Soitec to build tracking concentraing photovoltaic solar power generating system employed at ISEC West module factory creating 450 new jobs in San Diego.
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Mass adoption of electric vehicles still some distance away
Despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric cars is still some distance away, is the finding of a new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
Continue readingExtensive Smart Grid Deployment
The companies will transform Progress Energy’s networks by enhancing capabilities for renewable energy, energy storage systems and electric vehicles.
Continue readingMetro Launches Next-Generation Nickel Metal Hybride Power System
The upgraded NiMH power system is a key part of Metro’s industry-leading lineup of advanced power solutions, including Lithium-Ion Nanophosphate (Li-Nano) and Lithium-Ion swappable systems.
Continue readingUS solar power market reaches US$6bn in 2010
The US solar energy industry (photovoltaic, solar thermal, concentrated solar energy) grew by 67pc in 2010, reaching US$6bn, up from US$3.6bn in 2009.
Continue readingABB Wins $19 Million Wind Power Order in Brazil
Substation solutions to support wind energy farms installed by Suzlon, the world?s third-largest manufacturer of wind turbines for substation solutions to serve wind farm plants .
Continue readingSecond Wind Expands in European Wind Power Market
New sales, strategic partnerships, and membership in the European Union’s wind energy association signal a growing presence for Second Wind in Europe’s wind energy market.
Continue readingJuhl Wind and Suzlon Sell 20 MW Community Wind Energy Project
The Grant County Wind Farm in southwestern Minnesota consists of 10 Suzlon S88 ? 2.1 MW wind turbines and at full capacity produces 20 megawatts of energy.
Continue readingCanada’s largest wind energy plant (300 MW)
Greengate Power Corp. said it has received provincial approval to build Canada’s largest wind farm. Construction on the Blackspring Ridge I wind power project in southern Alberta is expected to begin in 2012.
Continue readingHere Enterprises Expanding Solar Power and Wind Energy in Texas
Here Enterprises is a developer of wind power. Here Enterprises has erected wind turbines at Cycle Ranch and plans to add solar energy to maximize clean energy generation.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa announces ?60 million India expansion
Gamesa CEO Jorge Calvet denied rumours the company was looking to buy a share in Indian wind turbines competitor Suzlon. However, Calvet said consolidation within the wind power industry was ‘inevitable’.
Continue readingSoitec announces major U.S. Concentrated Solar Power photovoltaic project
The new CPV solar power plant, named Imperial Solar Energy Center (ISEC) West, will be constructed on a 1057-acre site in Southern California’s western Imperial County, and is expected to be completed in 2015.
Continue readingREpower to Unveil its 3.2 MW Wind Turbines at EWEA 2011
In the annual service survey of the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) which has just been published, REpower ranked second among the wind turbine manufacturers in Germany.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: Leading US Utilities and Operators Commit to Wind Power
The reasons why this meeting has become so successful are clear; there?s never been a more important time for wind farm developers and owners of wind turbines to improve their O&M strategies.
Continue readingMarine Corps signs four-year contract with Saft for Li-ion batteries
signed a four-year contract, worth up to $20 million, to supply high-energy and high-power lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries to be demonstrated in military ground vehicles.
Continue readingForbes magazine’s blog recently carried an opinion article attacking wind energy by Larry Bell
Forbes magazine’s blog recently carried an opinion article attacking wind power by Larry Bell, a professor of space architecture at the University of Houston.
Continue readingSaudi Arabia embraces solar power
Masdar is building a 100-megawatt solar thermal plant called Shams 1 and in January announced plans for a second one, Nour. Masdar expects Shams 1 to be the biggest concentrating solar power plant in the world.
Continue readingANSI to Facilitate Development of Electric Vehicles in the United States
Through ANSI’s role as U.S. member of various regional and international standardization bodies, the panel will also provide coherent and coordinated U.S. policy and technical input.
Continue readingTriple Bottom Line: Economic, Social and Environmental Sustainability
In addition to thousands of hybrids and electric vehicles, approximately 35 percent of Enterprise Holdings’ vehicles average a highway fuel efficiency rating of 32 mpg or better.
Continue readingWhy World Food Prices May Keep Climbing
In February, world food prices reached the highest level on record. Soaring food prices are already a source of spreading hunger and political unrest, and it appears likely that they will climb further.
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