Stena Renewable Wind Energy Company of Göteborg, Sweden has signed a contract with GE to deploy 40 of GE?s 2.5-100 wind turbines for installation at four new wind farm plants.
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Anti-Wind Power Myths Corrected in New Report
No Scientific Basis for Health Impacts Claims ? Wind Energy Viable and Beneficial. A new report released corrects the misinformation being promoted by anti-wind farm activists around Ontario.
Continue readingGE and eSolar cooperate on solar thermal combined cycle technology
GE Energy and eSolar will cooperate on deploying integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC) technology under an investment and licensing agreement. eSolar provides tower-based concentrating solar power (CSP) technology.
Continue readingSSE buys wind farm in UK
SSE said the wind energy project, which won planning consent in 2008, will have a capacity of 68-85 MW and provide enough green energy to power up to 47,000 homes.
Continue readingUpWind Solutions Announces New Parts and Tooling Center
?We are making great progress on enhancing our Parts business for the Wind Energy sector.” The wind power facility will house a wide range of spare parts for multiple Wind Turbines technologies.
Continue readingSika Industry Announces Participation in the AWEA WINDPOWER 2011
?Sika has serviced the wind energy industry globally for over 15 years with high performing products and solutions,? said Tony Martin, Vice President Transportation, Appliances and Components.
Continue readingRenault electric vehicles in Cannes
rom May 11 to 22, 2011 ten electric cars Renault Fluence Z.E with lithium ion batteries will be escorting actors and film professionals to the foot of the famous red carpet. In total silence.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa 100% wind turbines sales came from outside Spain
Wind power sales (in MWe) expanded by 24% to 579 MW and, for the first time in Gamesa’s history, entirely outside Spain.
Continue readingAcciona Energy?s fourth wind farm in Canada enters service
Acciona Windpower has supplied the wind turbines. The 45 MW Lamèque wind energy park in New Brunswick province supplies energy equivalent to the consumption of 8,000 homes.
Continue readingMike Winkel appointed new CEO of E.ON Climate & Renewables
Renewable energy sources are a key element of the E.ON Group?s strategy. We are one of the world?s largest investors in offshore wind energy.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt get top safety ratings
The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf got top safety ratings in some of the first-ever tests of electric cars by an insurer-funded research group.
Continue readingAlstom wind turbinea goes up at National Wind Power Technology Center
The 3-MW Alstom wind turbine towers above the nearby 1.5-MW GE and 2.3-MW Siemens wind turbines with its 90-meter tower and 100-meter rotor diameter.
Continue readingSunReports Enters Canadian Solar Energy Market
SunReports, a leading provider of performance monitoring solutions for residential and commercial solar thermal and photovoltaic installations, has entered into a distribution partnership with Latitude51 Solar.
Continue readingPolicy support for wind power in India
Currently 18 of the 25 State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) have issued feed-in tariffs for wind energy. Wind turbines must play a key role in fuelling India?s growing economy.
Continue readingLG Chem opens lithium ion batteries factory for electric vehicles
LG Chem has completed the lithium ion batteries plant, which is capable of powering 100,000 electric cars per year.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Volt Wins Edison Awards
Innovation has been at the heart of the electric car Volt from its onset; from the development of the lithium ion batteries to the drive unit and the driver connectivity.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa hosts President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting
Obama’s visit to one of Gamesa’s wind power plants — his third visit in recent years, and his first as President of the United States — comes within the framework of a campaign to outline his energy plan.
Continue readingChina adds 18.9 GW of new wind farm capacity in 2010
China added 18.9 GW of new wind energy capacity, thereby reaching a total wind power installed capacity of 44.7 GW.
Continue readingWind energy Goldwind Announces 2010 Annual Results
In 2010, China?s wind power continued to experience rapid growth. The wind farm?s relatively small contribution so far, there is a fantastic opportunity for the rapid growth of the Chinese wind turbines industry.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy is driving the UK?s green growth objectives
The UK offshore wind power industry is expected to capture about 10% of the global sector by 2050 and employ up to 230,000 people. UK wind farm related exports could create up to 80% of total new jobs in the sector.
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