New charging stations add range and wind energy and solar power for British electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
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Cumulative Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales to Reach 5.2 Million Worldwide by 2017
Production of electrified cars is gearing up all over the world, and automakers are planning to launch an increasing variety of new electric car models over the next few years.
Continue readingBosch paving the way to electric vehicles
As we move toward the all-electric car, hybrid technology in its various forms is an important transitional technology.
Continue readingGhana has 5,600 MW of wind power potential
The development of wind energy resource for commercial power generation in Ghana is steadily taking centre stage in national discourse on energy sufficiency.
Continue readingWind energy Suzlon wins 29.70 MW wind turbines order from Malpani Group
Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL), wind turbines manufacturer, announced that it has won a repeat wind power order from the Malpani Group to set up, operate and maintain wind farm projects totalling 29.70 MW.
Continue readingWind power project picks EPC contractor
Wind Capital Group LLC selected RMT Inc. to design and build its 150 MW Osage County Wind Energy Facility in Oklahoma. The wind farm will use 94 GE 1.6 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingRick Perry and Solar Power
Perry has been eager to take credit for their success in boosting wind energy, although he’s not always the first to point to the mandates that lead to such unprecedented wind growth.
Continue readingAdvanced electrodes for better lithium ion batteries
Nanostructured materials better withstand stresses from changes in volume, so researchers and a handful of startups are making anodes from silicon nanowires, nanotubes, and porous nanoparticles.
Continue readingBMW to power Leipzig factory by wind turbines
The development marks BMW’s efforts to become a ‘leading player’ in sustainable production and comes after the announcement of two new electric vehicles with lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingEtrion completes Nettuno solar power project in Italy
The solar power project, which is expected to generate 3.5 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy and ?1 million in earnings before EBIT annually, is fitted out with crystalline fixed-tilt photovoltaic modules.
Continue readingWind energy Goldwind’s wind turbines passed verification
Goldwind has been running wind farm projects in overseas markets such as America, Ecuador, Cuba, Australia, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Cyprus.
Continue readingWind energy in New Zealand – Te Rere Hau wind farm complete
Windflow Technology has completed the successful build and commissioning of the 97 Windflow 500 wind turbines at NZ Windfarms’ Te Rere Hau wind farm.
Continue readingNorth Sea can host 135 GW wind power capacity
The North Sea could become home to offshore wind energy farms with a combined generating capacity as high as 135 GW by 2030.
Continue readingEU to fund Polish wind farm projects
The wind turbines projects envisages that companies receiving the EU grants will be awarded 200,000 zloty (50,000 euro) for each MW that will be pumped into the power grid.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Elecnor wins new wind farm
The planned investment for this new wind power plant, which will house 14 wind turbines, amounting to 104 million reais (45.3 million euros).
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power: Spain to reach 61 solar thermal plants in 2014
Protermosolar announced that Spain can supply all of the electricity it consumes with 4293 square kilometers of concentrated solar energy (CSP) plants, less than 1% of the territory of Spain.
Continue readingWind energy in Panama: first wind farm on the road
In Panama there is still no wind turbines in operation. According to the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP), there are 25 approved wind power applications.
Continue readingPakistan – China wind energy cooperation
Pakistan has considerable renewable energy potential such as hydro, wind power and solar power. China tries to dominate the renewable energy technologies from solar energy to wind turbines.
Continue readingCharging stations for electric vehicles expand to rural sites
Charging stations that can fill up the lithium ion batteries of an electric car in 30 minutes or faster are moving from the city to the country.
Continue readingEast Africa plugs into solar energy, wind power and geothermal energy
In a few years from now, Africa?s 22nd largest country will be home to the continent?s largest wind farm ? a project that will account for 20% of Kenya?s current electricity production.
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