Asmus adds that, in the United States in particular, a disparity exists between Concentrating Solar Thermal Power projects awarded and solar energy projects brought online as operational.
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Suzlon bags 23 MW wind power order from GAIL
Suzlon Energy has bagged a wind energy order worth an estimated Rs 140 crore for supply of wind turbines with a cumulative capacity of 23.1 MW to state-run gas utility GAIL (India) for a wind farm.
Continue readingWind power in Tunisia
German cooperation is currently examining the prospect of setting up a wind farm on the heights of Thala, in the governorate of Kasserine, in central-west Tunisia.
Continue readingVehicle to Grid (V2G)
The lithium ion batteries used in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will increasingly be utilized by property owners and grid operators to provide a wide variety of energy services.
Continue readingNordex to supply wind turbines for two wind farm projects in Iowa
Nordex USA has secured new wind power orders from wind energy developer RPM Access to supply wind turbines for two wind farm projects in the US state of Iowa.
Continue readingWind power in Mongolia
Salkhit Wind Farm, powered by General Electric?s 1.6 MW wind turbines, will generate 5% of Mongolia?s electricity.
Continue readingSolar power for electric vehicles
The worker-run natural food store Community Market, 1899 Mendocino Ave, has installed an electric car charging station for the free use of their customers.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Australia
Australia has enough geothermal energy in “hot rocks” to replace coal and gas many times over, a study has found.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in US
U.S. has large geothermal energy resources, but recent growth is slower than wind energy or solar power.
Continue readingSustainable Energy through Redox Flow Batteries
Lead acid batteries have an energy density of about 40 Wh/Kg and lithium ion batteries can achieve an energy density of up to 200 Wh/Kg.
Continue readingWind energy project to benefit Arkansas
Under the proposal, wind power from wind farm plants in western Oklahoma, the Texas panhandle and southwestern Kansas would be harnessed.
Continue readingWind energy could reinvigorate Iowa’s manufacturing sector
Hoffman, of the state’s economic development agency, admits that wind power helped keep the economy going during the recession. It also is a sector, in which, “we have made a name for ourselves.”
Continue readingEDF Acquires 38 MW Chestnut Flats Wind Farm From Gamesa
The wind power project features 18 G90-2.0 MW and one G87-2.0 MW Gamesa wind turbines, each having two megawatts of rated capacity.
Continue readingCharging electric cars about to get easier
Drivers of plug-in electric vehicles will soon find it easier than ever to charge up in New Jersey, which is at the center of a regional plan to install charging stations across the eastern seaboard.
Continue readingWorld Bank Co-Finances Morocco’s Ouarzazate 500 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power
The World Bank approved $297 million in loans to Morocco to support construction and operation of Morocco’s 500-megawatt (MW) Ouarzazate Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant.
Continue readingToshiba?s SCiB? Rechargeable Battery to Power Honda?s New Electric Vehicles
The SCiBTM is able to use a wider range its charge than a conventional lithium-ion battery, and the SCiBTM also achieves highly efficient.
Continue readingMass Megawatts Reports First Sale of Low-Cost Wind Power System
The wind farm system leverages the patented, wind augmenter technology that increases the wind velocity directed toward the wind turbines.
Continue readingElectric buses expand in Chattanooga
An electric bus sits on display outside Chinese electric carmaker BYD Company’s new North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles Oct. 24, 2011, indicating the growth in electric vehicles in use in the US.
Continue readingNew batteries for electric vehicles charge faster, last longer
The batteries, still two to five years from commercial production, could transform the electric car industry, which is hampered by limited mileage ranges and lengthy charging times.
Continue readingAreva selling 300 MW of concentrating solar thermal in 2011
Areva SA (CEI) aims to have contracts to sell as much as 300 megawatts of concentrated solar power systems by the end of the year. The company entered the solar-energy market last year by acquiring Ausra Inc.
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