leaf contains nearly 40 kg of graphite
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Gamesa renames its wind turbines
Effective immediately, the company’s turbine families -of which it has installed machines totalling more than 25,000 MW in 40 countries-, and all new platforms will bear the Gamesa brand name and indicate nominal capacity: Gamesa 850 kW, Gamesa 2.0 MW, Gamesa 4.5 MW and Gamesa 5.0 MW offshore. The company’s turbine families -of which it … Continue reading Gamesa renames its wind turbines
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Enel Green Power starts operations at new wind farm in Andalusia
The clean energy produced by the nine 2 MW wind turbines at “Padul” wind farm will avoid annual atmospheric emissions of about 28,000 tons of CO2, saving around 14,000 tons of oil equivalent (TOE). Enel Green Power has connected a new 18 MW wind farm to the grid in Andalusia named “Padul” after the municipality … Continue reading Enel Green Power starts operations at new wind farm in Andalusia
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Smart Grid in Southeast Asia
Smart Meters and Grid Automation Technologies: Business Drivers, Policy Trends, Key Industry Players, Market Analysis, and Forecasts In recent years, robust economic development and urbanization in Southeast Asia (SEA) has led to strong growth in electricity demand, in both sophisticated economies such as Singapore and less-developed nations such as Cambodia and Myanmar. Most Southeast Asian … Continue reading Smart Grid in Southeast Asia
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Acciona Windpower is awarded a 30 MW supply contract for a wind farm on Canada’s eastern seaboard
Joe Baker, CEO of Acciona Windpower North America, stated that “we’re very excited to partner with Prince Edward Island Energy Corporation on the first Canadian installation of our AW3000 turbine. PEI Energy Corporation has done an excellent job in selecting a turbine that will deliver low-cost, clean energy to its customers”. The contract with PEI … Continue reading Acciona Windpower is awarded a 30 MW supply contract for a wind farm on Canada’s eastern seaboard
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Australia’s Largest Solar Power Station Announced
Australia’s biggest solar power plant will be built in Canberra by 2014. International solar power company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) will construct and operate the 20 megawatt facility, the ACT Government announced on Wednesday. The generator will occupy about 50 hectares and comprise some 83,000 photovoltaic panels “This is a landmark day for Big Solar … Continue reading Australia’s Largest Solar Power Station Announced
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Swedish wind energy may slow
Sweden needs to raise its political objectives for installing new wind power “if we are to avoid a steep slowdown in the construction of turbine capacity,” she said. “Currently, low power prices and electricity- certificate subsidies offer no room for raising targets.” Swedish Wind Energy Association warned that electricity prices and subsidies at current levels … Continue reading Swedish wind energy may slow
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Waste Silicon Gets New Life in Lithium-Ion Batteries
The Rice lab of materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan created forests of nanowires from high-value but hard-to-recycle silicon. Silicon absorbs 10 times more lithium than the carbon commonly used in LI batteries, but because it expands and contracts as it charges and discharges, it breaks down quickly. The Ajayan lab reports this week in the Proceedings … Continue reading Waste Silicon Gets New Life in Lithium-Ion Batteries
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VTT invests in development of electric vehicles
“The electrification of vehicles and machinery will come to play an increasingly visible role in VTT’s research projects,” says Research Professor Nils-Olof Nylund, “combining, for example, expertise related to materials technology, electrotechnology, electric machines and vehicles. Our approach is based on the needs of the Finnish industry. In other words, we will focus on projects … Continue reading VTT invests in development of electric vehicles
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Jamaica Urges Investment in Wind Energy
Renewable energy is expected to represent some 20 per cent of the country’s energy mix by 2030. As Government continues to encourage investment in renewable sources of energy, private interests are being urged to consider wind energy as a lucrative area for investment. “We are trying to encourage private players, not just Government, to actually … Continue reading Jamaica Urges Investment in Wind Energy
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South Korea provides Mozambique with loan to build solar power plants
The Export Import Bank of South Korea (Exim Bank) has granted Mozambique a loan of US$35 million, which will be used to fund construction of three solar power plants, a source from Mozambique’s National Energy Fund (Funae) told Macauhub in Maputo. For its construction Funae Monday launched a public tender stipulating that only candidates with … Continue reading South Korea provides Mozambique with loan to build solar power plants
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THz Technology Expanded to Li-ion Battery Electrode Analysis & Other Applications
The new system performs imaging and analysis of multi-layer coatings as thin as 10 ?m, enabling the analysis of electrode films in li-ion batteries and layers within multi-coat automotive paint, among diverse new applications. Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) today announced that it has developed a Terahertz (THz) time-of-flight (TOF) tomography analysis system utilizing … Continue reading THz Technology Expanded to Li-ion Battery Electrode Analysis & Other Applications
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Geothermal Energy in New Zealand
New Zealand has one of the biggest geothermal industries in the world, along with the highest geothermal energy production capacity globally. With fossil fuels fast depleting, various countries are incessantly relying on their natural resources for quenching their demand for energy and New Zealand is no different from them. Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ggb5r5/analyzing_geotherm) has announced … Continue reading Geothermal Energy in New Zealand
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Wind power can help meet the UK’s climate goals
“With continuing government support, the average wind farm globally may produce power at costs that compete with fossil fuels as soon as 2016,” the report said, adding the generating technology keeps down the costs of reducing emissions and can help meet the 2020 renewable target. Wind power provides an effective way to reduce carbon dioxide … Continue reading Wind power can help meet the UK’s climate goals
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A Revolutionary System for Reducing the Cost of Solar Power with Mobile Robots
Based in Menlo Park, CA, QBotix employs distributed robotics to significantly increase the economics and improve the capabilities of the solar industry. QBotix, a new company bringing the power of robotics to solar energy, today unveiled the QBotix Tracking System™ (QTS), a comprehensive dual-axis tracking system that employs rugged, intelligent and mobile robots to dynamically … Continue reading A Revolutionary System for Reducing the Cost of Solar Power with Mobile Robots
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Low Prices for PV Technology Are Hampering the Maturation of the Solar Power Industry
According to the 7th annual Analysis of Worldwide Markets for Solar Products and Five-Year Application Forecast, released by Navigant, while low prices for PV technology have led to increasing installations, these prices are also likely to lead to lower quality technology and installations, possibly resulting in a backlash against solar power, perhaps globally. The solar … Continue reading Low Prices for PV Technology Are Hampering the Maturation of the Solar Power Industry
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ESA Renewables to Exhibit at Solar Power International 2012
Located in Lake Mary, FL, ESA Renewables has positioned itself as a leader in the industry providing turnkey solar PV systems globally. ESA owns and operates a diverse portfolio of more than 500 solar PV power generating facilities located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Spain and Italy. ESA Renewables, an industry leader in providing … Continue reading ESA Renewables to Exhibit at Solar Power International 2012
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Western Wind Responds to Brookfield Renewable’s Acquisition of a Stake in the Company
Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable energy production company that owns and operates wind and solar generation facilities with 165 net MW of rated capacity in production, in the States of California and Arizona. Western Wind further owns a 30-MW solar project nearing construction in Puerto Rico, and substantial wind and solar development assets … Continue reading Western Wind Responds to Brookfield Renewable’s Acquisition of a Stake in the Company
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