Renewable Energy Generation Ltd (REG) has acquired a 4.95MW wind farm from E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Operations Ltd for an initial cash consideration of up to £2.8m.
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EWEA Predicts a Strong European Market for Wind Power in 2010
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today released its forecast for wind power installations in 2010. It expects 10 gigawatt (GW) of new wind farm capacity to be installed in the EU during 2010.
Continue readingSequoia Energy has acquired the assets of C-Free Power
Sequoia Energy Inc. has acquired the assets of Calgary-based renewable energy company C-Free Power Corp. and opened up a Sequoia-Calgary office that promises to broaden its renewable energy role in North America.
Continue readingStartup of IMPSA and CEMIG?s second Wind Farm in Brazil
The 28.8 MW Praia do Morgado wind farm extends over 366 hectares in the municipality of Acaraú and has 19 IMPSA-V 1.5 MW wind turbines, with rotors 77 m in diameter, all made by IMPSA.
Continue readingSanyo to Expand Solar Energy Solutions in Europe
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) has announced that it will begin full-scale development and expansion of its solar photovoltaic and energy solutions business in the European market in 2010.
Continue readingNREL Analysis Shows Promise for New Remote Sensing Technology in Wind Resource Assessment
Final study of Second Wind?s Triton® Sonic Wind Profiler shows excellent correlation with meteorological tower-based measurements.
Continue readingRecord Efficiency for Lithium-Air Batteries
A catalyst developed by researchers at MIT makes rechargeable lithium-air batteries significantly more efficient–a step toward making these high-energy-density batteries practical for use in electric vehicles.
Continue readingUSW, AWEA Announce Plan to Make U.S.A. Leader in Wind Energy
AWEA and the United Steelworkers (USW) released a joint ?Framework Agreement? to create a ?Partnership for Progress? in accelerating the development and deployment of wind power production in the U.S.
Continue readingWind Power Project Valuations Soften as Investors and Developers Show Caution
In 2009, the average prices paid for commissioned wind assets fell slightly to EUR 1.66m/MW. Under-development assets showed a much larger, 30% decrease year-on-year to EUR 130,000/MW.
Continue readingElectrification Coalition Begins Advertising Campaign
The Electrification Coalition (EC), a group of business leaders who came together in November 2009 to support an electrified transportation system as the solution to the threats posed by oil dependence, today launched it
Continue readingElectric vehicles: Anxious About Range Anxiety
During the course of most conversations about electric vehicles, the phrase ?range anxiety? eventually shows up.
Continue readingU.S. Environment Not the Best for Electric Vehicles By John Gartner
The enthusiasm is building ?we?re just a few months from the U.S. launch of the first electric vehicles aimed at mainstream consumers.
Continue readingClean Currents Expands Wind Power Option to Pennsylvania Consumers
Clean Currents, a leading green energy company in the Mid-Atlantic, announced today that it is expanding its offer of clean nationally-sourced wind power to electric customers in the PPL Electric Utilities territory,
Continue readingA123 Systems to make lithium ion batteries for Navistar electric vehicles
A123 Systems (Nasdaq: AONE) announced a production agreement with Navistar, Inc. to supply lithium ion battery systems for electric vehicles (EVs) for the Navistar-ModecModec EV Alliance, LLC.
Continue readingChina to boost offshore wind power
China, the world’s second-largest oil user, plans to step up efforts to tap offshore wind energy to meet demand from the country’s eastern coast.
Continue readingExploring news ways of catching the power of wind By Chris Rose
Although wind energy farms are the usual method of tapping into the increasingly popular emissions-free power technology, a growing number of institutions and people are exploring other ways of harnessing wind.
Continue readingGeothermal Power in Latin America
Since 1973 when Mexico?s Cerro Prieto geothermal power plant (720 MW) came on line the country has been a significant player in the global geothermal industry.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Day events start this weekend
Global Wind Day ? a worldwide celebration of the climate, energy and employment benefits of wind power ? is fast approaching.
Continue readingWildcat Discovery Technologies Evaluates Graphene Nanoplatelets for XG Sciences
Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a technology company using combinatorial methods to rapidly synthesize and evaluate new battery materials, has completed a project for XG Sciences.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles in Hawaii
The first car imported to Hawaii in 1899 was an electric vehicle. Hawaii’s goal is to have 50,000 electric cars on the road by 2015 and to establish a network of electric charging stations.
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