South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint (R) recently posted a YouTube video making erroneous and mistaken claims about a wind farm in rural Illinois.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles – Penetration Rates to be Highest in Smaller States
Consumer attitudes toward electric cars differ from state to state, as well. Electric car penetration will be influenced by several factors.
Continue readingSmart Grids Spur Demand for Lithium Ion Batteries
Beyond smart grids, lithium ion batteries are employed in a wide range of applications, including mobile handsets, notebook PCs, tablet computers, hybrid electric vehicles and electric cars.
Continue readingSolar energy photovoltaic focusing on higher efficiencies to reduce costs
Lux Research announced the release of a new report which states that competitive pressures in the crystalline silicon solar power photovoltaic (PV) industry.
Continue readingREpower Develops Interface to Harmonise Wind Farm Management Systems
Wind energy farms with wind turbines from various wind power manufacturers will in future require only one interface.
Continue readingWind Energy in Ukraine, Market Outlook to 2020
The research details renewable power market outlook in Ukraine (includes wind power, biopower and solar power photovoltaic.
Continue readingTwo wind energy plans approved in Cornwall
Two wind farm applications have been approved by Cornwall Council. Councillors have given permission for two 100ft (30m) tall wind turbines
Continue readingAMSC Announces Nearly $100 Million in New Contracts
AMSC?s Grid solutions enable wind farm and solar power plant developers to smoothly integrate their renewable power into the grid and allow electric utilities to optimize their transmission and distribution networks.
Continue readingVideo: Launching Vestas? first offshore floating wind turbines
Designed for offshore wind farm sites in waters deeper than 35 metres, WindFloat is the world?s first floating wind energy platform facing the Atlantic.
Continue readingMaldives to generate 60 percent of energy from solar energy
Maldives has launched an ambitious plan to generate 60 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2020 as part of its aim to become the world’s first carbon neutral nation.
Continue readingSiemens, Sun to Market develop training simulator for Concentrating Solar Thermal Power plants
The companies states that the objective of the full-scope integrated control room simulator is to provide a virtual plant for engineering tests for Concentrated Solar Power plant operators.
Continue readingChina’s New Warnings on Further Rare Earth Export Restrictions Spotlights Need to Ramp up U.S. Production
The rare earths and rare metals Molycorp produces are critical in electric vehicles, wind turbines and multiple high-tech uses.
Continue readingTianjin Binhai’s first wind energy project, the Dashentang wind farm, will begin operation next
Tianjin Binhai’s first wind energy project, the Dashentang wind farm, will begin operation next year, and generate enough power for 73,000 families.
Continue readingAcciona submits plans to develop South Australia wind farm
Spanish wind energy company Acciona has announced plans to develop a 144 MW wind power plant in South Australia. The Exmoor 48 wind turbines plant will be constructed 15 kilometres north of Naracoorte.
Continue readingHigh-Efficiency Photovoltaic Crystalline Silicon Modules Rise to $8.6 Billion in 2015
Commodity materials such as glass, aluminum and copper comprise the bulk of a photovoltaic solar energy system, and the prices of these materials do not significantly drop at higher volumes.
Continue readingEuropean electric vehicles charging standards agreed
The European motor industry has agreed on a common system for charging any electric car across Europe.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas produces wind turbine blades in Tianjin
Vestas, a world leader in wind power technology, installed the country’s first wind turbines in east China’s Shandong Province in 1986.
Continue readingSpain bill targets 1,400 MW wind energy/yr to 2020
The Spanish government has set an annual target for installed wind power of 1,400 megawatts between 2013 and 2020, according to draft regulation the Industry Ministry sent to the energy sector watchdog CNE.
Continue readingAlternative to rare earth metals
A world-leading team of UK engineers has been charged with developing a new motor for electric vehicles that will significantly reduce our future dependency on rare earth metals.
Continue readingGE Capital Fleet Services Breaks Ground on Learning Center for Electric Vehicles
GE Capital Fleet Services broke ground on a comprehensive portfolio of electric car deployment and help GE commercial customers evaluate electric cars.
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