Increased efforts in wind technology R&D are essential if the vision of this roadmap is to become reality. Wind energy technology is proven but not yet fully mature.
Continue readingPanasonic crea baterías más potentes para vehículos eléctricos
Panasonic Corp. ha desarrollado baterías más potentes para usar en todo tipo de aparatos, desde ordenadores hasta vehículos eléctricos, anunció el viernes el fabricante japonés de productos electrónicos.
Continue readingEndesa lidera el primer proyecto europeo para almacenar electricidad
Endesa acaba de lograr la aprobación gubernamental para lanzar, a través del proyecto Store, el desarrollo de sistemas de almacenamiento de electricidad a gran escala.
Continue readingNEDO Aims to Triple Energy Density of Secondary Battery
NEDO announced that it selected a consortium led by Kyoto University as its joint research partner for the “Fundamental Scientific Research Project on Advanced Storage Batteries.”
Continue readingJapan Accounts for 70% of EV/HEV/FCV Patent Applications
The Japan Patent Office conducted a survey on trends in global patent applications related to electric vehicles (EVs) and other “electric propulsion vehicles”.
Continue reading28 MW wind energy project in Romania
On the west coast of the Black Sea, in the Dobrogea region, the first foundations for all in all 35 wind turbines of the type Enercon E-53 with 0,8 MW output each are under construction.
Continue readingWave energy projects in California
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is also focusing on wave energy, with two research projects to be implemented off the Bay of Santa Barbara, aiming at a capacity of 140 MW.
Continue readingBusy Weeks for GM’s On-Schedule Volt
There’s lots of recent news for GM — and it’s essentially all good. When the company announced the Volt in January 2007, it said it expected to have the car in mass production by fall 2010.
Continue readingHow Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity
If you ask, “have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?”, today’s answer is “Yes — but not yet.” By California Cars Initiative.
Continue readingAcciona obtains a preallocation of 1100 MW for renewables in Spain
The five CSP projects presented by the company, totaling 250 MW, have been entered in the Register. The preallocation of 29 wind energy parks has been obtained for a total of 824 MW, plus two biomass plants (30 MW).
Continue readingElectric Car Corporation moved its production abroad due to the lack of government incentives in the UK
The Electric Car Corporation (ECC), which currently assembles its Citroen C1 ev?ie electric car at its plant in Flitwick, has set-up a production facility in Denmark.
Continue readingLa primera gran base eólica china llega a 2.000 megavatios
La capacidad instalada de la primera base de energía eólica de China, ubicada en la provincia noroccidental de Gansu, alcanzó los dos gigavatios, informaron las autoridades locales.
Continue readingThe Wind Power and CO2 Reduction Targets By IEA
Wind power plants installed by the end of 2008 are estimated to avoid the emission of some 230 megatonnes of CO2 per year.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles: A Case for Electricity
Politics and the power of entrenched economic interests aside, the best way to reduce carbon emissions is to utilize the ever cleaner, greener, more renewable grid to power transportation.
Continue readingToyota Develops Solar Charging Station for PHVs and EVs
Toyota Industries Corp developed a solar charging station for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs).
Continue readingSouth Africa: Lion’s Share of Lithium Deposits Could Put Bolivia in the Pound Seats
With all our Eskom problems, it’s hard for SA to fathom, but the roots of the notion lie in electric vehicles. SA does not have a lot, but lots of African countries do, including Zimbabwe, Namibia, Niger and Ghana.
Continue readingTaiwan aims to boost wind power capacity to 980 MW by 2010
Taiwan’s installed wind power capacity is expected to increase to 980,000 kilowatts by 2010, under a new government policy to develop green energy.
Continue readingChina renewable energy law By Li Huizi (Xinhua)
China’s top legislature adopted Saturday an amendment to the renewable energy law to require electricity grid companies to buy all the power produced by renewable energy generators.
Continue readingBelarus is set to finance the research into the wind potential of some 30 areas
By 2020 Belarus plans to reduce the greenhouse emissions by 600 million tonnes in the CO2 equivalent.
Continue readingMichigan Solar Solutions Says Michigan is Poised for ‘Solar Explosion’ in 2010
Michigan Solar Solutions, a local leader in alternative energy, is predicting an explosion in the solar industry in Michigan for 2010.
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