The key drivers for solar electric systems to break even are also non-technical, and a number of them can produce very different local scenarios.
Continue readingOettinger: EU unity on energy policy needed
Günther Oettinger has called for a ?paradigm shift? in EU energy policy to focus on indigenous wind energy, solar energy and ?smart grids? capable of delivering increasing amounts of renewable energy.
Continue readingIngeteam participará en la feria de la energía de Abu Dhabi
Ingeteam acudirá a la feria World Future Energy Summit (WFES) ‘Cumbre Mundial de Energías del Futuro’ 2010, que se celebrará del 18 al 21 de enero en Abu Dhabi (Emiratos Árabes Unidos).
Continue readingCrownbutte Wind Power Agrees to Terms for Electricity Dispatch and Scheduling Services Agreement for Gascoyne I Project
Crownbutte Wind Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBWP) announced that the company and Montana-Dakota Utilities (“MDU”) have agreed to terms for an electricity dispatch and scheduling services agreement.
Continue readingRES Enters South African Wind Energy Market With Acquisition of 300 MW
RES has today announced the acquisition of a portfolio of wind power projects in South Africa which marks the RES Group?s first step into this market.
Continue readingNDRC removes localization limits on wind power equipment in China
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has formally removed the localization limits that the country’s wind energy projects should be equipped with a minimum 70 percent of equipment made in China.
Continue reading27 Chinese cities to set up infrastructure to charge its electric vehicles
As China slowly positions itself as the world leader in electric vehicles production, they are also working on the necessary infrastructure to charge its electric car stock.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Will Be Produced at Michigan Assembly Plant
Ford Motor Company has announced that it will invest an additional $450 million in its aggressive electric vehicle plan, paving the way to build a next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle in Michigan.
Continue readingFisherman’s Energy is betting on Atlantic City By Chris Madison (AWEA)
Getting the first wind turbines offshore the United States has been anything but easy. Now Atlantic City is upping the stakes, and betting it will be the first.
Continue readingKansas Wind Energy Supply Chain
About 27% of the survey respondents reported that they are currently serving the wind power industry, but the other 73% also showed a keen interest in entering into the wind industry.
Continue readingPast Decade the Hottest on Record By Amy Heinzerling (Earth Policy Institute)
The first decade of the twenty-first century was the hottest since recordkeeping began in 1880.
Continue readingHydro-Québec and Mitsubishi to launch the largest electric vehicle trial in Canada
Up to 50 Mitsubishi i MiEV electric vehicles to be tested in Boucherville.
Continue readingNovaCharge Partners With Car Charging Group
NovaCharge, LLC, Expands Electric Vehicles Charging Partner Network to Enable Sales of the ChargePoint System to Municipalities and Private EnterpriseMarket Wire.
Continue readingTVA Purchases Wind Power
TVA is increasing its renewable energy portfolio by purchasing an additional
815 megawatts of wind energy. Four new contracts will provide enough energy to serve about 200,000 average-size homes in the TVA service area.
CPV and TVA Announce Second Long-Term Wind Power PPA
CPV Renewable Energy Company (“CPV REC”) announced that it has executed a 20-year with the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) for 165 MW from its Cimarron wind energy project in Gray County, Kansas.
Continue readingIberdrola Renewables signs its largest PPA ever with TVA, from Illinois’ largest wind farm
Iberdrola Renewables today announced its biggest power purchase agreement (PPA) ever with a new customer, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Continue readingA123 Systems Signs Battery System Supply Agreement With Fisker Automotive
A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate(TM) lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced a battery supply agreement with Fisker Automotive.
Continue readingSpain?s wind power production reached a new peak of 11,693 MW
At the peak, wind energy production accounted for 42% of Spain?s power demand. The previous record was set on 8 November, with 11,620 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables firma en EE UU un gran contrato de venta de energía eólica con TVA
Iberdrola Renovables ha firmado con la empresas estadounidense Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) el mayor contrato de venta de energía eólica de su historia.
Continue readingBolivia posee otros dos yacimientos de litio además del Salar de Uyuni
El Gobierno de Bolivia informó que el país posee dos reservas de litio, además del salar de Uyuni (Potosí, suroeste) y que tiene otros diez yacimientos de minerales no metálicos como el potasio, magnesio, boro y ulexita.
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