State-run National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) will set up a 100 MW wind power project in Bagalkot district of Karnataka. The wind farm to be set up Guledagudda of Bagalkot district will be NTPC’s second.
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Coulomb Technologies? ChargePoint Network for Electric Vehicles Expands Into New Mexico
Albuquerque Becomes the First City to Provide Electric Car Charging Services with Installation of Two Charging Stations.
Continue readingSpending on Charging Stations for Electric Cars to Approach $13 Billion in 2016
ABI Research projects a strong future for the development of charging infrastructures for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingSolar Energy Markets in the U.S: big, booming, and oh so bright
The report includes 2010 installation data for solar electric photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal heating and cooling and concentrating solar power technologies.
Continue readingNailed: The Onion reveals wind energy industry plot to change Earth’s orbit
With characteristic bravado, America’s foremost news source, The Onion, blew the whistle yesterday on a nefarious wind power industry plot to destabilize the Earth’s orbit by building “thousands of propellers”.
Continue readingChina Wind Power Generates 81 GWh of Electricity in Fiscal 2011
China Wind Power International Corp. is an Ontario company that is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for wind energy in China.
Continue readingNext thing in wind energy: stealth wind turbines
Wind turbines that do not interfere with radar systems used by aircraft may soon become a commercially viable option for the wind power industry, Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas said
Continue readingABB provides grid connection to Whitelee Wind Farm
ABB has announced that it is providing a low-loss power grid connection for a 271 megawatt extension of the Whitelee Wind Energy plant in Scotland, an onshore wind farm in Europe.
Continue readingSky Power Solutions Declares Energy Independence Day on the 4th of July
The Sky Power Solutions system can easily be installed taking less than one third of the space of conventional Solar panels. The entry level price point for a Sky Power Solutions’ Concentrated Solar Energy.
Continue readingTwo Texas Wind Power Leaders Win 2011 Public Power Award
With their successful and creative use of wind energy, Texas’ CPS Energy and Denton Municipal Electric beat out 15 other nominees to win the 2011 Public Power Award last week.
Continue readingWind energy and radar-sensitive locations
Radar-friendly wind turbines: An estimated 20 gigawatts of worldwide wind farm capacity is blocked by radar interference concerns, Vestas Technology R&D testing validates an efficient solution for wind power.
Continue readingWind energy is not expensive
In the end, wind power looks more and more like a bargain for America’s economy.
Continue readingAreva, Iberdrola partner in French offshore wind energy
Areva will be sole supplier of the wind turbines that will equip the offshore power plants to be developed by Iberdrola in France.
Continue readingElectric car bill an investment in the future
The electric cars Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt are slowly merging onto the nation’s roadways, but electric vehicles need a boost to get up to economic speed.
Continue readingFedEx Adds Electric Vehicles
Doubling all-electric fleet, adding hybrid-electric vehicles, piloting low-weight composite vehicles, and upgrading thousands of conventional vehicles to more fuel-efficient, lower- emitting choices.
Continue readingVoltAir shows off electricity powered plane concept
EADS is looking to release an entirely electricity powered plane by the year 2035. The plane, which has been dubbed the VoltAir, was shown off at the Paris Air Show, which took place last week.
Continue readingGujarat to host Asia’s largest solar power plant in two years
Gujarat would house the largest solar energy park in Asia in two years, with a power production capacity of 500 MW.
Continue readingIFC Helps Expand Solar Energy Infrastructure in India’s Rajasthan State
The state has assigned top priority to stepping up private investment in solar power and has already taken several steps in this direction.
Continue readingNational Solar Power Announces Finalists Competing for World?s Largest Solar Energy Farm
A market leader in utility scale solar power solutions, National Solar Power is uniquely positioned within the marketplace to offer cost effective solar energy solutions on the utility scale.
Continue readingEDF Canada To Begin Wind Energy Project Construction
EDF EN Canada has obtained authorization from the government of Quebec to construct the 80 MW Saint-Robert-Bellarmin wind farm with 40 wind turbines.
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