As the experimental Leaf electric cars endured their first Valley summer, Stack and other owners said the lithium ion batteries and air-conditioners held up well.
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European electric vehicles charging standards agreed
The European motor industry has agreed on a common system for charging any electric car across Europe.
Continue readingEnbridge completes $535M Colorado wind power plant
Enbridge said that it completed its first U.S. wind farm, which will generate enough clean electricity to meet the needs of about 80,000 homes.
Continue readingThe Cost of Geothermal Energy
Steven Chu announced $38 million over three years for projects to accelerate the development of promising geothermal energy technologies and help diversify America?s sources of clean, renewable energy.
Continue readingREpower gets 115MW of German community wind farm orders
They will be installed by the Suzlon-owned equipment manufacturer at seven community wind energy projects to be commissioned in 2012 and 2013.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power project wins $90mn loan guarantee
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Cogentrix a $90 million loan guarantee to build the 30 MW Alamosa high concentration solar photovoltaic plant in Colorado.
Continue readingBallast Nedam signs E250 million contract for Butendiek wind energy in Germany
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract worth around E250 million with wpd for the engineering, supply and installation of 80 foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany.
Continue readingPakistan – China wind energy cooperation
Pakistan has considerable renewable energy potential such as hydro, wind power and solar power. China tries to dominate the renewable energy technologies from solar energy to wind turbines.
Continue readingXcel Energy seeks more low-cost wind power
The wind energy would be purchased from NextEra Energy Resources LLC, and produced at its Limon Wind Farm Center II, with wind turbines located in Lincoln County near Limon, Colorado.
Continue readingsmart fortwo electric vehicles soon available worldwide
The third generation smart fortwo electric car with lithium ion batteries offering zero-emissions will be available beginning in the spring of 2012.
Continue readingGansu set to build nation’s first 10 GW wind energy sector
Gansu province, a leading wind power center in China, is scheduled to become China’s first province to have more than 10 gigawatts of installed wind farm capacity.
Continue readingEnel Green Power beats expectations: revenues up 28,4%.
Total installed capacity of 6,372 MW: hydroelectric, 2,893 MW (45.4%), wind energy (775 MW, 12.2%), geothermal power and 166 MW (2.6%) of other renewable resources (solar power, biomass and cogeneration).
Continue readingEU – Wind energy targets for 2020 and 2030
Wind energy currently meets 5.3% of the EU?s electricity consumption from an installed wind farm capacity of 84.3 GW.
Continue readingWind power leads renewable energy race in China with 34,500 wind turbines
China’s wind energy industry made great improvements on imported wind turbines to adapt them to certain particular national wind farm conditions.
Continue readingSiemens to supply 63 wind turbines for five wind energy projects in Brazil
Four of the wind farm projects are located in the state of Ceara and one wind farm in Piaui in northeastern Brazil, and all wind power plants are expected to be commissioned in late 2012.
Continue readingSopogy Signs MOU for Concentrated Solar Power Project in Thailand
Sopogy’s proven solar thermal technology with thermal energy storage and localized approach will help Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam achieve clean energy goals and create local jobs.
Continue readingTaiwan will boost its wind energy capacity from 530 megawatts to 4200 megawatts by 2030
The wind power project, which is expected to generate US$17.27 billion in business for Taiwan?s wind turbines suppliers, calls for the installation of 1,050 wind turbines on land and offshore wind farm sites.
Continue readingDTU acquires vehicle to grid (V2G) eBox electric car
AC Propulsion has partnered with the University of Delaware to advance the role of electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries as a power source to the grid.
Continue readingJapan: Seeking a society without nuclear power
Renewable sources, like the wind energy and solar power, are hugely abundant and mostly untapped.
Continue readingWind energy in Ecuador: wind farm Villonaco
It invested $ 40 million in a wind farm to generate 20 megawatt with 11 wind turbines. Loja plans to install two wind power plants with 100 MW.
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