While the US is currently the lead nation in wind energy generation (with China predicted to surpass us shortly), Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for ?installed capacity? relative to other U.S. states.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: August 2010
BiFab wins £4m contract to build prototype tidal energy turbine
A Scottish company has won the contract to build one of the world’s most advanced tidal energy turbines.
Continue readingSmart Festival Is Guaranteed to Be Electric
This year?s smart festival is on a charge to be the best ever thanks to exclusive test drive opportunities of the smart fortwo electric car and an appearance by 2008 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton.
Continue readingWind power Vestas wins 74 MW wind turbines order in China
Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has received two wind power orders from China Guangdong Nuclear Wind Power (CGNWP) for a total of 87 wind turbines of the reliable and productive V52-850 kW wind turbine.
Continue readingWind energy in Mexico: Eoliatec to install first wind farm in Jalisco
With an investment of over $ 100 million, the company Eoliatec of Mexico will install the first wind farm to be built in Jalisco.
Continue readingWind power Vestas: Interim financial report, second quarter 2010
The second-quarter wind energy order intake was 3,031 MW, which was the highest level ever recorded and on a level with the order intake for the whole of 2009.
Continue readingResearchers Develop Ultrahigh-Power Energy Storage Devices
A team of researchers from the U.S. and France report the development of a mirco-supercapacitor with remarkable properties. The paper was published in Nature Nanotechnology online on August 15.
Continue readingSecretary Vilsack Announces Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loans and Grants
This project will fund a large wind power generation system that will offset the firm’s energy use and provide a portion for sale.
Continue reading800,000 Jobs by 2012
President Barack Obama visited ZBB Energy Corporation in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and declared that our commitment to clean energy is expected to lead to more than 800,000 jobs by 2012.
Continue readingElectric Car Company Executes Definitive Agreement With Liberty Electric Cars
Both Companies Will Form New Nevada Corporation to Manufacture Luxury High Performance Pure Electric Vehicles Using Patented Technologies.
Continue readingJuhl Wind Community Wind Power announced its results
Juhl Wind, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: JUHL), the Leader in Community Wind Power, announced its results for the second quarter and six months of 2010 which ended on June 30, 2010.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables and Neoenergia agree to jointly develop wind energy in Brazil
Iberdrola Renovables, with more than 11,400 MW of installed capacity at the end the first half of 2010, already owns a Brazilian wind farm, Río do Fogo, with installed capacity of 49 MW.
Continue readingBoston-Power?s Swing Battery Selected for NASA?s Humanoid Robot Project
Boston-Power® announced that its award-winning Swing? battery system has been selected by NASA as a part of Project M ? a proposed project to land an operational humanoid robot on the moon in 1,000 days.
Continue readingWind power picks up steam in Australia as nation turns to renewables
According to a AGL press release, the Macarthur wind farm will, upon completion in early 2013, be the largest in the southern hemisphere, and one of the largest in the world.
Continue readingAMSC Acquires 25 Percent Stake in Blade Dynamics
American Superconductor Corporation has acquired a 25 percent ownership position in Blade Dynamics Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of advanced wind turbines blades.
Continue readingSuzlon to set up wind power factory in Brazil
Suzlon Energy, a manufacturer of wind turbines, is establishing its first wind energy plant in Brazil, in an effort to give more importance on emerging economies.
Continue readingLargest wind energy plant in Romania, in Casimcea
The largest wind farm in Romania is to become operational in Casimcea commune (Romania?s south-east), the number of wind turbines here, set to feed the national grid, going to be approximately 300.
Continue readingSGS to Present its Wind Energy Services at the Eolica Expo Mediterranean 2010
On September 7-9, 2010, SGS will exhibit its Renewable Energy Services at the Eolica Expo Mediterranean 2010 at stand no.8 B32.
Continue readingJordan invites developers to bid wind farm at Fujeij
Feasibility studies by the government have indicated the proposed wind energy site, located near Shobak, 200 kilometers south of Amman would be suitable for an initial 80 MW to 100 MW wind turbines facility.
Continue readingTe Uku wind farm project goes to Meridian Energy
The 28 wind turbines project involves building 26 kilometres of roads on 55 square kilometres of private farm land near Raglan.
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