Stena Renewable Wind Energy Company of Göteborg, Sweden has signed a contract with GE to deploy 40 of GE?s 2.5-100 wind turbines for installation at four new wind farm plants.
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GM invests in electric vehicles maker
Proterra’s EcoRide BE-35 bus is powered by lithium-ion battery packs that give the bus a 40-mile range between chargings.
Continue readingSiemens to invest EUR150 million to expand wind power business
Two new R&D centers will strengthen wind energy technology leadership. The investments in our new R&D Centers will strengthen our leading position in wind turbines technology for wind farm.
Continue readingThree EU member states support Hexicon in European investment program for wind energy
Expert authorities and government departments in Sweden, Malta and Cyprus have decided to support Hexicon in the EU investment program for renewable energy NER300.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas Singapore office opens
Vestas accelerates business growth and propels innovation in wind power solutions with opening of new hub in Singapore.
Continue readingWind power: European funds for innovative offshore wind turbines
This deep water floating platform that can accommodate up to 7 wind turbines totaling of 40 MW is eligible for NER300 funding with the support of Sweden, Malta and Cyprus.
Continue readingWindMade appoints first CEO
Henrik Kuffner will lead the creation of a global consumer label for companies and products using wind energy.
Continue readingDOE offers $1.2bn loan guarantee for 250 MW solar thermal plant in California
Located about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles, the 250 MW concentrating solar power plant is sponsored by Abengoa Solar.
Continue readingMitsubishi to Release Power Module Test Samples for Electric Vehicles
Power modules for automobiles offer even higher reliability than industrial-use modules due to the extremely high requirements for vehicle safety and durability.
Continue readingPSA Peugeot Citroën: First electric vehicles to be deployed in Rennes
To facilitate the roll-out of these new applications, a network of charging stations will be installed by Rennes Métropole, which will serve as the pilot site for the national carbon-free electric car project.
Continue readingNew Ford Focus Electric Car Keeps Its Cool
Ford?s use of an advanced active liquid-cooling and heating system in its Focus Electric Vehicles lithium ion batteries packs will provide customers in hot climates an advantage over competitive models.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Ford Transit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently committed to having one million electric cars on German roads by 2020.
Continue readingGoogle Makes its Biggest Investment in Solar Energy
Google is no stranger to solar power, but on Tuesday it announced its largest investment in the alternative energy source to date?a $280 million placement in solar thermal provider SolarCity.
Continue readingAfter five years, Atlantic City wind turbines are still a tourist draw
The wind farm and a solar power array at the site generate 60 percent of the electricity used by the treatment plant, saving the equivalent of 24,000 barrels of oil a year.
Continue readingDemand-side policies will fuel growth in wind energy manufacturing sector
The U.S. has made investments in wind power, through existing policies, that have lowered the cost of wind turbines and made it competitive with other new forms of generation.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power Parabolic trough innovations
In today?s aggressive solar thermal market, concentrated solar energy parabolic trough innovations that increase parabolic trough plants? operating efficiency are vital.
Continue reading24 billion Euros of fuel costs avoided from wind energy in 2015
Rising fossil fuel prices, devastating oil spills and the nuclear crisis in Fukushima have in 2011 substantially raised expectations of wind power.
Continue readingCanadians get ready for Global Wind Day festivities
A tour of an Ontario wind turbines manufacturing plant followed by a visit to a nearby operating wind farm are among the Canadian events on Wednesday.
Continue readingSuryachakra Pow – MoU with SunBorne and Citadel for establishing 5 MW Concentrating Solar Power
Suryachakra Power has entered into a MOU for establishing a 5 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power project in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Continue readingUtilities Double Solar Energy Capacity in 2010
In 2010, thirty utilities reported owning 140 MW of solar energy which is a drastic 300% increase from 2009. Solar power and include photovoltaic and concentrated solar energy technologies.
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