Endesa invertirá 10.500 millones entre 2010 y 2014, según su nuevo plan estratégico, en el que se incluye la creación de una sociedad que aunará sus activos de renovables con los de la italiana Enel en España y Portugal.
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Maldives signs for 25-megawatt wind power plant with WinWinD
Maldives has come to an agreement with a Finnish company, to develop a 25-megawatt wind farm in Maldives, funded by Finnish Fund for Industrial Corporation.
Continue readingEnel reorganises renewables operations in Spain and portugal
Enel SpA approved an operation that foresees the integration of the renewable energy operations of Endesa and Enel Green Power SpA (EGP) in Spain and Portugal.
Continue reading3 out of 4 Americans Approve of Solar Energy Development on Public Lands
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released new national polling data showing that 75 percent of those surveyed support the development of solar energy plants on public lands.
Continue readingGovernment welcomes the Nissan electric vehicles Leaf to the UK
Nissan to build UK’s first mass market electric car. Government commits £20.7m grant to support Nissan investment in lithium ion batteries plant and electric cars production
Continue readingU.S. DOE Selects Lockheed Martin to Advance Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Utility Power Plans
The U.S. Department of Energy recently selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) to receive two grants totaling $1 million to advance the technology commercialization of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC).
Continue readingNissan Leaf electric car to be manufactured in Sunderland
Nissan is to build its new electric vehicles – the Leaf – at its Sunderland plant.
Continue readingSri Lanka: First commercial wind power plant soon
Senok, the Sri Lanka first commercial Wind Farm located in the southern part of Kalpitiya in the Puttalam District will be opened next week.
Continue readingJuhl Wind expands Woodstock Hills wind farm in Minnesota
The Woodstock Hills wind farm was developed by Juhl Wind years ago and represents one of the first community wind farms built in the U.S.
Continue readingKoncar Elektroindustrija to build wind farm in Croatia
Koncar Elektroindustrija plans to build a 200 million kuna ($38 million/27.5 million euro) wind power plant in the Adriatic town of Split with a total capacity of 17.5 megawatts (MW).
Continue readingNo demonstrators, but lots of determination in Greensboro By Chris Madison (AWEA)
Wind energy, which creates jobs and energy without pollution, is hard to be against, especially at a time when many Americans are still hurting economically.
Continue readingMeridian builds wind farm in Australia
New Zealand electricity generator Meridian Energy Ltd has entered a joint venture with Australia’s AGL Energy Ltd (AGL) to build the $A800 million Macarthur Wind Farm in south-west Victoria.
Continue readingElectric vehicles offer benefits for New Zealand
Electric vehicles (EVs) are likely to play an important role in New Zealand?s future as consumers seek cleaner and cheaper options to petrol and diesel.
Continue readingU.S. and Foreign Wind Power Companies Create Good American Jobs By Lutz Weischer
Wind energy needs stable policy support in the United States in order to keep creating jobs.
Continue readingWind energy creates jobs
Over the past five years, the European wind energy industry has created more than 60,000 new jobs, and the expansion in jobs is predicted to rise despite the on-going economic crisis.
Continue readingZero-Carbon Buildings By Lester R. Brown
The building sector is responsible for a large share of world electricity consumption and raw materials use.
Continue readingThe Renault-Nissan Alliance and A2A launch an EV pilot project in Lombardy (Italy)
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and multi-utility A2A have finalized their agreement on the joint development of electric vehicles in Lombardy, following the memorandum of understanding signed in 2009.
Continue readingRenault y Nissan lideran un proyecto piloto de vehículos eléctricos en Italia
Renault y Nissan ha alcanzado un acuerdo con la compañía A2A, segunda empresa energética de Italia, para poner en marcha un proyecto de desarrollo del coche eléctrico en la región de Lombardía, en Iatalia.
Continue readingAzure Dynamics Outlines Lead Customer Strategy For Ford Transit Connect Electric
Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX:AZD) (OTC: AZDDF) previously announced AT&T as its first lead customer for the Ford Transit Connect Electric car.
Continue readingEnvia Systems Awarded Grants from U.S. Department of Energy
Envia Systems announced that it was awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) newly formed Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy and $1 million from the California Energy Commission.
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