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Continue readingMonthly Archives: April 2011
California demands even more renewable energy
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) applauds the state of California and Governor Jerry Brown for their leadership in creating the leading renewable electricity standard in the U.S.
Continue readingBosch, Daimler To Forge JV For Electric Vehicles
Daimler and Robert Bosch GmbH plan to forge a 50-50 jv during the first half of 2011 to produce motors for electric cars. The electric motors are to be used in Smart electric car with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingTaking Solar Energy to the Cities
Last month, St. Paul, Minnesota unveiled the largest solar thermal project in the Upper Midwest on the roof of the St. Paul RiverCentre, the city-owned convention center overlooking the Mississippi River.
Continue readingCalifornia will install 9,000 MW of solar power, wind energy and geothermal energy by 2020
California was the birthplace of modern renewable energy, from concentrated solar energy of Luz International to the wind power in the eighties, before the development of wind turbines in Denmark, Germany and Spain.
Continue readingSpain tops Germany as Europe?s number one wind energy producer
Spain was Europe?s leading producer of wind energy last year with a total production of 42,976 gigawatt-hours, replacing Germany in the top spot, according to the Spanish Wind Energy Association AEE.
Continue readingWind Farm in Texas to Utilize Proven DeWind 2MW D8.2 Wind Turbines
DeWind recently acquired the rights for the 20 MW Frisco wind energy project, located in Hansford County, Texas, from local wind farm developer Distributed Wind Systems of Guymon, Oklahoma.
Continue readingSmart Planning for the Global Family
When it comes to population growth, the UN has three primary projections. The medium projection, the one most commonly used, has world population reaching 9.2 billion by 2050. The high one reaches 10.5 billion.
Continue readingIEA: More wind energy and other renewables needed to replace oil
Wind power must see an annual average growth rate of 17% and solar power 22% to meet their 2020 targets. Global installed wind farm capacity at the end of 2010 was about 197 GW.
Continue readingObstacles to wind energy development in Chile
Chile is blessed with renewable energy resources, including wind power, solar power and geothermal energy, but to date they represent less than 1% of the energy mix.
Continue readingFirst of 70 eVgosm Electric Vehicles Charging Stations
Nation?s first privately funded, comprehensive electric car charging network now includes Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; Interstate 45 connection with Houston slated for 2012.
Continue readingNREL Team Investigates Secondary Uses for Electric Vehicles Batteries
The U.S. Department of Energy?s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), industry and academia are teaming to give lithium ion batteries from electric cars a ?second life.?
Continue readingFleet Forum members to test drive five electric vehicles Nissan LEAFs for a year
Nissan will lend five electric cars with lithium ion batteries Nissan LEAFs to the Fleet Forum for a year free of charge.
Continue readingNew Nordex N117/2400 wind turbines for light wind conditions
The N117 is designed specifically for light wind farm sites, creating new wind power generating potential for wind farm locations across the country.
Continue readingWind energy meeting Kyoto commitments while climate negotiations stall
By 2020, wind power should avoid between 46% and 69% of the pledges made in the Cancun agreement, depending on whether pledges are met to the full or the minimum.
Continue readingFCC secures first wind energy plant approval in UK
Waste Recycling Group (WRG) has been given the go-ahead to site two wind turbines at its closed Carnaby Landfill site. This marks the FCC’s first planning approval since moving into the wind power in 2010.
Continue readingElectric vehicles and vehicle efficiency
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries (PHEVs) and electric cars reach substantial sales (over 5 million) by 2020; and FCVs begin selling in earnest around 2025.
Continue readingUK report criticizing wind energy is off base
A recent report being circulated in the United Kingdom casts some doubt on wind power’s ability to serve as a reliable source of electricity generation.
Continue readingIEA – Policy support for renewable energy has increased considerably over the last decade
Renewables have been the driver of much of the growth in the global clean energy sector for the past decade. Recent years have seen a major scale up of wind energy and solar power technologies.
Continue readingWind energy in India: Chinese company sold 125 wind turbines of 2 MW
Chinese manufacturers of wind turbines occupy four of the top 10 and seven of the 15 positions in the world ranking of wind turbine manufacturers.
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