From the Arctic sea ice to the Antarctic interior and the mountainous peaks of Peru, Alaska, and Tibet, ice is melting at an alarming rate.
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El vehículo eléctrico Fiat 500 se presentará en Detroit
Impulsado por una batería de iones de litio, el coche eléctrico debutará en el salón del automóvil de Detroit. Sin embargo, no se sabe si la compañía Chrysler producirá el automóvil en Estados Unidos.
Continue readingNemo Motors Announces Pilot Project for Low Speed Electric Vehicles
Nemo Motors Corporation (PINKSHEETS: NMOC) announced its successful launch of its pilot project to introduce Low Speed Electric Vehicles (LSV) in partnership with the Province of Quebec, Canada.
Continue readingElkhart County Council has approved a 10 year tax abatement for Think
The Elkhart County Council has approved a 10 year tax abatement for an electric vehicles maker that is seriously considering Indiana for its North American manufacturing operations.
Continue readingWinter winds will generate electricity for Ames, ISU
City of Ames and Iowa State University to buy wind energy electricity. Officials say the plan is to buy enough wind power to supply 30 megawatts of output for Ames and six megawatts for the university.
Continue readingSCA has been given permission to build 50 wind turbines
Statkraft SCA Vind AB, an energy cooperation between SCA and the Norwegian company Statkraft, has this week been given permission to build a wind energy park in Stamåsen in the Swedish region of Västernorrland.
Continue readingSTX Group Wins 300 Mln Euro Deal To Build Wind Farm
STX Group, a South Korean conglomerate, said that it has clinched a 300 million euro (US$428 million) order to build wind farms in eastern European nations including Poland, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria.
Continue readingSiemens wins wind energy order in Norway
Siemens AS, the Norwegian unit of German Siemens AG (FRA: SIE), said it has signed a contract, worth up to NOK1bn to supply and operate 43 wind turbines, with Norwegian utilities Jaeren Energi and Nordkraft Vind.
Continue readingSunEdison and Xcel Energy Strike Deal for 50MW of Solar PV Energy in New Mexico
SunEdison, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), and Xcel Energy, announced a deal for five photovoltaic solar installations in New Mexico that will total 50 megawatts (MW) in generation capacity.
Continue readingSSE buys Walney wind farm stake
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is buying a 25.1% interest in the Walney offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea for up to £39m.
Continue readingCentrica To Sell 50% Stake In Lincs Wind Farm To Dong Energy For GBP 50 Mln Cash
Integrated energy company Centrica Plc (CNA.L: News ) Wednesday said it has agreed to sell 50% equity stake in its 270 megawatt Lincs offshore wind farm to Danish Dong Energy and Siemens for GBP 50 million in cash.
Continue readingMass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. Starts New York Project
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MMGW) reports that its Hunter, New York project has been substantially completed and started testing the new wind augmenter and wind diverter (both patent pending).
Continue readingVestas receives 140 MW order for Bulgaria and Romania
Vestas has received an order for delivery of 50 V100-1.8 MW and 25 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for Bulgaria and Romania. The order has been placed by Global Wind Power.
Continue readingFusion Helps Ford Set New Record for Hybrid Sales
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has already set a record for annual hybrid sales of 31,000 hybrids through November, eclipsing the previous high in 2007.
Continue readingDONG Energy sells minority stake in Walney Offshore Wind Farm
DONG Energy and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) have entered into an agreement whereby SSE acquires a 25.1% stake in the 367MW (megawatt) Walney offshore wind farm.
Continue readingChina Emerging as One of the Largest Wind Equipment Market
The Chinese wind equipment market is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 20% during 2010- 2012. The Chinese wind power equipments market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 20% from 2010 to 2012.
Continue readingDONG Energy and Siemens Project Ventures to join UK offshore wind farm
Joint Venture to acquire a 50% stake of a 270 MW UK offshore wind farm project Lincs from UK energy company Centrica.
Continue readingUS photovoltaic advances
According to a study by EER, there is an ongoing development in this field, also spurred by the dynamic electrical utilities. A capacity of 2,000 MW is planned for 2011 and of about 21,500 MW for 2020.
Continue reading2009: A significant year for wind energy By Chris Madison
As AWEA prepares to take a break, it’s worth looking back on 2009, a year that saw many twists and turns, and stops and starts in the industry, but most of all, signs of long-term vitality, despite short-term obstacles.
Continue readingNicaragua invertirá 497 millones de dólares en energías renovables
El Gobierno de Nicaragua prevé invertir unos 500 millones de dólares en los próximos cuatro años en energías renovables para revertir la matriz energética del país, que depende en un 80 por ciento del petróleo.
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