It would be the largest specialized foundry for wind turbines castings in the world, supplying two-thirds of the big castings market in North America.
Continue readingTag Archives: photovoltaic
PolitiFact: Charges on wind & China false
With the campaign season in full swing and the candidates in full hue and cry, some pretty wild charges involving wind energy and giving money away to China are being flung around.
Continue readingEnergy Storage Market for Wind Energy Industry to Reach $1.1 Billion by 2015
There will be a growing market for energy storage systems that will remove some of the major obstacles to wind farm generation and create a business opportunity for these wind turbines systems.
Continue readingSiemens begins field testing with its own electric vehicles
Siemens AG is starting its own large-scale fleet test with electrical vehicles. One hundred employees will test the electric cars in everyday use. The first 20 electric vehicles will be put into service in late November.
Continue readingECOtality Unveils Plans to Electrify Arizona’s Sun Corridor
These electric vehicle infrastructure blueprints are essential to preparing the greater Phoenix metropolitan area for EV deployment,? stated Jonathan Read, CEO of ECOtality.
Continue readingUTC Offers To Acquire Remaining Interest in Clipper Windpower
Clipper is a California-based wind turbines manufacturer that trades on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange plc. UTC currently holds approximately 49.9 percent of the issued share capital of Clipper.
Continue readingSopogy MicroCSP solar technologies to power Hawaii’s largest Concentrating Solar Power plant
Sopogy will supply its proprietary micro-scaled concentrated solar thermal collectors to the Keahole Solar Power (KSP) five-megawatt plant in Kalaeloa located on Oahu’s Leeward Coast.
Continue readingKeahole Solar Power partner for 5 MW CSP Project in Hawaii
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Keahole Solar Power partner for 5MW Concentrating Solar Power Project
Continue readingPhotovoltaic power: another record year for Germany
In the first eight months 4,800 MW were installed, of which 3,000 MW only in the second quarter. A capacity exceeding 8,000 MW is expected at the end of 2010, equal to 50% of the global market.
Continue readingChina’s annual production capacity of electric vehicles will reach 1 million units by 2020
China’s annual production capacity of electric cars with lithium ion batteries will reach 1 million units by 2020, a senior official forecast Saturday.
Continue readingWind power agreement signed in Namibia
Renewable energy resources when properly developed cannot only mitigate climate, but have the potential to alleviate unemployment, increase energy security and create economic wealth.
Continue readingAG Wind Power to attend Renewable UK 2010
As the number of commercial wind farms in the UK grows, so too does the need for expert installation and maintenance engineering teams.
Continue readingMichigan Readies as the U.S. Prepares for Electric Vehicles
General Motors and its partners are teaming up to help give Chevrolet Volt buyers more options for charging their electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingReVolt Technology named a 2010 Global Cleantech 100 Company
ReVolt Technology received the award on the basis of its zinc-air, rechargeable battery technology, which provides a high energy solution for consumer and industrial market applications.
Continue readingWind energy capacity to grow five-fold by 2020
“China is at a crossroads,” said Yang. “It can choose between the dirty, dangerous world of coal and fossil fuels, or the new, clean future promised by wind power. The answer is obvious.”
Continue readingWind Energy to Surge by 2030 in Kenya, Egypt and Eritrea
Wind power will increase to make up between five and 22 percent of world power generated by 2030 and countries must do more to expand electricity grids to cope, a study by pro-wind groups showed on Tuesday.
Continue readingWind energy to share 22% of global market by 2030
“Wind power can make a massive contribution to decarbonizing the conventional power sector, but we need political commitments to make it happen,” said Steve Sawyer, secretary general of the GWEC.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Provides Update on Recent Developments in China’s Wind Power Industry
The results of a national bidding process for four offshore wind farm concession projects in China with a total capacity of 1GW were announced on October 8, 2010.
Continue readingStatement of Cape Wind President Jim Gordon on Mass Tank and EEW Plans to Build New Wind Energy Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts
Jim Gordon, President of Cape Wind, today made the following statement regarding Mass Tank and EEW Plans to Build New Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts: ‘Cape Wind is thrilled with the news that Mass Tank and EEW are going to open a new manufacturing facility in Massachusetts to make Cape Wind’s steel monopile foundations and transition … Continue reading Statement of Cape Wind President Jim Gordon on Mass Tank and EEW Plans to Build New Wind Energy Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts
Continue readingMasdar City Master Plan Progress Update
Masdar City, the emerging global clean technology cluster being built on the outskirts of the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, set out the conclusions of a comprehensive review of the sustainable development?s master plan.
Continue reading
