The Balfour Wind Energy Constructors (BWEC) joint venture recently completed construction of the Alta Wind Energy Center- Phase I project, developed by Terra-Gen Power, LLC.
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Gujarat’s wind energy capacity grows 500% in six years
With 2,175 MW, the state holds 15.36 per cent of India’s total wind farm generation capacity.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Ford Transit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently committed to having one million electric cars on German roads by 2020.
Continue readingWhitelee Wind farm presented with prestigious Queen?s Award for sustainability
ScottishPower Renewables was awarded the Queen?s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development for Whitelee wind energy plant near Glasgow.
Continue readingThe Elecnor Foundation and ETSII hold an electric vehicles seminar
Electric cars with lithium ion batteries are successful due to their low cost, high performance and fast charging capacity.
Continue readingMitsubishi Motors Starts Taking Orders for Electric Vehicles MINICAB-MiEV
MINICAB-MiEV follows the electric car i-MiEV as the company’s second new-generation EV with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingRenewable energy, a much better option than nuclear power
Wind power and solar energy, after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power, have proven to be a much cheaper option and without the dangers of nuclear energy.
Continue readingChina approves 10 large wind energy projects
The NDRC announced that it has approved 10 large wind farm projects in Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, and Hebei provinces.
Continue readingInternational Battery?s Energy Storage Systems for Net-Zero Energy Home Project
Sunverge Energy optimizes the value of solar power by leveraging the practical advantages of distributed generation and storage.
Continue readingWind power beats nuclear energy as a source of electricity in Spain
Wind energy produced more electricity (21%) than nuclear power plants (19%) in March in Spain. Great news, when the Fukushima nuclear plant reminds us that nuclear power is no a bargain.
Continue readingAMSC to Supply Wind Turbines Control Systems to Dongfang Turbine
American Superconductor (AMSC), made it known that it has received an initial wind power order from Dongfang Turbine, a Chinese company, for the supply of wind turbine electrical control systems.
Continue readingCanTex Energy to Acquire 400 MW of Prime Wind Farm
Both wind energy projects will be able to supply into ERCOT when the Central location of the competitive renewable energy zone (CREZ) transmission line is completed by early 2013.
Continue readingLebanon is focusing on wind energy
The goal is to use wind power to meet 12% of electricity demand by 2020.
Continue readingSunvalley Promoting New Super Efficient Thin Film Solar Energy Panels
Sunvalley Solar, a leading solar power technology and solar photovoltaic system integration company, announces the promotion of its most advanced and efficient TW-TF series thin film modules to the U.S. market.
Continue readingBroadwind Energy Celebrates Opening of Drivetrain Service Center in Abilene, Texas
Marking a milestone that exemplifies how more wind power means more jobs, Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWEN) celebrated the opening of its wind turbines drivetrain service center in Abilene, Texas.
Continue readingSolarReserve gets approval for Crossroads concentrated solar energy plant
SolarReserve plans to build a 150 MW Concentrating Solar Power Tower plant near Gila Bend, Arizona. The solar thermal project will utilize innovative molten salt energy storage solution.
Continue reading75% of Consumers Have a Favorable View of Solar Power and Wind Energy
According to a new survey from Pike Research, consumer support for renewable energy sources, such as solar energy and wind power, is extremely high.
Continue readingEWEA – 9.3 gigawatt (GW) of new wind power capacity was installed in the EU during 2010
9.3 gigawatt (GW) of new wind energy capacity was installed in the EU during 2010, reaching a total of 84 GW by the end of 2010, according to figures released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
Continue readingTVA, EPRI dedicate SMART charging station for electric vehicles
Located at EPRI’s Knoxville Research Laboratory, the station demonstrated its capabilities Tuesday while charging electric vehicles built by General Motors, Mitsubishi and Nissan.
Continue readingWind power Gamesa to Supply Wind Turbines to Western Wind Energy
Wind turbine manufacturer, Gamesa, has secured a contract to deliver wind turbines totaling 10 MW of capacity for the wind farm being constructed by Western Wind Energy in Arizona.
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