EDP has selected offshore wind energy as one of its five innovation priorities. Vestas has half of the world?s offshore wind farm plants i.e. a total of more than 550 offshore wind turbines.
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Plan for Isle of Wight offshore wind farm
The UK’s flagship wind power project to develop up to 32 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2020 took a major leap forward.
Continue readingEXELON : Putting the Brakes on Vehicle Idling
Electric vehicles are making quite the spark at this year’s auto show. These environmentally friendly electric cars reduce air pollution and help customers save on gas.
Continue readingXcel Energy announces changes to Solar Power Rewards program
The changes are prompted by the decline in solar photovoltaic panel costs and increasing subsidization from government programs.
Continue reading2011: Concentrating Solar Power has finally got started
After years of uncertainties, concentrated solar energy technologies will be used in plants with thousands of MW.
Continue readingEneco sketches out plans for up to 1.2GW UK offshore wind farm
Eneco says it will build a 900MW to 1.2GW-sized wind energy plat in a 76 square mile area in the northern part of the 279 square mile zone that it was awarded by the Crown Estate last year.
Continue readingVestas signs up for WindPlus floating offshore wind power project
“EDP has selected offshore wind energy as one of its five innovation priorities and the WindFloat is one of the most promising technologies in this area,” said EDP chief executive António Mexia.
Continue readingTecnalia to Devise System to Collect Solar Energy from Asphalt Paved Surfaces
Tecnalia?s construction unit is participating in a two-year Pavener project led by the Campezo Group with the focus to devise a system to collect solar energy that asphalt paved surfaces absorb.
Continue readingUkraine Aims for More Wind Power Generation
Recently, Anatoly Blyzniuk, Donetsk Region State Administration?s chairman, declared that the erection work for the three wind farm units out of the total 23 wind turbines planned for Ukraine is completed.
Continue readingVattenfall engages record vessel for offshore wind energy
Vattenfall?s German offshore wind power project DanTysk has signed a contract for the transportation of 80 wind turbines. Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München will build the DanTysk offshore wind farm.
Continue readingFlorida’s first wind farm
The St. Louis company that built Missouri’s first wind power plant five years ago is seeking to do the same in Florida ? a $250 million wind energy project in west Palm Beach County.
Continue readingWorld One Poor Harvest Away From Chaos
And in an increasingly hungry world, converting grain into fuel for cars is not the way to go. It is time to remove subsidies for converting grain and other crops into automotive fuel.
Continue readingIKEA to build nine wind turbines wind farm
Wind power developer O2 Vind AB will construct thewind energy plant, which should produce 70 GWh of electricity from early next year.
Continue readingOntario’s commitment to wind power strengthens investor confidence
Projected growth in wind energy means 12,500 new jobs and $12.5 Billion in new investment by 2018.
Continue readingHCC Wind Technology Instructor to Chair American Wind Energy Association Work Group
He has been involved in the wind turbines industry for the past 7 years, with experience as a technician and development manager for several wind farm sites in northwest Illinois.
Continue readingNASA’s lithium ion batteries know-how powers electric vehicles
Electric cars have been around since the 19th century, so they’re not exactly space-age technology. But the recent surge in electric vehicles springs, at least in part, from NASA know-how.
Continue readingElectric Vehicle Rollouts Challenged by Cost of Charging Infrastructure and Grid Management
The large scale roll out of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with lithium ion batteries will be hindered unless investors stimulate demand and lower the cost of public charging infrastructure.
Continue readingTop Ten Clean Technology Trends in 2011
Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries are losing market share to Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in the electric vehicles segment.
Continue readingTessera Solar Sells 2nd Concentrating Solar Power Project on Federal Lands
Tessera Solar, the developer of a promising concentrated solar energy (CSP) technology, sold off the second of its two major projects approved for federal lands in the US southwest.
Continue readingNanoCSP? (Concentrated Solar Energy) Portable Solar Power Plant
NANOGEN?s NanoCSP? (Concentrating Solar Power) system utilizes a patented parabolic trough system linked to an Organic Rankine Cycle Engine powered generator.
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