UBS, the investment bank predicted earlier that, green sector wouldbecome the main focus for the next economic cycle, which would last for a relatively longer time.
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Energy storage: evolution, not yet revolution
Costs are still disproportionally high relative to technical capabilities and added value. Worthy of mention, also, is the fact is that the auto industry is only slowly recovering from the economic downturn.
Continue readingSiemens receives first 138 MW wind power order in Manitoba, Canada
Siemens Energy has been awarded an order for 60 2.3-MW SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines to be installed near the town of Morris, Manitoba, Canada.
Continue readingTeco Electric & Machinery unveils 2MW wind turbines
Teco Electric & Machinery, one of the world’s largest producers of industrial motors, Tuesday debuted a two-megawatt (MW) wind power wind turbines, officially marking its entry into the wind energy field.
Continue readingRenault- Nissan Alliance Partners with the Christchurch City Council (New Zealand) for Electric Vehicles
The Renault- Nissan Alliance (the Alliance) and the Christchurch City Council have formed a partnership to explore the development of a Zero Emission Electric Cars programme in Christchurch City.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance forms electric vehicles partnership with state of Massachusetts
The announcement was made at the Museum of Science in Boston, a stop on the Nissan LEAF Zero Emission Tour, and helps pave the way for the 2010 introduction of electric car Nissan LEAF.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Power China Conference & Exhibition
The past ten years has seen the global offshore wind turbines technology developing more maturely. Meanwhile, China, in its early stage, enjoys a large growing room for this market.
Continue readingGalicia: La Xunta concederá 2.325 megavatios
El conselleiro de Economía, Javier Guerra, informó al Consello de la Xunta del Plan re-Xurde Eólico 2010, cuyas bases para la adjudicación de los 2.325 MW serán publicadas en el Diario oficial de Galicia (DOG).
Continue readingGermany produced 10.1 percent of its overall energy from renewable sources in 2009
Environmental Minister Norbert Roettgen released the latest figures, saying that for the first timeCrenewables such as wind power, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydroelectric, accounted for more than 10 percent.
Continue readingThe Projected Costs of Generating Electricity, according to IEA and NEA
Today, where local conditions are favourable, hydro energy and wind power are competitive generation technologies.
Continue readingLa eólica, tan competitiva como la nuclear según la AIE y la Agencia de la Energía Nuclear
La Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE) y la Agencia de la Energía Nuclear (AEN) siempre tratan de promover la energía nuclear. Un estudio más, con datos más que discutibles y muy sesgados.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance, Wuhan Government Partner on Electric Vehicles Pilot Program
The Renault-Nissan Alliance (the Alliance) and the People’s Government of Wuhan (Wuhan Government) today in Yokohama, Japan, signed a definitive agreement to develop zero-emission mobility.
Continue readingVestas receives 145 MW wind power order for the USA
Vestas received an order from We Energies for 81 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for the Glacier Hills Wind Farm in Wisconsin, USA.
The wind turbines will be delivered in early 2011.
Turkey’s Agaoglu Energy Group to invest US$2 bln in wind energy
Agaoglu Energy Group has launched its first wind farm and said it would invest US$2 billion in wind energy in the next three years.
Continue readingChina Leads G-20 Members in Clean Energy
For the first time, China led the United States and other G-20 members in 2009 clean energy investments and finance, according to data released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Continue readingGE Announces European Offshore Wind Power Expansion with a Planned EUR340 Million Investment
Plan Focused on GE’s Next Generation 4-megawatt Direct Drive Wind Turbines and Promising Offshore Wind Energy Sector.
Continue readingGM Unveils EN-V Concept: A Vision for Future Urban Mobility
Radical Change in Mobility to Address Growing Urbanization Issues. Convergence of Electricity and Connectivity Redefines Automobile DNA. EN-V Concepts to be Showcased at World Expo 2010 Shanghai.
Continue readingAmericans Feel a Smart Grid Will Help Reduce Power Outages, Personal Energy Usage
Additional Consumer-Friendly Education Needed as Only 4 Percent of Respondents ?Really Familiar? with Smart Grid Benefits and Challenges.
Continue readingCalifornia Business Alliance for a Green Economy Praises CARB’s New Economic Analysis
Statements from business leaders in Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Sacramento, Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Valley regions.
Continue readingGM muestra el vehículo eléctrico EN-V
Antes del año 2030 las áreas urbanas albergarán a más del 60 por ciento de los 8.000 millones de habitantes del planeta. La combinación de electricidad y conectividad redefine el ADN del automóvil.
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