Meeting the 12% electricity target for wind energy will require the EU countries to increase wind energy capacity by some 9.5 GW a year over the next 12 years.
Continue readingCommunity wind project begins generating for Maine islands By Chris Madison
November 17, 2009 was a big day for the residents of the Fox Islands, offshore Maine. Three General Electric 1.5 megawatt turbines began operating, providing wind power for the two islands.
Continue readingSota: “Si Cantabria no apuesta por la eólica, sufrirá las consecuencias”
El consejero de Industria, Juan José Sota, aseguró que el Gobierno de Cantabria seguirá apostando por la energía eólica porque, de lo contrario, Cantabria sufrirá las consecuencias.
Continue readingFord adds wind turbines
Two wind turbines, each with a height of 150 metres, have begun operations producing wind power electricity for Ford’s Genk plant in Belgium.
Continue readingAllianz Advocating Renewable Energy in Asia
The market for renewable energy plays a key role in the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions which cause climate change. Allianz has invested for several years into renewable energies.
Continue readingWind Energy In Nigeria: Time Is Now By Olumide Ogunleye
The focus of this article is to present renewable power supply- wind energy in particular as an alternative source of power generation as it applies to diversifying Nigeria?s energy sources.
Continue readingYellow Peril: Suntech Selects Arizona for First U.S. Manufacturing Plant
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), announced that its first U.S. manufacturing plant for the growing North American market would be located in the Greater Phoenix, Arizona area.
Continue readingEl peligro amarillo llega a EE UU: inversiones en eólica, fotovoltaica y vehículos eléctricos
La empresa eólica china A-Power instalará una fábrica de aerogeneradores en Estados Unidos y Suntech comenzará a fabricar células fotovoltaicas en Arizona en 2010.
Continue readingReliant Energy and Houston Launch Electric Vehicle Project
The City of Houston and Reliant Energy, an NRG Energy company NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG), today launched a program to bring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to the streets of Houston.
Continue readingIBM Expands Coalition to Advance Smart Grid Development
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced two new utilities have joined the Global IUN Coalition designed to further the adoption of smarter energy grids around the world — CPFL Energia from Brazil, and Liander from The Netherlands.
Continue readingElectrification Coalition Praises U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative
The Electrification Coalition today applauded the announcement of the U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, and urged the Obama administration to go even further in its efforts to support an electrified transportation system.
Continue readingScientific American publica un resumen del trabajo 100% de renovables en 2030
Las energías renovables pueden proporcionar el 100 por cien de la energía mundial, eliminando todos los combustibles fósiles. Por Mark Z. Jacobson (Universidad de Stanford) y Mark a. Delucchi (Univ. California?Davis).
Continue readingHouston Installs Coulomb Technologies Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Coulomb Technologies announced the first networked charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles are available for use in the city of Houston, Texas.
Continue readingSiemens sponsors Grid-Interop 2009
Grid-Interop 2009 is an annual three-day gathering of thought leaders from around the world who will focus on the successful interconnection of transmission and distribution devices to enable the Smart Grid.
Continue readingElectric cars for cost-effective urban commuting
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have converted a 2001 Scion xB into an electric commuter vehicle that will serve as a test bed for a new community-based approach to electric vehicles.
Continue readingAutomobiles Can Be Environmentally Compatible With Cities of the Future
As the debate on climate change and transportation continues to widen, a Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) executive stated that there can and should be a role for the automobile in the decades ahead.
Continue readingGE Wind Turbines to Power Maine’s Island
Harnessing Maine’s strong ocean winds, three wind turbines supplied by GE (NYSE: GE) now are producing power for the residents of Vinalhaven and North Haven.
Continue readingSolarReserve and Preneal Solar Thermal Energy Project in Spain
SolarReserve and Preneal Receive Environmental Permit for 50 Megawatt Solar Thermal Energy Project in Spain.
Continue readingAMSC Receives $10 Million Order for Wind Turbine Components
American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) has received a follow-on order for $10 million worth of wind turbine components from China’s CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute Co., Ltd. (“CSR-ZELRI”).
Continue readingGC China Signs MOU to Develop Major Coastal Wind Power Project
GC China Turbine Corp. (OTCBB: GCHT) (the “Company” or “GC China”)announce that it has recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Yancheng regional government of Jiangsu province.
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