The 3-MW Alstom wind turbine towers above the nearby 1.5-MW GE and 2.3-MW Siemens wind turbines with its 90-meter tower and 100-meter rotor diameter.
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Samsung To Build Wind Energy Complex In Saemangeum Area
Samsung will spend about 7.6 trillion won (US$7.04 billion) on building a wind turbines and a production base for solar power batteries there by 2025.
Continue readingMost advocates of nuclear energy now endorse solar energy and wind power
Most advocates of nuclear power now endorse solar power and wind energy, but in the same breath claim that renewables alone simply are not a practicable solution for the necessary reduction of carbon emissions.
Continue readingGlenluce wind farm seeks approval by Gamesa
A proposal to develop an 18 wind turbined wind farm in Wigtownshire is set to be debated by councillors.
Continue readingWind energy sickness prevented by money drug
Plagues throughout history have killed millions, while wind turbines have so far killed no-one and seem likely instead to contribute to saving hundreds of millions of lives over future decades.
Continue readingThe visual impact of wind turbines
“Annoyance was strongly correlated with a negative attitude toward the visual impact of wind energy on the landscape.”
Continue readingElectric vehicles Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt get top safety ratings
The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf got top safety ratings in some of the first-ever tests of electric cars by an insurer-funded research group.
Continue reading85 percent of US customers want an electric car
Electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries may just be entering the market, but most US consumers are ready to buy them
Continue readingBetter lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles
The puzzle is a lithium-rich compound material, Li1.2Co0.4Mn0.4O2, that holds key insights into the development of more powerful and robust batteries for electric cars.
Continue readingThe New Geopolitics of Food
Lester Brown writes on the emerging geopolitics of food scarcity as the featured article for their special topic on food issues.
Continue readingThe End of Nuclear Energy
In 2010, for the first time, worldwide cumulative installed capacity from wind energy, biomass, waste-to-energy, and solar power surpassed installed nuclear capacity.
Continue readingPattern Energy and Samsung Renewable Energy Acquire Wind Energy Projects in Ontario
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) announced that it has partnered with Samsung Renewable Energy to acquire wind power projects in Ontario from ACCIONA and Boralex.
Continue readingWind energy hits the headlines in the US
Perhaps the story most heavily reported involved Google making another ?69 million investment in a wind farm in Oregon that is slated to become the biggest wind power facility in the world, with 338 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Morocco – New wind power plant with 300 MW
Bids to build the wind turbines project were entered in July 2009 in three separate envelopes containing the technical, financial and tariff elements of each submission.
Continue readingAreva and GDF Suez collaborate on offshore wind power
When Areva, the company’s key in nuclear energy is devoted to wind energy and solar power, is that something good is happening. And Areva is not alone. Many companies involved in nuclear power plants do.
Continue readingCalifornia wind energy sets record
Wind power production this week hit a new peak of 2,432 megawatts (MW), outpacing last year?s peak of 1,915 MW. It symbolizes the beginning of an important shift in the state?s power mix.
Continue reading3rd WIND POWER AFRICA – A NUCLEAR FREE AFRICAN CONTINENT IS POSSIBLE
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan has stopped the global renaissance of electricity generation from nuclear sources in its tracks.
Continue readingLithium-Ion Battery Maker Leyden Energy Named Finalist for 2011 TiE50 Award
Leyden Energy is a manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries for the consumer electronics, energy storage and electric vehicles.
Continue readingObama Promotes Renewable Energy
ElectraTherm’s technology can convert sources of low-temperature heat from applications including reciprocating engine jacket water, biomass, concentrated solar energy, etc. into power.
Continue readingWisconsin says ‘Yes!’ to wind power
Wisconsin overwhelmingly endorsed wind energy, despite recent action by the state’s legislature that has caused the developers of two wind farm plants to shelve their wind turbines projects in recent weeks.
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