Nonetheless, this 10% reduction follows an outstanding growth in 2008 (+60%) and is mainly due to the contraction of the German market, while the sector is still expanding in recently developing markets.
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Boston-Power Announces $60 Million in Growth Capital
Boston-Power, Inc., the provider of next-generation Lithium-ion batteries, announced $60 million in Series E funding co-led by existing investors Foundation Asset Management (FAM) and Oak Investment Partners.
Continue readingVast northeast China to benefit from wind power
Scientists have estimated that the county has a potential wind energy of 8 million KW within the 1,600 square kilometers of the wind-rich region for installing giant wind turbines.
Continue readingWindSim and Intermap optimizes wind energy
Innovative Collaboration Streamlines Wind Turbine Placement Process for Wind Farm Designers. The new Terrain Editor in WindSim adds further value by enabling interactive inspection.
Continue readingWind power: France is also aiming at developing offshore technology
6,000 MW of offshore wind energy are expected to be installed by 2020. The tender for the first 3,000 MW wind turbines should take place in October, and licences for the winning wind farm projects in March 2011.
Continue readingMitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Vehicles in Australia
Mitsubishi?s innovative i-MiEV electric car has today been showcased at NSW Parliament House as part of a NSW Government Trial.
Continue readingWind power in Germany in 2009
Last year, 958 wind turbines totalling 1,917 MW of wind energy capacity were added to the German fleet, including 136 MW repowering and 60 MW in wind farm offshore.
Continue readingStatement by Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations
Time is not on America?s side and we risk losing American jobs if we fail to pass legislation that provides the hard targets needed to strengthen our industries.
Continue readingTheolia and Repower sign agreement for the sale in a 30 MW wind power project in Italy
Theolia and Repower signed an agreement for the sale of a 39% stake in the 30 megawatt (MW) wind energy plant in the province of Enna (Sicily – Italy).
Continue readingEDP Renováveis awards contract to deliver up to 2.1 GW of wind power
EDP Renewables (EDPR), the world?s third-largest wind energy company, has signed a wind turbines procurement contract for the supply of up to 2,100 MW.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Turbine Market
Wind power generation has been growing at a healthy average globally over the last few years, triggered by the fact that more and more countries are realizing the value of wind energy as a low cost and clean source.
Continue readingAgreement between Enel, Endesa and the Renault-Nissan Alliance to develop electric mobility
Enel in Italy and Endesa in Spain and Latin America will work jointly with the Renault-Nissan Alliance on projects for the development of electric vehicles.
Continue readingIndustrias piden apoyo a la construcción de buques para extender la energía la eólica marina
La EWEA y la CESA pidieron a la Comisión Europea (CE) y al Banco Europeo de Inversiones (BEI) que apoyen la construcción de buques para facilitar la expansión de la energía eólica marina en los próximos años.
Continue readingNoruega planea poner en funcionamiento un aerogenerador de10 MW
Noruega planea construir un aerogenerador flotante de 10 MW, esperando que la nueva tecnología aumente la rentabilidad de los costosos parques eólicos marinos.
Continue readingNueve países europeos construirán una red para integrar la eólica marina
El objetivo de los países involucrados es coordinar el desarrollo de la eólica marina y conectar los parques eólicos marinos. Una medida para promover las energías renovables y reducir las emisiones de CO2.
Continue readingLa eólica en China alcanza los 15.850 megavatios
China ha instalado 93 parques eólicos en los primeros tres trimestres, con una capacidad instalada de 5.590 megavatios, cifra que eleva el total a 15.850 MW.
Continue readingChina inauguró su primer parque eólico marino
Como ya informamos hace meses, China inauguró su primer parque eólico marino con tres aerogeneradores de Sinovel de 3 megavatios cada uno el pasado mes de marzo.
Continue readingEl PSOE respalda al parque eólico marino Las Cruces del Mar de Chipiona
El alcalde de Chipiona, tras visitar el mayor parque eólico, destaca que los “aerogeneradores no producen ningún ruido y, en relación al sector pesquero, los molinos están impulsando un aumento de la actividad pesquera”.
Continue readingDinamarca inaugura el parque eólico marino de Horns Rev
La construcción ha durado 18 meses y la potencia eólica asciende a 209 MW proporcionados por 91 aerogeneradores de Siemens de 2,3 MW. La inauguración coincidió con anuncios similares en Alemania y Reino Unido.
Continue readingEl parque eólico marino de Robin Rigg empieza a generar electricidad eólica
El parte eólico marino de Robin Rigg, que construye E.ON, tendrá 60 aerogeneradores de 3 megavatios y será el mayor del Reino Unido. Cuando esté finalizado tendrá 1.000 megavatios, los previstos en Chipiona.
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