U.S. President Barack Obama sits in the drivers seat of the Opel Ampera electric vehicle on display at the NATO Summit in Lisbon.
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GL Garrad Hassan representative covers South Korea
South Korea is expanding its activities in the wind energy business. Inter alia, the government plans to install 500 wind turbines with a wind power capacity of 2,500 MW off the country’s west coast.
Continue reading4th International Conference On Integration Of Renewable And Distributed Energy Resources
Registration is open for the 4th International Conference on the Integration of Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources, the premier event for technical discussion of electric integration of new energy resources.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Nevis
TurboCare a company owned by Siemens who are constructing the plant, was represented by Geothermal Programme Director Mr. Donald Leger.
Continue readingTesla opens Tokyo Aoyama showroom
Roadster 2.5 reflects Tesla’s commitment to electric vehicles, innovation and the company’s close feedback loop with its customers.
Continue readingWind energy will drive the development of Québec
About 4,000 MW of wind power could be added by 2015, generating investments for $10 billion and significant economic benefits for the economy of the whole region.
Continue readingDependable energy networks are vital for Europe?s future economic strategy
It?s a sure bet that when people descend upon Berlin next week for the grids conference that the EWEA has organised, delegates attending the event will still be buzzing from recent timely news out of Brussels.
Continue readingMitsubishi Signs Agreement to Promote Electric Vehicles with the Singapore Government
Within these activities, MMC, via CCA, will supply 25 electric cars i-MiEVs from 2011 and cooperate in the taskforce’s test bedding efforts.
Continue readingValence Technology-Powered eVito Taxi
Held in the United Kingdom earlier this month, the Future Car Challenge drew a crowd estimated at more than 250,000.
Continue readingGossan Completes Field Program at Pipestone Vanadium Project
Gossan Resources has completed a field program at the 3584-hectare Pipestone Vanadium Project at Cross Lake, about 150km south of Thompson, Manitoba.
Continue readingWind turbines transportation: communication is key
Another area where the trend toward larger wind turbines and components is driving the need for communications is rail transportation.
Continue readingSouthern California Edison Signs 21 Contracts Totaling More Than 250 MW of Renewable Energy
Twenty of the contracts are for electricity produced by solar photovoltaic projects, and one is for 19.5 megawatts of wind power.
Continue readingEnergy from the desert
Extensive construction of wind power and solar thermal plants is planned in North Africa as part of the desert electricity project, DESERTEC.
Continue readingGen. Colin Powell Inspires Wind Energy Industry
Today, he said, “your purpose is to make sure that America – and not just America, the world – becomes more independent of fossil-fuel-based forms of electric generation.”
Continue readingConsumers Energy?s Lake Winds Energy Farm in Michigan Moving Forward
Consumers Energy has filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission for approval of these wind power contracts, as well as the previously-announced Vestas wind turbines purchase agreement.
Continue readingCIRCOR Energy Products Receives Contract for London Array Wind Farm
Pipeline Engineering Announces £7.75 million Supply Contract for Phase I of Wind Power Project.
Continue readingADB extends 630,000 USD grant to study wind energy in Philippines
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a 630,000 U.S. dollars grant to the Philippines to finance a feasibility study for three potential wind farm projects in Luzon, northern Philippines.
Continue readingXinjiang to build 10 GW wind energy farm
China will build a 10,800 MW wind power plant in Hami in the far western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region within five years, a local official said Thursday.
Continue readingBoralex and Gaz Métro acquire a third wind energy project of a capacity of 69 MW
Boralex Inc. and Gaz Métro Éole Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gaz Metro Limited Partnership, announce the acquisition of the rights on a wind power project having an installed capacity of 69 MW.
Continue readingBringing fresh air to Italy
Italy?s first ever offshore wind farm is to be built off the coast of Molise (156 MW), and will be one of the largest in the Mediterranean Sea so far.
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