Investments in the renewable energy market saw a 59% increase in deal value, reporting $678.1 billion in 2009, compared to $425.5 billion in 2008.
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World Wind Energy Report 2009 By WWEA
Worldwide wind power capacity reached 159,213 MW, out of which 38,312 MW were added in 2009. Wind power showed a growth rate of 31,7 %, the highest rate since 2001.
Continue readingBYD, Daimler to Develop Ekectric Vehicles for Chinese Market
New brand formation by BYD and Daimler together. Technology partnership for Chinese-market-oriented new electric car.
Continue readingEuropean grant for wave energy project in Spain
The European Commission awarded a 4.5 million euro grant for the construction of the wave energy plant in Spain, based on the American PowerBuoy OPT technology.
Continue readingUK: 2,000 MW of offshore energy by 2020
It was announced by the Energy Minister, David Kidney, who presented the new report of environmental assessment for offshore energy plants that included, for the first time, marine technologies.
Continue readingInnovations That Could Change the Way You Drive
Double the Range of Electric Vehicles While the demand for electric cars is growing, lithium-ion batteries only provide up to 30 minutes. Nanoporous silicon electrodes may enable these batteries to store ten times more.
Continue readingNordex interested in Pakistan’s wind energy
Nordex has shown interest in investing in energy sector in Pakistan to help overcome shortage of emergency in the country. A delegation of the company visited Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB).
Continue readingMiddle East and North Africa to become one of the world’s largest producers of renewable energy
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the potential to become one of the world?s largest producers of renewable energy.
Continue readingMorocco: The impetus to go green
Morocco currently imports 97% of its energy. With wind, sun and space to spare, Morocco is better endowed than most countries in terms of renewable energy potential. The impetus to go green has also never been stronger.
Continue readingChina invests in smart grid to tap solar and wind energy
Imagine the scenario: bulbs, washing machine and air-conditioner in your house could automatically switch to operate in an energy-saving manner at peak times of power use when electricity rates heighten.
Continue readingDevelopment and investment costs of offshore wind power
Offshore wind only accounts for a small amount of the total installed wind power capacity in the world ? approximately 1%. The development of offshore wind has mainly been in Northern European counties.
Continue readingCost of on-land wind power
The costs range from 7-10 c?/kWh at sites with low average wind speeds, to approximately 5-6.5 c?/kWh at windy coastal sites, with an average of approximately 7c?/kWh at a wind site with average wind speeds.
Continue readingConcentrating solar power (CSP): 1.2 GW under construction and another 13.9 GW announced
Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors to focus a large area of sunlight onto a small area.
Continue readingWorld Photovoltaic Installed capacity increased from 9,162 MW in 2007 to 21,070 MW in 2009
The global solar PV market witnessed tremendous growth in 2008 and 2009 with 11,908 MW (megawatts) of installed capacity coming online in these two years as compared to only 2,392 MW installed in 2007.
Continue readingKenya: The government has approved 300 megawatts wind power plant at Bubisa in Marsabit
The government has approved plans by Gitson Energy Ltd to build 300 megawatts wind farm at Bubisa in Marsabit.
Continue readingLG Chem Ltd. to make lithium ion cell factory in Holland (Michigan)
LG Chem Ltd. and its U.S. subsidiary Troy-based Compact Inc. will make battery cells for electric vehicles at a plant in western Michigan.
Continue readingTin?sulfur?lithium-ion battery as alternative to conventional lithium batteries
A common problem with notebook computers is that the battery delivers power for far too short a time, which only gets shorter as it gets older.
Continue readingAnálisis energético y económico del vehículo eléctrico
Análisis energético y económico del vehículo eléctrico. Francisco Laverón Simavilla, Miguel Ángel Muñoz Rodríguez, Gonzalo Sáenz de Miera Cárdenas. Iberdrola.
Continue readingRockwood and Piedmont to promote the new generation of electric batteries
Rockwood signed a memorandum of understanding with the Regional Government of Piedmont in Italy to advance its development work on a new generation of cathode materials.
Continue readingTata Power plans to increase its wind energy capacity to 2,000 MW
Aiming to produce 25 per cent power from green sources by 2017, Tata Power plans to increase its wind turbines and solar energy generation capacity to 2,000 MW and 250 MW respectively.
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