Exelon Corp said it will buy Deere & Co’s wind power business for about $860 million, expanding its portfolio of carbon-free electricity generation.
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OG&E Completes Crossroads Wind Farm Development Purchase
The $451 million wind energy project will add 227.5 megawatts of renewable generating capacity to the OG&E fleet, with 95 wind turbines rated at 2.3 megawatts each, plus three 3-megawatt, direct-drive wind turbines.
Continue readingVaenza Creates a Summer Breeze With Pending Wind Energy Tech Orders
Vaenza have placed orders with a manufacturer in Tennessee, USA for 3 fully operational units to be used for demonstrations to customers that have shown pending interest.
Continue readingADA Technologies Awarded $70K Contract for Lithium-Ion Battery Research
ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $70,000 contract from the U.S. Army to conduct research to further the development of advanced Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for military applications.
Continue readingSamsung Heavy Industries chooses GL Garrad Hassan’s SCADA solution for its wind turbines
Samsung Heavy Industries implemented GL Garrad Hassan’s GH SCADA system for its new 2.5 MW wind turbines for projects in the USA and Korea.
Continue readingTesla Roadster Goes the Distance at European Road Rallies
The electric car Tesla Roadster won first place last weekend in the Bridgestone Eco Rally, an 89-kilometer (55-mile) sprint from Brighton to London.
Continue readingTallying up the jobs in Kansas?s Siemens wind power plant By Chris Madison
The Siemens plant has triggered regionwide interest in wind energy as an economic driver. With the economy still struggling, and America?s manufacturing sector suffering, Congress has to be listening ? right?
Continue readingBirmingham ahead with electric vehicles network
Electric car drivers in Birmingham and Coventry can now use a new network of easy-access charge points in the latest stage of the UK?s largest ultra low carbon vehicles trial.
Continue readingWind Power Reduces Electricity Prices
Wind power reduces electricity prices and CO2 emissions, a study published today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) revealed.
Continue readingMHI to Collaborate with Reykjavik Energy of Iceland in Developing Geothermal Energy
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Reykjavik Energy (Orkuveita Reykjavikur: OR) have agreed on joining forces in the development of geothermal energy opportunities globally.
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 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.
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