According to Advanced Power and Energy Sources Transportation (APET) in Hong Kong, the cordless, no-solar-panel EV is about to become a reality.
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Largest Wind R&D Study Underway at NREL
The NREL-Siemens CRADA is part of a coordinated wind research program supported by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Continue readingWind Capital closes on $240M in financing for Missouri?s largest wind farm
The lenders, led by Nord/LB, Bayern LB, Rabobank, Santander and Union Bank, are providing $240 million to support the construction of the proposed Lost Creek Wind Energy Project in DeKalb County.
Continue readingN-Vision Energy to Build Bulgaria?s 2nd Largest Wind Farm in Kyustendil
N-Vision Energy is going to construct Bulgaria?s second largest wind power farm near the southwest city of Kyustendil.
Continue readingNordex delivering a further 36 multi-MW wind turbines to Turkey
Nordex will be supplying Turkey?s Bilgin Enerji with wind turbines for its Soma wind power project as of January. Bilgin Enerji financing third N90/2500 wind farm as planned.
Continue readingIberdrola lidera el proyecto EPV para introducir el vehículo eléctrico en la Comunidad Valenciana
Iberdrola lidera el proyecto Electrical Powered Vehicles (EPV) para introducir los vehículos eléctricos en el ámbito del transporte urbano de la Comunidad Valenciana, y el papel del sector eólico en la recarga.
Continue readingSinovel’s first offshore wind farm connected to the grid in China
Shanghai Donghai Wind Power Generation Co., Ltd. inaugurates the first three generating sets at East Sea Bridge Wind Farm, which is the first offshore wind farm in China and in Asia, were connected to the grid.
Continue readingProyectos Eólicos en la frontera de México con EE UU
La frontera entre México y Estados Unidos se perfila como un sitio de gran actividad en el desarrollo de la energía eólica de la región.
Continue readingShifting the world to 100 percent clean, renewable energy
Most of the technology needed to shift the world from fossil fuel to clean, renewable energy already exists.
Continue readingMore wind power is needed to offset coal
They found that a network of wind turbines operating at as little as 20 percent of their rated capacity could provide more than seven times China’s current electricity consumption.
Continue readingEólica en Uruguay: El TCR aprueba varios parques eólicos
El Tribunal de Cuentas (TCR) intervino el gasto de UTE por el contrato con cuatro empresas de energías renovables que habían perdido en su momento la licitación para venderle electricidad.
Continue readingCanada falling behind in clean-tech race
2009 will be a record year for wind energy development in Canada with new installed capacity from wind energy projects totaling 790 MW. By year?s end, Canada will have 3,159 MW of installed capacity.
Continue readingSiemens receives first wind power order from Turkey
Siemens has received a turkey order for the supply of 13 of the new SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines from EnerjiSA Power Generating Company.
Continue readingPlans for Up To 300 Wind Projects in Sweden
Swedish paper group Södra has decided to invest in the group’s first wind turbines, which are to be constructed at Södra Cell’s Mönsterås pulp mill. This phase comprises five to six wind turbines.
Continue readingFrance wind power capacity reaches 4,000 MW
The wind market grew by 950 MW in 2008, and this new wind capacity represents about 60% of all new generation capacity installed in France last year. Wind power is now France?s fastest growing energy source.
Continue readingWind Power in Japan by Hikaru Matsumiya
At the end of 2008, the total wind energy capacity in Japan was 1,880 MW (1,508 turbines) with 342 MW of annual net increase. The national target is to reach 3,000 MW by 2010.
Continue readingNuclear debate: A dangerous option that wont solve climate change By Jim Green
There are three main problems with the nuclear ?solution? to climate change ? it is a blunt instrument, a dangerous one, and it is unnecessary.
Continue readingLa falta de normativa frena el desarrollo de la eólica marina en España
Los proyectos de energía eólica marina promovidos por empresas españolas, que suman 6.000 megavatios (MW), están paralizados por el retraso del Gobierno español en responder a las peticiones planteadas.
Continue readingLas empresas eólicas danesas exportaron por 5.700 millones de euros en 2008 por José Santamarta
La facturación del sector eólico danés en 2008 ascendió a 11.400 millones de euros. Dinamarca tiene 3.180 MW instalados, y es un país pionero en el desarrollo de la eólica marina.
Continue readingSiemens: Competence in All Phases of Wind Power
Experience from more than 7,793 installed wind turbines. Since 1980, the focus was on developing competitive wind turbines. From the first 22-kW wind turbine up to the MW range turbines of today.
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