Nordex USA announced a wind power order with wind farm developer RPM Access for a 41 Megawatt wind farm in Delaware County Iowa, just weeks after finalizing a 75 Megawatt order with EverPower Wind Holdings.
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Enel and EIB sign agreement for financing investment in wind energy and solar power
Agreement signed for 440 million euros loan (that may be increased up to 600 million euros) to develop wind power and photovoltaic projects in Italy.
Continue readingThink starts production of electric vehicles in Elkhart
Manufacturing director Karl Turner says the company hopes to make 2,000 to 3,000 electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries next year.
Continue readingImproving Food Security by Strategically Reducing Grain Demand By Lester R. Brown
After several decades of rapid rise in world grain yields, it is now becoming more difficult to raise land productivity fast enough to keep up with the demands of a growing, increasingly affluent, population.
Continue readingConsumers Energy?s Lake Winds Energy Farm in Michigan Moving Forward
Consumers Energy has filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission for approval of these wind power contracts, as well as the previously-announced Vestas wind turbines purchase agreement.
Continue readingAREVA’s Linear Fresnel Solar Power Plant
When completed in 2008, the 5-MW Kimberlina concentrating solar power (CSP) plant became the first large-scale solar thermal project to come online in California in 20 years.
Continue readingChinese Firm Enters U.S. Market to Build Solar Power Plants
The jv signals Chinese intentions to enter the U.S./EU solar market ? an intention strengthened by U.S. banker Wells Fargo committing $100 million in financing for GCL?s solar projects.
Continue readingElectric Buses and Taxis 2011-2021 Report Forecasts the Industry to Grow to $60 Billion
The market for electric buses and taxis will rise 8.7 times from 2011 to 2021, approaching $60 billion not long after that.
Continue readingNissan Presents New Electric Vehicles for Sustainable Zero-emission Society
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a proposal for new mobility in a sustainable zero emission society and an electric vehicle (EV) embodying its proposal, ‘NISSAN New Mobility CONCEPT’.
Continue readingIdaho Wind Farm Permit Secured
The Idaho partners, “LA Wind” have secured the conditional use permit for the Idaho wind farm property and is now raising development funding for the wind farm construction phase.
Continue readingECOtality to Provide Blink EV Charging Stations at Select U.S. Best Buy Stores as Part of the EV Project
ECOtality announced an agreement to provide Blink electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at select U.S. stores of leading electronics retailer Best Buy.
Continue readingNew York Grid Ready for More Wind Power
According to a study issued today by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), wind energy could be increased by over five times the amount currently operating in New York.
Continue readingPeugeot to launch the iOn electric vehicles
Due to efficient management of electrical energy, the iOn has a comfortable range of 150 km in the standard European cycle.
Continue readingOne rancher?s view of wind turbines on the range By Shaun Sims, Wyoming Rancher
We have a wind farm on part of our ranch, and I would like to give the readers a landowner perspective on what a wind farm is like and impacts to my ranch, landscape and community.
Continue readingWind power development in Tanzania
Wind energy development in Tanzania started about 3 decades ago when some windmills were installed at several locations in the country to pump water for human and animal consumption and in a few cases for irrigation.
Continue readingIndonesia: Tata Power consortium bags geothermal energy project
Tata Power has bagged a 240 MW geothermal power project in Indonesia in consortium with Australian company Origin Energy (OEL) and PT Supraco Indonesia, for an undisclosed amount.
Continue readingInnergex Renewable Energy Announces $85 Million Offering of Preferred Shares
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. is a leading developer, owner and operator of run-of-river hydroelectric facilities and wind power projects in North America.
Continue readingWind farm and coal power station to stand side by side
The wind farm stands close to Drax power station, which is more than twice as big as any other power station in the UK, near the River Ouse between Selby and Goole.
Continue readingGE Energy Relocate Ceremony for Idaho’s Largest Wind Power Project
The portfolio of 11 wind farms is Idaho’s largest wind energy project, with the capacity to generate 183 megawatts, enough to power approximately 39,700 average Idaho homes.
Continue readingTesla Motors Reports Second Quarter Results
Tesla Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) announced its preliminary unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Revenues for the second quarter of 2010 were $28.4 million.
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