The wind turbines, thought to be the first at a UK airport, are part of a wind energy project to make ground operations at the site carbon-neutral by 2012.
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Spanish gov’t to subsidize electric vehicles
The Spanish government will allocate 72 million euros this year to subsidize purchases of electric cars with lithium ion batteries. Zapatero gave final approval to a Decree authorizing the subsidies for electric car.
Continue readingNew online mechanism for electric vehicles charging
Researchers at the University of Southampton have designed a new pricing mechanism that could change the way in which electric cars are charged.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa to supply 300 MW to China Resources Power
It will deliver 150 Gamesa G90-2.0 MW wind turbines in the second half of 2011. Gamesa has finalised a wind power deal to supply 300 MW of wind farm capacity to China Resources New Energy Group.
Continue readingJuhl Wind Announces its First Acquisition of an Existing 10.2 MW Wind Farm
The 10.2 MW wind farm utilizes 17 Vestas V-44 wind turbines and sells the wind energy to Xcel Energy under the terms of a long-term power purchase agreement.
Continue readingNuclear Power in a Post-Fukushima World, By Amory B. Lovins
While wind energy and solar power boom, nuclear power and coal-plant orders wither. Their cost and risk dissuade investors. Four German states? 2010 electricity was thus 43?52 percent powered by wind power.
Continue readingWind power – What about transmission line losses?
As American Wind Energy Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association have previously urged, our nation needs a new system of transmission lines.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles commissioned 59.1 MW in new wind power capacity
The Group’s wind energy capacity in service stood at 2,982 MW gross at 31 March 2011. During the first quarter, EDF Energies Nouvelles commissioned 59.1 MW in new wind power capacity.
Continue readingDeWind Acquires 160 MW Oklahoma Wind Energy Project
Wind Farm to Showcase New DeWind 2MW D9.2 Wind Turbines. DeWind, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, acquired the rights to an initial 160 MW portion of the Novus wind power project.
Continue readingJuhl Wind President John Mitola to be Featured on Bloomberg Television
Juhl Wind is an established leader in Community Based Wind Power development and management, focused on wind farm projects throughout the United States and Canada.
Continue readingGreen Automotive Electric Vehicles Leave China for U.S.
Is in keeping with our plans to perform full compliance testing here in the U.S., which will ensure that the Company brings to market a full electric car that is also fully compliant with all U.S. safety standards.
Continue readingExplosion at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
An explosion at a nuclear power station destroyed a building housing the reactor amid fears that it was close to a disastrous meltdown after being hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami.
Continue readingMaine Wind Energy Gets $102M Federal Loan
Under this guarantee, stimulus funds will back $102 million in funding for the Record Hill wind farm and 22 2.3 megawatt SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines, which includes a 50.6 megawatt-capacity wind power plant.
Continue readingAcciona Energy begins construction work on its first wind farm in Poland
Golice wind farm with nineteen 2 MW wind turbines will enable Acciona Energy to take up a position in the Polish wind power sector. In 2010, the installed wind energy capacity increased by 53% to 1,107 MW.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa strengthens its presence in India
Gamesa, a global leader in wind turbines manufacturing and a top wind farm developer, continues to expand its presence in fast-growing wind power markets, this time in India
Continue readingGreensburg Wind Farm Named Wind Energy Project of the Year
The wind power project, which began operating in March 2010, consists of 10 new wind turbines, 1.25 MW each.
Continue readingCNPV Solar Power Becomes Strategic Supplier for SunR
CNPV Solar Power is a leading integrated manufacturer of solar energy photovoltaic products.
Continue readingVietnam urged to ensure support for wind energy
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has instructed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to complete policies to support wind power projects in Vietnam and set up favourable conditions for investors in wind turbines.
Continue readingRhetoric vs. Reality: Wind Energy and Birds
Wind power causes fewer losses of birds (108,000 a year) than buildings (550 million), power lines (130 million), cars (80 million), poisoning by pesticides (67 million) and domestic cats (at least 10 million).
Continue readingClean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Unveils Green Renewable Energy Solution
Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. (OTCBB: CWET) announced that they would be presenting the Company at the National Investment Banking Association (NIBA) Conference to be held on March 2-4.
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