Wind energy experts believe that the recovery in the wind farm market would be led by emerging markets with India being a key destination of wind turbines.
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GM to Install Solar Power to Power Volt Electric Vehicles
The electricity generated from the installation will be used to power the Chevrolet Volt electric car with lithium ion batteries manufactured by GM.
Continue readingBoosting the Efficiency of Wind Energy and Solar Power
Wind turbines produce wakes, invisible ripples, waves and other disturbances in the atmosphere downstream that can damage wind turbines and decrease efficiency.
Continue readingMercedes-Benz To Test Electric Vehicles
The lithium-ion batteries are located underneath the cargo bed. They have a capacity of 36 kWh, giving the vehicle a range of around 81 miles.
Continue readingBYD Announces Electric Vehicles Results
BYD announced results of several of its electric car with lithium ion batteries pilots — the F3DM, e6 and eBUS-12 which are in fleet testing across the world.
Continue readingArgentine lithium outlook
Argentina hopes to become a major producer and exporter of lithium, which are used in batteries for electric vehicles and power storage for alternative energy sources such as wind energy and solar power.
Continue readingPolicy support for wind power in India
Currently 18 of the 25 State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) have issued feed-in tariffs for wind energy. Wind turbines must play a key role in fuelling India?s growing economy.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Volt Wins Edison Awards
Innovation has been at the heart of the electric car Volt from its onset; from the development of the lithium ion batteries to the drive unit and the driver connectivity.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa hosts President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting
Obama’s visit to one of Gamesa’s wind power plants — his third visit in recent years, and his first as President of the United States — comes within the framework of a campaign to outline his energy plan.
Continue readingChina Nuvo Solar Announces Plans to Acquire Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturer Freya Energy
This transaction is a logical next step in our commercialization efforts that we believe offers Freya the accessibility to the capital markets thereby allowing us to accelerate our path to market entry.
Continue readingSaudi Arabia turns to solar power
Saudi Minister Ali al-Naimi had already set the highly ambitious goal of matching oil output with solar energy. Around 8mn barrels of oil equivalent per day in solar energy would make it the world?s leading solar power.
Continue readingOPEL Solar Files Deemed Material Contracts on SEDAR
OPEL’s high performance photovoltaic concentrating panels generate up to 40% more kilowatt-hours than conventional flat plate silicon solar panels.
Continue readingCommission Approves Gulf Power?s New Renewable Energy Programs
The Florida Public Service Commission approved four new solar energy programs for Gulf Power customers. ?Gulf Power?s new solar power programs are designed to provide more choices for our customers”.
Continue readingVestas receives 41 MW wind energy order in Sweden
Vestas has received yet another wind power order for V100-1.8 MW wind turbines. Åmliden wind farm is located 14 km away from the 44 MW Ytterberg wind farm, where Vestas is delivering 22 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingDan Juhl – Wind energy pioneer takes long view
Dan Juhl has been developing wind power plants for three decades. He built Minnesota’s first wind energy project in 1986 on Buffalo Ridge.
Continue readingSunPower Signs Loan Agreements to Finance 44-MW Solar Power Plants in Italy
The Montalto di Castro solar energy park, developed by SunPower, is located in the Lazio region of Italy near Rome.
Continue readingAustralia Breaks Ground On Brayton Cycle Solar Thermal Tower
Work has begun on Australia?s largest Brayton Cycle solar-thermal tower system at the CSIRO National Solar Energy Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Signs Agreement on 200 MW of wind turbines for an offshore wind farm
Ming Yang was one of the few qualified wind turbine manufacturers selected to be partnered with prospective bidders in the offshore wind power concession.
Continue readingTHINK sales growth in Spain
Both ING Car Lease and Zardoya Otis have also just taken delivery of their first THINK City for initial tests in Madrid, with a view to rolling out the use of Electric Vehicles across the country.
Continue readingDependable energy networks are vital for Europe?s future economic strategy
It?s a sure bet that when people descend upon Berlin next week for the grids conference that the EWEA has organised, delegates attending the event will still be buzzing from recent timely news out of Brussels.
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