The only way for the U.S. to be truly energy independent is to put solar power panels on every unshaded rooftop, wind farm throughout the central plains, and build a sophisticated electrical grid.
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Increased Efficiency in Concentrating Solar Power, CCGT and Hybrid Technologies
The improved efficiency offered by advanced technologies like Concentrated Solar Power, CCGT and Hybrid could be the answer to the pressing issues the power generation market is currently tackling.
Continue readingCODA Automotive Dealers Sell First All-Electric Vehicles
Newest US-based electric car with lithium ion batteries manufacturer celebrates the start of consumer sales.
Continue readingQatar?s first solar energy plant to be ready this year
?We are testing photovoltaic solar power and concentrating solar thermal technologies, in the first and second phases, respectively, and ideally, would like to inaugurate the facility by November this year?.
Continue readingDeal in place for 160 MW to 250 MW wind farm in Sweden
Arise Windpower AB : A memorandum of understanding has been entered into with Platina Partners with the purpose to jointly build and own 160 to 250 MW in wind power project Lingbo.
Continue readingRecord new wind power capacity predicted for 2012
Canada will enjoy another record year for wind turbines development in 2012 with the addition of approximately 1,500 MW of new installed wind farm capacity, according to the Canadian Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingWind Energy Comes to Pennsylvania
?Our mission is the promotion of renewable energy like wind energy,? said North, ?and we believe that this is the most effective way to do so.?
Continue readingTibet to have photovoltaic solar power generation base
A photovoltaic solar energy base is being built in the second largest city in Tibet to ease winter power shortage
Continue readingDOE Sunshot Vision and Halotechnics Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Storage
Improved materials could make concentrated solar power cheaper, and energy storage easier.
Continue readingCharging stations for electric vehicles
An innovative interaction between systems will allow to directly monitor Enel’s charging network from the Renault Z.E. electric cars. An advanced solution for charging stations for electric vehicles within smart grids.
Continue readingKandi’s Electric Car Receives Registration Tax Exemption
Kandi Technologies, a developer of electric vehicles, announced that Kandi’s electric car is among the first on the list of Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles for Registration Tax Reduction.
Continue readingNorthern Graphite Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement
It takes 20 to 30 times as much graphite as lithium to make a lithium ion battery and their use in the growing electric vehicles market.
Continue readingWind farm: Bipartisan group of Senators introduces bill to extend PTC
Tax reform efforts might modify or address this incentive in the near future, but the jobs and opportunities provided by wind energy should not be abandoned in the meantime.
Continue readingGlobal capacity of small wind power at 440 MW by end of 2010
The total global capacity of small wind turbines stood at 440 megawatts during the end of 2010, states a new report from the World Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingWind power in Pakistan: Sindh can generate over 50,000 MW of wind energy
Sindh is blessed with enormous wind energy resources which, if tapped, could generate more than 50,000MW, said Sindh Board of Investment (SBI) Chairman Muhammad Zubair Motiwala.
Continue readingWind power: Senators introduce bipartisan PTC extension legislation
American Wind Energy Association CEO Denise Bode released the following statement today as a bipartisan group of Senators introduced legislation to extend wind energy?s crucial Production Tax Credit.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power in India
India?s finance minister, Dr. Pranab Mukherjee, declared that concentrating solar thermal plants and equipment in India will now be exempt from import duty.
Continue readingWind energy in Tanzania
The envoy recommended investing more in wind power energy, promising USD 50 million for the renewable energy sector in the country.
Continue readingChinese city of Xigaze hosts solar power generation for Tibet
A photovoltaic solar energy generation plant is being built in Xigaze, the second-largest city in Tibet. PV and concentrating solar thermal power are developing in China.
Continue readingWind energy in Chile: Skanska to build wind farm
The wind power project will consist of 50 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 115 MW. Once completed, it will be one of the largest wind energy plants in the country.
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