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Korea to invest in wind energy in Pakistan
Wind energy is making headway into Pakistan as 23 companies have shown interest in setting up wind power generation projects in the country.
Continue readingWind energy in Quebec: $10 billion in new investments and thousands of jobs
Currently Quebec has 663 MW of installed wind energy capacity, generating enough electricity to satisfy the needs of approximately 230,000 homes.
Continue readingSouth Africa to build world’s largest Concentrating Solar Power plant
The solar energy project will need an investment of 21.4 billion U.S. dollars to get off the ground.
Continue readingNamibian United Africa, Korean Midland and Sojitz Corp to build 44 MW wind power plant in Namibia
The wind turbines should be feeding electricity into the national grid by 2013, increasing the southern African country’s power capacity by more than 5 percent.
Continue readingThe market of wind energy storage
The need to overcome the instability of wind power will lead to the growth of the energy storage market, which according to a study by NanoMarkets will reach $1.1 billion by 2015.
Continue readingSouth Korea is set to spend about 40 trillion won on new renewable energy projects
Under a plan finalized at a meeting of the Presidential Committee on Green Growth, the government will inject KRW7 trillion won by 2015 to develop new renewable energy projects, including solar and wind energy.
Continue readingIndia?s Concentrating Solar Power Market
Last year there was very little talk of India becoming one of the biggest markets for Concentrating Solar Power.
Continue readingLithium Metal Phosphate Batteries 2010-04
LiMPO4 cathodes raises high hope of efficient energy storage at high charge and discharge rate, thus raising the technical potential of electric vehicles as well as solar and wind energy storage.
Continue readingLithium Battery Power Has Great Market Space
Lithium battery power as the “heart” of the new electric vehicles will see rapid development and will be produced to huge economic effect, while the market space is great for players concerned.
Continue readingAmerica’s largest solar show reflects continued growth of solar energy
Solar Power International 2010, the largest business-to-business solar conference and expo in North America, opened Tuesday with over 1,100 exhibitors coming from many countries of the world.
Continue readingHow Much Does Nuclear Cost? $6,000 a Kilowatt or More
Constellation?s bid to get government backing sheds some light on the high cost of nuclear. Wind energy, although intermittent, costs $1,300 a kilowatt.
Continue readingOECD Europe – 10.5 GW of new wind power were added during 2009
10.5 GW of new wind energy were added during 2009, bringing the total installed capacity to 75.5 GW, which, in a normal year, can be expected to generate about 162.5 TWh of electricity.
Continue readingMassachusetts wind energy manufacturer to make foundations for Cape Wind farm project
Proposed new facility built by Mass Tank and leading European firm will employ hundreds, supply offshore wind energy industry emerging on the Atlantic Coast.
Continue readingFirst U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Lease is Signed by Secretary Salazar
The lease authorizes Cape Wind to construct the 130 wind turbines offshore wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound, and to operate the facility for a period of 25 years.
Continue readingWind energy focus in Armenia
In 2003, The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) drew a wind power map of Armenia. The total capacity of economically sound wind power stations is estimated at 450 MW.
Continue readingEnel Green Power awarded 90 MW of wind energy in Brazil
EGP was awarded contracts for three wind farms whose capacity factor is among the highest in the world.
Continue readingMass Megawatts Wind Power Encouraged With Recent Progress
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MMGW ) continues the progress with the goal of manufacturing our units using both cost reductions and improved quality control procedures.
Continue readingValeo Unveils its Specific Technologies for Electric Vehicles
Valeo is presenting an electric car at the Paris Motor Show. This demonstration vehicle showcases a wide range of innovative technologies that increase the autonomy of electric vehicles.
Continue readingUPS purchases 130 hybrid electric vehicles
UPS (NYSE: UPS) announced the purchase of 130 next generation hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to add to its growing alternative-fuel vehicle (AFV) fleet.
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