Gone is the old nickel metal-hydride battery, replaced by a state-of-the-art Lithium-ion pack. The new power pack allows the electric cars Prius Plug-In to reach speeds up to 62 miles per hour using electrons.
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DOE Offers $90.6 Million Loan to Support Colorado Solar Power Facility
The proposed facility will use innovative HCPV systems consisting of concentrating optics and multi-junction solar cell panels that are controlled by a dual-axis tracking system.
Continue readingKan says Japan to promote renewable energy after Fukushima
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government will create a new energy policy and put more emphasis on the development of renewable energy, such as solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingChinese wind farm the world?s 3000th CDM climate change project
A wind power plant in China with 41 wind turbines, is to become the 3,000th project registered under the CDM. The electricity produced with wind energy will be fed into the power grid.
Continue readingAcciona Windpower introduces 3 MW wind turbines for medium wind speed sites
The AW3000/116 wind turbines delivers a leading wind power curve and the best cost of wind energy at wind farm sites with medium wind speeds.
Continue readingEast Midlands Airport unveils new wind turbines
The wind turbines, thought to be the first at a UK airport, are part of a wind energy project to make ground operations at the site carbon-neutral by 2012.
Continue readingIPCC: 80% renewable energy by 2050, wind power will have an increasingly important role
The Global Wind Energy Council, (GWEC), welcomes the news, saying wind power will have an increasingly important role to play in the future energy mix.
Continue readingRecord investments in wind energy in Poland
Poland is seeing the construction of wind farm plants with a capacity over 500 MW, , according to the Polish Wind Energy Association. The main role on the Polish wind power market is played by foreign companies.
Continue readingA123 Systems to Supply Battery Modules to Smith Electric Vehicles
A123’s Advanced Nanophosphate Lithium Ion Batteries Systems Offer Smith a Cost-Competitive Solution for Meeting Performance, Safety and Life Requirements.
Continue readingSolar Power Charging Stations from Duo-Gard Integrate Turnkey Approach
Rising interest in electric vehicles and solar power has sparked a Michigan manufacturer?s development of solar-powered charging stations for electric cars, bikes, scooters, carts and motorcycles.
Continue readingChina Nuvo Solar Provides Update on Freya Acquisition
Freya is a producer of lithium ion batteries. China Nuvo Solar is a development stage company that owns unique patent pending solar energy and photovoltaic related technology.
Continue readingNACEL Energy Announces 200 MW Gascoyne II Wind Energy Project
Twenty GE 1.5 MW wind turbines are operating today at Baker. Gascoyne II wind farm is located between the towns of Bowman and Hettinger North Dakota.
Continue readingShear Wind Celebrates Opening of Glen Dhu Wind Farm
The wind energy produced by the Glen Dhu Wind Farm is expected to represent 35 per cent of Nova Scotia Power’s 2010 Renewable Energy Standard (RES).
Continue readingNREL highlights 2010 utility green power leaders
Consumers can choose to help support additional electricity production from renewable resources such as wind energy and solar power. Wind power now represents more than three-fourths of electricity.
Continue readingFirst Wind Begins Commercial Operations at Milford II Wind Energy Project
The Milford II Wind Power Project is an example of LADWP working smarter while boosting the amount of renewable energy. 102 megawatt wind farm in Southern Utah goes online with 68 1.5 MW GE wind turbines.
Continue readingBosch Launches New Geothermal Energy Product
Bosch Thermotechnology North America, a leading provider of energy efficient heating and air conditioning comfort systems and high quality solar thermal systems.
Continue readingWINDPOWER 2011 attendees to give back to Orange County
As the Anaheim Convention Center prepares for the arrival of the wind pindustry in just two weeks, American Wind Energy Association is teaming up with a local nonprofit organization.
Continue reading80 percent of the world’s energy supply could be met by renewable energy
Monetizing the external costs of energy supply would improve the relative competitiveness of RE. Future demand for electric vehicles could also enhance flexible electricity generation systems.
Continue readingPotential of Renewable Energy Outlined
Close to 80 percent of the world?s energy supply could be met by renewables by mid-century if backed by the right enabling public policies a new report shows.
Continue readingUN IPCC: renewable energy potential is higher than energy demand
Rajendra Pachauri cited wind energy’s 32% growth rate in 2009 as an example of “the impressive growth rate of renewables”.
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