The Renault-Nissan Alliance (the Alliance), Yulon-Nissan Motor (YNM) and Taiwan’s Taichung City entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
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Vert-I-Go Wind L.L.C. broke ground for a five-megawatt wind farm and manufacturing plant south of Clovis
A wind turbines company broke ground for a five-megawatt wind farm and manufacturing plant south of Clovis on Wednesday.
Continue readingMassive wind power expansion to drive Australia?s green energy future
an ambitiously comprehensive new plan that sees the country generating 100% of its energy needs from wind energy, solar power and other renewables in 10 years time has sparked a national debate after being released.
Continue readingStandard plugs for electrical vehicles
From ecological design to standard plugs for electrical cars: RAMPF participates in “Suppliers Innovative 2010”.
Continue readingLithium ion batteries in China
China’s domestic lithium-ion battery market consists of five main products, segmented by cathode chemistry.
Continue readingChina’s largest electric charging station for electric vehicles in Linyi
The construction of China’s largest electric charging station for electric vehicles in Linyi of Shandong province was completed on June 23.
Continue readingHouston?s Central Parking Installs Coulomb ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Coulomb Technologies announced that six ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric cars are now installed at six Central Parking Systems parking garages in downtown Houston.
Continue readingBlue Diamond Ventures to Co-Develop Proposed $420M Wind Power in Colorado
Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BLDV) to co-develop and begin construction this year on its proposed 198-megawatt wind energy project, plus 68 miles of transmission line in Huerfano County, Colorado.
Continue readingVestas China continues to add wind energy to Fujian Province
Fujian Energy Wind Power Company orders 24 V80 wind turbines from Vestas in China.
Continue readingEnovos Luxembourg Acquires a Wind Farm in France
Last week, Enovos Luxembourg also decided to participate in the offshore wind farm “Bard 1.” On 10 June 2010, Enovos Luxembourg S.A. signed the acquisition of a 100% stake in the wind farm “La Benate”.
Continue readingLDK Solar Signs Photovoltaic Supply Contract With Gestamp Solar
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract to supply solar modules to Spain-based Gestamp. LDK Solar will deliver 15.8 megawatts (MW) of solar modules to Gestamp Solar during the third quarter.
Continue readingIndian state-owned National Fertilizers to develop a 14.7-MW wind energy project in Rajasthan
Indian state-owned National Fertilizers (BSE:523630) on Friday said it will invest Rs 72 crore (US$15.6 million) to develop a 14.7-MW wind power project in Rajasthan for commercial use.
Continue readingVast northeast China to benefit from wind power
Scientists have estimated that the county has a potential wind energy of 8 million KW within the 1,600 square kilometers of the wind-rich region for installing giant wind turbines.
Continue readingStrong Bipartisan Support for Plan to Expand Electric Vehicles
The Electrification Coalition (EC) released the results of a national poll that showed across-the-board support for electric vehicles and the Coalition?s plan?reflected in recent bipartisan legislation?to deploy them.
Continue readingADA Technologies Awarded Contract to Improve Li-ion Batteries for Space Vehicle Use
ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $100,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force for Phase I research into the development of advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for military space satellite applications.
Continue readingSenator Daschle joins wind power industry push for RES legislation
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle joined a group of wind energy industry leaders urging Congress to pass renewable energy legislation this summer.
Continue readingEnergy Storage Technology Markets
Advanced Battery Technologies, Pumped Hydro, Compressed Air,
Flow Batteries, and Frequency Regulation for Utility-Scale Storage Applications.
Innovative ideas for how to produce wind energy in the future in Estonia
Two months before this year?s Global Wind Day, the Estonian Wind Power Association announced an imaginative contest with the aim of generating innovative ideas on what a wind turbine might look like in the future.
Continue readingSenator Tom Daschle, Clean Energy Coalition Call on President Obama and Senate Leadership for Clean Energy Action Now
The industry is at a crossroads with thousands of manufacturing jobs in the balance and with businesses and investors watching to see if the U.S. passes legislation supporting renewable energy.
Continue readingIngeteam to start the construction of a wind power manufacturing center in Milwaukee
Production is expected to begin in the facility in January of 2011. Eventually 275 people will work at the facility, which will be used to manufacture generators and converters for wind turbines and solar power inverters.
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