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Abengoa partners with Total and Masdar to build Concentrating Solar Power in the Middle East
The Shams -1 concentrating solar power plant, with 100 megawatts of power output capacity, will be operational in 2012. Abengoa and Total will own and operate the Shams-1 project in a joint venture with Masdar.
Continue readingGCE Launches the World’s 1st Vertical Wind Solar Generator
GCE Clean Energy Technology announces that their R&D team has successfully developed and launched the World’s first ever Satellite-shaped Vertical Wind and Solar Hybrid Turbine in Taiwan.
Continue readingTaiwan: Green Island to be low-carbon model
The government will encourage the development of renewable energy, solar power, LEDs, biomass energy, wind power and electric vehicles.
Continue readingWind turbine blade goes up in the EU quarter
It is a symbol of Europe?s leading renewable energy ? wind power ? a clean, CO2-free fuel that is driving the fight against climate change, securing economic benefits and increasing the security of our energy supplies.
Continue readingStronger EU leadership needed on move to 30% CO2 cut
Disappointment in some quarters, relief in others ? yesterday?s publication by the European Commission on moving beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions was met by a mixed bag of reactions.
Continue readingThe first wireless power solution for wind turbines
Wind Turbine Operators Can Increase Uptime, Decrease Costs through a new generation of Inductive Power Transfer Technology.
Continue readingSEAT León Twin Drive ECOMOTIVE, a plug-in hybrid
The IBE Concept is a fully electric car, plug-in compact sporty coupé which illustrates SEAT?s commitment to both design sophistication and driving pleasure.
Continue readingMercedes-Benz and Acciona are driving a pilot project in Madrid with 42 electric cars using wind energy
Mercedes-Benz and ACCIONA are driving a pilot project in Madrid with 42 electric vehicles using renewable energy (wind power).
Continue readingNew UK Government’s Green Policies
The new coalition government in the UK has outlined its collective plans for a low carbon economy.
Continue readingMarine platform will jointly harness energy from wind power and waves
This technology, developed by Danish-based FPP, involves a floating platform supporting up to three wind turbines and equipped with piston pumps that generate electricity from waves.
Continue readingTVA began transmitting 300 MW of wind power
On Tuesday, May 11, TVA began transmitting to its customers 300 MW of renewable wind energy received from Iberdrola Renewables Inc.?s Streator Cayuga Ridge wind farm in Livingston County, Ill.
Continue readingOrmonde Wind Farm in the Irish Sea has now formally been kicked off
The Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm is situated 10 km off Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. On completion the wind farm will comprise 30 RePower 5 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingSalazar announced that construction will begin on Milford Wind Corridor
When completed, Phase 2 will consist of 68 wind turbines with the capacity to produce 102 megawatts of electricity. Construction is scheduled to begin this month and completed by the end of the year.
Continue readingQuebec Lithium Project
Canada Lithium Corp. (TSXV: CLQ; U.S. OTC: CLQMF) announced that a 6,000-metre drill program is under way at its Quebec Lithium Project 60 km north of Val d’Or, Quebec.
Continue readingTop 10 Myths About Electric Vehicles
On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Richard Canny, CEO of pioneering electric car company THINK, is setting the record straight on electric vehicles.
Continue readingWind Power Development on U.S. Outer Continental Shelf off Delaware
?First State? Could See Wind Farm in Federal Waters. The Department of the Interior has taken the first step for leasing a wind energy project on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Continue readingCountering the concern over wind energy and radar with facts By Chris Madison
In recent months there has been increasing concern about large wind farm projects being put on hold because of objections from the Defense Department. Wind turbines can interfere with the operation of some radar systems.
Continue readingLos Andes tiene el aerogenerador a mayor altura
Emplazado a 4.110 metros sobre el nivel del mar, el aerogenerador forma parte de la mina Veladero, yacimiento vecino al proyecto aurífero chileno-argentino Pascua-Lama.
Continue readingCorema aprobó el parque eólico de Codelco Norte en Chile
El parque eólico estará a 5 kilómetros al este de Calama, costará 700 millones de dólares y contará con 125 aerogeneradores y 250 MW.
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