Governor John E. Baldacci recognized the Maine Legislature and the many public and private partners that worked to further Maine?s aggressive goals to achieve energy independence.
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Egypt?s wind energy market
In 2009, 65 MW of wind power was added in Egypt, bringing the total installed wind farm capacity to 430 MW at the end of 2009.
Continue readingArctas Sells Largest Central American Wind Power Plant to AEI
Arctas announced that it has sold its 47.5% joint controlling interest in the 63 MW Amayo I and Amayo II wind energy projects in Nicaragua to AEI, one of the largest emerging markets power and gas companies.
Continue readingA123 Selected to Power Plug-in Hybrid Electric Trucks for Eaton Corporation
Demonstrates Further Penetration of Electrification in Fleet Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingAcciona: Installed wind power capacity amounts to a total of 6,230 MW
Installed wind energy capacity amounts to a total of 6,230 MW, 35.7% more than 1Q09, and total installed capacity stands at 7,437 MW (+51.9%).
Continue readingeTec Changes Name to ECOtality North America
ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLE) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation, commonly known as eTec, now has a new name: ECOtality North America.
Continue readingThe UK now has 40GW+ of offshore wind energy projects
Seven wind power projects granted extensions, due to come on-stream by 2016. More space to build on the back of strong offshore wind turbines growth and developer demand.
Continue readingTech/Ops Sevcon Receives U.K. Government Grant
Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of microprocessor based controls for zero emission electric vehicles.
Continue readingSchneider Power to Commence Construction of Arthur Wind Farm
Schneider Power Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: QTWW) announced today that it has received its building permit to commence construction of the Arthur Wind Farm
Continue readingHawaii selected for the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle
Due to Hawaii’s strong commitment to clean energy and a recognized leader in the introduction of electric vehicles (EV), Nissan North America, Inc. has selected Hawaii to be one of its initial launch markets in the U.S.
Continue readingChina to build largest offshore wind farm
The wind power plant, having investment of 20 billion yuan and planned sea area of 240 square kilometers, has an installed capacity of 1,250 MW.
Continue readingTVA began transmitting 300 MW of wind power
On Tuesday, May 11, TVA began transmitting to its customers 300 MW of renewable wind energy received from Iberdrola Renewables Inc.?s Streator Cayuga Ridge wind farm in Livingston County, Ill.
Continue readingNordex acquiring a stake in an offshore wind power project
Nordex SE has signed a contract to acquire a roughly 40% stake in the wind energy project company which is developing the ?Arcadis Ost 1? offshore wind farm.
Continue readingSweden plans tenfold wind power increase
Sweden has some of the best wind conditions in the world, the costs have decreased and the expansion has finally caught wind”, says Johan Ihrfelt, CEO of wind energy company O2.
Continue readingOrmonde Wind Farm in the Irish Sea has now formally been kicked off
The Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm is situated 10 km off Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. On completion the wind farm will comprise 30 RePower 5 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingMexico: EIB finances wind farm
The EIB has granted a EUR 78.5 million loan to the Iberdrola Group to finance a wind farm in the south-west of Mexico.
Continue readingAdvanced technology for the production of thin film solar photovoltaic panels
The new technique, developed by the Oregon State University, will produce CIGS thin films with chemical bath deposition, by using continuous nanostructure flow microreactors.
Continue readingJupiter Group to establish wind turbines component in Junction City
Jupiter Group, a Denmark-based wind power producer, will open a new manufacturing facility in Junction City (Kansas), creating 120 jobs and $2.4 million in capital investment.
Continue readingSunEdison plans to complete 12 MW solar energy plants in Italy
SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), announced plans to complete 12 one-megawatt (MW) solar energy plants in the province of Lecce, Apulia in Italy.
Continue reading105 years of electromobility in Berlin
The energy efficiency of an electric car is twice as high as that of vehicle using a combustion engine. Moreover, electricity in a sustainable energy mix can be generated in wind power or solar power plants.
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