Commonly located at the edge of the power grid, community and residential energy storage (CRES) systems use a range of technologies including lithium ion batteries.
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St Andrews University wants its own wind energy
The University of St Andrews is seeking planning permission from Fife Council to develop the six wind turbines in a wind farm on farmland it owns.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa signs MoUs for 900 MW of wind power capacity in China
Gamesa, a global leader in wind turbines and a benchmark in wind farm development, has achieved a major qualitative leap in its trade relations with China.
Continue readingInterest in wind power picks up in New Mexico
Terra-Gen Power revealed plans early this month for a 150-megawatt wind farm. Lee Tillman says wind energy has a good future in eastern New Mexico for both small and large wind turbines.
Continue readingSmall-hydro in the Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia)
Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia will also use small-hydro to meet their growing electricity needs and rebalance their energy systems that suffer from decades of political unrest.
Continue readingEtrion Releases 2010 Annual Disclosure Documents
Etrion Corporation develops, builds, owns and operates solar power plants. Etrion currently owns 47 megawatts (MW) of operational, ground-based solar energy photovoltaic (PV) plants in Italy.
Continue readingTHINK City electric vehicles: Two cents per km, whatever the price of oil
Two THINK City electric vehicles (EVs) with lithium ion batteries are on display at the motor show, the first with ?m-way?, THINK?s Swiss distributor, and Valmet Automotive.
Continue readingWind power in Ireland – ?100 million in savings for Irish power consumers
Wind energy will provide savings of up to ?100 million for Irish power consumers in the next ten years, a new study has claimed.
Continue readingIndonesia to build first wind farm in West Java
Next month, in addition to the wind energy project, the government will also issue three letters ordering PLN to buy power from geothermal energy.
Continue readingWind power electric car completes 5,000-km Australia journey
A bamboo windmill mast the pair took out and erected every 400 kilometers or so to generate the power to recharge the four lithium-ion batteries underneath the bonnet.
Continue readingEnercon to supply wind turbines for new wind farm in Brazil
Elecnor, which is established in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, specified Roxtec in the wind energy project owned by Enerfin. The wind farm will consist of 25 Wobben Enercon wind turbines of 2.3 MW each.
Continue readingLarge Arizona Solar Thermal Power Plant Approved
The Crossroads Solar Energy Project would use the same technology that SolarReserve is intending for the Crescent Dunes plant in Nevada and the Rice plant in California.
Continue readingDana Battery Cooling Technology Featured on All-New Chevrolet Volt
Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced that it is supplying Long® internal battery cell coolers on the first advanced lithium-ion battery for a mass-marketed electric vehicles.
Continue readingBuffalo Wild Wings Introduces Florida?s First Restaurant-Based Electric Vehicles Charging Station
NovaCharge enables a smart charging infrastructure for plug-in Electric Cars (EVs) by providing a seamless, scalable, reliable and cost-effective solution.
Continue readingREC announces construction of 24 MW Solar Power Plant in Italy
REC Systems, a business unit of REC, has developed and financed, and is now constructing together with ABB, a 24.2 MW solar energy plant located in the Lazio region of Italy using 100,000 REC modules.
Continue readingWind Works Power Announces Procurement of Enercon Wind Turbines for Its German Wind Farm
Wind power Burg I is the first phase of a 2-phase, 10 MW wind energy project located near Magdeburg in the eastern part of Germany.
Continue readingToshiba Offers Bulgaria Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Smart Grids Project
Japan’s Toshiba Corporation has offered Bulgaria a large-scale project in the field of renewable energy, “smart electricity grids” and electric cars.
Continue readingSarkozy launches 10-billion euro tender for offshore wind power
President Nicolas Sarkozy said France was seeking bidders for a 10-billion euro (13.6 billion dollar) contract to build the country’s first offshore wind energy facilities with 600 wind turbines.
Continue readingMitsui Mining To Boost Battery Material Output For Electric Vehicles
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. decided to mass-produce the material for lithium-ion batteries as it expects demand for electric cars will grow.
Continue readingFirst wind energy plant in Tanzania
Very short term projects focus on wind power, with a 50 MW wind farm that will be put into service within 18 months. The installation of the wind turbbines would start early next year.
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