SolarReserve’s molten salt concentrating solar power tower technology was successfully demonstrated in California under a US Department of Energy-sponsored pilot project in the late 1990s.
Continue readingSUNPATH Program Will Boost American Competitiveness, Lower Cost of Solar Power
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a $50 million investment over two years for the SUNPATH program, aimed to help the nation reclaim its competitive edge in solar energy manufacturing.
Continue readingRechargeable Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Nexeon is set to make a major contribution in shaping the future of rechargeable lithium ion batteries for electric cars.
Continue readingNissan develops Vehicle to Grid (V2G) system for electric vehicles Leaf
Nissan has demonstrated a system which enables electricity to be supplied from the lithium-ion batteries installed in the Leaf electric car to households (i.e. a Vehicle to Grid Home’ system).
Continue readingThe World?s Leading Exhibition for the Solar Energy Industry
In total, 2,280 exhibitors presented their technologies and services in the fields of ?Photovoltaics?, Solar Power ?PV Production Technology? and ?Solar Thermal Technology?.
Continue readingVietnam really wants to develop wind energy, but it has not done necessary things
Vietnam really wants to develop wind power, but it has not done necessary things to encourage the development of the industry. Low purchase prices, wind farm plants unable to develop.
Continue readingJapan – Nuclear power can be replaced with renewable energy like wind energy and solar power
Wind power generation is the most widespread in the world because its costs are relatively low. Japan is ranked only 12th in the world in the volume of power generated by wind turbines.
Continue readingOrmonde Offshore Wind Energy Plant off Barrow completed
Work on a 30 wind turbines wind farm off the coast of Cumbria has been completed. Swedish-based energy firm Vattenfall began construction of the Ormonde Wind Farm, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Barrow.
Continue readingWind power leads renewable energy race in China with 34,500 wind turbines
China’s wind energy industry made great improvements on imported wind turbines to adapt them to certain particular national wind farm conditions.
Continue readingSuzlon presented its new wind turbines
Renewable energy has a critical role and wind power has been one of the most important contributors. India is the fifth largest wind farm market in the world. It is also a leader in exporting wind turbines.
Continue readingContribution of wind power to electricity generation capacity
28% of all installed capacity was wind energy from 2000 to 2010. 48% was gas, 6% was coal and 0.7% was nuclear.
Continue readingCO2 reductions from wind power in Europe
1 TWh of wind energy saved 0.696 Mt of CO2 in 2010. Taking into account the wind turbines production of 2010, wind energy avoided 126 Mt of CO2 in 2010.
Continue readingIn 2010, the wind energy industry employed 189,000 people in Europe
By 2050, wind power could produce more than 2,500 TWh and there by meeting half of Europe?s expected electricity demand.
Continue readingEU – Wind energy targets for 2020 and 2030
Wind energy currently meets 5.3% of the EU?s electricity consumption from an installed wind farm capacity of 84.3 GW.
Continue readingNew Nissan Electric Vehicles Leaf could power your home for days
The electric car’s lithium-ion batteries can store up to 24kWh of electricity, which can power an average Japanese household for about two day.
Continue readingChrysler Providing San Francisco and Sacramento with Test Fleet of PHEV Ram 1500 Pickup Trucks
28 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) will be supplied to San Francisco and Sacramento as part of a demonstration project by Chrysler Group LLC.
Continue readingAAA to offer recharges for stranded Electric Vehicles
For drivers of all-electric cars that have pushed them a bit too far, running out of a charge, the American Automobile Association is about to offer roadside recharges to its members.
Continue readingA Better Way to Connect Solar Power, Wind Energy to the Grid
If solar energy and wind energy can’t be converted to the 60-hertz alternating current (AC) standard in the United States, it can’t be connected to the grid for use in homes or offices.
Continue readingSoil erosion is taking a human toll
As countries lose their topsoil through overgrazing, overplowing, or deforestation, they eventually lose the capacity to feed themselves.
Continue readingXcel Energy Reports Lower Emissions
We’re the No. 1 wind energy provider and the No. 5 solar power utility in the United States.
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