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Kyocera Completes Construction of New Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant
Kyocera Corporation announced that it has recently completed construction of a new solar cell manufacturing plant.
Continue readingWind power maximums in Spain
Wind energy during the month of February accounted for 20% of the total production in Spain and represented a growth of 38.6% with respect to the same period in 2009.
Continue readingJoule, Africa?s first electric car
Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Paris:DSY) announced that Optimal Energy, South African car manufacturer, will develop Joule, Africa?s first battery-powered vehicle, with the DS V6 solutions.
Continue readingNatural gas is natural and pretty clean, but renewable? Nope By Chris Madison (AWEA)
Putting gas into the mix makes no sense, and not just because it is not renewable. It is already in the mix–in fact, it is the fastest growing utility generating source.
Continue readingBy 2009 there were 174,000 MW of solar thermal collectors
By 2009 there were 174,000 MW of solar thermal collectors for water heating and building heating or cooling installed, but only about 1,000 MW of high temperature solar thermal and about 17,000 MW of solar PV capacity.
Continue readingBiofuel ?worse than regular petrol or diesel?
The environmental impact of clearing forests to make way for biofuel crops is such that using fossil fuel in cars is better for the environment than biofuels made from crops such as palm oil.
Continue readingLos biocombustibles contaminan más que el diesel, según estudio
Los biocombustibles utilizados en los motores de automóviles son más contaminantes que el diesel, según un estudio gubernamental británico filtrado al diario británico The Times.
Continue readingUltra Lithium Signs Agreement to Acquire 100% Interest in Nevada Lithium Project
Ultra Lithium Inc. announces that it has entered into a mineral property acquisition agreement, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ultra Lithium (USA) Inc., to acquire South Big Smokey Valley.
Continue readingGearbox Test Stand to Perform Full-Load Testing for 3 MW Class Wind Turbine Units
Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN) announced that it is expanding its portfolio of Precision Repair and Engineering services with enhanced megawatt (MW) gearbox refurbishment capabilities.
Continue readingNew UN report to reveal costs of climate change and other pollution By Chris Rose, EWEA
An as yet unpublished study conducted for the United Nations, which shows that about one-third of the profits of some of the biggest companies in the world would be eradicated if they had to pay the true costs of the env
Continue readingVolkswagen aims to be electric car leader
Volkswagen plans to expand its fleet of electric vehicles: The use of hybrid technology in production vehicles is already being demonstrated in the Touareg Hybrid at this year?s Geneva Motor Show.
Continue readingThe Seat’s electric car Ibe Concept
Development of electric car expertise in Spain under SEAT leadership. Electric drive with 75 kW (102 hp) for zero-emissions driving.
Continue readingOpel empezará a fabricar el vehículo eléctrico Ampera a finales de 2011
El nuevo coche eléctrico de Opel ha completado con éxito el trayecto de más de 500 kilómetros entre la sede de la empresa en Ruesselsheim (Alemania) y la ciudad suiza de Ginebra.
Continue readingSeat presenta en Ginebra un prototipo eléctrico
Seat ha presentado, con motivo de la celebración del Salón Internacional del Automóvil de Ginebra, un nuevo coche de concepto eléctrico, denominado Seat IBE.
Continue readingCar Charging Group, Inc. Awarded Electric Vehicles Contract to Install Chargers
Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCBB:CCGI) announced it has signed an agreement with The Plaza at Oceanside Pompano Beach to install and maintain electric vehicle chargers for its residents.
Continue readingU.S. Smart Grid, beyond the Smart Meter
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and smart meters are the foundational technologies of the smart power grid. But the smart grid is more than the home smart meter.
Continue readingTPS Temperature Testing Chamber for Lithium Ion Batteries
Thermal Product Solutions, a division of SPX Corporation, recently engineered a Tenney test chamber specifically designed for temperature testing of lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingDaimler AG signs MoU with BYD to Establish a Technology Partnership for Electric Vehicles in China
This technology partnership creates a win-win business model with complimentary competences.
Continue readingDaimler y la china BYD crearán una marca de vehículos eléctricos
Daimler, propietario de las firmas Mercedes-Benz y Smart, y el fabricante chino de vehículos BYD crearán una marca específica de coches eléctricos y promoverán el desarrollo de la movilidad eléctrica en el mercado chino.
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