The new production facility to be set up at Kashiwazaki city, in Niigata Prefecture, to manufacture rechargeable batteries in anticipation of strong demand for use in electric vehicles.
Continue readingFord selects Azure for the drivetrain for Transit Connect
Ford and Azure Dynamics Come Together to Deliver Battery Electric Commercial Vehicles. Azure Dynamics Corp. has replaced SEV US Corp. as developer of the drivetrain for Ford battery-electric Transit.
Continue readingRenault?Nissan venderá vehículos eléctricos en México en 2011
La Alianza Renault-Nissan firma un acuerdo con la Ciudad de México para prmover los coches eléctricos. El primer vehículo eléctrico que se comercializará será el Leaf.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables, líder en eólica en Castilla-La Mancha
Iberdrola Renovables ha generado 100 empleos en tres años en el Alto Tajo, donde tiene el mayor parque eólico de España, un aula didáctica sobre energías renovables y su primera planta de biomasa forestal.
Continue readingLa demanda eléctrica cae un 4,6% hasta octubre y la eólica crece un 32,8%
La demanda de energía eléctrica bajó un 2,7% en el mes de octubre. En los diez primeros meses del año, la demanda ha alcanzado los 208.554 GWh, un 4,6 % menos que en el mismo periodo del 2008.
Continue readingRenault?Nissan To Bring Electric Vehicles To Mexico In 2011
The Renault?Nissan Alliance and the Mexico City Government announced a partnership that paves the way for the introduction of the Nissan LEAF in Mexico?s capital city in 2011.
Continue readingUltracapacitors are expected to displace the lithium-ion battery
Global Ultracapacitors Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015: The expected takeoff in hybrid electric vehicles sales will drive the demand for ultracapacitors in the automotive sector.
Continue readingStorage Material Improves Energy Density Of Lithium-ion Battery
Researchers at TU Graz have developed a new method that utilizes silicon for a lithium-ion battery. Its storage capacity is 10 times higher than the graphite substrate which has been used in batteries.
Continue readingEnercon has installed more than 15,000 wind energy converters with a power of 18.5 GW
Enercon, 25th anniversary, from a small founder-owned company with
innovative ideas for a ?niche? product to the German market leader in
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Repsol and the Basque energy board agree to create a network for electric vehicles in the Basque country
Repsol?s Chairman, Antonio Brufau, and the Basque Regional Minister for Industry and Energy, Bernabe Unda, agreed to jointly develop a network to recharge electric cars in the Basque Country.
Continue readingRepsol y el EVE crearán una red de recarga de vehículos eléctricos
Acuerdo entre Repsol y el Ente Vasco de Energía para crear una red de recarga de coches eléctricos en Euskadi.
Continue readingChina?s $1.5 Billion Wind Power Deal in Texas
Lone Star, Meet Red Star: a $1.5 billion wind farm in Texas, paid for by Chinese banks and to be supplied with Chinese made wind turbines. China-US Wind Farm JV Plan Calls for 240 Units of 2.5MW Turbines.
Continue readingFuture of Solar Cells – An Optional Accessory to a Necessity in the Automotive Industry
Automotive industry is undergoing a radical change wherein traditional internal combustion (IC) engines are being replaced by battery-powered motors.
Continue readingGrupo Saft, líder mundial en baterías para los sectores aeronáutico y espacial
La multinacional de origen francés lidera la revolución tecnológica en el sector de las baterías de iones de litio para aplicaciones aeronáuticas y espaciales.
Continue readingReVolt Develops Rechargeable High Energy Zinc-Air Battery
ReVolt has developed rechargeable zinc-air batteries that can store three times the energy of lithium ion batteries, by volume, while costing only half as much.
Continue readingThe Italian PV market to grow to 15 GigaWatt
Interview with Federico Brucciani, independent solar photovoltaic expert and author of the report “The Italian PV market”. Italian consultant Federico Brucciani is very optimistic about market growth in his country.
Continue readingBright Future for Solar Applications in the European Automotive Industry
The market for solar technologies is still limited to advanced roof solutions that use solar cells to ventilate vehicle interiors, but technological advancements will soon shift the focus to to powertrain applications.
Continue readingPavilion Pursuing Additional Offshore Wind Farm Locations in Texas
Pavilion Energy Resources has submitted a multi-billion dollar proposal to the state of Texas to develop a massive wind energy project located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of South Padre Island.
Continue readingPutting Saskatchewan’s wind to good use
Two new SaskPower programs will boost provincial wind power production by up to 200 megawatts. Expansion of wind power will reduce SaskPower’s greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 225,000 tonnes a year.
Continue readingIberdrola Leads Initiative to Roll Out Electric Cars In Valencia
The goals of the ?1 million, 21-month initiative include developing and installing a recharging station prototype for electric vehicles.
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