El máximo órgano legislativo de China empezó a discutir el martes una enmienda legal que obligaría a las compañías eléctricas a adquirir toda la electricidad producida por los generadores de energías renovables.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: December 2009
Tesla Motors kicks off ?Roadster Road Trip? from LA to Detroit
Tesla employees will raise awareness about green transportation in 2,700-mile journey to the North American International Auto Show. Tesla Motors Opens South Florida Store.
Continue readingNREL Evaluates UPS Hybrid-Electric Van Performance
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has collected and analyzed fuel economy, maintenance and other vehicle performance data from UPS?s first generation hybrid diesel.
Continue readingRhode Island Announce Selection Of Chevron Energy Solutions Co. To Construct Wind Turbines In Narragansett
Review Team Consisting of Finance, Energy, Coastal Permitting and Government Reps Ranks Chevron Proposal Highest Among All Plans Submitted for Consideration.
Continue readingLooking back over COP15 By Eleanor Smith
Press articles present varying degrees of acceptance on the final outcome of COP15; I have decided to pick a few diverging points of view, for memory?s sake.
Continue readingTucson?s Second Chargepoint Networked Charging Stations
Coulomb Technologies, Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Pima Association of Governments? Clean Cities program announced the groundbreaking of Tucson?s second ChargePoint® Networked Charging Station for Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingWind Energy Industry Highlights of 2009
Reflecting on a year that opened with high expectations for renewable energy from the new Obama Administration and was buffeted by economic storms, AWEA identified the wind industry?s top accomplishments in 2009.
Continue readingChina BAK Announces High Power Battery Supply Contract for Electric Bus
China BAK Battery, Inc. (“China BAK”, the “Company” or “we”) (Nasdaq: CBAK), one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers in the world, as measured by production output, today announced its Tianjin Facility
Continue readingVertical-axis wind turbines maximize land use and maintain efficiency
According to a study by the California Institute of Technology, vertical-axis wind turbines are still efficient though bunched up, thus reducing the area occupied by wind farms.
Continue readingLa demanda de electricidad desciende un 4,6% y la eólica supera al carbón en 2009
La demanda peninsular de energía eléctrica durante 2009 ha sido de 251.305 GWh, un 4,6% inferior que en el año 2008. Este descenso representa la primera tasa negativa anual.
Continue readingEólica en Uruguay: UTE licitará en enero los nuevos parques eólicos
Se buscará la instalación de entre tres y cinco parques eólicos con una potencia eólica de 150 megavatios. Uruguay quiere tener 300 megavatios eólicos en 2015.
Continue readingSika ofrece soluciones integrales para proteger a los aerogeneradores
Sika ofrece soluciones integrales para proteger a las turbinas eólicas, cuidando la inversión a largo plazo en energía renovable. En Chile, SikaGrout® 212 y SikaGrout® 328 CL son protagonistas.
Continue reading2010 Automotive Trends Forecasted by Edmunds.com
Car and light truck sales in 2009 are expected to total approximately 10.4 million units sold, the lowest since 1970 when the country?s population was 70 million less.
Continue readingSuzlon Engages Marathon Capital to identify financing strategies for wind turbines
Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., the North American subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) announced the appointment of Marathon Capital, LLC, to explore and identify innovative financing strategies for wind turbines.
Continue readingFirst US programme for offshore development in fresh water
A tender was announced for the construction of offshore wind projects reaching up to 500 MW in the waters of lakes Erie and Ontario. Construction could begin in the summer of 2011.
Continue readingEnel Green Power increases its geothermal capacity in Italy
The new plant of Lagoni Rossi has entered into service, so the geothermal capacity installed in Tuscany has increased by 12 MW, reaching 842 MW. The potential for further growth is estimated up to 200 MW.
Continue readingGeothermal power: projects for 2000 MW in Kenya
The state-run company GDC plans to install 200 MW per year during the next 10 years and another 2,000 MW in the following decade.
Continue readingFersa alcanza los 150,4 MW de potencia eólica tras inaugurar un parque en Tarragona
Catalana d?Energies Renovables (Cater), sociedad participada por Fersa, ha obtenido el Acta de Puesta en Marcha del parque eólico de Mudéfer II de 12,6 MW, situado en la localidad de Caseres en Tarragona.
Continue readingLM Glasfiber: New research project to explore intelligent blades
LM Glasfiber enters into a new three-year research project supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation to develop laser-based wind sensory systems as an integrated part of future wind turbines.
Continue readingWind Power in Jamaica
In the Caribbean, 12 MW of wind energy is installed in Curacao and 20.7
MW at Wigton, Manchester, Jamaica.
