20 megawatts of clean photovoltaic solar power for El Paso Electric. The Roadrunner solar energy facility will be one of the first large-scale solar projects built in New Mexico.
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Final accord reached at Cancun despite Bolivia’s objection
The UN climate change conference finally reached a deal to fight global warming early Saturday after an all-night session, overruling objection from Bolivia.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Nissan Leaf gets its first U.S. sale
The first person in the United States who ordered an all-electric, lithium ion batteries powered Nissan Leaf electric car will be the first to get one.
Continue readingMahindra Reva aims to sell 2500 electric vehicles Revai
The REVAi is a technologically advanced electric car equipped with a boost mode for acceleration and power.
Continue readingHansen transmissions – wind turbine gearbox testing with PULSE
Wind energy is one of the fastest growing power generation technologies. The level of annual installed wind farm capacity has grown at an average rate of 27.6% p.a. for the past five years.
Continue readingRenewables can deliver 60% reduction in CO2 by 2030
RenewableUK, the country’s leading renewable energy trade association has supported today’s recommendation from the Committee on Climate Change for a 60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.
Continue readingWSJ editorial belies free-market principles
“The Journal normally opposes protectionism, free riding and costly renewable energy, but your editorial on electric transmission (“The Great Transmission Heist,” Nov. 8 ) endorses all three.”
Continue readingTax package includes renewable energy credits
I’m happy to report that the broad tax package now pending in Congress includes a one-year extension of the Section 1603 provision for renewable energy tax credits, which otherwise will expire December 31.
Continue readingWorld?s smallest battery created at CINT nanotechnology center
Snake-like ?Medusa front? offers ?a view never before seen? to improve lithium batteries.
Continue reading260 MW Of SolarReserve CSP Projects Proceed To Final Stages
Both concentrated solar energy projects use the molten-salt power tower technology developed by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne.
Continue readingTwo New Solar Power Plants to be Located in Arizona
Arizona Public Service Co. has signed contracts for the construction of two photovoltaic power plants with a combined capacity of 37 megawatts. Both plants will be developed by SunEdison.
Continue readingFacts About the 615-Megawatt Wind Energy Project in West Texas
US-REG is one of the investors currently constructing a 615 MW wind farm in West Texas. In August 2010, U.S. Steelworkers (USW) signed an historic agreement to supply the steel for this wind power project.
Continue readingCalifornia Leading the Charge on Electric Vehicles
This Saturday, the first electric car Nissan Leaf will be delivered to an individual living in Redwood City, California. What happens then is up to you ? and to California.
Continue readingElectric vehicles expected to replace family cars
A new survey by Glass?s, the UK?s leading vehicle valuation specialist, has found that almost two thirds (60%) of motorists either agree or partly agree that electric vehicles have the potential to replace their household?s cars.
Continue readingElectric vehicles take off in China with government support
The central government pays a subsidy of up to 50,000 yuan to any citizen that buys a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and 60,000 yuan for an all-electric, or battery-electric vehicle (BEV).
Continue readingGlobal Electric Vehicles Lithium-ion Battery Second Life and Recycling Market Analysis
Global Electric Vehicles Lithium-ion Battery Second Life and Recycling Market Analysis focuses on the reuse and recycling market for the lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries used in electric cars.
Continue readingDenise Bode CEO, AWEA, on the restoration of incentives for wind energy
With consistent policies like this one, wind power can generate 20 percent of America’s electricity within 20 years, and employ half a million Americans.
Continue readingMitsui Engineering Plans Tunisia Concentrating Solar Power
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co plans to build a concentrated solar energy plant in Tunisia, joining a global race to develop clean energy in the deserts of North Africa.
Continue readingMahindra Reva Electric Vehicles launches its Revai
Electric vehicle-maker, Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles, launched its Revai priced at Rs 3.10-lakh (ex-showroom Pune) and is targeting tripling its sales in the next 12-18-months.
Continue readingElectric Vehicle Sales in Asia Pacific to Total 1.4 Million by 2015
Electric Vehicles, Charging Infrastructure, and Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles: Market Analysis and Forecasts.
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