An anticipated future increase in the cost of retail and wholesale power is all that’s necessary to generate positive demand ? even in countries without subsidies.
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smart fortwo electric vehicles soon available worldwide
The third generation smart fortwo electric car with lithium ion batteries offering zero-emissions will be available beginning in the spring of 2012.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas Turns To Profit In Q2
Vestas stood by its previous guidance for full-year 2011 revenues of 7 billion euros, an EBIT margin of 7 percent and an order intake of 7,000-8,000 megawatts (MW) of wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy accounted for the greatest portion of added renewable energy capacity
Wind power accounted for the greatest portion of added renewable-energy capacity, leading hydropower, solar energy photovoltaic (PV), geothermal energy and concentrated solar thermal power (CSP).
Continue readingBallast Nedam: HLV Svanen Deployed at London Array Wind Energy Plant
At 1,000MW, the wind turbines project is currently the world?s largest consented offshore wind farm.
Continue readingACS sells Spanish concentrated solar power and wind energy business
Bridgepoint have agreed to acquire a portfolio of wind power assets from listed Spanish construction conglomerate Auxiliar de Construcción y Servicios (ACS) in a transaction that values the assets at ?596.5million.
Continue readingFord and SunPower to offer solar power electric vehicles.
Focus Electric car owners drive new, innovative charging and financing models for solar energy with photovoltaic.
Continue readingTurkey Releases Solar Power Plan
The solar energyn plan contains a 600 megawatt limit to investments throughout Turkey, once the 600 megawatt capacity facilities are completed and producing electricity.
Continue readingSuzlon receives 48.3 MW wind energy order from Indian Oil
The wind farm order comprises of 23 Suzlon?s S88 ? 2.1 MW wind turbines, and the wind power generated will be sold to the local power utility.
Continue readingSpain will have 61 concentrated solar thermal power plants in 2014
The Spanish Association of Concentrated Solar Energy Industry (Protermosolar) in 2014 expected to be active 61 solar thermal power plants.
Continue readingDesmond named VP at BrightSource Concentrated Solar Energy
Pleasanton businessman Joseph Desmond has been named senior vice president of government affairs and communications for BrightSource Energy, a concentrating solar thermal power company in Oakland.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy – Building wind turbines in the sea
While the BBC mentions that offshore wind power is currently an expensive way of producing electricity, EWEA believes that offshore wind energy will become much more cost effective and efficient in the years ahead.
Continue readingBrightSource Eyes Twin Concentrated Solar Power Plants In Desert
BrightSource is currently constructing its 392-megawatt Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Thermal California’s Mojave Desert. Hidden Hills concentrated solar energy (SEGS) will use BrightSource?s next-generation plant design.
Continue readingWind energy in Ecuador: Goldwind will build Loja wind farm
Goldwind is a manufacturer of direct drive permanent magnet generator (PMG) wind turbines. The wind power farm will have 11 wind turbines between 50 and 80 feet high.
Continue readingBallast Nedam: HLV Svanen Deployed at London Array Wind Energy Plant
At 1,000MW, the wind turbines project is currently the world?s largest consented offshore wind farm.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles to Drive Lithium-Ion Battery Market
Driven by plunging prices and accelerating demand from the electric car market, lithium-ion will emerge as the world?s leading rechargeable battery technology.
Continue readingTMK Battery Systems Signs Purchase Agreement with Lithium Battery Producer Dongfang Hualian
Dongfang Hualian, with a state-of-the-art production facility built in 2008 and 20 patents related to lithium ion battery technologies, provides us with rapidly growing global market opportunity.
Continue readingFinavera Submits EA Application For Meikle Wind Farm
Finavera Wind Energy has submitted an environmental assessment (EA) application for its 117 MW Meikle wind power project in British Columbia.
Continue reading26th EU PVSEC – Dow to Highlight Comprehensive Range of Materials for Solar Power
DOWTHERM? Heat Transfer Fluids for collecting, transporting and storing the solar thermal heat with required high-temperature stability. Used in the PV polysilicon purification as well as concentrated solar power.
Continue readingWind energy will power gymnastics championships
Wind power will be the preferred energy source for the Visa Gymnastics Championships, running tomorrow through Saturday in St. Paul, Minn., according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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