LM Wind Power?s new wind turbines blade for offshore wind farm plants was developed by the company?s specialist engineers in Denmark, the Netherlands and India.
Continue readingTag Archives: Masdar
Israel unveils first of 50 solar power plants
Israel?s Arava Power unveiled the country?s first commercial solar energy plant, showing it off to government ministers and dignitaries, and announced plans to erect dozens of other solar power plants.
Continue readingSolar power will occupy a big part of the Middle East’s energy agenda through the next decade
Rapid development will drive the region’s energy spend to $2.2 trillion by 2019, with solar energy ranking among the top energy alternatives.
Continue readingEmergency Assistance for Electric Vehicles
Club Assist , the supplier of electric car to motoring clubs worldwide, announced the introduction of its mobile Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) product, a mobile fast- charge system for electric cars.
Continue readingWind energy installed capacity in Brazil surpassed 931 MW by the end of 2010
Wind farm installations in Brazil have been experiencing exponential growth in recent years due to the favorable economic and operating environment in that country.
Continue readingGeothermal energy: installed capacity could double
Currently 26 countries have put geothermal power plants into service for electricity generation, 88% of which are concentrated in only seven countries.
Continue readingHow wind energy is integrated on the grid
Texas grid obtained 7.8% of its electricity from wind power, with wind farm plants providing more than 25% of the grid?s electricity at one point.
Continue readingFukushima and Chernobyl
The US Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, says the situation appears to be more serious than the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic: Global Markets and Technologies
Global shipments of photovoltaic cells/modules reached 11,102 megawatts in 2010, and are expected to reach 55,621 megawatts of solar energy by 2015.
Continue readingKenersys opens its first wind energy plant in Baramati
The company has set ambitious targets to rapidly expand its footprint in the growing Indian wind energy market. The company said the plant will produce hundreds of wind turbines of Kenersys type K82 2.0 MW.
Continue readingViessmann welcomes the Government?s Renewable Energy Heat Incentive
Viessmann offers solar thermal and photovoltaic, combined heat and power modules (CHP), ground, air and water sourced heat pumps and biomass boilers.
Continue readingJapan’s Chernobyl – Fukushima and the End of the Nuclear Era
Until the explosion at Fukushima, nuclear power was enjoying a renaissance as a ‘clean’ source of energy. Now its future looks a lot less secure.
Continue readingMass adoption of electric vehicles still some distance away
Despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric cars is still some distance away, is the finding of a new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
Continue readingNew battery technology seeks balance between density and discharge durability
Recent battery developments in both novel lithium salt and lithium air show promise for addressing the power density and high charge cycle capacity needed for today?s electric vehicles.
Continue readingElectricity from the sun
The operation of Concentrating Solar Power plants and their interaction with electric loads, by time of day and season, were analyzed to determine how this technology could be realistically incorporated into energy-economic models.
Continue readingSuperior Silver Mines Becomes Clean Wind Energy Tower
Superior Silver Mines, Inc. announced it had completed a reverse merger transaction with Clean Wind Energy, Inc.
Continue readingChina automakers to get subsidies for electric vehicles
An official with the Beijing municipal government disclosed that electric cars would be available to Beijing residents within this year, and electric car producers can get up to 120,000 yuan for each unit.
Continue readingElectric Car has completed an amazing 16,000 mile journey from the top of the Americas to the bottom
A team from Imperial College London celebrated the end of their 26,000 kilometre journey yesterday after driving their all-electric supercar down the length of the Americas.
Continue readingOnsemble Completes Real-Time Wind Energy Data Network in Texas
For wind power to prosper, the industry needs localized, hub-height data to improve wind forecasts. With better forecasts, grid operators can better manage energy loads.
Continue readingRenault presents Kangoo Express Z.E. at euros 20,000 excluding VAT
Depending on country, this electric vehicle with lithium ion batteries will cost between euros15,000 excluding VAT (including a tax incentive subsidy of euros5,000) and euros 20,000 excluding VAT.
Continue reading
