We Can Lead co-founders, Jeff Anderson, Executive Director of the Clean Economy Network, and Mindy Lubber, President of Ceres, applauded President Obama’s decision to participate,
Continue readingCDM Executive Board turns against renewable energy development
In a decision unsupported by evidence and taken behind closed doors, the CDM Executive Board rejected 10 proposed Chinese wind energy projects on the grounds of lack of consistency with the CDM additionality criterion.
Continue readingWind industry gears up for high level participation in Copenhagen climate talks
As international climate negotiations kick off in the Danish capital today, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has called on governments to agree a legally binding framework for emissions reductions out to 2020.
Continue readingRaytheon Receives Award To Reduce Effects of Wind Turbines on Air Traffic
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract by the United Kingdom’s NATS, formerly National Air Traffic Services, to conduct software modeling and field trials.
Continue readingInvenergy Chooses SmartSignal to Protect Wind Turbines
SmartSignal® Corporation today announced that it has been selected by Invenergy to install SmartSignal EPI*Center® predictive diagnostic software to protect Invenergy?s GE wind turbines across its entire U.S. fleet.
Continue readingRepower sells 143.5 MW in wind turbines to enXco
Germany-based wind turbine maker REpower Systems AG, in which Suzlon Energy Limited through a subsidiary maintains 91% shareholding, announced the signing of a delivery agreement.
Continue readingTesla Motors Offers Test Drives During Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
Tesla Motors will host test-drives and lead informational sessions about electric vehicles during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change this week in Denmark.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy Now Exceeds 100 Wind farms Worldwide
The Offshore Wind Energy NewsCatalyst is an on-demand intelligence platform used to track and analyze news and technology breakthroughs in the global offshore wind energy market.
Continue readingWind Power Gaining Momentum in China
China?s cumulative wind power installed capacity is forecast to grow at a CAGR of around 43% during 2010-2012, says a new report from RNCOS.
Continue readingDenmark, climate summit host, tops table of fighting climate change with wind power
In the run-up to the crucial climate change talks in Copenhagen, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published a league table showing which EU countries are best at exploiting CO2-cutting wind energy.
Continue readingRWE Innogy Awards Contract to Build Offshore Wind Farms
RWE Innogy has awarded Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, (DSME) a contract to build a specialist ship for the construction of offshore wind farms.
Continue readingEV Innovations, Inc. (OTCBB: EVII) Begins Its Move to a Facility in North Carolina
EV Innovations, Inc. (OTCBB: EVII) Begins Its Move to a 145,000 Square Foot Manufacturing Facility in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Continue readingAdvanced Battery Manufacturer Makes Hybrid Blue-Water Yachts Possible
Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNC) Unites with Marine Industry Leaders to Lead Carbon-Neutral Revolution at Sea.
Continue readingGM Invests $336 Million in Detroit Plant to Build Chevrolet Volt
Combined Volt-related investments by GM in eight Michigan locations total $700 million. Expected to be first plant in the U.S. owned by a major automaker to produce an electric car.
Continue readingReductions in Battery Cost Are Seen As A Requirement for the Electric Vehicle Batteries Industry to Grow To the Nearly $8 Billion Market By 2015
The automotive industry will launch dozens of new plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles as it begins the gradual process of moving away from petroleum based fuels and towards battery power.
Continue readingLithium-Ion Battery Maker Ener1 Receives $20 Million
Large-format lithium-ion battery maker Ener1, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEV) today announced that it has received $20 million in fresh investment capital from ITOCHU Corporation, a Japanese commercial trading giant.
Continue readingSiemens installs prototype of three-megawatt direct drive wind turbine
Siemens Energy has installed the first prototype of a newly designed direct-drive wind turbine. The new SWT-3.0-101 DD is a gearless machine with a power rating of 3 MW. It has a rotor diameter of 101 meters.
Continue readingTesla Motors permite probar sus vehículos eléctricos durante la cumbre sobre cambio climático de Copenhague
Los vehículos eléctricos serán el centro de atención de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas de esta semana. Si la electricidad es eólica, fotovoltaica o termosolar, los coches eléctricos no emiten CO2.
Continue readingSmartSignal protegerá los aerogeneradores eólicos de Invenergy
Invenergy y sus empresas filiales han desarrollado y puesto en servicio nueve centrales eólicas y cinco instalaciones de generación propulsadas por gas natural.
Continue readingCambio climático: Frente a una grave emergencia
Hoy, 56 periódicos en 45 países han decidido dar el paso sin precedentes de hablar con una sola voz a través de un editorial común. Lo hacemos porque la humanidad se enfrenta a una grave emergencia.
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