Ten coastal states and the Department of Interior established a consortium to promote and coordinate research, design, implementation and management of new wind farm facilities on the Atlantic.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: June 2010
CPUC Approves the Windstar Power Purchase Agreement Amendment
Western Wind Engages Rabobank with a Mandate to Arrange $55 Million to Complete the Financing for the 120 Megawatt Windstar wind farm in Tehachapi, California.
Continue readingBreaking down barriers to wind energy in Romania and Hungary
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) invites all media representatives to a double-date on wind power development in emerging EU markets.
Continue readingSeattle?s New Aspira Apartment Tower Installs Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Coulomb Technologies announced its first installation of its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles in Seattle.
Continue readingTHINK launches fourth generation EV drive-train ?plug and play? technology
THINK CEO Richard Canny introduced, in detail for the first time, the THINK G4 EV DRIVE CONTROLLER ? the most advanced commercially available electric vehicles (EV) drive-train technology.
Continue readingLake Erie Wind Energy Project
Cuyahoga County Issues Request for Qualifications for Lakebed Soil Sampling and Mapping Studies on Lake Erie Wind Power Project.
Continue readingWind Road Show in Wyoming
This has been a challenging year for the wind power industry in Wyoming, with a fair amount of misinformation and some unfavorable new tax legislation.
Continue readingConsumers Energy Reaches Purchase Agreements for 240 Megawatts of Renewable Energy
Consumers Energy has reached power purchase agreements with independent developers for more than 240 megawatts of new Michigan-based renewable energy capacity.
Continue readingGestamp Enter Into Wind Power Project Partnership Arrangement
Flat Water Holdings announced an equity partnership associated with the 60 MW Flat Water Wind energy project, a tri-party partnership between Gallop Power, Gestamp Wind North America and Banco Santander.
Continue readingBoston-Power Announces $60 Million in Growth Capital
Boston-Power, Inc., the provider of next-generation Lithium-ion batteries, announced $60 million in Series E funding co-led by existing investors Foundation Asset Management (FAM) and Oak Investment Partners.
Continue readingLeo Motors Opens Its Own Manufacturing Facility
Leo Motors, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LEOM) became a true manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs) as it opened its own manufacturing plant near Hanam City, Korea.
Continue readingKorea Introduces Electric Buses
Electric buses developed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Hankuk Fiber and Hyundai Heavy Industries will begin service from the end of this year in Mt. Nam and Yeouido, the city said Thursday.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Power announces JV to build 60 wind farm vessels
Offshore Wind Power Marine Services announces Joint venture to build 60 wind farm crew transfer vessels and create 200 full time jobs.
Continue readingSunPower Announces New World Record Solar Photovoltaic Cell Efficiency
SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) announced that it has produced a full-scale solar cell with a sunlight to to electricity conversion efficiency of 24.2 percent at its manufacturing plant in the Philippines.
Continue readingIberdrola Launches Spain?s First Smart Grid in Castellón
The President of the Valencia regional government, Francisco Camps, and the chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, launched Spain’s first smart network project at the company’s Castellón offices today.
Continue readingSuzlon to add 48.3 MW of wind energy to China
Suzlon Energy (Tianjin) Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary of Suzlon Energy secured a 48.3 MW wind power order from a new customer, one of five largest wind energy producers in China.
Continue readingAuto manufacturers agree on specifications to connect electric vehicles to the grid
The European automobile manufacturers have defined joint specifications to connect electric vehicles to the electricity grid in a safe and user-friendly way.
Continue readingRegulators move in positive direction on transmission costs
The transmission lines are needed to carry the power generated by wind turbines in unpopulated areas to the markets where it is used by customers.
Continue readingAltair Nanotechnologies to Power Proterra’s Electric Vehicles
Altair Nanotechnologies Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement With Proterra Inc. to Power Proterra’s Electric and Hybrid Transit Buses.
Continue readingQuébec?s 2nd Wind Energy Industry Gala
The winners of Québec?s 2nd Wind Energy Industry Gala presented by Hydro-Québec were honoured this evening in the presence of over 200 people.
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