Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía, today presided over the inauguration of Abengoa’s PS20 solar plant, the largest commercial solar tower plant in the world, located at the Solúcar Platform in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Seville.
Continue readingSolel Awarded $2.6 Million Grant From Spanish Government
Solel has received a ?1.8 million grant from the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Enterprise of the Andalusian Region of Spain to be used for the development of a facility to build solar fields components.
Continue readingWind Energy: Good in Europe, Great in the U.S by AWEA
The fossil fuel lobby continues its widely discredited misinformation campaign against wind energy, which in its latest form attempts to use false and misleading claims about Denmark?s experience.
Continue readingU.S. Wind Energy Industry Welcomes Second Round of Grants
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) welcomed today?s announcement from the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and Energy of the second round of renewable energy grants.
Continue readingEuropean transnational offshore grid by EWEA
Offshore wind power may provide a significant contribution to European energy supply at low costs, and with little environmental impact.
Continue readingSmart Garage – Connecting the future
The Smart Garage is not a physical garage, rather it’s a metaphor for the place where buildings, the grid, and the vehicle come together.
Continue readingEl sector eólico espera que el empleo siga creciendo
Considerando empleos directos e indirectos, el número de personas empleadas por las empresas eólicas a partir de la actividad del sector ascendió en 2007 a 37.730. La eólica genera 15 puestos de trabajo anuales por MW.
Continue readingPSEG Solar Source and juwi solar Announce Three Large-Scale Solar Projects
Projects totaling 29.2 MW to be completed by end of 2010. Under an agreement, juwi solar Inc. will provide the engineering, procurement, construction, and initial operation and maintenance services.
Continue readingNace Electria Wind de la unión de Eolincyl y Electria
El consejero delegado de Electria Wind, Santiago Nistal, ha anunciado la puesta en marcha de esta nueva empresa eólica, que nace de la unión de dos empresas de energías renovables: Eolincyl y Electria.
Continue readingIndustria autoriza las primeras 36 instalaciones a acogerse al nuevo sistema de primas a las energías renovables
Se han resuelto favorablemente 767 MW para la tecnología eólica, 50 MW para la termosolar, 34 MW para biogás y 1 MW para cogeneración.
Continue readingGamesa e Iberdrola Renovables ponen en marcha su acuerdo estratégico
Ambas compañías desarrollarán su cartera de proyectos de manera autónoma durante los próximos dos años bajo el seguimiento de un Comité Consultivo conjunto.
Continue readingGamesa and Iberdrola Renovables implement their strategic agreement
For the next two years, each company will independently develop its wind farm project portfolio under the supervision of a joint Consultative Committee.
Continue readingEl JRC informa de un aumento de la producción fotovoltaica anual
El Centro Común de Investigación (JRC) de la Comisión Europea ha informado de un considerable aumento de la producción mundial de componentes fotovoltaicos.
Continue readingGlobal Hybrid Electric Car Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015
The global hybrid electric car market, driven by regulatory initiatives, is expected to witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31.3% and reach $67.7 billion by 2015.
Continue readingNASA to Evaluate International Battery?s Lithium-Ion Large-Format Batteries
International Battery announced that NASA has awarded International Battery a contract to build a battery prototype that will provide backup power in support of the space shuttle program.
Continue readingA splash of graphene improves battery materials
Researchers would like to develop lithium-ion batteries using titanium dioxide, an inexpensive material. But titanium dioxide on its own doesn’t perform well enough.
Continue readingWestern Wind secures extension for Mesa Wind Farm at least 50MW
The Mesa project is potentially one of the highest yielding wind parks in the country, per megawatt (MW), due to its outstanding wind speeds.
Continue readingCLP Expands its Renewable Portfolio with a 99 MW Wind Farm in Tamil Nadu, India
With the 99 MW Theni project, CLP India’s portfolio of committed wind energy investments will grow to approximately 450 MW, making CLP one of the largest wind energy developers in India.
Continue readingWind energy powers job creation opportunities for Canadian manufacturers
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters and CanWEA announce strategic partnership to explore Canadian manufacturing opportunities in the growing global wind energy industry.
Continue reading3M ACCR can help overcome land permission problems for connecting offshore wind farms
3M, the diversified technology company, has announced the UK launch of 3M ACCR (Aluminium Conductor Composite Reinforced), a breakthrough in overhead power transmission.
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