Vestas Maintains its Position as the Global Leader of the Wind Energy Manufacturing Industry. The Indian wind power market is also expected to grow at a fast pace.
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Trapped by a windfall
It’s comforting to know that I’m not alone in thinking Windfall is overlong–Variety reviewer Rob Nelson called it a “gassy documentary” and opined that “Distribution of the pic at its current length seems inconceivable.
Continue readingPositive offshore wind power statistics prompts media interest
With 308 new offshore wind turbines installed in 2010 ? an increase of 51% in installed wind farm capacity on the previous year ? offshore wind energy experienced a new record growth in Europe.
Continue readingFirst wind energy plant in Tanzania
Very short term projects focus on wind power, with a 50 MW wind farm that will be put into service within 18 months. The installation of the wind turbbines would start early next year.
Continue readingEner1 and Wanxiang Sign Strategic JV Agreement
Wanxiang and Ener1 share a vision to help fulfill our country’s strong commitment to electric vehicles on a mass scale and to deploy lithium-ion technology.
Continue readingIsofoton brings solar power to Rwanda
Spanish solar panel manufacturer, Isofoton, has revealed plans to install solar energy units at 300 schools in Rwanda, Africa.
Continue readingi-MiEV electric vehicles in 15 European countries
Mitsubishi began production of the electric car i-MiEVs with ithium ion batteries for Europe from October of last year. Three months after starting shipment, about 2,500 electric cars were shipped.
Continue readingAffinity Wind Closes JV Agreement with wind energy Suzlon
Forms Development Partnership for 150 MW Illinois Wind Power Project. Suzlon is a highly vertically integrated wind turbines manufacturer. Suzlon will be responsible for this first wind farm.
Continue readingTesla Motors’ Model S to Feature NVIDIA Tegra Processors
The Tegra processor provides exceptional energy efficiency, a critically important feature for electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingChina Sun Group High-Tech Co. Announces Fiscal 2011 Q2 Results
China Sun Group High-Tech Co. (“China Sun Group”) produces anode materials used in lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingEast Midlands Airport to install wind turbines
East Midlands Airport has been given planning permission to install a total of four wind turbines. The four wind turbines should produce up to 225kw of electricity each, enough to power 503 houses a year.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa endows the University of Zaragoza´s 35th Academic Chair
A manufacturer and wind farm developer in Aragon, Gamesa installs the prototype of its G10X wind turbines in Jaulín.
Continue readingIndia could be a top-five solar energy market within 5 years
I think it’s clear that in India solar power will be cost-effective without incentives and subsidies within the next five years, said Jigar Shah.
Continue readingChina surpassed US on wind energy
China installed 16 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2010, a 62 percent annual increase, taking its total installed capacity to 41.8 GW. The US installed about 5 GW of new wind farm capacity in 2010.
Continue readingCODA Raises $76 Million in Series D Initial Closing
CODA Holdings, a leading developer of Lithium-ion advanced battery systems and all-electric vehicles, announced the initial closing of a Series D preferred investment round totaling $76 million.
Continue readingWhile generating green electricity, wind power might also help crops
In the frenzied lead up to the Christmas-New Year?s holiday season, some fascinating news about another potential benefit of wind energy received little attention in the mainstream media.
Continue readingCharging Stations for Electric Vehicles Installed in Minnesota
Coulomb Technologies announced that the first public ChargePoint® Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles (EVs) is now installed in Minnesota.
Continue readingRechargeable Batteries Market to Reach US$16.4 Billion by 2015
Factors driving market growth include growing consumer acceptance and increasing role of rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles.
Continue readingWind power could meet 12% of international power demand by 2020 and up to 22% by 2030
Reviewing a year?s worth of work can focus the mind on important developments. That seems especially true for wind energy, which in 2010 was embraced by Ikea, Google, Bacardi and the US Army.
Continue readingEdison cancels contract for Tessera?s Calico concentrated solar energy project
Southern California Edison (SCE) has canceled its contract to buy the power produced by the Calico Power Project, a 663 MW concentrating solar power plant under development by Calico Solar LLC, a subsidiary of Tessera.
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