CODA Holdings, a California-based leading developer of advanced Lithium-ion power battery systems and all-electric vehicles, announced that James P. McGinnis and Lord John Browne have joined the company.
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Wind power HRTE invests in Wind turbines technology
Here Enterprises Inc. (Pink Sheets: HRTE), the growing developer of wind farm recently released further information on its strategy to break into the lucrative wind energy market.
Continue readingTwo new wind energy plants planned for Slovakia
Green Answers is about to invest on a wind power plant neat the village of Zlatna na Ostrove in the south of Slovakia. In total the company wants to have up to 18 wind turbines in operation at the wind farm.
Continue readingSiemens to install grid link for DanTysk offshore wind farm
Equipped with 80 Siemens wind turbines, DanTysk wind energy plant have a total wind power ca`pacity of 288 MW.
Continue readingSiemens and Suntech enter framework agreement for Solar Power Photovoltaic
The photovoltaic modules to be supplied under this umbrella agreement are for several solar energy projects in Europe.
Continue readingADB supports China WindPower Group in Developing 800 MW of Wind Energy Projects
China WindPower’s cooperation with ADB is significant for the development of the wind farm sector in the PRC. China is scaling up plans for installed capacity to 150 GW of wind turbines by 2020.
Continue readingThe wind energy sector is powering ahead in China
China has become a leader in the use of wind power. Wind farm plants that occupy thousands of hectares of land are mushrooming. Wind turbines built with homegrown technology are also being exported.
Continue readingDuke Energy and SunEdison Announce Completion of 17.2 MW Solar Power Plant
Constructed in five phases and covering over 200 acres of land, the project is comprised of more than 63,000 photovoltaic solar panels and is expected to generate an estimated 28 million kilowatt-hours annually.
Continue readingWind energy in Serbia: the first wind turbines in 2011
Wind power is expected to become a significant part of the renewable energy portfolio in Serbia in the future but the first 6 MW of installed wind farm is not scheduled to become operational until the end of 2011.
Continue readingWind Energy Leading Renewable Power in the UK
Wind power in the UK is leading renewable energy. Wind turbines accounts for almost half of the nation?s renewable generation. Onshore wind farm will provide around six to seven percent of the UK?s net electricity
Continue readingElectric vehicles in Davos
In between meetings at the Hub, Mr. Ghosn spoke with PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi about the electric cars Nissan LEAF and Renault Fluence Z.E.
Continue readingEnel Green Power reaches agreement for development of geothermal energy in Turkey
Enel Green Power has reached an agreement with the Turkish group Uzun for the development of geothermal power plants in Turkey.
Continue readingGeothermal energy: EU approves French public aid to private plant
The 24 MW geothermal power plant will cost around ? 45.3 million, with 56% funding from the French State.
Continue readingFrom Davos – Partnerships for EVs
Johnson, an avid supporter of electric cars and its infrastructure who is expected to install some 25,000 charging points and 100,000 electric cars in the congested city, asked about everything.
Continue readingUnrest in Egypt stirs interest in electric vehicles
The possibility of reduced Mideast oil supplies added urgency to the daylong seminar on increasing the use of electric cars and plug-in hybrids that was held at the show on Friday.
Continue readingNUR-MOH to Build 38 MW Concentrating Solar Power in Greece
The proposed concentrated solar energy plant will deploy the patented LPT 550 solar power generating system supplied by BrightSource Energy.
Continue readingAn outstanding 2010 for photovoltaics, 2011 will be even better
Last year, 17,500 MW were installed, with a 130% increase over 2009. Solar power capacity is expected to increase by 20,500 MW this year.
Continue readingFord Focus Electric Car Named 2011 Green Car Vision Award? Winner
This year, Green Car Vision Award? finalists included the electric vehicles Ford Focus Electric, Honda Fit EV, Mitsubishi i, Toyota RAV4 Electric, and Volvo C30 DrivE electric.
Continue readingVolvo will unveil V60 Electric Vehicles at Geneva
The rear axle features ERAD (Electric Rear Axle Drive) in the form of an electric motor producing 70 horsepower, which receives its power from a 12 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
Continue readingSolar Power to Shine in 2011
The latest years have been brutal for the solar energy and wind industry, as seen in the performance of the Guggenheim Solar ETF and First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF that track the solar and wind power industries.
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