BP Wind Energy and Sempra Generation announced commercial operation of the second phase of the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm in Benton County, Indiana, the largest wind farm in the Midwest, expanded to 600 MW.
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Vestas receives 80 MW order for Germany
Vestas has received an order for delivery of 40 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for the easterm part of Germany. The order has been received from the German company Nordwind Handels GmbH & Co. KG.
Continue readingSeaEnergy says Crown Estate plans to award JV a deal in latest UK wind farm leasing round
SeaEnergy (AIM: SEA) said The Crown Estate has notified of its intention to select the joint venture of its 80% owned subsidiary SeaEnergy Renewables Ltd as one of the zone partners.
Continue readingSolutia’s Therminol(R) Selected for a New Solar Power Plant in Spain
Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) announced today that it will be supplying Therminol® VP-1 synthetic heat transfer fluid for Solnova 4, a new 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Sevilla, Spain managed by Abener.
Continue readingCelestial Delights Signs Letter to Develop 300 MW Wind Farm in China
Celestial Delights USA Corp. (OTCBB: CLDS) (the “Company”) announce that a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Han Wind Energy Corporation (“HWE”) in order to develop wind power in Inner Mongolia, China.
Continue readingRenewable energy sources gain inexorably in U.S. By Tom Gray
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy sources provided just over 10 percent of both U.S. energy (10.51%) and electricity (10.21%) during the first nine months of 2009.
Continue readingClean Technology Venture Investment Totaled $5.6 Billion in 2009
The Cleantech Group?, along with Deloitte, announced preliminary 2009 results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India totaling $5.6 billion in 557 deals.
Continue readingChina’s power consumption grows 6% in 2009
China’s electricity consumption in 2009 grew 5.96 percent year on year to 3.643 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWhs), the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a statement on its website Wednesday.
Continue readingAcciona takes on four new CENIT projects
Acciona will receive 23 million euros for four research projects over the next four years. The Company is currently engaged in 12 CENIT projects.
Continue readingUniversal Power Group Signs Letter of Intent for Distribution of New and Innovative High-Performance Lithium Battery Technology
Universal Power Group, Inc. (NYSE Amex: UPG), announced that it has signed a letter of intent to enter into a battery distribution agreement with K2 Energy Solutions, Inc. for electric vehicles and energy storage.
Continue readingAmerican Lithium Minerals Acquires 5 New Exploration Brine Projects in Nevada
American Lithium Minerals, Inc. (OTCBB: AMLM) (the “Company”) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 5 grassroots exploration brine projects in Nevada from Gold Summit Corporation.
Continue readingKEPCO develops battery chargers for electric vehicles
Korea Electric Power Corp. has developed two types of battery chargers for electric vehicles as part of effort to promote the operation of electric cars.
Continue readingEurope unites to build renewable energy supergrid
The network, made up of thousands of kilometres of highly efficient undersea cables that could cost up to ?30bn would solve one of the biggest criticisms faced by renewable power.
Continue readingRenault plans to unveil electric vehicles in India
French Renault on Monday said it is looking at launching zero-emission electric vehicles in India by the middle of this decade.
Continue readingKandi Rallies On Alliance With Electric Car
China-based Kandi Technologies Corp. (KNDI) has allied itself with major energy, information-technology and battery companies as it pushes the evolution of electric vehicle technology in the country.
Continue readingThink to manufacture electric vehicles in Indiana
Think plans to manufacture its electric car in Indiana and make it available in the U.S. later this year. Think North America projects its new factory could have 415 full-time jobs by 2013.
Continue readingSmart wind turbines can predict the wind
Risø DTU has recently completed the world’s first successful test on a wind turbine with a laser-based anemometer built into the spinner in order to increase electricity generation.
Continue readingICE opened a 49.5 megawatt wind farm in Costa Rica.
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) put into operation a new wind farm since last Dec. 8.
Continue readingNation?s First School-City Community Wind Energy Project
Randolph Eastern School Corporation and The City of Union City, Indiana, will make history as the first community in the nation to have a wind turbine project produce energy for both a school and a city.
Continue readingWePOWER’s First Wind Training Program
WePOWER, LLC, a leading manufacturer and developer of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) and renewable energy systems, is pleased to announce the completion of its first Authorized Dealer Training Program held in Palm
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