Catch the Wind Ltd. (TSX-V: CTW.S), developer and manufacturer of the Vindicator(R) laser wind sensor (LWS) and other sensor products, announced that it has signed a research and development agreement with Gamesa.
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Wind energy in Finland – Finnish Fortum, Metsahallitus to develop wind power in Lapland
Finland-based energy company Fortum Oyj (HEL: FUM1V) and the national forest company Metsahallitus will develop a wind power project in Finnish Lapland.
Continue readingGM to Launch Chevrolet Volt in China
General Motor Corporation (NYSE: GM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) plans to launch its electric vehicles named Chevrolet Volt in China by the end of 2011, the world’s leading automaker announced earlier.
Continue readingDevelopment of New Lightweight Battery for Electric Cars
Ricardo, Inc. has announced that the award of $2.1 million (GBP1.3m) of funding has been made by the UK Technology Strategy Board to a consortium led by advanced battery manufacturer Axeon and including Ricardo.
Continue readingEuropcar and Renault Sign Partnership Agreement For Zero-Emission Mobility
Renault and Europcar, the Renault Group?s number one short-term rental partner in Europe, announced an agreement to speed up the implementation of shared innovative solutions as part of Renault?s ?Zero-Emission?.
Continue readingNordex Celebrates Groundbreaking for Wind Turbine Plant
Nordex USA held a groundbreaking celebration at the construction site of its $100 million manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Continue readingPetra Solar Starts Shipping in Largest Solar Electric Project
Metallic blue solar photovoltaic modules embedded with sophisticated power management and communications systems began rolling out of Petra Solar’s headquarters and manufacturing plant in South Plainfield, NJ.
Continue readingIberdrola ha cerrado una colocación de bonos en Estados Unidos por 2.000 millones de dólares
Iberdrola cuenta con una filial que fabrica aerogeneradores en Pensilvania y ha construido parques eólicos en más de 20 estados, lo que la sitúa como el segundo mayor operador eólico en Estados Unidos.
Continue readingEGA se refuerza con tres nuevos socios, acuerda alegaciones contra la nueva normativa eólica y renueva su directiva
La EGA alcanzó los 22 socios tras la admisión de EDP Renovables –filial de la eléctrica portuguesa EDP–, Rodonita –perteneciente al grupo gallego de Epifanio Campos– y Hepotas.
Continue readingChina construirá la mayor central fotovoltaica del mundo (2.000 megavatios)
China construirá la mayor central de energía solar fotovoltaica del mundo en el desierto de Mongolia. Los 2.000 megavatios fotovoltaicos de First Solar estarán totalmente en funcionamiento en 2019.
Continue readingFPL Group No. 1 in the U.S. in Wind, Solar, and Energy Efficiency
After years of quietly building what has become the largest renewable energy business in the nation, FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE: FPL) has established itself as one of the nation?s cleanest electric power providers.
Continue readingZoltek Announces New Wind Energy Development Alliance
Zoltek Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT) announced that it has entered into a technology and marketing agreement with Global Blade Technology (GBT), of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Continue readingCan renewables re-power Australia? By Renfrey Clarke (Green Left Weekly)
“Forget ?alternative? energy ? it can?t work!” That ? and in almost those exact words ? was among the messages of an article published in the Rupert Murdoch-owned Weekend Australian by journalist Terry McCrann.
Continue readingEólica en Chile – SoWiTec y Enel desarrollarán siete proyectos eólicos con una capacidad de 850 MW
Enel Green Power, a través de su subsidiaria Enel Latin America (Chile) Limitada, firmó un acuerdo con SoWiTec Energías Renovables de Chile Ltda. -filial de la germana SoWiTec international GmbH.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy is Set to be Worth $20 Billion in 2010
The offshore wind energy in Coastal North America and Great Lakes industry is set to be vast. With government backing, proven technology and massive financial rewards, you need to act fast if you want your share.
Continue readingEGA se refuerza, acuerda alegaciones contra la normativa eólica y rechaza el canon eólico
La EGA se declara radicalmente en contra de la imposición de un canon autonómico que resultará discriminatorio si solo se aplica a los parques eólicos y no a otras instalaciones con mayores efectos.
Continue readingBrightSource build a 440 megawatt solar thermal power facility
BrightSource Energy, developer of large-scale solar thermal plants, has contracted engineering giant Bechtel to build its $3 billion Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System in California.
Continue readingWorlds Largest Wind Turbines Headed for Offshore of Belgium
C-Power NV is a Belgian company which stands for the development and implementation of a farshore wind farm on the Thornton Bank, 27 to 30 km in the North Sea.
Continue readingVestas recibe un pedido de 165 MW de eólica marina en Bélgica
El parque eólico marino Bligh Bank, se compone de 55 aerogeneradores V90-3.0 MW y se encuentra a 46 km de la costa de Zeebrugge, ubicado en la zona dedicada por el Gobierno belga a la eólica marina.
Continue readingIndian wind energy could cover 24% of the country?s power needs by 2030
Wind power can meet over 24 percent of India’s energy needs by 2030, says a study carried out by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA).
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