Mahindra Solar One, a joint venture between Kiran Energy and Mahindra, today commissioned its first 5MW solar energy plant in Jodhpur in Rajasthan to run electric cars.
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2011 Sees $1.9 Billion in Solar Power Venture Capital in India
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Continue readingWind energy in Finland: new wind farm with WinWinD wind turbines
WinWinD has won a tender for buying wind power project rights of the Myllykangas Wind Farm near Kuivaniemi in the Northern Finland.
Continue readingWind energy in Australia: Goldwind connects wind turbines to grid
Wind power manufacturer Goldwind has signed connection agreements with electricity provider Powercor Australia to connect 13 Goldwind 1.5 megawatt wind turbines of a wind farm to the Australian grid.
Continue readingVestas wind energy order a boost for Lake Turkana wind farm
The wind farm will consist of 365 Vestas V52 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 850 kW.
Continue readingWind energy in Pakistan: 400 MW wind power this year
At least 400 megawatts of electricity from wind farm projects in Gharo and Jhimpir will be added to national grid by the end of current year (2012) which is being observed as the year for wind turbines.
Continue readingBP, Sempra Energy To Invest $1 Bln In Wind Energy in Pennsylvania and Kansas
BP Wind Energy and Sempra Energy said that they plan to make a combined investment of more than $1 billion to develop wind farm plants in Pennsylvania and Kansas with GE wind turbines.
Continue readingChina to start building 2nd batch wind energy projects
China will soon start construction on its second installment of wind farm projects for the 2011-2015 period, Liu Tienan, minister of the National Energy Bureau (NEB), has said.
Continue readingNaturEner Secures Financing for Rim Rock Wind Farm in Montana
NaturEner announces that it has secured a $320 million construction loan with Morgan Stanley that will enable construction of the 189 megawatt (“MW”) Rim Rock wind energy project with 126 Acciona wind turbines.
Continue readingNuon merges onshore wind farm business with Vattenfall
The move will see Nuon Renewables take on the Vattenfall name and bring together 14 wind power projects in England, Wales and Scotland totalling over 624 MW of wind turbines capacity under the same management.
Continue readingCPV Completes Project Financing for the Cimarron Wind Energy Project
CPV Renewable Energy Company (CPV Renewable Energy) announced that it closed financing for the construction of its 165.6 MW Cimarron Wind Power Project in Gray County, Kansas.
Continue readingSuzlon secures 24 MW wind energy order in Brazil
The wind farm is a partnership between Servtec and the Brazilian investment fund manager, Rio Bravo Investimentos, and will comprise of 12 units of Suzlon’s S95 – 2 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingGoldwind Announces Multiple US Wind Power Deals
Goldwind USA announced wind turbines sales to new wind farm customers: Enel Green Power North America, Wind Energy Developers, LLC and Debenham Energy
Continue readingFewer new wind farm installations in Japan
Japan has considered since the quake and tsunami that struck the country last March the need to switch from nuclear power sources toward renewable sources, like wind energy, solar power or geothermal energy.
Continue readingGestamp Wind to developed 114 MW in wind power projects in Brazil
Gestamp Wind, wind energy division of Gestamp, has been awarded the right to develop five wind farm projects in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with a total wind turbines capacity of 114 MW.
Continue readingGermany installed 3 GW of photovoltaic solar power in December 2011
Germany Installed 7.5 GW of Photovoltaic Solar Energy in 2011. Additions in December alone amounted to 3 GW.
Continue readingVolkswagen electric car
Volkswagen has chosen the Detroit Motor show to take the covers off an electric car concept based on the new Beetle, dubbed the E-Bugster.
Continue readingThe Facts On Electric Vehicles
Petroleum you get out of the ground, you burn it once, and it?s gone. With lithium ion batteries, at the end of their useful life, they can be easily recycled to make new ones.
Continue readingDOE releases new video on electric vehicles
Energy 101: Electric Vehicles. How electric cars work and what they’re doing to improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions, and lower maintenance costs.
Continue readingEaton Corporation and Coulomb Technologies Connect Electric Car Drivers
Eaton Corporation and Coulomb Technologies announced plans to significantly expand the North American footprint of charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs).
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