Figures showed that the first mass-produced electric vehicles in the United States, the electric car Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, had total sales of 17345 in 2011, the first year in which they were available.
Continue readingChina waives sales tax on locally made electric vehicles
However, demand for electric cars remains weak in China due to the high cost, limited range of the lithium ion batteries and lack of charging facilities.
Continue readingPSA Peugeot Citroën, the European Electric Car Market Leader in 2011
One year after launching its new-generation urban electric vehicles, PSA Peugeot Citroën is the European leader in the electric cars with lithium ion batteries, with a share of nearly 30%.
Continue readingPlugless Power wireless charging systems for electric vehicles
Evatran develops advanced technologies for the recharging of electric cars with lithium ion batteries like the Chevrolet Volt and electric car Nissan Leaf currently available in the market.
Continue readingSolar energy to provide 10pc of Saudi needs
The Saudi Government hopes that the country will be able to generate 5 gigawatts of solar energy by 2020 with photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power.
Continue readingEtrion to Present at Pareto Securities Renewable Energy Conference
Etrion Corporation acquires, develops, builds, owns and operates solar power plants. Etrion currently owns approximately 60 megawatts of operational, ground-based solar photovoltaic solar energy plants in Italy.
Continue readingABB Wins $50M Power Systems Order To Increase Wind Energy In Texas
FACTS solution to strengthen transmission grid and facilitate integration of wind power.
Continue readingTECO Strikes Gold with Wind Energy in 2011
In addition to the Chinese wind power customer, the company also filled a big order from a U.S. wind farm operator for 70 wind turbines in 2011, with aggregate shipment totaling over 250 wind turbines as of the end of the year.
Continue readingWind power hit high of more than 12% of UK electricity demand
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind energy, wave & tidal industry, has praised National Grid?s handling of the large volumes of electricity generated by wind farm plants over the festive season.
Continue readingGeothermal Energy in Mexico: new plant in Puebla with 50 MW
The Secretary of Energy said the plant will be located in the northern state of Puebla. Mexico develops renewable energy, like wind energy, concentrated solar thermal power and photovoltaic solar energy.
Continue readingSeven Electric Vehicles To Watch In 2012
The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf changed the face of the electric car market in 2011. While these two electric cars served as front-runners , 2012 may prove to be the year of the electric car.
Continue readingIBM Lithium-Air Batteries For Electric Cars Do 500 Miles/Charge
The lithium ion batteries used in today’s electric vehicles provide an average distance of 160 km between charges, but the new Lithium-air battery being developed by IBM claims to provide a range of 800 kilometres.
Continue readingGermany Installed 7.5 GW of Photovoltaic Solar Energy in 2011
New photovoltasic solar power installations reached a fresh record of 7.5 gigawatts (GW) in Germany in 2011.
Continue readingMidAmerican Energy to develop new wind farm projects in Iowa
As part of its latest wind energy plans, the company has also entered into agreements to acquire three wind power projects in Iowa that will have a combined capacity of 404.8MW with 176 wind turbines.
Continue readingCould Saudi Arabia Become the Next Solar Power Market Hotspot?
Saudi Arabia receives an average 2,200 thermal kilowatt hours per square meter. Solar energy to provide 10pc of Saudi Arabia needs.
Continue readingSolar energy on the rise as technology gets cheaper
In the United States, a solar power station built by Meridian Energy is generating power for the Californian state grid, and the state-owned enterprise is also building a solar power plant in Tonga.
Continue readingNew wind farm in Texas with Vestas’ wind turbines
The wind energy project is separate from the Duke Energy wind farm, which will have 171 wind turbines and the wind power project also has a completion date of late 2012.
Continue readingFour solar energy plants to be set up in Andhra Pradesh
Anjani Power Generation Private Ltd will set up four solar power units in Andhra Pradesh.
Continue readingWind energy is clean and powers jobs
Wind power also requires no mining or drilling for fuel, produces no water pollution or hazardous waste, and uses virtually no water.
Continue readingFuture brightens for solar power in India
The recent auction for 1,100 MW of solar energy project (concentrating solar power and photovoltaic) held in last December saw bidding prices dipping to as low as 7.49 per unit, which is half that two years ago.
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