With more and more automakers developing electric vehicles, the need for a universal charging plug is on the rise.
Continue readingZimbabwe: Solar Power Is the Answer
Solar energy is the specific new generation of renewable clean energy sources needed to meet up with the changes in the climate system.
Continue readingKYOCERA Supplies 2MW of Modules for Solar Power Plant in France
The solar energy project was realized with an investment by the French company Quénéa Energies Renouvelables ? a medium-sized enterprise specializing in the field of renewable energy.
Continue readingMIT Researchers Discover Technique for Simultaneous Heat and Electricity Generation
A new study that appeared in the journal Solar Energy is a transitional shift from the conventional theory that sunlight will produce either thermal energy or electric energy.
Continue readingREpower to supply wind turbines for first wind farm in Alaska
The wind turbines are destined for the Eva Creek Wind Power Project near the community of Ferry, for what will become the largest wind energy project in Alaska to date.
Continue readingFirst Wind orders 30 wind turbines from Siemens for Kawailoa Wind Energy Project
First Wind unit, Kawailoa Wind LLC, finalized an agreement with Siemens to purchase 30 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines for the company’s proposed 69 MW Kawailoa Wind Power project.
Continue readingenXco 205 MW wind farm in Minnesota is operational
The company has struck a 20-year power purchase agreement with Indianapolis Power & Light Co. for 200 MW of the wind power plant’s capacity.
Continue readingWind Power Outlook for North America
Market Drivers for Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy, Regulatory and Policy Issues, Technology Issues, Key Industry Players, and Wind Farm Capacity & Revenue Forecasts.
Continue readingEU free movement of electricity: Connecting Europe facilitated
European Wind Energy Association fully supports the Commission?s plans to eliminate unnecessary delays in authorisation procedures for new priority European power lines.
Continue readingCommission looks set to envisage a big shift to wind energy by 2050
It remains to be seen what the final documents will say when the Commission publishes later this year, but it is clear that renewables ? wind power in particular ? will play a vital role.
Continue readingWind Energy Goldwind Announces 2011 3Q Results
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Goldwind”) is the second largest manufacturer of wind turbines in China, and the 4th largest globally.
Continue readingUniversity of Minnesota to open wind power research site
The University of Minnesota is flipping the switch on a new wind research energy station this week at the university?s UMore Park property in Rosemount.
Continue readingOnyx President Travels to Peru to Hunt for Solar Power Projects
The Company is currently concentrating on securing the most profitable solar power projects in the region. Onyx said it has secured two solar power projects in Honduras, one of which is 22 MW.
Continue readingSolar power doubled in the US last year and are expected to double again
Photovoltaic solar energy is beginning to go mainstream. Utilities are erecting large concentrated solar thermal power plants near big cities.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy update
The 120 MW $313 Million Windstar wind farm located in Tehachapi, CA has completed its first phase of 106 MW and is waiting to sell power.
Continue readingAcciona to connect 306 MW of Mexican wind power
Acciona consolidates its position as the biggest owner of wind energy assets in Mexico, with a total capacity of 556.5 MW and a wind turbines market share of 65 per cent.
Continue readingAndes and Himalayas could be solar power hotspots
The freezing heights of the Himalaya region in South Asia, and the highest mountains in the Andes in South America, are two of the best places to produce solar energy.
Continue readingWind energy in Russia: Adigeya wind farm projects
Russia has the highest wind power potential around the world, but its oil and natural gas, combined with Putin’s anti-ecological policy, have made the development of renewable energy is negligible.
Continue readingKorea begins taking electric vehicles serious
Last year, domestic automakers unveiled their first electric cars with lithium ion batteries, announcing they would commence mass-production in two to three years.
Continue readingThe barriers to renewable energy in Australia
A set feed-in tariff for large scale renewables would remove the uncertainty of a fluctuating REC market. This is what is driving the rapid expansion of large scale solar energy and wind energy in countries like Spain.
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