Thanks to our agreement with Better Place in Australia, energy used to charge the lithium ion batteries for Renault Fluence Z.E. electric cars will be drawn from renewable energy sources.
Continue readingSiemens receives first order for offshore wind energy plant in China
Milestone for market entry in the biggest wind power market worldwide. Siemens Energy has received an order to supply 21 wind turbines for a wind farm.
Continue readingChina to boost offshore wind energy to 30 gigawatts by 2020
Totaling 102 megawatts, the China’s first large-scale offshore wind farm is located on the east side of the Shanghai East Sea Bridge. It comprises 34 units of 3-megawatt Sinovel wind turbines.
Continue readingThe exploitation of wind power in Ireland
Ireland offers the greatest average wave power in Europe, along with the most consistent wind energy. But the exploitation of these resources has been held up by the absence of electricity interconnectors to Britain.
Continue readingNew Hampshire’s Largest Wind Farm
Department of Energy Conditional Loan Guarantee Commitment to Support the Development of New Hampshire’s Largest Wind Energy Plant. Wind Power Project Expected to Create 200 Jobs.
Continue readingPPG data sheet highlights SOLARPHIRE AR anti-reflective glass improvements
With solar transmittance of 96.3 percent, double-coated Solarphire 2XAR glass may help even more than Solarphire AR glass to make concentrated solar power photovoltaic modules operate more efficiently
Continue reading?Well to wheel? assessment needed for road vehicles
EU?s current policy of viewing electric cars as having zero emissions is harming the competitiveness of electric vehicles, and creating unfair competition with other types of non-fossil-fuel vehicles.
Continue readingCoalition Urges DOT Crack Down on Lithium Battery Shippers That Violate Air Safety Regulations
DOT does not appear to be increasing enforcement pressures on shippers of improperly packaged lithium ion batteries or addressing shippers’ violations of regulations, the coalition’s letter stated.
Continue readingDOE offers loan guarantee for 99 MW wind energy plant
DOE has offered a $135.76 million loan guarantee for a wind farm in New Hampshire. The wind power developer, Noble Environmental Power, plans to use the funds to build a 99 MW Granite Reliable with Vestas wind turbines.
Continue readingCanada Announces Funding for Wind Farm at M’Chigeeng First Nation
At full capacity, the Enercon E-82 wind turbines will generate up to 4,000 kilowatts of clean, renewable electricity. Total wind energy production will be 10 GWh per year.
Continue readingSky Power Solutions
Sky Power System Combining Advanced Lithium Ion Batteries Technology With Efficiently Concentrating the Power of Sun Light to Produce Electricity Anywhere the Sun Shines.
Continue readingInfinia Powers Up with SofTech?s ProductCenter PLM
Infinia is an energy technology company commercializing the PowerDish? ? a solar power generation product that converts concentrated solar energy into electricity.
Continue readingIdeological wars spill over to renewable energy
The last decade has already given us a taste of what wind energy can achieve, with its wind farm global capacity increasing more than 10-fold (from 17,000 megawatts, MW, installed in 2000 to 197,000 MW in 2010).
Continue readingGlobal Wind Day festivities enthrall people around the world
A sampling of last week?s Global Wind Day events reveals a rapidly growing interest in harnessing the emissions-free power of wind energy.
Continue readingWind power exhibitions on tour in Bulgaria
Both, children and grown-ups enjoyed the exhibition and learned interesting facts about wind energy. Also, every visitor had the opportunity to test the newly-acquired knowledge at a quiz and win prizes.
Continue readingSiemens Receives Order for Offshore Wind Energy Plant in China
Siemens AG (SIE) received a wind power order to supply 21 wind turbines with an output of 2.3 megawatt and a rotor diameter of 101 meters each for an offshore wind farm in Rudong County, in China?s Jiangsu province.
Continue reading30% carbon reduction target could create 6 million jobs
European Wind Energy Association fully supports a move to 30% to boost European economic growth, to maintain our technological leadership in wind power, and to keep climate change in check.
Continue readingRedesigning Solar Power
A new lab is inventing innovative ways to package and install solar cells, with the aim of making solar energy far more affordable.
Continue readingVestas inks wind energy deal with China Datang Renewable
The wind turbines will be installed on the Dayuanshan wind farm, which is located in Wuchuan County in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Continue readingWay Wind and Nordex USA Announce New Wind Power Venture in Nebraska
Potential for 120 MW wind farm in 2013. Wind energy project planned for 48 Nordex N100/2500 wind turbines.
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