It should come as no surprise to anyone who lives on Wolfe Island that engineer Ian Baines, continues to have wind power on his mind. His wind energy initiative with CREC was the basis for the Trans Alta Inc.
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Wind Power Systems, LLC (WPS) Launches PPM to Raise $2.5M for Earth Friendly Patent Pending “Small Wind” Turbine
Wind Power Systems (WPS) has developed an affordable alternative energy wind turbine for the commercial and residential Small Wind energy market providing cost saving, sustainable, clean-tech energy independence.
Continue readingGWEC: Global wind power will reach 409 GW by 2014
Global wind power capacity is expected to increase by 160% over the next five years with China leading the low-carbon power push, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said on Monday
Continue readingLockheed Martin To Provide Surveillance Radar to United Kingdom for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Lockheed Martin (LMT) will deliver a long-range air surveillance radar system to the United Kingdom that overcomes sensor performance issues commonly caused by the rotating blades of wind turbines.
Continue readingOffshore wind farm coming to Lake Michigan (Illinois)?
City of Evanston officials have endorsed a plan to look for partners to build offshore wind turbines six to nine miles east of the Northwestern University campus.
Continue readingGWEC: China overtakes Germany as second leading wind power nation
No slow-down for global wind energy. GWEC expects that the global installed wind capacity will reach 409 GW by 2014, up from 158.5 GW at the end of 2009.
Continue readingIreland announces ?5,000 incentive for electric vehicles
Renault-Nissan Alliance to provide Ireland with electric cars. Government announces ?5,000 incentive for electric vehicles. ESB to roll out 3,500 charge points and 30 fast charge points.
Continue readingSiemens Reaches 2GW Wind Power Capacity in the UK
Siemens reached a UK milestone of two gigawatt (2GW) wind energy generation capacity last month with the installation of wind turbine E1 at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm off the Essex coast.
Continue readingWind energy in Ecuador: Plans to install 200 MW in five years
Ecuador wants to reduce dependence on oil. Ecuador currently being developed in Loja Villonaco a wind farm with a capacity of 15 MW and would be operational this year.
Continue readingHonda to lease electric scooters
Japan is expanding electric vehicles from electric cars to bikes with Honda Motor Co.?s zero-emission super-quiet electric EV-neo scooter.
Continue readingNYSERDA awards wind energy contract to Horizon Wind
Horizon Wind Energy, a wind power company owned by EDP Renovaveis, has secured a contract from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
Continue readingBuilding the automotive and electric vehicle market for NuVinci(R) technology in China
Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook) announced that it will work with ASL to spearhead Fallbrook’s automotive and electric vehicles business development efforts in China.
Continue readingAdvanced Battery Technologies Announces New Orders of Electric Vehicles
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (ABAT) announced that it obtained approximately $1.6 million in new orders of electric vehicles during its product promotion conference held in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Continue readingFirst electric car charging station in East China
The first large electric car charging station in east China’s Shandong Province, capable of charging 45 cars at a time, is being built in Linyi City, as part of a program to promote the development of electric vehicles.
Continue readingWind power in Shanghai
A wind farm plant near Donghai Bridge, which has 34 wind turbines, is expanding its capacity from this week in a move expected to relieve pressure on the city’s power supplies and enhance the generation of clean energy.
Continue readingACC Commissions Wind Energy plant near Satara in Maharashtra (India)
ACC commissioned its third wind farm near Satara in Maharashtra. The wind farm comprises of two wind turbines of 1.25 MW capacity each making a total capacity of 2.5 MW.
Continue readingLowering Income Taxes While Raising Pollution Taxes Reaps Great Returns By Lester R. Brown
As economic decisionmakers?whether consumers, corporate planners, government policymakers, or investment bankers?we all depend on the market for guidance.
Continue readingWorld Bank approves 3.75 billion dollar loan to support South Africa’s energy plans
The World Bank on Thursday approved a 3.75 billion dollar loan to help South Africa achieve a reliable electricity supply while also financing some of the biggest solar and wind power plants in the developing world.
Continue readingCyprus first wind farm has a capacity of 82 MW
Biggest in eastern Med using Danish-made Vestas wind turbines. The first of 41 wind power generators with a combined production capacity of 82 MW has gone up at the Oreites wind farm near Paphos.
Continue readingGermany phovoltaic installs reach 3.8 GW in 2009
Installed photovoltaic solar energy generation capacity increased to 9.8 gigawatt in 2009 from around 6 GW a year earlier. The EPIA said that 6.4 GW of newly installed capacity was achieved in 2009.
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