Estados Unidos, a pesar de la crisis y las restricciones financieras, instaló 2.700 MW en el primer trimestre de 2009, 1.210 MW en el segundo y 1.649 MW tercer trimestre, según la AWEA, alcanzando ya 31.000 MW eólicos.
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China Wind Power Firms Eyeing Overseas Markets
China’s wind turbines can satisfy the domestic demand, so more wind power companies are extending reaches to the international market, said Shi Pengfei, vice president at the Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA).
Continue readingVestas and QinetiQ Claim World First in Radar Mitigation Wind Turbine Technology
QinetiQ and Vestas Wind Systems, the market-leading supplier of wind power solutions, have announced the successful trial of a unique radar mitigation technology for wind turbines.
Continue readingDOE Selects Viryd Technologies Inc. for Wind Development Study with Illinois Institute of Technology
Viryd Technologies has been selected to participate in a U.S Department of Energy funded wind energy industry research consortium lead by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
Continue readingNissan, Sumitomo to Recycle Electric Car Batteries
Nissan Motor Co. and Sumitomo Corp. said they will establish a joint venture to recycle lithium-ion electric car batteries, which could give Nissan an early lead in the fledgling electric car market.
Continue readingNissan y Sumitomo reciclarán las baterías de los vehículos eléctricos
El fabricante japonés de automóviles Nissan y Sumitomo pondrán en marcha una empresa conjunta para “reutilizar, revender, refabricar y reciclar” baterías de iones de litio procedentes de coches eléctricos.
Continue readingSanyo To Produce Lithium-Ion Batteries For Plug-In Hybrid Cars
Sanyo said it plans to produce 300,000 to 400,000 batteries per month for use in plug-in hybrid vehicles that can be recharged at home. The company also said it will produce battery systems, including rechargers.
Continue readingToyota Placing Prius Plug-ins With Smart Grid City Project
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. announced that it will place ten Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHV) with Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity(TM) project in Boulder, Colorado.
Continue readingOncor Supports Industry Pledge to Jump Start Electric Vehicle Industry
Oncor enthusiastically supports the announcement today by Edison Electric Institute, the national trade association for electric utilities, to accelerate full-scale commercialization of electric vehicles.
Continue readingWheego Electric Cars Announces Trade-Up Program
Wheego Electric Cars offers a Trade-up program from their Low-Speed electric vehicle, available now, to the Full-Speed electric vehicle, expected out in 2010.
Continue readingHonda fabricará vehículos eléctricos para Japón, EE UU y Europa
Honda estudia la posibilidad de vender coches eléctricos en Estados Unidos, Europa y Japón, como parte de su estrategia de desarrollo de la próxima generación de automóviles eléctricos, según informó Takanobu Ito.
Continue readingEl Salón del Automóvil de Tokio da protagonismo al vehículo eléctrico
El Motor Show de Tokio abrió sus puertas hasta el 4 de noviembre teniendo como protagonista al coche eléctrico, con nuevos modelos de Nissan, Mitsubishi y Toyota.
Continue readingWind Power in Korea By Kil-Nam Paek, Seung-Young Chung and Chinwha Chung
At the end of 2008, the cumulative installed capacity was 236 MW in South Korea. The new installation of 43 MW, indicates the current difficulty caused by the increased price of imported wind turbines.
Continue readingLG Chem said it will supply lithium-ion batteries to CT&T
LG Chem plans to manufacture batteries for low-speed electric vehicles starting next year. LG Chem said it will supply lithium-ion batteries to CT&T, a South Korean manufacturer of low-speed electric vehicles.
Continue readingUS Wind Power Installations Add nearly 1700 MW of Capacity in Q3
The total wind energy capacity added to date is 5,800 MW. The total wind power capacity now operating in the US is over 31000 MW, which is enough electricity to power the equivalent of nearly 9 million homes.
Continue readingFélix Avia: La eólica es uno de los sectores donde España es líder
Llevo trabajando 27 años en la energía eólica y nadie pensaba que podía ser algo importante. En este momento vamos a estar en un 12% del consumo de energía eléctrica del país.
Continue readingWind Power in the UK By BWEA
4 Gigawatts of Installed Capacity in the UK. Wind now Powers the Equivalent of Scotland’s Household Supply, and Saves 6 Million Tonnes of Coal Annually.
Continue readingEstados Unidos instaló 1.649 megavatios de eólica en el tercer trimestre de 2009
Estados Unidos, a pesar de la crisis y las restricciones financieras, instaló 2.700 MW en el primer trimestre de 2009, 1.210 MW en el segundo y 1.649 MW tercer trimestre, según la AWEA, alcanzando ya 31.000 MW eólicos.
Continue readingIberdrola gana un 18% menos por la caída del consumo
La compañía Iberdrola registró un beneficio neto de 2.029 millones de euros en los nueve primeros meses del ejercicio, lo que supone un 18,2% menos que en igual periodo de 2008.
Continue readingIberdrola’s Profit Stays Flat
Operating profit rose in a difficult environment, characterised by weak demand, low raw materials prices and sterling exchange rate movements.
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