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Wind Capital Group Selects RMT to Construct Post Rock Wind Farm
Wind energy developer Wind Capital Group announced that it has selected RMT, Inc. (RMT) to design and construct its 201 MW Post Rock Wind Power Facility in Lincoln and Ellsworth Counties in central Kansas.
Continue readingIngeteam to introduce its new Milwaukee plant at WINDPOWER Anaheim
Ingeteam has equipped around 14% of the wind energy facilities installed worldwide since 1995.
Continue readingBritain set to become ?world leader? in fight against climate change
Increasingly larger amounts of emissions-free electricity generated by wind power and other renewables will be used in the UK to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide currently being pumped into the atmosphere.
Continue readingRenewable energy and electric cars integration still a challenge for utilities
The prospect of renewables taking a greater share of the energy mix, as well as additional demand from electric vehicles, poses utilities with a major challenge, say industry experts.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance and Catalan Government promotes Electric Cars
The challenge of developing and promoting the use of electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries is a strategic one.
Continue readingNew wind energy plant in Poland
GE will supply its 2.5 MW wind turbines to ¯eñsko wind farm, a new wind energy plant in Poland, as the country expands the production of wind power to reduce its dependence on coal-generated electricity.
Continue readingEU initiative aiming to increase the use of renewable energy sources with lower costs
The EU has just started a project with the purpose of achieving the 20% renewable energy target for EU countries in 2020 in a more cost-effective and efficient way.
Continue readingSolar Hot Water Technology Innovator Sunnovations
Solar thermal technology startup Sunnovations announced that it has closed on a Series A round of financing led by cleantech investment firm Two Seven Ventures.
Continue readingMitsubishi Launches Australia’s First Public Electric Vehicles Fast Charging Unit
Mitsubishi introduced its i-MiEV (Innovative Electric Vehicle) into the Australian market in August 2010 and the company has now sold more than one hundred electric cars.
Continue readingEnbridge to acquire 20 MW of solar energy from First Solar
First Solar manufactures solar modules with an advanced semiconductor technology and provides comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) system solutions for solar energy.
Continue readingIKEA Selects REC Solar Energy Solution for Locations in Germany and the US
The world’s leading home furnishings retailer IKEA selected REC Systems and REC solar modules for the installation of Photovoltaic Systems on two of their buildings in Germany.
Continue readingSecond Wind, WISE to Expand its Triton Sonic Wind Profiler Market in South Africa
Second Wind, a Boston-based company, declared that it has sold eight of its Triton Sonic wind profilers within six months of its moving into the South African wind energy market.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy Market Will Reach $73.5 Billion by 2015
New wind turbines capacity of 236.6 GW would be installed between 2010 and 2015, representing a CAGR of 17% in global wind power installed capacity for the same period.
Continue readingSCHOTT Solar Announces Plans to Significantly Expand Global Capacity
Receivers from SCHOTT Solar are key components in large-scale power plants that generate electricity from concentrated solar energy on the basis of parabolic trough technology.
Continue readingToyota Working on Electric Vehicles that Reduce Metal Use
By using less magnets it would cut its demand for rare earths such as neodymium, mostly mined in China and used in electric car motors. The race to produce better electric cars has spurred demand for rare earths.
Continue readingGM and HRL team use vertically aligned graphene nanosheets to increase Li-ion electrode capability
Researchers from General Motors Global Research & Development Center and HRL Labs report enhancing the high rate capability of Li-ion anode materials through the used of vertically aligned graphene nanosheets.
Continue readingSudan, China agree to invest in solar power
Sudan and China have agreed to setup a factory for panel solar photovoltaic cells and boost investment to cover the needs of local and regional markets, reported Sudan’s official news Agency SUNA on Tuesday.
Continue readingTVA Contracts with Horizon for Renewable Wind Energy
The Tennessee Valley Authority is adding more renewable energy to its generating system with a contract for up to 44 megawatts from a wind farm in Iowa.
Continue readingGlobal Electric Vehicles Lithium-ion Battery Second Life and Recycling Market Analysis
Global Electric Vehicles Lithium-ion Battery Second Life and Recycling Market Analysis focuses on the reuse and recycling market for the lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries used in electric cars.
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