First Wind has started construction of its first wind power project in Washington state – the 105 MW Palouse Wind farm in northern Whitman County.
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DTE Energy seeks wind energy proposals
DTE Energy has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that is part of the company’s plan to continue to add Michigan-based renewable power to its energy portfolio over the next two years.
Continue readingVestas wins wind turbines order for wind farm in Ukraine
Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, is pleased to announce another sale in the key emerging wind power market of Ukraine.
Continue readingCODA Holdings Receives Innovation Award
CODA Holdings is a developer of electric vehicles and advanced lithium ion batteries systems purpose-built for electric cars and energy storage applications.
Continue readingEndesa and Canary Islands study the rollout of a smart micro grid in La Graciosa
The objective is to develop a clean energy supply solution with wind power, solar energy and electric vehicles.
Continue readingU.K. wind power market for small wind turbines surpasses U.S., but U.S. manufacturers benefit
RenewableUK estimates that 2012 will be another boom year, with a 144 percent increase in small wind energy installations over the 2011 record year.
Continue readingSolar energy for electric vehicles
SolarWorld is a worldwide leader in offering brand-name, high-quality, photovoltaic crystalline silicon solar power technology.
Continue readingApril Sales of Electric Vehicles Fall Despite High Gas Prices in USA
The AIADA newsletter reported that according to The Detroit News, electric cars had a mostly tough month in April despite near-record high gas prices.
Continue readingUniversal Fast Charger for Electric Vehicles
The ascent of electric cars has posed the question of how they will be charged as each automaker had developed its own technique, but that is the equivalent of having different fuel ports on gasoline-powered models.
Continue readingElectrovaya Showcases Superior Grid-Scale Storage Capabilities
Electrovayadesigns, develops and manufactures proprietary Lithium Ion batteries, battery systems, and battery-related products for electric vehicles, Utility Scale Energy Storage and smart grid power.
Continue readingWEPOWER Ecolutions Ships New Wind Turbines to Chile
Additional integrated business offerings will include direct energy services as power purchase agreements (PPAs), energy financing and leasing of solar power and wind-power generation programs.
Continue readingJuhl Wind Announces Acquisition of Power Engineers Collaborative
To date, Juhl Wind has completed 21 wind farm projects and provides operations management and oversight across the portfolio.
Continue readingUS Wind Power Industry Installed 1.695 GW In Q1
The US saw 1.695 GW of wind farm capacity installed in the first quarter, with 788 wind turbines added in 17 states, according to American Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingUS Solar Energy Could Employ Hundreds of Thousands of Americans by 2020
The report also finds that solar power, photovoltaic, solar thermal and concentrated solar power, has yielded significant public benefits in exchange for federal support.
Continue readingConcentrating solar power: Glass Point Solar wins engineering innovation award for enhanced oil recovery
GlassPoint?s concentrated solar power (CSP) EOR solution was selected for both its technical and economical achievements, delivering fixed-price, zero-emissions steam for solar thermal recovery projects worldwide.
Continue readingJapanese energy experts research DMEA?s solar energy program
After the discussion and tour at DMEA, the Japanese energy experts toured BrightLeaf Technology, a Montrose-based manufacturer of concentrating solar power systems.
Continue readingAcciona wants to install 1,000 MW of solar power and wind energy in Chile
Acciona bid for wind power and solar energy, with plans to install 1,000 MW. Acciona has manufacturing wind turbines and concentrating solar thermal power plants in Spain and the U.S.
Continue readingWind power in India: Gamesa sold 700 wind turbines
India advances in renewable energy, particularly wind power and solar energy (photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal power). Gamesa sold this year 700 wind turbines in India for wind farm projects.
Continue readingDTE Energy seeks wind energy proposals
DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) has issued a Request for Proposals for 100 MW of renewable energy from Michigan-based wind farm projects that will be operating by the end of 2013.
Continue readingTamil Nadu proposes setting solar energy to generate 1000 MW of solar power
The proposal comes in line with ‘vision 2023’ mentioned by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, and intended to produce 11000 MW of solar power in the next 11 years, photovoltaic and concentrating solar power.
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