“We are very pleased with the startup and initial operation of the Alstom ECO 86 wind turbines and expect a very solid long-term operation,” stated Dan Juhl, CEO of Juhl Wind.
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Neo Solar Power Hopes to Become World’s Top Photovoltaic Cell Maker
The solar energy market will start to explode when it reaches the point of grid parity, meaning that alternative means of generating electricity, including photovoltaic methodology.
Continue readingKeeping nature and the economy happy while fighting the anti-wind farm lobby
The negative impacts of offshore wind power can be avoided altogether or mitigated through proper planning, people attending a panel session at the EWEA2011 Annual Event heard Thursday.
Continue readingWater-based Lithium Battery Manufacturing for Electric Vehicles
As early as 1996, Hydro-Québec started working on water-based manufacturing processes for Lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingNuclear Power- Now is The Time To Focus On Solar Power And Wind Energy
Measured by share of electricity supplied by wind farm, Denmark is the leading nation. Three north German states now get 40 percent or more of their electricity from wind power. Wind energy – 2 million wind turbines.
Continue readingRenault apologises to managers wrongly sacked for spying electric cars
Renault publicly apologised on Monday to three top managers it fired for allegedly selling key electric vehicles secrets to China.
Continue readingNational Renewable Energy Action Plans
The reports show that some NREAPs present very positive initiatives with new measures in the electricity or the heating and cooling sectors.
Continue readingStatkraft Opens Its First Wind Energy Plant in Sweden
Em wind farm, Statkraft’s first wind power facility in Sweden, is officially opened today, and is comprised of four wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 9.2 MW.
Continue readingMass Adoption of Electric Cars Still Some Distance Away
Despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is still some distance away, is the finding of a new study by Deloitte.
Continue readingWind energy Enercon nabs 150 MW wind turbines order from CLP for Indian wind farm projects
The 102.4 MW Sipla wind farm will be in Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan, and the 50.4 MW Narmada wind farm will be in Anantapur district. CLP Group has cemented its position as the largest wind power developer in India.
Continue readingFinavera Wind Energy’s Wildmare and Tumbler Ridge Wind Farm Projects Advance in EAP
Finavera Wind Energy is a wind power development company focused on developing, constructing, and operating wind turbines plants in North America and Ireland.
Continue readingEWEA 2011 will debate Europe?s energy policy vacuum after 2020
In less than a quarter of the lifetime of a fossil fuel power plant, Europe?s progressive energy policies that have done so much to promote wind power and other renewable energies will run out.
Continue readingCalifornia?s Alta Wind Energy Center beats deadlines, exceeds expectations
The Alta Wind Energy Center ? Phases II-V ? in California?s Mojave Desert, comprised of 190 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines. (Phase I used GE wind turbines.)
Continue readingDespite noisy few, public favors wind energy
“Anti-Wind NIMBYs [Not In My Back Yarders] Are [a] Small Minority,” writes Brian Keane of SmartPower in a recent Huffington Post blog, and he proceeds to back it up with evidence.
Continue readingNew solar power technology to break the world record in the field of polycrystalline
Q-Cells SE, one of the world?s leading solar energy photovoltaic companies, has used new cell technology to break the world record in the field of polycrystalline solar modules.
Continue readingHow to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse
Mainstream economists? projections for the future typically show the global economy expanding by about 3 percent a year, more or less an extrapolation of the past half-century?s growth.
Continue readingAmprius Raises $25M to Commercialize Next-Generation Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Amprius-enabled cells will ultimately offer a dramatic increase in energy, substantially increasing range and runtime for applications including electric cars.
Continue readingFirst hybrid solar power plant in Azerbaijan to be ready by July
The plant will use wind energy and solar energy, biogas and geothermal energy. It will belong to the Agency and will be a pilot for alternative energy development.
Continue readingThe arrival of plug-in electric vehicles
?Electric Cars and PHEVs have the potential to transform transportation in our nation,? Bluestein says.
Continue readingAs oil prices climb, now you can wind power your electric car
Overseas instability puts spotlight on homegrown energy, new electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
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