SunMax solar thermal domestic hot water heating system will be installed in the each housing complex of Beacon Housing Authority (BHA), thanks to the federal stimulus funds.
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Siemens new wind energy factory in U.S.
The inaugural shipment of 22 wind turbines nacelles and hubs is headed to Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Snake River Wind Farm near Pomeroy, Washington.
Continue readingWind energy Iberdrola Renovables lifts first quarter earnings 10% to ?172 million
Operating wind turbines capacity was 16.6% higher. Iberdrola started up the El Andévalo (Huelva) wind farm with 300 MW, and Iberdrola is developing another 100 MW in new wind power projects in Hungary.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 100 MW order for wind turbines in China
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional wind power order for 50 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for wind farm in China.
Continue readingNorth Carolina approves Iberdrola wind energy project
Wind Power Project Would Be First Commercial Scale Wind Farm in State. The company is considering development of a 300 megawatt (MW) wind turbines project.
Continue readingYingli Green Energy establishes regional Headquarters for Southeast Asia in Singapore
Yingli Green Energy is a leading solar power company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers.
Continue readingSmart grid needed for electric vehicles
The innovation of the electric car with lithium ion batteries would help to vehicle-to-grid or V2G and optimize the use of electricity from renewable sources, including solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingOffshore wind turbines with much larger blades could cut the cost of generating offshore wind energy by 30%
There is huge potential for offshore wind farm to reduce carbon emissions. Offshore wind energy could be competitive with onshore wind power by 2020.
Continue readingSinovel may build wind farm in Greece
Sinovel, China’s largest wind turbines maker, has replaced General Electric Co (GE) as the world’s second largest such company after Danish manufacturer Vestas.
Continue readingWind energy Nordex presenting six MW offshore wind turbines
Nordex has unveiled plans for its entry into the new offshore wind farm market. Offshore wind power market will enter its first phase of maturity from 2015 onwards.
Continue readingWind energy?s power gets extensive press coverage in Germany
An incredible 65% of Germany?s electricity needs can be met by onshore wind power alone. Wind farm with 3 MW wind turbines could create the total amount of electricity needed to phase out nuclear power in Germany.
Continue readingChina may double solar energy goal
China, the world’s largest solar photovoltaic exporter, is likely to boast 10 GW of solar power capacity by 2015 from the current 1 GW, doubling its existing target amid rising doubts about the safety of nuclear energy.
Continue readingChina?s largest wind farm developer places 48 MW wind energy order with Vestas
Vestas has signed its first wind power order in 2011 with China Longyuan Power Group for 48 MW. The order consists of 24 wind turbines V80-2.0 MW which will be installed in Fujian.
Continue readingIberdrola starts construction world?s largest wind power complex in Romania
The wind turbines facility is phase one of the Dobrogea wind energy Complex, which entails up to 50 wind farm plants with combined capacity of 1,500 MW.
Continue readingWind energy – 20 Megawatt wind turbines are feasible
Such wind power turbines could be a solution for expanding Europe’s offshore wind farm capacity, providing several times more electricity at lower costs than today’s wind turbines.
Continue readingSAE World Congress Ride and Drive Will Feature 14 Vehicle Models
The Ride and Drive, a popular attraction at the SAE World Congress, will return in 2011, allowing attendees an opportunity to test drive 14 different models including the latest electric vehicles.
Continue readingGrant Helps Propel Innovative Wind Energy Small Business
Wind Tower Systems, a subsidiary of Wasatch Wind, was founded in 2002 to research, develop and commercialize new ways to make lighter, taller and easier- to-assemble land-based wind turbines.
Continue readingCaleffi?s ThermoCon? Storage Tank can be used in solar thermal and geothermal energy
Caleffi?s ThermoCon? Storage Tank can be used in solar thermal and geothermal power applications.
Continue readingMeasuring Wind Turbines Reliability – Results of the Reliawind Project
One of the reasons for this wind power project was to better understand reliability by measuring the failure rate and downtime of existing wind turbines at operational wind farm plants.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Battle Moves Beyond Electric Cars
Some of the first moves to ac motors were in forklifts and lithium-ion batteries have appeared in some Nissan forklifts since 2008.
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