National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has signed a cooperation agreement with a non-profit organization and a company to build an offshore wind power.
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Abengoa completes India’s first concentrated solar thermal power plant
Abengoa has completed India’s first concentrating solar thermal power plant in India, a 3 MW solar energy plant located in Gwal Pahari in the Indian state of Haryana.
Continue readingNovatec Solar?s Fresnel concentrating solar thermal power generates superheated steam above 500°C
Novatec Solar?s Fresnel collector has successfully generated superheated steam at temperatures above 500°C at its 1.4 megawatt (MW) demonstration concentrated solar power plant in Murcia, Spain.
Continue readingDubai Plans Concentrated Solar Energy Plant In New Renewables Push
It plans to generate 7% of its power capacity from renewables by 2020, and is building the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal power plant with partners Total of France and Abengoa Solar of Spain.
Continue readingChina steps up regulation of rare earths
Rare earth metals are vital ingredients for manufacturing an array of sophisticated products, including wind turbines, lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles and missiles.
Continue readingWind Energy: AMSC Employee Pleads Guilty to Passing Code to Sinovel
Within its wind power segment, AMSC signed contracts with wind turbines manufacturers in China, India, Korea and Taiwan. Within its grid segment, AMSC received orders for its grid interconnection.
Continue readingMitsubishi Electric Establishes Power Module JV in China
Solar power and wind power generation systems, trains and electric and hybrid electric vehicles is spurring the global demand for power modules.
Continue readingWolfgang Rehfus offers to make Private Placement in Windflow Energy Technology
In 2011 Te Rere Hau wind farm (97 Windflow 500 wind turbines totalling 48.5 MW) was completed. The wind farm achieves availability figures above 95% in some of the most challenging wind power conditions in the world.
Continue readingGoldman Sachs to buy majority stake in ReNew Wind Power
ReNew Wind Power plans to have 1,000 megawatts (MW) of wind energy capacity by 2015.
Continue readingCanadian wind power projects on track for record-setting year
Wind farm developers across Canada are on track this year to nearly double the amount of wind turbines projects installed in 2010, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) said Monday.
Continue readingFord plans to make electric vehicles in China
Ford Motor may make electric cars with lithium ion batteries in China according to chief executive officer Alan Mulally.
Continue readingJapan to Install Wind Turbines off Fukushima Coast
If the floating wind turbines prove to be profitable, Japan plans to build a 1000 megawatt wind farm off its northeast coast by 2020.
Continue readingEDF Commissions New Wind Farm In Greece
The wind energy plant is equipped with fifteen Enercon wind turbines, each with a unit capacity of 2MW.
Continue readingUruguay: Wind energy auctions 2011
23 wind farm proposals were received for a total of 1097 MW of wind power projects in the recent Uruguay wind auctions.
Continue readingA geothermal energy project will boost Nevada?s geothermal power by 25 percent
Geothermal energy is seen by many as a promising energy source because, unlike solar power and wind power, it can provide electricity 24 hours a day.
Continue readingUD to partner with NRG Energy to develop electric vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology
As more electric vehicles hit the road and charging stations continue to proliferate, electric vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G) is the next logical step in the electrification of our transportation.
Continue readingSmart Grids to Boost Lithium Ion Batteries
Energy storage is used for purposes running from grid stability to backup power for IT, to extending wind energy and solar energy capture into the evening.
Continue readingAmeriLithium Acquires Nevada-Based Lithium Brine Project
The next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles are being designed to use high-capacity Lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingWind energy: great potential and challenges in Brazil
Over the next 2-3 years, this could be one of the most highly wind power developed markets. This will bring about a strong wind turbines competition aimed at generating at a cost lower than in other wind farm markets.
Continue readingSolar energy photovoltaics to double by 2015
According to the European Commission?s Research Centre, the solar power photovoltaic market will double within the next 5 years.
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