Mitsubishi Corporation is really getting its renewable energy game on; with several announcements concerning major wind and solar PV projects in the last week. Mitsubishi said it is developing the solar energy project with full support from Nippon Kasei Chemical Co., as well as cooperation from the Fukushima prefectural and Iwaki city governments. Mitsubishi Corporation … Continue reading Mitsubishi plans biggest solar power project in Tohoku region
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Mitsubishi recalling 14,700 i-MiEV, iON, C-Zero electric vehicles
In one of the largest recalls of electric vehicles, Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will recall about 14,700 electric vehicles globally due to brake issues, reports Reuters. The recall consists of 5,800 electric vehicles in Japan and 8,900 vehicles from other countries, mostly Europe Of the recalled vehicles, about 12,300 are i-MiEVs while 2,400 are … Continue reading Mitsubishi recalling 14,700 i-MiEV, iON, C-Zero electric vehicles
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Mitsubishi developing drivetrain system for 7 MW wind turbines
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) says it has begun testing a large-scale hydraulic drivetrain system for offshore wind turbines. The testing of the new system, which is being performed at the company’s Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works facility in Japan, uses MHI’s Digital Displacement Transmission technology. The system is based on an existing MWT100 gear-driven … Continue reading Mitsubishi developing drivetrain system for 7 MW wind turbines
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Dutch offshore wind farm Luchterduinen awarded to Van Oord
Van Oord has been awarded the construction of the offshore wind farm Luchterduinen. The wind farm will be located 23 kilometres from the Dutch coast between Noordwijk and Zandvoort. Client is the joint venture Eneco-Mitsubishi Corporation. The 43 wind turbines will have a combined capacity of 129 Megawatts and will generate green electricity for nearly … Continue reading Dutch offshore wind farm Luchterduinen awarded to Van Oord
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Mitsubishi buys stake in Dutch offshore wind farm
The 43 model V112wind turbines to be provided by Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS) of Denmark for the Luchterduinen project will provide enough power for 150,000 households, Eneco said in the statement. Mitsubishi Corp. agreed to take a 50 percent stake in a wind park being built off the coast of the Netherlands, the second … Continue reading Mitsubishi buys stake in Dutch offshore wind farm
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AES Selects Mitsubishi-GS Yuasa and Parker-Hannifin to Supply Battery Energy Storage System
AES Gener and AES Energy Storage today announced the selection of Parker-Hannifin to supply advanced battery energy storage systems for their new Cochrane power station. The battery energy storage system will be supplied by Mitsubishi Corporation with the lithium ion battery module manufactured by GS Yuasa and the lithium ion battery cells by Lithium Energy … Continue reading AES Selects Mitsubishi-GS Yuasa and Parker-Hannifin to Supply Battery Energy Storage System
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First Japanese Litium-ion Battery to be Supplied to Large Sized Battery Energy Storage System on a Commercial Scale in Chile
GS Yuasa International Ltd. (President : Makoto Yoda, Office : Kyoto, Japan) and Mitsubishi Corporation (President : Ken Kobayashi, Office : Tokyo, Japan) are pleased to announce that their lithium-ion battery equipment with a maximum output of 20MW/6.3MWh was selected for a battery energy storage system which will be installed next to the new thermal … Continue reading First Japanese Litium-ion Battery to be Supplied to Large Sized Battery Energy Storage System on a Commercial Scale in Chile
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Mitsubishi uses electric vehicles to provide power
Electric vehicles aren’t just reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering our fuel bills. The whole idea of what a fully electric vehicle can do is still evolving, particularly as it relates to battery function. For instance, what about powering your home with your car – especially in the event of a natural disaster. It’s a … Continue reading Mitsubishi uses electric vehicles to provide power
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Vestas in talks with Mitsubishi
Today, there is information in the market that Vestas is in dialogue with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s biggest maker of wind turbines, says it is in talk with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries over possible “strategic cooperation.” Vestas can confirm that there is an ongoing dialogue between the two companies regarding … Continue reading Vestas in talks with Mitsubishi
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City of Vancouver Purchases 13 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Cars
EVWIND “The i-MiEV will support Vancouver’s ambition of becoming the world’s greenest city by 2020.” In a landmark decision to green its municipal fleet with zero-emission vehicles, the City of Vancouver has elected to purchase 13 Mitsubishi i-MiEV hatchbacks – Canada’s most affordable four-passenger all-electric car. The i-MiEV will be used to replace gasoline-powered vehicles … Continue reading City of Vancouver Purchases 13 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Cars
Continue readingMitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution Scores Impressive 2nd-Place Finish in 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
EVWIND Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) saw its 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) electric vehicle racing team achieve an impressive debut on the difficult 12.42 mile long, 156 corner mountainside race course by recording a second-place finish in the Electric Vehicle class with its Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution with a lap time of … Continue reading Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution Scores Impressive 2nd-Place Finish in 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Continue readingMitsubishi halts electric vehicles to Peugeot
Mitsubishi Motors has “temporarily” halted shipments of its i-MiEV electric car to PSA Peugeot Citroen. The firm said it would stop deliveries of the electric vehicles, branded iOn Peugeot and Citroën C-Zero in Europe, that began after the two firms signed a supply deal two years ago. “This is a temporary stoppage for adjusting stocks … Continue reading Mitsubishi halts electric vehicles to Peugeot
Continue readingMitsubishi opens lithium ion batteries separator plant for electric vehicles in Japan
To meet rising demand for lithium ion batteries in electric cars, laptops and other devices, Mitsubishi Plastics Inc. is opening a second facility in Japan making polyolefin-based films for lithium-ion batteries. The new plant, in Nagahama, will more than double the company’s capacity for its Sepalent brand film to a total of 27 million square … Continue reading Mitsubishi opens lithium ion batteries separator plant for electric vehicles in Japan
Continue readingCosts of Rare Earth Metals for Cleantech Applications to Reach $1.2 Billion by 2017
Demand for rare earth metals across cleantech applications like wind turbines, electric vehicles, solid oxide fuel cells, and energy-efficient lighting is expected to increase significantly by 2017.
Continue readingBreakthrough in Decreasing the Cost of Photovoltaic Energy Production
?The FUSION technology significantly improved the energy yield of the PV modules we tested,? says Bill Marion, Section Supervisor and Project Manager of the Performance and Reliability R&D facility at NREL.
Continue readingGE to Invest up to $40 Million in concentrated solar thermal energy eSolar
eSolar, a developer of modular concentrating solar thermal power technology, announced that in addition to its licensing agreement with GE Energy, GE has closed a strategic investment in the company.
Continue readingBD Otomotive in talks to rescue electric car maker Think
?Our intentions are simple ? to bring Think out of bankruptcy and make it the affordable urban electric vehicles for Europe it was always designed to be,? BD Otomotive Chairman Osman Boyner said. Think sold just 1,043 electric cars of the City in 2010.
Continue readingJV to Manufacture Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries For Electric Vehicles
The Dow Chemical Company and Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube) announced an agreement to form a joint venture to manufacture and market formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in energy storage.
Continue readingRising Temperatures Melting Away Global Food Security
It is now in their interest to try and save their mountain glaciers by shifting energy investment from coal-fired power plants into energy efficiency, wind energy, and solar thermal and geothermal energy.
Continue readingSolar energy – ATERSA installs 120 streetlights in Benin
In March this year, ATERSA carried out the installation of 120 streetlights using Led technology lamps (ATERSA LED2) with a unitary solar power of 30W.
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