Abengoa has signed an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and formalized a strategic partnership to jointly undertake concentrated solar energy (CSP) projects in India.
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Bard hires Van Oord at Dutch offshore wind energy project
The wind farm (600 MW output capacity) will consist of two adjoining wind power plants, located 55 km north of the island of Schiermonnikoog. Typhoon Offshore will be responsible for financing the wind turbines project.
Continue readingNACEL Energy Purchases Stake in Crownbutte Wind Power
Crownbutte currently has a pipeline of wind farm projects. NACEL Energy is one of the first publicly traded companies in America exclusively developing clean, renewable, utility scale wind energy.
Continue readingGermany – 1,550 MW of new onshore and offshore wind energy in 2010
The German wind farm industry is among the world’s leading, with companies including Enercon, Siemens Wind Power, Nordex and REPower selling wind turbines all over the globe.
Continue readingUS Wind Energy Installations Down 50% in 2010
For the first time ever, China wind farm capacity, the electricity that can be generated using wind power, blew past the U.S.. American-based wind turbines can produce up to 40,180 megawatts.
Continue readingWind power Vestas Opens Office in Romania
Vestas, the world leader in wind power, has opened a new office in Bucharest, showing confidence in the development of the Romanian wind turbines market. The office will serve the Romanian wind farm market.
Continue readingHelix Wind Awarded Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Protects its S322 & S594 Small Vertical Axis Wind Turbines. Helix Wind, Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: HLXW) is a wind energy company.
Continue readingRenault Nissan Alliance & The Mobility House Partner for Electric Vehicles
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is developing a partnership with The Mobility House (TMH) to promote electric cars with lithium ion batteries in Austria and Switzerland.
Continue readingHong Kong Expands Support For Electric Cars
Mitsubishi and Nissan, the US-based EV manufacturer Detroit Electric is set to enter the Hong Kong market, and plans to introduce five-seater saloon electric vehicles in the first half of 2011.
Continue readingReliant Energy Customer Receives First Nissan LEAF Electric Vehicles in Texas
Reliant Energy customers Jimmy and Christie Sauers of Seabrook and their family are the first Texans to take delivery of the new all-electric car with lithium ion batteries Nissan LEAF.
Continue readingChina – Countryside policies to boost the solar thermal industry
China has been the growth of solar thermal industry has been ” self-reliance , hard work,” buck the trend in the rising economic crisis is the accumulation of 30 years of development.
Continue readingPavilion Energy commences construction of first wind farm in Idaho
Pavilion Energy Resources, Inc., a wind energy company, has laid the foundation for the first wind turbines on a 3,000-acre wind power property near Pocatello, Idaho.
Continue readingSuzlon wins wind energy contract to operate wind farm for Martifer Renovaveis in Brazil
The full turn-key project will comprise of 104 units of Suzlon’s S88-2.1 MW wind turbines for a 218 MW wind power.
Continue readingFrance to launch 10-billion-euro tender to boost offshore wind energy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited interested investors to participate in an international bid to develop French offshore wind power in the northern Seine-Maritime department.
Continue readingEpilepsy risk? Pants on Fire!
“Pants on fire!” is the verdict from Politifact Rhode Island, which recently investigated the question of whether shadows from rotating wind turbines can cause seizures.
Continue readingAWEA- Statement on the President’s State of the Union Address
Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, was in the House chamber. Wind power can deliver right now on its promise to deliver new electricity to Americans.
Continue readingPresident Barack Obama in State of the Union Address
By 2035, 80% of America?s electricity will come from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind energy and solar power.
Continue readingDuke Energy resolves Wyoming Wind Energy Plants Property Tax appeal
The settlement reflects adjustments to the state’s assessed values assigned to Duke Energy’s four Wyoming wind power plants as of Dec. 31, 2009.
Continue readingThe Future Of Lithium Ion Batteries
Including Consumer, Alternative Energy Vehicles (Hevs, Phevs, Electric vehicles), And Electric Power Storage Applications- Technologies, Markets, Competitors And Opportunities: 2010-2020 Analysis And Forecasts.
Continue readingWorld on the Edge: Quick Facts By Lester R. Brown
We are facing issues of near-overwhelming complexity and unprecedented urgency. Can we think systemically and fashion policies accordingly? Can we change direction before we go over the edge?
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