The lithium-ion battery is one of the fastest-growing uses of graphite. Each one actually contains greater than 10 times more graphite than lithium.
Continue readingGuardian to supply mirrors to concentrated solar energy project
Guardian to provide solar mirrors for Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Thermal Power project.
Continue readingSolarReserve erects tower for largest concentrated solar thermal plant being built
The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant, the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant being built which uses molten salt, finished an important milestone.
Continue readingWorld?s biggest offshore wind farm consolidates UK?s global lead
?Major step forward for wind energy industry? confirming future ambitions. Walney Offshore wind power has capacity to power 320,000 homes. Thousands of jobs to come in UK factories making offshore wind turbines.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power SolarReserve Reaches Major Construction Milestone
SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale concentrated solar thermal power projects, announced completion of the 540-foot solar power tower for its 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant.
Continue readingNew 367 MW offshore wind farm opens in UK
Walney wind energy plant is made up of 102 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6 MW.
Continue readingEGP?s cutting-edge solar energy photovoltaics
The photovoltaic development of Enel Green Power is growing, with solar power plants that have achieved an installed capacity of 100 MW at the end of 2011.
Continue readingABB-Novatec Concentrating Solar Thermal Power system to be used in South African plants
Engineering group ABB and FG Emvelo will jointly develop concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in South Africa.
Continue readingHertz First to Trial Wireless Electric Car Recharging
Hertz and Hertz Global EV are implementing the first wireless charging system for electric vehicles (EVs) in the electric car rental industry. Hertz has the most diverse fleet of electric cars for rental and carshare.
Continue readingChina increases investment in wind energy
As new energy such as wind power and solar power feature low energy density and fewer hours of utilization of power generation, they cannot replace conventional power sources.
Continue readingMexico’s wind energy capacity stands at 1,000 MW
Mexico’s wind power sector is playing an expanding role in the global development of that renewable energy source, having just achieved the milestone of 1,000 Megawatts of installed wind farm capacity.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power to supply wind turbines for Bulgarian wind farm projects
Chinese wind energy companies including Xinjiang Goldwind Science Technology and Sinovel, are studying expansion abroad.
Continue readingNovatec Solar to Enter Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Market in South Africa
?Our Fresnel technology with temperatures above 500°C will contribute to cost reductions of concentrated solar power in South Africa,? says Martin Selig, Founder of Novatec Solar.
Continue readingObama Introduces $4.7 Billion Proposal to Expand Electric Vehicles
The EV-Everywhere Challenge is focused on advancing electric car technologies and continuing to reduce costs, so that a decade from now, electric cars will be more affordable.
Continue readingenXco Service Corp. Signs Wind Energy O&M Agreement With Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
Crane Creek Wind Farm, a 99 megawatt (MW) wind power project located in Howard County, Iowa is comprised of 66 General Electric (GE) 1.5-MW wind turbines.
Continue readingIberdrola signs wind farm maintenance agreement in Spain
Spanish utility Iberdrola has entered into a wind energy maintenance agreement with Tamoin Energías Renovables covering 600 MW of installed wind turbines capacity.
Continue readingABB to partner development of concentrating solar thermal power plants in South Africa
ABB has signed an agreement with FG Emvelo, an independent solar power plant company, to develop high-efficiency concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) plants at Karoshoek Solar Valley in South Africa.
Continue readingSolar Energy Corporation plans to set up 1,000 MW solar power plant in India
Mr Tarun Kapur, Joint Secretary in the Ministry, said that developing such a solar power park would be one of the Corporation’s activities.
Continue readingUS Defense Department should seek private investors for solar power
Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology prices in 2015 were assumed to remain level with 2011.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles has started work on the Teesside offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom
Located off the coast of Redcar in North East England, the wind farm will be equipped with 27 offshore wind turbines supplied by Siemens.
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