AluMag® Automotive GmbH has analyzed the future market prospects for electric cars (Plug-Ins and full electric car).
Continue readingIndia will drive electric cars
The Union government’s plan to put as many as seven million electric vehicles on Indian roads by 2020 could require an investment of Rs 22500.
Continue readingRechargeable Li-Ion battery is optimized for low temperatures
Maxell has introduced a rechargeable lithium ion battery designed with superior capacity in low temperatures.
Continue readingThailand Inaugurates Its First Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant
Thailand?s Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Yongyuth Wichaidit has pressed the start button of the first concentrated solar thermal power plant in his country, Wirsol/Independence reports.
Continue readingOPEL Solar and IG Solar Partner on Concentration Solar Power Photovoltaic
IG Solar S.L. is a consulting and services company focused on renewable energies (PV, CPV, and solar thermal). IG Solar has deep experience for the solar energy industry.
Continue readingEnel Green Power starts up 66 MW of wind power in Spain and Portugal
After the new Alto do Marco (12 MW) wind farm is online in Portugal, now Enel Green Power?s total wind energy installed capacity in this country has reached 191 MW.
Continue readingRenovalia and First Reserve sign $150m wind energy JV
Spanish renewable energy firm hails investment as major step in its plan to lead wind power market.
Continue readingCanadian Wind Energy Experiences Record Year
Wind power in Canada will experience a record year in 2011, with approximately 1.4 GW of new installed wind farm capacity projected to come online.
Continue readingSolvay’s products used for the electric vehicles Bluecar®
We are developing with our business partners new ® grades to push the performance of the Li-ion batteries to new limits.
Continue readingParis rolls out fleet of electric cars for sharing
Paris today launches an electric car-sharing programme, similar to the city’s bike rental scheme, in an attempt to cut air and noise pollution.
Continue readingPlugless Power? Wireless Electric Car Charging Technology
Evatran, the leading developer of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles, has signed contracts with six high-profile commercial participants
Continue readingExtracting strategic minerals for green economy from geothermal energy plants
A facility that is being built in the USA produces zinc, manganese and especially lithium from fluids used for geothermal energy electricity generation
Continue readingADB grants $48 mn loan to Reliance Power’s solar energy project in Rajasthan
Multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank would provide USD 48 million (Rs 250 crore) loan to Reliance Power for its concentrated solar power project in Rajasthan.
Continue readingSolar Energy Will Supply One-Third of Global Energy by 2060
A new study by the IEA predicts that solar energy from solar energy photovoltaics, concentrating solar power and solar thermal hot water will account for one-third of overall global energy consumption by 2060.
Continue readingCape Verde eyes 50% wind energy by 2020
The 32 wind turbines wind power project would generate over 28 MW of electricity and ease Cape Verde?s reliance on imported fossil fuels.
Continue readingSolar power producers fully prepared for US ruling
Chinese photovoltaic (PV) solar energy companies are well-prepared for the preliminary ruling by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) that these enterprises are harming the US industry.
Continue readingChina on course to double wind energy capacity
China’s wind farm capacity has neared 40 GW. During the first ten months this year, wind turbines generated 58.3 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 57 percent year-on-year.
Continue reading20 MW wind turbines are soon feasible
In 2020 wind turbines will reach a capacity of 20 MW. This is the conclusion of a feasibility study conducted within Europe?s Upwind wind power project .
Continue readingParis to launch electric vehicles program Autolib
Autolib makes its debut Monday and officials want the self-service electric cars to be as much a part of Paris life as the Eiffel Tower or Notre Dame Cathedral.
Continue readingBrightSource adds energy storage to future concentrated solar power PPA
BrightSource Energy, which is currently constructing a 370 MW concentrating solar thermal power project near the California-Nevada border, has announced it has added the ability to store solar energy.
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