We have not devised a sensible approach to promoting electricity vehicle-to-grid (V2G) infrastructure (supporting a system for electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries).
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Navajos to supply wind energy to Arizona
The wind turbines project would be built 80 miles west of Flagstaff at the Boquillas Ranch. Boquillas Wind Farm is expected to start late this year or early next year.
Continue readingAlliant Energy will build another wind energy plant in Iowa
Alliant will build a 100-megawatt wind farm in Franklin County, Iowa. Power generated by the wind power project could be sold to either of Alliant’s two utilities.
Continue readingNRG Energy Acquires 290-Megawatt Agua Caliente Solar Energy Project
NRG Solar LLC, a subsidiary of NRG, has more than 2,000 MW of solar power photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal projects under development or in construction across the southwestern United States.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Indonesia
Indonesia has the world’s largest geothermal deposit that may generate power up to 29,038 MW, but as of now it only produces 1,189 MW of electricity.
Continue readingGM Poised to Thrive with New Electric Vehicles
Regal eAssist, which goes on sale this fall, captures energy created during braking to charge a 115V lithium-ion battery that powers a 11-kW (15 horsepower) motor-generator, augmenting a 2.4L Ecotec four-cylinder.
Continue readingBlackstone plans two big German offshore wind power plants with Siemens’ wind turbines
The US investment fund Blackstone plans to invest several billion euros in German wind farm plants, as the biggest economy in Europe will need the energy when it abandons nuclear power by 2022.
Continue readingRenewable energy investment grows to 211 billion dollars in 2010
The renewable installed capacity of wind energy, concentrating solar power, solar energy photovoltaic and geothermal energy rose from 250 to 312 GW between 2009 and 2010.
Continue readingNew wind power capacity has by far exceeded new nuclear power capacity
The world installed almost 50% more new wind energy capacity in 2010 alone (38.3 GW) than it installed new nuclear capacity in the last decade (26.1 GW).
Continue readingNevada’s first utility-scale wind power plant
Nevada’s first utility-scale wind farm, the Spring Valley Wind Energy Facility, already on a fast-track approval process through the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), also has been on a fast track through the courts.
Continue readingToyota to produce electric vehicles in Ontario
Toyota will build its newest electric car with lithium ion batteries in Ontario, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced.
Continue reading20% of Iowa?s electricity from wind turbines
A new report shows Iowa now generates 20 percent of its electricity from wind power. The American Wind Energy Association says Iowa leads the nation in wind farm capacity.
Continue reading$967 Million Loan Guarantee to Agua Caliente Solar Power Project
DOE has issued loan guarantees to support several of the world?s largest concentrated solar energy generation facilities, three geothermal energy projects and the world?s largest wind energy plant.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power: BrightSource Energy launches molten salt solar thermal storage
BrightSource Energy, Inc., a solar thermal technology company, launched a new concentrated solar thermal power plant solution for utilities.
Continue readingLos Angeles Times misleads on safety in wind energy industry
The wind power industry takes safety extremely seriously. AWEA’s Safety Committee has been working diligently to establish training programs to enhance those already in place at individual companies.
Continue readingSiemens To Supply 80 Wind Turbines For Offshore Wind Power Plant In Germany
Siemens secures wind energy order for sixth offshore wind farm plant in Germany.
Continue readingEnel Green Power – new solar energy plant in Sicily
The plant is located on the historic site on which Enel created the world?s first concentrated solar power plant in 1981.
Continue readingUltracapacitors and Electric Vehicles
The Ultracapacitors market has also been witnessing increasing awareness of electric cars.
Continue readingNew wind energy plant planned for Iowa
The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that construction on the $235 million wind power project is expected to begin in 2012.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy project in Germany secures financing
The Meerwind wind farm southwest of Helgoland will be one of Germany’s largest offshore wind power plants with 80 wind turbines. Blackstone also bought a license for a second offshore wind energy project.
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