Output of REpower wind turbines accounts for 20 percent of the entire wind power capacity installed in France.
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Wärtsilä to supply a wind turbine installation vessel
Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Lamprell plc of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to supply a complete ship power system for a new wind turbines installation vessel.
Continue readingThe Italian Plan aimed at meeting the 2020 European renewable engagements
Renewable sources will meet 6.38% of transportation energy consumption, 28.9% of electricity demand and 15.8% of heating and cooling needs.
Continue readingThe Renault-Nissan Alliance, Yulon-Nissan and Taichung City, Taiwan Partner to Study Electric Vehicles
The Renault-Nissan Alliance (the Alliance), Yulon-Nissan Motor (YNM) and Taiwan’s Taichung City entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingElectrification Coalition Begins Advertising Campaign
The Electrification Coalition (EC), a group of business leaders who came together in November 2009 to support an electrified transportation system as the solution to the threats posed by oil dependence, today launched it
Continue readingThe first Vänern offshore wind farm inaugurated
The first offshore wind power plant in the lake Vänern was inaugurated near Gässlingegrund in Sweden. The wind farm of ten three megawatt WinWinD wind turbines was inaugurated by the Swedish prince Carl Philip.
Continue readingThe first wind power plant is being constructed in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: The first wind energy station is being constructed in Tashkent area. The first experimental wind farm with the capacity of 750 kilowatt will be launched in Uzbekistan in 2010.
Continue readingIEA sees great potential for solar, providing up to a quarter of world electricity by 2050
Solar power electricity could represent up to 20% to 25% of global electricity production by 2050.
Continue readingTrends in wind turbines technology
Wind turbines grew constantly in size up to beginning of the century, but in the past three or four years there has been a levelling out of wind turbine size for onshore wind turbines.
Continue readingThe oil spill could spread to East Coast
Satellite images show the surface area of the gulf oil spill has nearly tripled in size in just a day.
Continue readingWind energy continues to flex its growing power around the world
New wind power installations in the EU last year, which increased 23% over 2008, brought the region?s total capacity to nearly 75 GW. Global wind turbines installations in 2009 were worth about ?45 billion.
Continue readingHow wind power can lower electricity prices
According to studies in Germany, Denmark and Belgium analysed by Pöyry AS, power prices were reduced from 3 to 23 ?/MWh depending on the amount of wind power.
Continue readingChu Announces more than $200 Million for Solar and Water Power Technologies
New funding will create jobs, expand the availability of cost-effective renewable energy, and reduce America?s dependence on fossil fuels.
Continue readingAnother large wind power project for North Dakota
NextEra Energy, Juno Beach, Fla., will build, own, and operate a wind farm near Baldwin, ND; Basin Electric will purchase the electricity output.
Continue readingJordan committed to renewable energy
Addressing a seminar on wind energy hosted by the Danish embassy in Amman and Vestas wind turbines manufacturer, Minister of Energy Khalid Irani said attracting investments for renewable energy in Jordan “has been easy”.
Continue readingSao Paulo (Brazil) and Renault-Nissan Alliance partner for electrical vehicles
The municipality of São Paulo and Renault-Nissan Alliance announced a partnership to jointly study how electric vehicles can preserve the environment in the city and also improve the life quality in the state capital.
Continue readingTuuliWatti Oy and Winwind Ltd. make a cooperation agreement for providing wind turbines
The parties have made a long-term cooperation agreement to ensure providing TuuliWatti with wind power plants, which have optimal cost-efficiency, and which are well suited for Finnish conditions especially.
Continue readingSatcon Receives 150 MW Order from GCL Solar for Installations in China
Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ CM: SATC) announced an order for 150 megawatts of its 500 kW solar PV inverters from GCL Solar Limited.
Continue readingSpain installed 2,459 MW in 2009 reaching an accumulated wind power of 19,149 MW
Last year 2009 saw one of the largest annual increases on the installation of wind farms with 2,459 MW of new capacity (only behind 2007 with 3,515 MW) which reaches accumulated power of 19,149 MW at the start of 2010.
Continue readingEnable IPC Update to Shareholders on Ultracapacitors, Renewable Energy Storage and Potentiostats
Enable IPC Corporation (PINKSHEETS: EIPC) issued an update to shareholders and interested parties, focusing on the Company’s ultracapacitors, applications in renewable energy storage and new potentiostat product line.
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