The wind farm has 100 GE 1.5-megawatt SLE wind turbines. The Alta Wind I farm is the initial phase of the Alta Wind Energy Center, a 3,000 MW wind power project.
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Li-ion Motors Corp. (LMCO.OB) to Deliver All Electric Vehicles
Li-ion Motors Corp. is a manufacturer of emission-free, all electric high speed, long range electric vehicles using the latest lithium-ion battery.
Continue readingBay Area Climate Collaborative and Green Charge Networks Partner to Advance Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Connectivity
Partnership to Escalate Intelligent Systems for Improved Smart Grid Management, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), Increased Adoption of Electric Vehicles and Electric Car fleet best practices.
Continue readingABB Wins $32 Million Wind Energy Orders in Brazil
The Brazilian Wind Energy Association aims to install 10 GW (gigawatts) of wind power by 2020. The country currently has around 600 MW of wind farm capacity, with another 450 MW of wind turbines under construction.
Continue readingKingman Wind Turbines To Be Installed April, 2011
Gamesa has been awarded a wind power contract to supply a total of 10 MW of capacity for the wind farm being developed by Western Wind Energy.
Continue readingFirst Sahara Forest deal kicks off ambitious green desert project in Jordan
The main pillars on which the project rests are salt water greenhouses, concentrating solar power, and cultivation of traditional crops along with energy crops such as algae.
Continue readingParabolic Trough for Concentrating Solar Power
The $4.3 Million solar thermal research effort is jointly funded by SkyFuel and the U.S. DOE, with the shared goal to improve concentrated solar energy (CSP) technology and accelerate market-readiness.
Continue readingWindstream’s Wolfe Island Shoals Offshore Wind Power Project Generates Benefits for Eastern Ontario
The Wolfe Island Shoals Offshore Wind Energy Project received a Feed-In-Tariff contract for its 300 MW wind turbines project in Lake Ontario. This is the first offshore wind farm project in Ontario.
Continue readingSiemens to Supply Steam Turbine-Generators for Concentrating Solar Power Thermal
Siemens Energy has received an order for the supply of an SPPA-T3000 instrumentation & controls (I&C) system and two steam turbine-generators for the Ivanpah concentrated solar energy thermal plant in California.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Stir Interest But Face Obstacles
Thirty percent of drivers surveyed said that they would consider switching to an electric car that got 100 miles or less per charge. Current electric cars get about 50 to 100 miles per charge.
Continue readingEner1 Achieves Milestone with Volvo’s C30 Electric Vehicles
First public display of crash-tested electric car includes Ener1’s lithium-ion battery. Several car makers have launched or are in the process of introducing electric cars into the market.
Continue readingAMSC Licenses Wind Turbines Designs in China
JCNE is a leading manufacturer of large wind power equipments and electric motors in China. China installed over 13,000 MW of wind energy in 2009, raising its total wind farm installations to approximately 26,000 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola buys Bii Nee Stipa wind farm (Mexico) from Gamesa
All of the Iberdrola Renovables wind power facilities in Mexico will be equipped with Gamesa wind turbines. This transaction brings the company’s wind energy capacity in Mexico up to 106 MW.
Continue readingRWE Innogy grows wind energy portfolio in Poland to 108 megawatts
Two more wind power plants in Poland commissioned. The Piecki wind farm in the northeast of Poland was developed by Gamesa, with 16 wind turbines (G90-2.0MW). The Tychowo wind farm located in Western-Pomerania.
Continue readingMasdar to add wind energy
Masdar announced the 100 MW, US$ 600 million concentrating solar power(CSP) Shams I project in June last year.
Continue readingWind energy growing in Texas
Wind power continued as a growing force, accounting for 7.8 percent of generation. As evidenced by the striking maze of towering wind turbines, Texas has 9,528 megawatts of installed wind farm generation.
Continue readingWind Energy Benefits Watch: Lanai Island, HI
If and when the project comes to fruition, it would stand as a clear example of wind power’s ability to provide economic benefits to local communities.
Continue readingTaxis – Electric vehicles to serve in Beijing
The 2,205-square-meter charge station, capable of recharging 50 electric vehicles at the same time, was opened in Yanqing County in December 2010.
Continue readingTesla?s Vehicle Engineering on Display in Detroit
Tesla?s goal is to produce increasingly affordable electric cars to mainstream buyers -? relentlessly driving down the cost of Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingGE Wind Turbines to Power New Wind Energy Project in France
Located in one of France?s strongest wind power areas, the Fère-Champenoise wind farm will feature GE?s most advanced installed wind turbine technology.
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