A landmark study in Scientific American (Nov. 2009) examined wind power’s cost. The authors concluded that, by 2020, “wind power is expected to be the least costly of all options.”
Continue readingSinovel inks first wind energy order in Brazil
Guodian is the third largest wind power production in China and the tenth globally. The company is interested in the states of Ceara and Rio Grande do Sul as potential sites for the installation of wind turbines factory.
Continue readingSeven historic facts about renewable energy
Do you know the origins of these renewable energies? How the human race came to know about them and who discovered them.
Continue readingSTELAWorld – International Solar Thermal Electricity Association formed
Concentrated Solar Thermal Electricity Generation poised to form the Backbone of the World?s 21st Century Electricity System.
Continue readingVolvo V60 Plug-in Electric Vehicles confirmed for 2012
A single wind power plant, for instance, produces sufficient wind energy to power 3000 electric cars. Vattenfall will offer buyers of the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid a contract including electricity from renewable so
Continue readingWind power make 1st appearance in Ohio, ‘churning up cash’
Eight new wind energy projects planned for northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan will add up to $2.8 billion in investment and generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of some 400,000 homes.
Continue readingHis Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias inaugurated the Twizy electric car factory in Valladolid
Electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries do not emit CO2 or damage the environment if the electricity comes from renewable sources like wind power, photovoltaic solar energy and concentrated solar thermal.
Continue readingRenault launch the Fluence Z.E. electric car
Renault’s take on affordable electric vehicles can be seen from the launch of the Fluence ZE The concept car was first viewed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009.
Continue readingConcentrated solar thermal electricity goes global
“Concentrating solar power is unique in its range of applications and in the high local content and employment it generates,” said Dr. Luis Crespo.
Continue readingEnel Green Power begins operation of new wind farm in Portugal
The new wind energy plant will generate more than 32 million kWh, enough to meet the needs of around 12 thousand households as well as avoiding the emission of around 24 thousand metric tons of CO2 per year.
Continue readingVicini Invests in Wind Power in Dominican Republic
VICINI, an asset management business located in the Caribbean and Dominican Republic, declared that it has completed the first phase installation of its wind farm with 77 MW.
Continue readingAmerican Wind Energy Association launches WindTV
AWEA launches WindTV to showcase American success stories. Weekly video profiles begin with farmer and wind power leaseholder Tim Hemphill of Milford, IA.
Continue readingChina Subsidies to 3,000 Kandi Pure Energy Vehicles by Jinhua City and Zhejiang Province
The objective of the ceremony was to promote the sales of electric vehicles in Jinhua City through government financial subsidies to consumers who purchase Kandi pure EV.
Continue readingNEC says new technology doubles lithium ion batteries life
The batteries use an organic sulfur compound to help prevent the buildup of internal resistance in lithium batteries that gradually cuts their power output and life span.
Continue readingEnerSys Acquires South American Battery Business
Motive power batteries are utilized in electric forklift trucks and other commercial electric vehicles.
Continue readingSolaria Introduces High Performance Photovoltaic Solar Power Module
New large-format frameless module designed specifically for large-scale solar energy tracking systems.
Continue readingUS Has an Average Photovoltaic Solar Power Price of $5.20/W
Average weighted photovoltaic solar energy installation price decreased just 3 percent in the second quarter of 2011 to $5.20 per watt, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association?s report.
Continue readingSky Power Solutions Unveils Residential, 2 Kilowatts (kw) Solar Concentrating Solar Power Generation System
Sky Power Solutions Unveils Residential, 2 Kilowatts (kw) Solar Concentrated Solar Energy Generation System at SOLAR INTERNATIONAL 2011 – Dallas Convention Center, October 17 – 20, 2011.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic Q-Cells Introduces Q.PEAK at Solar Power International 2011
Q-Cells North America, part of Q-Cells SE, designs, builds and manages financially sustainable solar energy photovoltaic (PV) solutions.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic Solar Power Isofoton Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
Isofoton will present its proposal aimed to cover different needs related with the generation of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy at Solar Power International 2011.
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