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Beyond Oil
Federal Grants Spur Adoption of New Transportation Technologies in Northwest. When it comes to moving America’s transportation system away from oil, here in the Northwest you’ll find the dawn of a new age.
Continue readingDuke Energy and China-Based ENN Group to Build Solar Power Projects in U.S.
The two companies will concentrate on two types of solar photovoltaic designs – large utility-scale solar farms and commercial distributed generation solar projects, Duke said.
Continue readingGoogle and Microsoft look to wind power
Google and Microsoft could become investors in offshore wind farms in Britain as part of their green strategy, according to the Financial Times.
Continue readingUS installs 1649 MW of wind power in just three months
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 readingAsturias concede a HC el 36% de los parques eólicos y deja fuera a Iberdrola
Hidrocantábrico refuerza su hegemonía energética en Asturias al hacerse con 246 de los 676 megavatios del nuevo paquete de aerogeneradores para el Occidente.
Continue readingREpower records growth in sales and earnings
In the period 1 April to 30 September 2009, the REpower Systems Group generated total performance of ? 617.0 million according to provisional calculations.
Continue readingEl Cener coordina un proyecto europeo de formación de investigadores en eólica
En el proyecto participan 30 instituciones europeas, incluyendo centros de I+D, universidades y empresas. WAUDIT está dotado con 4 millones de euros.
Continue readingThe Institute for Energy Research (IER) and Germany Wind Study
The Institute for Energy Research (IER) strikes again, this time against Germany’s wind power.
Continue readingTVA to Buy 450 Megawatts From Dakota Wind Turbines
The Tennessee Valley Authority, looking outside the region for major quantities of renewable energy, has agreed to buy 450 megawatts from two wind farms in North and South Dakota.
Continue readingNissan Announces Dates For Nissan LEAF Electric Vehicle
Nissan North America announced that the Nissan LEAF zero-emission, all-electric car will make its North American debut in Los Angeles on Nov. 13.
Continue readingUtility Companies in the Northeast Launch Regional Electric Vehicle Initiative (REVI)
A group of utility companies that provide electricity to customers in several Northeast states have formed the Regional Electric Vehicle Initiative (REVI) to encourage collaboration among entities.
Continue readingWind Power in Jordan: Negotiations stalling Jordan’s first wind farm
Proposals for the plant at Kamshah, near Jerash, have been rejected twice over the price of electricity tariffs quoted by the winning bidder, Greek firm Terna Energy.
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 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 readingChina 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 readingEstados Unidos conectó 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 readingLa eólica en el País Vasco: aprueban el parque eólico de Mandoegi
El País Vasco sólo cuenta con con 152,77 MW eólicos, por lo que la aprobación de un nuevo parque eólico siempre es una buena noticia, en un contexto difícil, a pesar de la dependencia energética casi total.
Continue readingCommission welcomes Council conclusions on the EU position for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
The EU supports an objective to reduce long term emissions by 80-95 percent by 2050, compared to 1990.
Continue readingLa UE se compromete a reducir hasta el 95% sus emisiones de CO2 en el 2050
La Unión Europea reducirá entre un 80% y un 95% sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en 2050 respecto a los niveles de 1990, según acordaron los ministros de Medio Ambiente de los 27.
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