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Chinese suppliers now control almost half the global wind energy market and over 85 percent of the Chinese domestic market.
Continue readingAmerican wind power surmounted challenges in 2010
Despite significant challenges in 2010, the U.S. wind energy industry continued to make good on its promise to strengthen America, and laid the foundation for a strong return in 2011.
Continue readingTurkey?s Parliament approved renewables law
Turkey?s Parliament approved a law Wednesday on regulating the renewable energy resources market in Turkey, Anatolia news agency reported.
Continue readingGM and HRL team use vertically aligned graphene nanosheets to increase Li-ion electrode capability
Researchers from General Motors Global Research & Development Center and HRL Labs report enhancing the high rate capability of Li-ion anode materials through the used of vertically aligned graphene nanosheets.
Continue readingPlant will store 1,000 MW of renewables in Mexico
Under the $4 billion project, a huge accumulator to be built on the US border will inject into the grid wind energy and solar energy produced in both countries.
Continue readingNew solar photovoltaic record in Germany
Record installations in 2010, with about 8,000 MW added. Announced subsidy cuts had caused fears of a demand drop, while there was only a limited slowdown in the second half-year.
Continue readingSudan, China agree to invest in solar power
Sudan and China have agreed to setup a factory for panel solar photovoltaic cells and boost investment to cover the needs of local and regional markets, reported Sudan’s official news Agency SUNA on Tuesday.
Continue readingRobert Bryce misleads with WSJ op-ed
Mr. Bryce fails to mention that our government’s permanent subsidies for fossil fuels greatly outweigh the small, short-lived incentives provided for wind energy.
Continue readingWWF-UK response to Electricity Market Reform
WWF disagree with the proposal that guaranteed prices should be offered to the nuclear industry, as this amounts to indirect subsidies paid for by consumers to support a mature technology.
Continue readingHonda Starts Lease Sales of the EV-neo Electric Scooter
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it will start lease sales of the EV-neo electric scooter on Friday, December 24, 2010.
Continue readingReport shows U.S. major exporter of solar in 2009
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research reported that U.S. solar industry exports exceeded, by $723 million, solar imports in 2009 in their first-ever ?U.S. Solar Energy Trade Assessment 2010.?
Continue readingRetired Airline Pilot Takes Delivery of First Electric Car Chevrolet Volt
Jeffrey Kaffee of Parsippany, New Jersey, is the first customer in the country to take delivery of the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles with extended range driving capability Wednesday, December 15, 2010.
Continue readingCanada – wind power electricity is now produced in every province
In 2009, Canada installed more than 900 MW of new wind energy capacity, placing Canada in the top 10 worldwide for new installed capacity.
Continue readingSolarReserve Advances Permitting for Arizona Concentrating Solar Power Project
Company achieves permitting endorsement for its proposed Maricopa County solar thermal project.
Continue readingBryce Overlooks Another Convenient Truth
Bryce conveniently forgets to mention that our government’s permanent subsidies for fossil fuel generation greatly outweigh the small, short-lived incentives provided for wind energy.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas Asia Pacific wins award
Vestas Asia Pacific wins the 2010 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan Renewable Energy Company of the Year.
Continue readingNew methods to examine the potential of concentrating solar power
New data and methods have been developed to examine the potential for thermal concentrated solar energy (CSP) plants to help meet energy and environmental goals.
Continue readingVestas receives 43 MW wind energy order for the USA
Vestas has received an order for 24 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for a wind farm in Minnesota, USA.
Continue readingSouthwest Windpower Names Scott W. Brown President
Southwest Windpower, the world?s leading supplier of distributed wind generators, announced that it has hired Scott W. Brown as president and chief operating officer, US Operations.
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