With offshore wind power projects now being developed in deeper waters there is an urgent need to ensure the industry is united and prepared to face the upcoming challenges.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Ceará will receive 48 new wind farm plants
Ceará is the largest producer of wind power in Brazil. Currently, 40% of energy consumed in the state is generated by the wind turbines.
Continue readingWind power – China court rejects AMSC’s IPR lawsuit
This is the first decision made by a Chinese court on a series of lawsuits launched by AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind energy and grid leaders, against Sinovel.
Continue readingWind energy – Goldwind Signs Strategic Agreement with Export-Import Bank of China
Credit loans will be granted to Goldwind and its subsidiaries for their foreign wind farm projects including overseas investment and contracting, export of wind turbines.
Continue readingBavaria?s largest wind farm: Nordex supplying ten N117/2400 onshore wind turbines
Wind energy manufacturer Nordex has again impressed customers with the N117/2400 onshore wind turbine, receiving a wind power contract from VenSol Neue Energien GmbH and Honold GmbH Windkraftanlagen.
Continue readingVestas wins wind turbines order for largest wind farm in Latin America.
Vestas wins order for largest wind energy project in Latin America. 396 MW order for Mexico underlines Vestas? intention to lead wind power industry in Latin America.
Continue readingPush to Save Renewable Energy Subsidies (Wind Energy, Solar Power, Geothermal Energy)
Every renewable energy industry in the US, like wind power, hydro, solar energy and geothermal energy, are working hard right now to get some critical government subsidies continued.
Continue readingAES plans solar power project to power copper mines in Chile
AES Gener SA plans to build a $572 million solar energy plant in northern Chile as it seeks to boost electricity supply to copper mines in the Atacama Desert.
Continue readingNew Modular Concentrating Solar Towers Promise Easy Green Power
AORA unveiled a new CSP (Concentrated Solar Thermal Power) system in southern Spain.
Continue readingHuiyin-Group secures first concentrating solar power orders
Beijing based Huiyin-Group is launching its standard heat collecting elements (HCE) or vacuum tube to the concentrated solar thermal power market.
Continue readingTesla unveils electric car Model X SUV
Tesla’s goal is to accelerate the world’s transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingElectric vehicles in Bhutan
There is no doubt about it. Unlike the earlier generations of electric cars, a new generation of nice looking, affordable, high-performance electric cars are entering the market worldwide.
Continue readingMissouri Lithium-Ion Batteries Company hosts tour with U.S. deputy secretary
An improved battery could also significantly increase the charge capacity of hybrid electric vehicles, and energy storage systems of wind energy and solar power generators.
Continue readingWorld Market for Wind Turbines recovers and sets a new record: 42 GW of new wind farm capacity in 2011
Worldwide wind power capacity at 239 GW. According to the preliminary data gathered by World Wind Energy Association the total capacity worldwide has come close to 239 Gigawatt.
Continue readingMorocco solar power fair opened
The first International Solar Energy Fair has been opened in the congress centre of Marrakech.
Continue readingWind power – Iowa Congressional delegation urges: Extend the PTC
The entire Iowa Congressional delegation wrote a letter yesterday urging a short-term extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Acciona sells wind turbines to CPFL
Acciona is, along with Gamesa, the Spanish wind power companies affected by the moratorium on wind farm sector in Spain. Acciona is present in India, USA, Mexico and Canada.
Continue readingVehicle-to-grid (V2G): Endesa develops a charger enabling electric car to return power to the grid
Endesa has developed a prototype V2G (Vehicle to Grid) charger that enables electric vehicles to return stored wind power to the grid.
Continue readingLithium ion batteries for electric vehicles
Lithium ion batteries currently dominate the market for plug-in hybrid electric cars (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and are slowly becoming selected for use in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).
Continue readingAlgonquin to buy four wind power projects in US
Algonquin Power has struck a deal to buy a 480 MW portfolio of four wind energy projects with Gamesa’s wind turbines. The 480 MW wind power portfolio consists of four wind farm facilities.
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