An OECD report compares nuclear, gas, coal and wind energy costs. The executive summary has the LCOE (levelised cost of electricity) of solar photovoltaic at $215 to 600/MWH and Concentrating Solar Power $136-243/MWH.
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Michigan To Begin Manufacturing Wind Turbines In Saginaw
?Development of the wind energy sector is a key piece of Michigan?s strategy to diversify our economy and create clean energy jobs,? said Governor Granholm.
Continue readingGE to provide wind turbines to Brazilian wind farm developers (400 MW)
The wind farm developers, Renova Energia SA, Dobreve Energia SA, Contour Global and Bioenergy, will buy wind turbines that can provide more than 400 megawatts of wind energy.
Continue readingNissan and General Motors to Be Honored for Launching the First Mass-Market Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States
Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky Will Present Golden Spikes to General Motors and Nissan North America to Mark the Launch of the Age of Electric Cars in the United States.
Continue readingTesla-TMC ‘RAV4 EV’ Concept Debuts at LA Show
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces the debut of the “RAV4 EV” concept, an electric vehicle it is developing jointly with Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla).
Continue readingWind energy plant brings 900 jobs to Ontario
Siemens Canada has an agreement with the province to supply 600 megawatts of wind turbines to Samsung and development partner Pattern Energy.
Continue readingKandi Reports First Pure Electric Vehicle Sales to Consumers in Jinhua City
Kandi Reports First Pure Electric Vehicle Sales to Consumers in Jinhua City in Conjunction With Opening of First “Battery Charging Farm” and “Express Change” Battery Station.
Continue readingDevelopment Launched of Electric Vehicles based Smart Grid System
Acting as advisor to this project is the Tokyo Institute of Technology, which is aiming to develop Smart Grid systems that employ electric vehicles and the lithium-ion batteries used to power them.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt Canadian Launch Markets Revealed
Chevrolet announced that Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Oshawa, Ottawa-Gatineau, Vancouver and Victoria will be the initial launch markets for the electric vehicles Chevrolet Volt in Canada.
Continue readingFunding to help solve solar energy puzzle
CSIRO has welcomed the award of a $5.65 million grant from the Australian Solar Institute towards three major solar research projects worth a total of $16 million.
Continue readingChina Sun Group Signs Contract for Lithium Iron Phosphate (LIP) of 470 Tons with Sai Er New Energy
Also Provides Update to Previously Announced Contract with Huanyu Power Source.
Continue readingBeijing policies aim for 30,000 electric vehicles by 2012
Beijing plans to sell 30,000 electric vehicles and build 36,000 charging poles and 100 fast-charging stations by the end of 2012, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission disclosed on Nov. 26.
Continue readingAMD and Coulomb Technologies Help Develop the Burgeoning Electric Vehicle Market in Austin and Silicon Valley
AMD Installs EV Charging Stations at Its Austin, TX Campus and Plans to Install Stations at Silicon Valley Site in 2011.
Continue readingEleven Spanish companies join forces to develop 15 MW offshore wind turbines
Eleven companies and 22 research centres specialising in offshore wind farm technologies have joined forces on the Azimut. Offshore Wind Energy 2020 project.
Continue readingFoster Wheeler to supply 100 MW Concentrating Solar Power plant to Abu Dhabi
The equipment will be integrated into a solar thermal power plant using concentrated parabolic trough technology and will have an installed power output capacity of 100 MWe (gross megawatt electric).
Continue readingNordex France sells three of its own wind energy projects
The wind farms were set up in 2009 and consist of wind turbines from the 2.5 MW product family. The customers signed Premium service agreements with a term of ten to twelve years.
Continue readingNordex – Wind energy order for 45 MW wind farm in Turkey
The latest wind power order obtained by the Turkish subsidiary of Nordex SE is for the supply of 18 wind turbines for the ?Susurluk? wind farm.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt Named 2011 Green Car of the Year
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car with extended-range capability and lithium ion batteries was named Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year®. The Volt is the first electric vehicle to win the award.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Harnessing the Power of the Sun
A lot has been said about the comparatively high initial capital cost associated with concentrated solar energy systems. This has scared investors in that section of the energy sector.
Continue readingVestas signs wind energy order for 77 MW in Argentina
The wind power order comprises 43 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for the Rawson I wind farm and Rawson II wind farm both located in the outskirts of Rawson, Chubut province, Argentina.
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