The two firms plan to nearly double annual sales and launch a zero-emission electric car with lithium ion batteries.
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DOE Announces up to $70 Million to Reduce Cost of Geothermal Energy
“The United States remains a global leader in geothermal energy development, and we can leverage our experience to develop more energy here while increasing our competitiveness.”
Continue readingAWEA submits comments to improve USFWS proposals
The USFWS draft policies jeopardize more than 34,000 megawatts of wind power projects, over 27,500 jobs, $103 million in potential landowner revenue, and $68 billion in investment.
Continue readingGraphene for innovative energy storage
The UT-Austin material?s processing techniques are already readily scalable to electric vehicles to expanding power availability from wind energy and solar power sources.
Continue readingRajasthan Solar Energy Policy 2011
The Rajasthan State will promote setting up of solar power projects. The total capacity under this category will be distributed equally between SPV and solar concentrating thermal power plants.
Continue readingChevy Volt Owners Write Their Own Fuel Economy Stories
Since he took delivery of his 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car with extended-range capability in December, Mike DiPisa is averaging 231 miles per gallon of gasoline.
Continue readingCanada’s Largest Wind Power Plant Approved
Greengate is currently exploring wind energy programs that will develop over 1550 megwatts of wind turbines in Canada, but the company is not alone. Alberta has seen a big increase in wind farm projects.
Continue readingSouth Africa could produce its first concentrating solar power from a mooted solar farm by 2012
Eskom wants to diversify the energy mix of Africa’s largest economy towards cleaner sources such as concentrated solar energy and wind energy.
Continue readingChina Wind Power Reports Second Quarter FY2011 Financial Results
China Wind Power International Corp. (TSX-V: CNW) reported its financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended September 30, 2010. All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Continue readingChery to boost development of electric vehicles
Chery Automobile will cooperate with Cybernaut China, Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, Potevio and Huatai Insurance to boost development of electric vehicles.
Continue readingSkyFuel’s ReflecTech Mirror Film Surpasses 20 Year Mark
This is a significant milestone in the ongoing testing of ReflecTech® Mirror Film, since 20 years is a widely accepted minimum lifetime requirement for concentrating solar power (CSP) systems.
Continue readingIf only it had been in the Huffington Post …
Minneapolis Star-Tribune columnist Eric Wieffering has a solid column on the current status of the wind energy industry and national energy policy.
Continue readingUniversity of Nottingham unveils wind turbine plans
The University of Nottingham has unveiled plans to erect three wind turbines on the banks of the River Trent to power its main campus.
Continue readingSGS Admitted to Membership of Swiss Wind Energy Association ?Suisse Eole?
In September 2010, SGS became a member of Suisse Eole and took part in the meeting of the association on September 14th, 2010 in Bern for the first time as Suisse Eole member.
Continue reading2011 Chevrolet Volt Reinvents Automotive Transportation
Chevrolet introduced the all-new, 2011 Volt electric car with extended range, establishing an entirely new segment in the global automotive market.
Continue readingChang’an plans to begin production of its pure electric vehicles at the Beijing facility in July 2011
Chang’an plans to begin production of its pure electric vehicles at the Beijing facility in July 2011 and start assembly of its sedans in March 2012.
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 readingCODA to Launch the electric car CODA Sedan in Hawai’i in 2011
The CODA Sedan will be one of the first affordably priced, all-electric vehicles on the road in the U.S. when CODA begins limited deliveries at the end of 2010.
Continue readingJordan and Nissan seals electric vehicles partnership
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Nissan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote zero-emission mobility in the Kingdom, heralding the first partnership of its kind in the Arab region.
Continue readingStand-alone and Hybrid Wind Energy Systems: Technology, Energy Storage and Applications
Wind power generation is fast becoming one of the leading renewable energy sources worldwide, with the installation of large-scale wind farms contributing to national power grids.
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