The European Wind Energy Association agrees with Ban and has also urged international negotiators to reach a new post-Kyoto Protocol on reducing CO2 emissions created by oil, coal and gas.
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Tamil Nadu’s wind energy generation capacity was 6,067MW
Tamil Nadu government has sought the help of private players to set up infrastructure for wind power evacuation in Tamil Nadu.
Continue readingUK adding wind power and solar energy to electric vehicles charging stations
New charging stations add range and wind energy and solar power for British electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingRick Perry and Solar Power
Perry has been eager to take credit for their success in boosting wind energy, although he’s not always the first to point to the mandates that lead to such unprecedented wind growth.
Continue readingNanophosphate® lithium ion batteries will power future electric cars
GM has awarded a contract to A123 Systems, a developer of Nanophosphate® lithium ion batteries, for complete battery packs to be used in future GM electric vehicles.
Continue readingEgypt and Renewable Energy
The world sees Egypt as one of the most important countries that is able to produce Renewable Energy represented in solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingSunPower Announces Electric Vehicles Partnership With Ford
SunPower and Ford Motor Company will unveil their new partnership that will bring consumers the latest innovation in electric cars with lithium ion batteries and the opportunity to charge them with solar energy.
Continue readingGrowing Water Deficit Threatening Grain Harvests
The shrinkage of irrigation water supplies in the big three grain-producing countries?the United States, India, and China?is of particular concern.
Continue readingThe Dream of the Electric Plane
The VoltAir, as the plane is tentatively dubbed, would be powered by enormous lithium-ion batteries, with energy densities of 1000 Wh/kg.
Continue readingEnel to build two Concentrating Solar Power plants in Italy
Enel Green Power (EGP) intends to build two concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) plants, as it broadens its generation portfolio away from its core technologies of wind energy and hydro.
Continue readingLEAF electric car overshadows Chevy Volt sales
3875 Nissan electric cars with lithium ion batteries sold since the beginning of LEAF, while Chevrolet sold 2,745 electric vehicles.
Continue readingInfinia Powers Up with SofTech?s ProductCenter PLM
Infinia is an energy technology company commercializing the PowerDish? ? a solar power generation product that converts concentrated solar energy into electricity.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power in MENA Region
The company is focused on the receiver tubes for concentrated solar energy systems utilizing a proprietary combination of solar thermal technologies and molten salt-based heat transfer fluid.
Continue readingNextEra Energy Resources Raises $177 Million for a Wind Power Project
The White Oak wind farm, consisting of 150 megawatts of wind energy located in Illinois, is expected to qualify for a cash grant under section 1603 of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
Continue readingChina first wind energy technology center opens
Asia’s first third-party wind power technology center started operations Monday in north China’s port city of Tianjin, which specializes in testing fan blades for wind turbines.
Continue readingMortenson Construction Building 11 New Wind Farm Projects in U.S.
On the heels of its landmark 100th wind energy project announcement, Mortenson’s Renewable Energy Groups is cautiously optimistic about the potential for new wind power generation throughout North America in 2011 and 2012.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Nissan Leaf gets solar power
The advanced solar energy chargers, which will be operational for use by Nissan employees and visitors by July 1, are designed to charge the Nissan LEAF, the world?s first affordable, all electric car.
Continue readingSiemens to Open U.S. Wind Energy Service Distribution Center in Woodward, Oklahoma
Need for new service distribution center a sign of maturation of the U.S. wind power industry.
Continue readingUp to 200 GW of photovoltaic solar energy could be installed worldwide by 2015
EPIA?s estimate is based on the promotion through appropriate supporting policies. In any case, the installed solar power capacity worldwide is expected to rise from 40 GW in 2010 to 100 GW in 2013 and 130 GW in 2015.
Continue readingDeveloping a wind farm site is an inherently uncertain venture
Second Wind provides the wind energy industry with the intelligence required to plan, finance and operate highly efficient, profitable wind farm generation facilities.
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