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Cleantech Infocus: Electric Vehicles
Electric cars were available over a century ago. There have been aborted attempts at reviving the electric car, but it is only now that the industry is set to enter the mainstream.
Continue readingWild Brush Energy Adds Large Scale Transport & Crane Company to Wind Farm Objectives
Wild Brush Energy (PINKSHEETS: WBRE) and EUROKRAN2 have agreed to collaborate in a large-scale wind project. Representatives from both Companies initially began talks at the Husum Wind Energy Conference in Germany.
Continue readingEnergy Technologies Institute launches more than £50m of projects in 2009
Innovation and cost reduction in offshore wind, marine, transport, distribution, carbon capture and storage, and distributed energy will help UK address 2050 carbon reduction targets.
Continue readingEnBW purchases seven onshore wind farms
EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (EEE) has concluded the contracts to acquire seven onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 53 megawatt (MW) and 38 wind power plants with PNE Wind AG.
Continue readingFirst Solar and EDF Energies Nouvelles in Talks with Blanquefort
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and EDF Energies Nouvelles (Euronext: EEN) on Monday announced that they are in the final stages of exclusive negotiations with the town of Blanquefort, near the city of Bordeaux.
Continue readingData Center Powered By Wind Power
An lSP and hosting company in Illinois may be the first data center operator in the U.S. to power its facility entirely with wind energy from an on-site turbine.
Continue readingNavistar Looks to Future to Extend Technology Leadership
Navistar Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire an interest in Danish technology company Amminex.
Continue readingNew Coalition Debuts to Deliver High Performance Electric Vehicles
A Swedish industry-first electric car coalition has been established to fuel the advancement of zero-emission, high performance electric vehicles.
Continue readingSANYO Becomes A Panasonic Company
Panasonic Corp. (TSE:6752) said Friday that it began mass production this month of a high-capacity cylindrical lithium ion battery that can be used in notebook computers.
Continue readingBasin Electric Power Cooperative: Construction Complete on North Dakota Wind Farm
Basin Electric Power Cooperative says its $250 million wind farm project south of Minot is slated to come on line by year`s end.
Continue readingGarantía a Mesoamérica Energy para la energía eólica en Honduras
El proyecto eólico de Energía Eólica de Honduras, filial de Mesoamérica Energy, está valorado en 300 millones de dólares y asciende a 100 megavatios.
Continue readingGeneración por Energías Renovables en Argentina
Son 49 planes que participan en la licitación del programa Generación por Energías Renovables, presentadas por 22 grupos empresarios a principios de la semana pasada.
Continue readingConferencia de la ONU de Copenhague: Un tratado congelado por Antonio Cerrillo
La alianza EE UU-China ralentizará las acciones contra el calentamiento. Ni los peores pronósticos podían imaginar unos acuerdos tan tibios e insuficientes como los obtenidos en la conferencia de la ONU de Copenhague.
Continue readingEU Commission Outline is a Positive Action Plan for Much-Needed Border-Neutral Carbon Reduction
GE (NYSE: GE) Applauds the Introduction of a Smart Grid Roadmap and Commitment for Europe, but Believes Build Out Can Begin Sooner Through Viable Technologies Ready and Available Today.
Continue readingNational Audubon Society Shows Support for Wind Power
“When you look at a wind turbine, you can find the bird carcasses and count them,” he said. “With a coal-fired power plant, you can’t count the carcasses, but it’s going to kill a lot more birds.”
Continue readingNew electric vehicles charge point installed at ETEC
Green electricity from RWE hitting the road. Two new “mini” wind turbines on A40 autobahn. More than 400 charging points planned in North Rhine-Westphalia by 2010. Ruhrgebiet key region for e-mobility.
Continue readingClayton Power develops intelligent BMS for battery management of Lithium cells
The newly developed Battery Management System (BMS) from Clayton Power provides new opportunities for storing alternative energy in small or large scale lithium battery banks.
Continue readinge-mobility Berlin delivers smart solutions for electric mobility
RWE and Daimler start the second phase of their joint large-scale project. “e-mobility Berlin” for sustainable electric mobility.
Continue readingWind Alliance to invest 420mln euros in wind power in Serbia
Wind Alliance Group of Spain is to invest 420 million euros in a wind farm project in Serbia over three years.
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