A caravan of Chevrolet Volts will embark on a 3,400-mile, cross-country drive showcasing how easy it will be to live with the world?s first electric vehicles with extended-range capability.
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China – Power firms ramp up wind energy spending
Wind power assets of China Longyuan Power Group, the Hong Kong-listed new energy unit of China Guodian, increased by 57.8 percent over the first six months of this year while its profit doubled from a year earlier.
Continue readingMythbusting fact: Wind’s energy payback is strongly positive By Tom Gray
Yet another myth circulating among the always busy anti-wind rumor mill concerns the “energy payback” (also known as “net energy balance” or “energy return on investment, EROI”) of wind power.
Continue readingNissan to Show Future Potential of Electric Vehicles at CEATEC Japan 2010
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced its participation in CEATEC JAPAN 2010, an annual exhibition showcasing cutting-edge electronic and information technologies.
Continue readingWind Power Now Lucrative Energy Option for UK Consumers
Southwest Windpower has received product certification for its Skystream 3.7(R) wind turbines under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
Continue readingNextEra Energy Resources has obtained $297 million for 249 MW of wind power projects in Iowa and South Dakota
NextEra Energy Resources announced that its subsidiary Wild Prairie Wind, LLC, has obtained approximately $297 million in financing for 249 megawatts of wind energy projects in Iowa and South Dakota.
Continue readingThe Future of Renewable Technologies in Australia
CSIRO is developing the next generation of technologies that produce energy from renewables including solar energy, wind turbines, ocean and geothermal resources.
Continue readingTesla Motors Selects Dassault Systèmes? V6 PLM Solution
Leading Electric Car Maker Implements ENOVIA V6 to Streamline Product Development; DELMIA V6 and CATIA V6 Implementations Planned.
Continue readingMini at the 2010 Paris Motor Show
The world premiere of the MINI Scooter E Concept at the 2010 Paris Motor Show spotlights in fascinating style the innovative power of MINI.
Continue readingCanadian and Chinese to set up a wind energy project in Pakistan
A foreign consortium of Canadian and Chinese companies, Bradford Power Limited, it is ready to set up a wind power project with an output capacity of 200 MW in Pakistan with an investment of $500 million.
Continue readingMexico also aims at developing wind power
Additional 3,000 MW are expected to be installed by 2014, six times the current wind farm capacity. Plants will be mainly built wind energy plants in the region of Oaxaca, which has particularly significant resources.
Continue readingSenators proposing renewable energy standard (RES)
?The RES is the single most important thing we can do to grow jobs here in the United States and keep 85,000 American wind energy workers on the job.?
Continue readingRenault signs a letter of intent with the Nord-Pas de Calais Region on Electric Vehicles
Renault today signed a letter of intent on Electric Cars with lithium ion batteries with the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in France. The Group has strong presence in this region, with four plants.
Continue readingSmart to show electric scooters in Paris
In addition to its innovative technical solutions, the new escooter convinces with its distinctive, state-of-the-art design and simple handling.
Continue readingLomiko is exploring for salt brines that contain lithium
Lomiko’s growth strategy is to become a fully integrated supplier of lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries.
Continue readingUK: World leader in offshore wind power generation
The Thanet wind farm in Kent comprises wind 100 turbines which will be able to produce 300 MW of electricity, enough to power more than 200,000 homes a year.
Continue readingECOtality Reveals Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan for Western Oregon
More Than 1,000 Blink Charging Stations Will Charge up Electric Vehicles in Portland and Other Key Metropolitan Areas.
Continue readingIberdrola, Steelworkers, UCS join in call for RES By Tom Gray
The U.S. simply cannot afford to end the year without a national renewable electricity standard.
Continue readingHUSUM WindEnergy: Construction of New German Offshore Wind Farm Completed
The 21 wind turbines that make up the Baltic Sea wind farm – dubbed Baltic 1 – are now complete and set to enter the commissioning phase.
Continue reading?Wind power rush? could reverse Texan fortunes
The 781.5 MW Roscoe wind complex boasts 627 wind turbines pumping green emissions-free electricity into the thirsty Texas grid.
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