Europe will select 30 cities to pioneer hi-tech energy systems, while half the power grid should be able to handle renewable energy using smart systems, EurActiv reports.
Continue readingENER1 and Volvo Cars Team-Up Again to Provide Lithium-Ion Power for the New C30 Battery Electric Vehicle
The battery is designed and developed in the U.S. by EnerDel, Inc., Ener1’s U.S. battery subsidiary.
Continue readingSmart USA Names Coulomb Technologies as Preferred Supplier of Charging Stations for EV
Coulomb Technologies announced that smart USA has selected Coulomb Technologies as its preferred supplier of charging stations for the company?s smart fortwo electric drive vehicles.
Continue readingRenault espera vender cada año 100.000 coches eléctricos Zoé
Renault quiere vender más de 100.000 vehículos eléctricos Zoé, uno de los cuatro coches eléctricos que acaba de presentar y cuyo lanzamiento será a mediados de 2012
Continue readingSSE to form joint venture to develop wind farm in Sweden
Scottish and Southern Energy has entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with a Swedish wind farm consortium to develop a 89MW onshore wind farm in Jamtland, Sweden.
Continue readingGamesa tramita 32 miniparques eólicos en el Alt Empordà por Antonio Cerrillo
Los aerogeneradores generarían la energía equivalente al consumo eléctrico anual de 205.000 familias.
Continue readingThe world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine is on stream
Hywind is anchored 10 kilometres off Karmøy, in south-western Norway. The Hywind pilot is to be tested over a two-year period. It combines technology from both the wind power and oil and gas sectors.
Continue readingPower Brake for Electric Vehicle
The VBS pump kit comes with all the componets for the completed vacuum assist solution. This includes an ultra-quiet pump, automatic shutoff switch, relay, fuse, tubing and everything required for the installation.
Continue readingBusiness leaders demand urgent political action on offshore wind energy
This week European business leaders are signing up to an extraordinary pledge to make it possible to tap Europe’s largest energy source – and calling on national governments and the EU to give the necessary support.
Continue readingOffshore wind power can help revolutionise Europe?s energy future
It is fitting that a new plan to power Europe in the future with a massive increase in offshore wind energy was released today here in this historic 13th century city of islands on Sweden?s southeast.
Continue readingEnergy ‘Sprawl’ and the Green Economy-First Major Energy Study Shows That Wind Is The Cleanest Source
Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security by Mark Z. Jacobson.
Continue readingTEP Unveils Plans for Giant Photovoltaic Array and New Solar Power Plant
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is working with partners to develop two new solar power systems that would rank as the Tucson area’s largest renewable power plants.
Continue readingPortland Deli Recognized Nationally For Outstanding Energy Conservation Efforts
The small business is being recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency for its use of effective energy management practices and innovative efficiency solutions in its buildings.
Continue readingLos vehículos eléctricos superan a los de etanol en el aprovechamiento de los biocombustibles
Los vehículos eléctricos superan a los de etanol en el aprovechamiento del biocombustible, según un estudio de la Universidad de California (Estados Unidos) que se publica en la revista ‘Science’.
Continue readingAutomóviles con biocombustibles contaminan tanto como los que usan gasolina
Los vehículos que funcionan con alcohol a base de caña de azúcar contaminan tanto como los que utilizan gasolina, según un estudio divulgado por el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Brasil.
Continue readingFord Focus-based battery electric car prototype
Ford’s first European passenger car Battery Electric Vehicle signals demonstration programme in 2010. Focus BEV prototypes will form part of UK Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles research programme.
Continue readingRenewable Energy Leaders Address New Sources of Capital
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Euromoney Energy Events will host the second annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF) – West, on Sept. 29-30, 2009 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy ? a climate-friendly power system by Andris Piebalgs
The winds over Europe’s seas represent a vast, indigenous resource of clean energy. The European Environment Agency recently published a study of the wind energy potentials in Europe.
Continue readingSymPowerco Expands Hybrid Electric Prototype Project
SymPowerco announced that the company has reentered discussions with an automotive laboratory for the joint design, construction and testing of Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) prototypes and Hybrid Power Systems.
Continue readingECOtality Completes Joint Ventures for Manufacturing & Distribution in China
ECOtality Finalizes $15 Million Joint Ventures to manufacture and assemble electric vehicle charging equipment and $5 million to fund a joint venture to market and sell these charging systems in China.
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