No slow-down for global wind energy. GWEC expects that the global installed wind capacity will reach 409 GW by 2014, up from 158.5 GW at the end of 2009.
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OG&E Proposal Would Achieve Goal to Quadruple Wind Power by 2012 in Oklahoma
OG&E announced that it is seeking Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) approval to build and operate a new 198-megawatt wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma.
Continue readingElectro-mobility puts renewable energies on the road
Renault to launch series electric vehicles in the market from 2011. Moving forward with the development of nation-wide charging infrastructure. RWE and Renault extend partnership.
Continue readingGalaxy Resources signs agreements for lithium
Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) (PINK:GALXF) is pleased to announce that it has executed agreements with thirteen major Chinese lithium cathode producers for the offtake of its battery grade lithium carbonate product.
Continue readingTesla Roadster Heads for Hallowed Grounds of Nikola Tesla
Nikola held more than 700 patents and remains an inspiration to me personally and to many entrepreneurs and inventors ? both in Silicon Valley and around the world.
Continue readingOffshore wind farm coming to Lake Michigan (Illinois)?
City of Evanston officials have endorsed a plan to look for partners to build offshore wind turbines six to nine miles east of the Northwestern University campus.
Continue readingPutting wind power to work in Wyoming
Power Company of Wyoming LLC’s Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project is a 1,000 wind turbines wind farm to be located south of Rawlins in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Continue readingPristine announces advancement of Ontario feed in tariff wind power projects
Pristine Power Inc. (?Pristine? or the ?Company?) announced that its two proposed Ontario based wind farm projects, St. Columban and Grand Valley have successfully advanced to the next stage of the Ontario Feed In Tarif.
Continue readingWind power in Shanghai
A wind farm plant near Donghai Bridge, which has 34 wind turbines, is expanding its capacity from this week in a move expected to relieve pressure on the city’s power supplies and enhance the generation of clean energy.
Continue readingIBM and KACST Collaborate on Solar-Powered Desalination Technology
I.B.M. and a Saudi Arabian research institute are collaborating to develop a desalination plant powered by a new type of solar technology.
Continue readingAmazon test for Caithness-made renewable hydrokinetic turbine vertical axis
Developed by Scottish company MTDS, this new turbine – designed to harness energy from slow-flowing rivers – is being installed on the Amazon, for a twelve-month testing period.
Continue readingFirst electric car charging station in East China
The first large electric car charging station in east China’s Shandong Province, capable of charging 45 cars at a time, is being built in Linyi City, as part of a program to promote the development of electric vehicles.
Continue readingBoeing’s new high-concentration photovoltaic solar system
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Stirling Energy Systems have formed a partnership to complete the commercialization and deployment of Boeing’s XR700 high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar power technology.
Continue readingNicaragua develops its renewable sources
Previous studies have estimated that Nicaragua has over 4,500 MW of potential to produce energy from renewable sources.
Continue readingObama Announces $100 Million for Smart Grid
Obama administration announced nearly 100 million dollars for 54 smart grid workforce training programs that will help prepare the next generation of workers in the utility and electrical manufacturing industries.
Continue readingNordex obtains order for major wind power project in Sweden (295 MW)
Nordex has signed a frame work agreement with the municipally-owned utility Skelleftea Kraft AB, Skelleftea, to supply a total of 118 wind turbines in the N100/2500 series.
Continue readingAlbiasa to supply Hawaii?s largest solar power plant
Albiasa Corporation (Albiasa) has received a letter of intent from Pacific Light & Power (PLP) for the supply of solar collection and thermal energy storage technology and equipment for its 10 MW PLP Kauai 1 project.
Continue readingVenezuela will install 10,000 megawatts of wind power in the next 15 years
Venezuela’s energy authorities and the Association of Wind Energy proposes to install 10 thousand megawatts of wind generation in the country for the next 15 years.
Continue readingElectric vehicles can cut federal deficit by $336 billion
The Electrification Coalition (EC) released a long-term macroeconomic analysis of the policy proposals put forward in its November 2009 Electrification Roadmap.
Continue readingLooking at Hybrid-Electric Light Vehicles
The growth of industrialization also saw the escalation of one of the most basic needs of humans – transportation.
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