As Denmark is currently the country which profits the most from wind energy, Nuvve, the company that created the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system, has announced that it will start using Denmark?s electric vehicles.
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Statkraft to build wind power plants in Sweden and Scotland
Statkraft is Europe’s leader in renewable energy. The group develops and generates hydropower, wind energy, gas power and district heating, and is a major player on the European energy exchanges.
Continue readingIberdrola and DONG Energy to build West of Duddon Sands offshore wind energy plant
The wind farm consist of 108 Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbines and have a total capacity of 389 MW.
Continue readingSolar Power in Swaziland
Nokero solar light bulb field test is a sign that cutting-edge, solar energy can make an impact in off-grid settings and impoverished regions of the world.
Continue readingWind power is locomotive of the changing energy supply system worldwide
Today, the worldwide wind farn capacity has crossed 200 Gigawatt and wind turbines covers almost 3 % of the global electricity demand.
Continue readingConcentrating solar power photovoltaic Technology in Morocco
Completion of the project will create a concentrated solar energy segment serving domestic needs and generating exports of electricity and power plants.
Continue readingU.S. solar energy market continues strong growth in Q1 2011
No concentrated solar energy projects or solar thermal came online during Q1 2011, but a total of 1.1 GW of Concentrating Solar Power and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) projects are under construction.
Continue readingMitsubishi Motors Corporation signs MOU to Promote Electric Vehicles with Hsinchu County in Taiwan
The Hsinchu County government will introduce the electric car i-MiEVs with lithium ion batteries at the Taiwan High Speed Rail line’s Hsinchu Station as a taxi.
Continue reading3,000 Electric Vehicles Kandi in Jinhua, China
The pilot program in Jinhua uses Kandi’s KD5010 electric cars to promote household use of electric vehicles using the “Express Change” battery model.
Continue readingReinventing rechargeable batteries for electric cars
University of Leicester researchers are spearheading the development of a novel type of sustainable zinc-based rechargeable battery for electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid EVs.
Continue readingBangladesh has 1 million homes using solar power
After having 7,000 houses using solar panels just nine years ago in 2009, Bangladesh has increased the number of homes on solar energy by about 993,000, according to Infrastructure Development Company officials.
Continue readingSolar Power Photovoltaics Gaining Momentum and Poised to Challenge Fossil Fuels
Advancements in thin-film materials used in solar panels and concentrated solar energy used in commercial, grid-environments, solar storage, and electronic control are contributing to improvements in solar power.
Continue readingToyota to Install Wind Energy at Vehicle Logistics Center in Belgium
As part of the project, TME will lease to Evelop Belgium a portion of the Vehicle Logistics Center’s grounds for the installment of two wind turbines, which are expected to begin operation in early 2013.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa signs agreement to supply wind turbines in Sri Lanka
Gamesa’s Indian subsidiary Gamesa Wind Turbines Pvt Ltd has signed a new agreement to supply wind turbines to a wind farm in Sri Lanka.
Continue readingFirst Wind Celebrates Commercial Operations at Milford II Wind Farm
Community and local leaders gather at ribbon-cutting event for 102 MW wind power plant and to honor local student recipients of the 2011 First Wind Scholars.
Continue readingPattern Energy Begins Construction on Nevada’s First Wind Energy Plant
Spring Valley wind farm will create 225 jobs and generate enough wind energy to power 45,000 homes with 66 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingItaly says no to nuclear for second time
At the end of 2010, Italy had an installed wind energy capacity of 5,797 MW, similar to that of the UK and France.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Day animates the EU quarter
Crowds gathered to watch the performance and receive a ?seeded leaflet? explaining the benefits of wind energy for our climate, our job market, for energy independence from imported fossil fuels and water.
Continue readingWindMade? label standard presented to US wind power market
WindMade?, the first global consumer label for companies using wind energy, was presented to the public today, on Global Wind Day (15 June).
Continue readingElectric Cars in China Could Reach 300000 by 2012
According to the latest research of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, 300,000 electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries could hit the country’s roads by 2012.
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