280-megawatt concentrating solar power (CSP) plant will provide clean reliable energy and create over a thousand jobs for California.
Continue readingAEG supplies UPS systems for two 49.9MW concentrated solar thermal power plants in Spain
AEG Power Solutions has equipped two 49.9 MW concentrating solar thermal power plants in southern Spain with UPS systems,
Continue readingWind energy research generates savings for large utility
Research on wind power forecasting at two national labs is paying off in hard cash for investor-owned utility Xcel Energy, according to a recent story in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Continue readingBetter batteries for electric vehicles
Lithium-ion batteries charge through a chemical reaction in which lithium ions are sent between two ends of the battery, the anode and the cathode.
Continue readingPromoting the use of solar energy: European Solar Days to take place May 1st to 13th, 2012
European Solar Days features a series of events to promote the use of solar power. The organizations estimate 2011 Solar Days events drew more than 500,000 participants to more than 8,000 events in 19 nations.
Continue readingVestas receives two wind energy orders totaling 139 MW in USA
Vestas has received wind power orders for 77 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines from First Wind for two wind farm projects in the USA.
Continue readingSmith Electric Vehicles Announces Appointment of Bryan Hansel as Chairman
Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. designs, produces and sells zero-emission commercial electric vehicles that are designed to be an alternative to traditional diesel trucks.
Continue readingSolar Energy Affordability Drives Adoption in California; 1GW Installed
More than one gigawatt (GW) of rooftop solar power photovoltaic capacity has been installed in California, according to a recent report from the Environment California Research & Policy Center.
Continue readingSolar Millennium in negotiations on Ibersol
Solar Millennium is working hard on a new financing and ownership structure of the concentrating solar power project, aiming at a timely completion of the spanish concentrated solar thermal plant by the end of 2013.
Continue readingKenyan Kinangop Wind Park plans 61 MW wind farm
Kenyan firm Kinangop Wind Park Ltd plans to generate 60.8 megawatts (MW) of wind energy for the national grid by harnessing renewable wind power.
Continue readingEgypt to launch tender for $500m wind energy
Hassan Yunis has announced that the country will launch a tender offer for a series of wind power farms to be installed on the Gulf of Suez, aimed at producing 200 megawatts.
Continue readingVestas Launches One-of-a-Kind Marketing Campaign to Promote Direct Investment in Wind Power
Vestas Launches One-of-a-Kind Marketing Campaign Asking 600 Top Executives at Global Brands to Promote Direct Investment in Wind Energy.
Continue readingWind Energy: Government of Canada Grants $53,145 in Funding to B&B Brake Pads
Founded in 2008, the company focuses its activities on the research and development of durable, high-quality brake pads for megawatt wind turbines.
Continue readingHere Enterprises’ Wind Farm Located in World Capital of Wind Energy
The state of Texas is also the U.S. leader in wind power generation.
Continue readingE.ON Studying How To Store Wind Energy On German Gas Grid
E.ON is investing 5 million euros to develop a pilot plant in Falkenhagen, Germany, to convert wind power into hydrogen, which can then be stored on the country’s gas grid.
Continue readingChina’s Goldwind wind turbines approved for Australian wind farm
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. has signed agreements with Powercor Australia to connect 13 Goldwind 1.5 MW wind turbines to the Australian grid.
Continue readingESB receives Ireland’s largest order of electric vehicles
ESB Networks Ltd has just taken delivery of 10 electric vans and trucks, which is part of the single largest order of electric vehicles ever placed in Ireland.
Continue readingPed ESR1000 Electric Scooter
Now that Go-Ped has adding the ESR1000 to its inventory, they have three different electric scooter power sources; Li-Ion, SLA and LiFePo4.
Continue readingMasdar?s Shams 1 concentrating solar thermal power plant to start by Q3 2012
Masdar will start operating its 100- megawatt Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant by the third quarter of 2012, according to the director of Masdar Power.
Continue readingMasdar to launch Seychelles wind farm by end-2011
According to Dick Patrick Esparon, the Seychelles ambassador, the wind power project in conjunction with the Government of Seychelles is being built near the port of the capital Victoria.
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