GEAR said the village can sustain these solar lamps from the resulted savings of up to 75% over the cost of kerosene.
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Low running costs of Electric Vehicles
The low running cost of electric cars (EVs) is “astonishing”, according to one council member in Stockton-on-Tees.
Continue readingElectric vehicles i-MiEV On Sale in 15 European Countries
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that sale of the European-spec i-MiEV new-generation electric car with lithium ion batteries is to commence in 15 European countries
Continue readingClean energy road to future By Jonathan Lash
The Chinese government has been on an even faster pace of growth, expanding its production and technological advancement in wind energy and solar power, energy efficiency, transportation and other fields.
Continue readingLargest electric vehicles trial in Canada
Hydro-Québec and Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. (MMSCAN) are pleased to invite local Boucherville businesses to participate in Canada’s largest all-electric car pilot project.
Continue readingEnel Green Power keeps growing in the photovoltaic sector
The Enel Group?s renewables company has built another plant, this time in the Perugia province. The plant is able to generate over 1 million kWh annually from solar energy alone.
Continue readingChina has world’s highest wind energy capacity, surpassing the US
China has surpassed the United States as the country with the largest wind power installation in the world, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reports.
Continue readingClean Wind Energy Letter to Shareholders
Clean Wind Energy, Inc. was established to commercialize a number of proven and validated technologies and construction systems into a single large downdraft tower structure.
Continue readingGE Wind Turbines to Power New Wind Energy Project in France
Located in one of France?s strongest wind power areas, the Fère-Champenoise wind farm will feature GE?s most advanced installed wind turbine technology.
Continue readingKingman Wind Turbines To Be Installed April, 2011
Gamesa has been awarded a wind power contract to supply a total of 10 MW of capacity for the wind farm being developed by Western Wind Energy.
Continue readingABB Wins $32 Million Wind Energy Orders in Brazil
The Brazilian Wind Energy Association aims to install 10 GW (gigawatts) of wind power by 2020. The country currently has around 600 MW of wind farm capacity, with another 450 MW of wind turbines under construction.
Continue readingSouthwest Solar Technologies Names New CEO
Southwest Solar is the developer of an innovative utility-scale power system that combines the efficiency of dish concentrating thermal solar power with the reliability of a turbine.
Continue readingSolar Power Supporter Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot
The USA is still reeling after a shooting in Arizona killed six people and wounded 14 others. Among the wounded was Congresswoman Gabrielle Dee “Gabby” Giffords, a staunch supporter of solar energy.
Continue readingABB Wins $24 Million Wind Power Orders in Romania
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won wind energy orders worth $24 million to build a new substation to receive and transform power from a 700 megawatt (MW) wind farm.
Continue readingAhura Solar Concentrating Systems signs PPA with PG&E
Ahura Solar Concentrating Systems has a revolutionary new solar concentrating system that produces power at grid parity cost of 5 cents per kilowatt hour.
Continue readingWorld’s Largest Wind Farm
Clifford Chance US LLP has advised the DOE’s Loan Programs Office as 80 percent guarantor for a $1.3 billion loan finalized recently to help finance the construction of what will be the world’s largest wind farm.
Continue readingUS wind energy advocates outline objectives for new, Republican-controlled Congress
Despite significant challenges in 2010, the U.S. wind power industry continued to make good on its promise to strengthen America, and laid the foundation for a strong return in 2011.
Continue readingChina – Energy plan to focus on electric vehicles
Analysts said that developing electric cars is the best way for China to save energy, reduce its oil imports, and tackle environmental problems.
Continue readingTunisia launches feasibility study to set up a 60 MW wind energy plant
Mr. Nafaa Baccari, head of the wind power service at the agency, said that this study is part of the program for self-generating electricity from wind energy.
Continue readingThe potential of concentrated solar energy
Concentrating solar power could meet 10% of electricity demand, according to an esteemed American study, although the wider development of this technology will require the construction of several power plants for back-up
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