A month ago, Endesa was the first company to hook up smart metres to the power grid in Spain in Málaga through the ?Smartcity? initiative, a project to create an energy efficient city spearheaded by Endesa.
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Mitsubishi Motors to Introduce electric car i-MiEV to U.S. Consumers in 2011
Local Mitsubishi Dealer Expects Electric Vehicles to Win Over Greater Boston.
Continue readingU.S. Announces Energy Program for Pakistan
The U.S. will conduct a feasibility study to determine the technical, economic, and financial viability of a 50 MW wind energy pilot project on behalf of Engro Power.
Continue readingStimulus Success for Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Critical, But More Must Be Done
On May 27, Republicans and Democrats in both the House and the Senate introduced legislation designed to advance the deployment of electric vehicles and to develop the infrastructure needed to support them.
Continue readingUK leads the development of Europe’s Offshore Wind Power
British projects will lead the offshore wind energy market for the next eight years. This conclusion is drawn by GL Garrad Hassan in the new edition of their “Offshore Wind Energy Market Report”.
Continue readingDOE has committed $2 billion to two US concentrating solar power projects
The government will grant 1.4 billion in loan guarantees for the construction of the 250 MW Solana concentrating solar power plant and another 400 million for two cadmium thin film PV panel manufacturing lines.
Continue readingMerger to Create World’s Largest Lithium Production Company Wit
Unique exposure to both mineral and brine sources of lithium, with the ability to respond to the growing demand for lithium for electric vehicles batteries.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt With Standard Eight-Year, 100,000-Mile Battery Warranty
General Motors will guarantee the lithium-ion battery in the electric vehicles Chevrolet Volt for 100000 miles of driving or eight years.
Continue readingGo-ahead for Mountlucas wind farm (80 MW) in Ireland
Bord na Móna has received planning permission from Offaly County Council for a ?120 million wind farm at its peat production site in Mountlucas in the county.
Continue readingFirst Wind Begins Construction of Oahu-based Kahuku Wind Power Project
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, held a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the start of construction of its 30 MW Kahuku wind farm.
Continue readingSiemens wind turbines plant propels wind energy industry interest
South-central Kansas’ future as a wind power hub is rising out of a field on Hutchinson’s southeast side.
Continue readingThe Anholt offshore wind power was approved in Denmark (400 MW)
When completed in 2013, the 400 MW wind farm will meet 4% of Danish electricity needs, and will be the world?s largest wind farm. Siemens Wind Power will deliver the wind turbines with 3.6 MW each.
Continue readingFord’s global electric vehicles plan benefits from UK programme
Ford’s global electric vehicles plan is benefitting from participation in the UK Government’s “Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator” programme.
Continue readingTimken-XEMC JV in China Wind Power
The Timken Company began delivering its initial production of ultra-large bore bearings to XEMC Windpower Co., Ltd. The Timken® double-row tapered roller bearings have an outer diameter of approximately two meters.
Continue readingEnbridge to Invest US$500 Million in 250 MW Colorado Wind Power Project
Enbridge’s investment in the wind farm project will be approximately US$500 million and the Broomfield, Colorado-based RES Americas will construct it under a fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC).
Continue readingXinjiang Hami 49.5MW wind power farm operational
The first-phase 49.5MW wind energy plant in Hami of northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has started operation.
Continue readingSolar thermal energy registered a slight decrease in Europe
Nonetheless, this 10% reduction follows an outstanding growth in 2008 (+60%) and is mainly due to the contraction of the German market, while the sector is still expanding in recently developing markets.
Continue readingBoston-Power Announces $60 Million in Growth Capital
Boston-Power, Inc., the provider of next-generation Lithium-ion batteries, announced $60 million in Series E funding co-led by existing investors Foundation Asset Management (FAM) and Oak Investment Partners.
Continue readingVast northeast China to benefit from wind power
Scientists have estimated that the county has a potential wind energy of 8 million KW within the 1,600 square kilometers of the wind-rich region for installing giant wind turbines.
Continue readingWind power projects in the Great Lakes of the US are starting to be reviewed
Military authorities will also have to authorize the wind energy projects. If no problems arise, construction of the first wind farm will start in 2013.
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