Perfectly timed for WINDPOWER, wind output in ERCOT has been extraordinarily high ever since we got here yesterday, and they just set a new record for instantaneous wind output a few minutes ago.
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AWEA Welcomes Western Wind Power Integration Study
National Laboratory Study Concludes Large Amounts of Wind Energy And Solar Power Can Be Reliably Integrated into Grid.
Continue readingGE’s ‘Capture the Wind’ to the World’s Largest Wind Power Conference
GE’s ‘Capture the Wind’ Tour Brings its Clean Energy-Job Creation Message to Dallas, Site of the World’s Largest Wind Power Conference.
Continue readingNordex supplying 20 MW to Northern Ireland
The first joint wind power project between Nordex and UK developer DW Consultancy Ltd. has been signed and sealed: DW Consultancy has ordered eight Nordex N80/2500 wind turbines for their Northern Irish wind farm.
Continue readingRES Americas Begins Construction on Lower Snake River Wind Power Project
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) has started balance of plant (BOP) construction on the 343 megawatt (MW) Lower Snake River (LSR) Wind Energy Project (Phase I).
Continue readingLi-ion Motors Corp. Advances into the Knockout Round of the Progressive Automotive X-Prize
LMCO’s electric car passed tests including zero to 60 mph with a minimum time reached. The next was 0 mph to 60 mph back to 0 mph to test acceleration and braking.
Continue readingYingli to Power Largest Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant in France
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE:YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”) announced it has signed a sales contract to supply 33 MW of PV modules to MAETEL.
Continue readingAxion Power(TM) to Present at the 10th International Advanced Automotive Battery Conference
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and their Prospective Batteries. Axion Power International, Inc. is the industry leader in the field of lead-acid-carbon energy storage technologies.
Continue readingNevada Geothermal Power Acquires Edna Geothermal Project at Nevada Lease Auction
Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (NGP), (TSX.V: NGP, OTCBB: NGLPF) announced that it was the successful bidder in the May 11, 2010 Nevada State Bureau of Land Management lease sale on a 12 square mile (7,072 acre) parcel.
Continue readingAlfateh Project, the first wind energy project in Libya (60 MW)
It was started in Darna city the execution of wind farm Alfateh Project for exploiting the wind power as the first project for developing the renewable energy in Libya.
Continue readingIEA Say Solar Could Represent 25% of Global Electricity by 2050
IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka underscored that solar energy could represent 20 to 25% of global electricity production by 2050.
Continue readingLithium’s increasing importance is good news for Charlotte region’s
The lab seems modest from the street, but inside, the work is revolutionary: finding ways to make electric vehicles batteries cheaper, safer and longer-lasting.
Continue readingAmerican Superconductor Corporation results
American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global wind power technologies company, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2009 ended March 31, 2010.
Continue readingWave Energy Developments in 2010
Even though wave device technologies are still at the proof-of concept phase, 2010 has witnessed a flurry of UK government support for wave energy with the first recipients from the Marine Renewables Proving Fund.
Continue readingSunPower Delivering Solar Photovoltaic Plant for EDF in Italy
SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) announced that it is building a 1.3-megawatt solar power photovoltaic plant in the Lazio region of Italy
Continue readingMagnetek maximises wind turbines potential
Magnetek’s E-Force Wind Inverter maximises the potential of wind turbines operating with permanent magnet generators and will be shown at the Windpower 2010 conference and exhibition.
Continue readingWalmart de Mexico y Centroamerica to Use Wind Power to Operate 348 Stores
Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica announced that starting today, 348 of its self-service stores, pricing clubs, and restaurants in Mexico will use wind energy from Oaxaca I Lamatalaventosa Wind Farm, located in Oaxaca.
Continue reading100% renewables in 2050 will create thousands of new jobs
The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has set out a vision on how Europe can reach 100% renewable energy by 2050, creating thousands of new jobs in the process.
Continue readingWind power in Italy
At the end of 2009, Italy was host to 4,850 MW of wind energy generation capacity, an increase of more than 1,100 MW compared to 2008.
Continue readingEndesa to provide real-time data on electric vehicles charging
The ELVIRE project, which has a budget of Euro 10 million, aims to dispel electric vehicles users? concerns about being left with flat batteries before the end of their journey.
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