The US government so far this year has financed $1.47 billion to several wind energy producers via the Department of Energy loan programs.
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Wind energy Greece – New Wind Farm Near Hydra Island
The wind power plant will include 23 wind turbines, the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) office in Athens writes, with a wind energy capacity of 69 megawatt.
Continue readingChina – Wind energy complaint is rejected
The United States on Wednesday accused China of illegally subsidizing the production of wind power equipment and asked for talks at the WTO, the first step towards filing a trade case.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt Electric Car Arrives at Atlanta Chevy Dealership
The electric vehicles Chevy Volt isn’t available in the Southeast until late 2011, but it makes its debut at the Atlanta Chevy dealership, Jim Ellis Chevrolet.
Continue readingThe Portuguese Prime Minister is the First Head of State in the World to use an Electric Car
Portugal received delivery of the first 10 electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries in Europe from Nissan as recognition of the country’s pioneering work in electric mobility with the MOBI.E Programme.
Continue readingSmith Electric Vehicles will buy its British partner for $15M
Sale creates global leader in emerging all-electric commercial vehicle industry, sets stage for potential Initial Public Offering in 2011.
Continue readingUSABC Awards $5.43 Million in Advanced Battery Technology Contracts to Five Firms
USABC awarded the contracts to develop and assess advanced energy storage technologies for hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV).
Continue readingChevy Volt Builds on Earlier GM Electrification Efforts
Many of the technologies of the EV1 in the 1990s, the Two-Mode hybrid SUVs and pickup trucks and the fuel cell Chevrolet Equinox used for the electric vehicles Volt.
Continue readingZinc-air batteries almost ready for mass commercialization?
IBM is working on batteries for electric cars, although that doesn?t necessarily mean zinc-air batteries are ready for electric vehicles.
Continue readingSiemens to supply wind turbines for R&D purposes to Dong Energy
DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power (?Siemens?) have entered into an agreement under which Siemens will supply test wind turbines for research and development wind energy purposes to DONG Energy.
Continue readingAREVA Wins Offshore Wind Energy Contract Worth 400 Million Euros in Germany
Situated 45 km off the northern coast of the island of Borkum, Borkum West II is the biggest wind power project in the German North Sea.
Continue readingMunich Re Invests in German Wind Energy Plants
Munich Re said it will acquire 40 wind turbines in 11 wind farm plants that will have an overall output of 73 megawatts.
Continue readingEdison Mission Group Begins Commercial Operation of Cedro Hill Wind Farm in Texas
Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), announced today that it has begun commercial operation of the 150-MW Cedro Hill wind power project in the southern Texas.
Continue readingFrom the world of wind energy, 10 talking points for 2010
Wind power could meet 12% of international power demand by 2020 and up to 22% by 2030, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.
Continue readingWSJ anti-wind energy editorial misleads
On December 20, the Wall Street Journal ran a misleading and logically convoluted editorial attacking wind power.
Continue readingMOBI.E receives electric vehicles Nissan LEAF
Portuguese electric mobility consortium MOBI.E took delivery of nine electric cars with lithium ion batteries Nissan LEAFs, becoming the first commercial customer in Europe of the world’s first mass-market electric car.
Continue readingAWA?s Wind Energy Projects Rank High on Canadian Priority List
Twenty Two Degree Wind Power, a 150-MW wind farm located south of Goderich, and Arran Wind Energy, a 115-MW wind turbines located east of Port Elgin, are ranked among the top 700 MW of renewable energy in first-round.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy will seek TSX Venture Exchange Approval for the Re-Purchase of 20 Million Common Shares
Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable energy electrical production company that currently owns over 500 wind turbines with 165.5 MW of rated capacity.
Continue readingInvenergy’s Le Plateau 2 Wind Power Project Selected for PPA
Invenergy Wind Canada ULC (‘Invenergy’) announced today that Hydro-Quebéc Distribution (‘Hydro-Quebéc’) has accepted Invenergy’s proposal to develop the 23 MW Le Plateau 2 wind energy project in Quebéc.
Continue readingFirst Wind Secures $76 Million Financing for Sheffield Wind Power Project
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, announced that it has obtained $76 million in financing for the company’s 40 megawatt (MW) Sheffield Wind farm project.
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