The U.S. market for small wind energy systems is prospering, expanding 15% in 2009 and accounting for about half of the units sold in the entire world, the American Wind Energy Association said.
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GE and Itochu Form Wind Power Projects Tieup
General Electric (GE) will form an alliance with Japanese trading house Itochu Corp to strengthen their wind energy and other renewable energy businesses.
Continue readingTesla announces the delivery of the first electric car to Canada
Later this year Tesla will open its first Canadian store in downtown Toronto. Tesla Canada will be a sales center as well as a service and parts hub ? all under one roof.
Continue readingFirst internationally certified marine power plant
Green Ocean Energy will have the first fully certified marine energy plant, Wave Treader, whose 500 kW industrial prototype will be completed by next summer.
Continue readingOntario Technology Corridor at WINDPOWER 2010
Executives from the Ontario Technology Corridor are attending WINDPOWER 2010 in Dallas to show wind energy companies that Ontario is the best place in North America to expand or relocate their businesses.
Continue readingMortenson Building Nine New Wind Power Projects Throughout U.S. and Canada
The Renewable Energy Groups of Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction is currently building nine new wind energy projects throughout the United States and Canada, all of which are expected to come on-line in 2010.
Continue readingStationary energy storage
Corvus Energy will spotlight its proprietary technology at the International Tug & Salvage (ITS 2010) Conference May 17-21 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, B.C.
Continue readingThe electric bicycle industry in China: more than 22 million units last year
Developments in the electric bicycle industry in China over the last decade have dramatically impacted lithium investors, as production has grown from a few thousand less than 10 years ago, to more than 22 million units.
Continue readingWind to Power System Announces Opening of a New U.S-based Office
Wind to Power System S.L., a leading provider of systems that integrate renewable power into the electric grid, announced that it will open a new U.S-based office in San Diego, California.
Continue readingTesla Motors Announces Factory in Silicon Valley (Northern California)
Tesla Motors has purchased the former NUMMI factory in Fremont, California, where it will build the Model S sedan and future Tesla electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingCape Verde: Loan of EUR 15 Million to Cabeólica Wind Power Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, through its private sector window, approved on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 in Tunis a senior loan of EUR 15 million to Cabeólica wind energy project.
Continue readingCalifornia ISO Board Approves Two Ways to Green the Grid
The California ISO Board of Governors today approved two key changes that will help integrate renewable generating resources like wind energy, solar power and geothermal onto the power grid faster and more efficiently.
Continue readingLinamar and NCB Lohmann Form Strategic Alliance to Pursue Wind Turbines Components in North America
Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) and German-based NCB Lohmann GmbH announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to pursue wind turbines components for customers in North America.
Continue readingMerkel’s aim is to have 1 million electric vehicles by 2020
Merkel, who has set a goal of 1 million electric cars on German roads by 2020, is leading an attempt to accelerate German research and development into the industry.
Continue readingElectra to Build Wind Farm in Bulgaria
Spanish energy holding Electra plans to build a 100 MW wind energy plant in Bulgaria and has already bought 5000 decares of land.
Continue readingEurope?s offshore wind power industry keeps getting positive feedback
Siemens Energy announced it anticipates investments in the ?high double-digit million range? for a new production plant it intends to build in Britain for offshore wind turbines in order to meet growing demand.
Continue readingCommunity Wind Has Big Role in Nation’s 20% Wind Energy Vision
Wind Utility Consultant Tom Wind says a U.S. Department of Energy report has grabbed the attention of policymakers at the federal level.
Continue readingXunta, Citroën y Fenosa se alían para potenciar el vehículo eléctrico
La Consellería de Industria crea una comisión de electromovilidad con el sector privado para diseñar la infraestructura de recarga.
Continue readingRe-Xurde 2010 garantizará el nuevo concurso eólico de la Xunta
El Plan re-Xurde 2010 impulsado por la Consellería de Economía e Industria garantizará la “viabilidad técnica” de los proyectos eólicos que se estructurarán en Galicia en 10 zonas eléctricas.
Continue readingGalicia: La Xunta concederá 2.325 megavatios
El conselleiro de Economía, Javier Guerra, informó al Consello de la Xunta del Plan re-Xurde Eólico 2010, cuyas bases para la adjudicación de los 2.325 MW serán publicadas en el Diario oficial de Galicia (DOG).
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