Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Endesa, Spain’s largest electricity supply company, have joined forces to develop a Quick Charging network for electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
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Vestas? vision of wind power, oil and gas is becoming a reality
The Danish Climate Commission states that Denmark can have a fossil free energy supply.
Continue readingChristian Kjaer, EWEA?s CEO, talks to Power and Energy
In an article published this month in Power and Energy, Christian Kjaer argues that in order to stimulate an internal electricity market in Europe, a ?fifth freedom? needs to be instated quickly.
Continue readingEdf Energy Renewables Signs Deal With Force 9
EDF Energy Renewables has signed a joint development agreement with Force 9 to develop a series of onshore wind power plants over the next few years.
Continue readingWind energy in Israel – Golan Wind Farm Underway
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu signed a decree this past week which declares the plan by the Multimatrix company to build a large wind farm in the northern Golan Heights a national project.
Continue readingCanadian and Chinese to set up a wind energy project in Pakistan
A foreign consortium of Canadian and Chinese companies, Bradford Power Limited, it is ready to set up a wind power project with an output capacity of 200 MW in Pakistan with an investment of $500 million.
Continue readingStart up of the Concentrating Solar Power Plant Hassi R?Mel in Algeria
It has commenced work on start up of the hybrid solar thermal plant ?Hassi R?Mel-ISCC? that Abener and Teyma are building in Algeria, near the largest natural African gas reserve called Hassi R?Mel.
Continue readingPeugeot to launch the iOn electric vehicles
Due to efficient management of electrical energy, the iOn has a comfortable range of 150 km in the standard European cycle.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan partnership for electric vehicles with Toronto
The Renault?Nissan Alliance announced that Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Toronto, to advance zero-emission mobility and electric cars in the city.
Continue readingToyota dealership uses wind energy to lower carbon footprint
Although the Byers? wind turbines are not designed to compete with the capacity of industrial-scale wind farm, they are indicative of a growing trend by businesses to tap into the many benefits of wind power.
Continue readingGE and Harbin Electric team up in Chinese wind energy JV
GE announced a joint venture with Harbin Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. (HEC), a subsidiary of Harbin Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (HPEC), to manufacture and supply wind turbines to its customers in China.
Continue readingREpower and Denker & Wulf sign wind energy contract (74.8 MW)
REpower and Denker & Wulf sign wind power contract about 74.8 MW for wind farm project in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Continue readingIberdrola Renewables opens in Portland the most advanced wind energy control facility in the US
Iberdrola Renovables is the sector?s second largest wind farm operator in the US with 41 wind farms in operation with a wind power combined capacity of nearly 3,900 megawatts (MW).
Continue readingU.S. Wind Power Project Nets Billions
One of the U.S.’s largest wind farms relies on GL Garrad Hassan to secure $1.2 billion in financing.
Continue readingCertification for small wind turbines in the UK
The British market for small wind turbines will grow by a projected 181% in 2010 according to independent reports. Today, the UK is the second largest wind energy market in the world for small wind power systems.
Continue readingArrival of Chevrolet Volt in China
First electric vehicles with extended-range capability with lithium ion batteries. Available in domestic market in 2011.
Continue readingCalifornian authorities approve huge Blythe concentrating solar power
With 1,000 MW, it will be the world?s largest concentrating solar power plant. Its construction, after the BLM?s final approval, will begin by the end of the year and end in the summer of 2013.
Continue readingWorld?s largest offshore wind farm is in the UK
The 300 MW new wind energy plant is the world?s largest offshore wind farm and will increase UK?s offshore wind power capacity by 30%.
Continue readingCaribbean Island of Bonaire Aims for 100% Wind Power by 2015
While the Caribbean territories depend mainly on energy imports to fuel their needs, the island of Bonaire is to produce 100% of its energy from renewables by 2015.
Continue readingChina’s rare earths campaign helps development of new energy industry
Rare earths have become increasingly important in the manufacture of new energy products like electric-car batteries, wind turbines and other sophisticated products.
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