Nissan y la empresa Showa Shell Sekiyu han llegado a un acuerdo para estudiar el desarrollo de un sistema de recarga rápido para coches eléctricos mediante el uso de la energía solar fotovoltaica.
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Green’ Manufacturing Facility Opens, Making More Mechanical Drives for Wind Turbines
The new plant, representing an investment of $20 million, enables the company to meet the growing demand for wind energy and renewable energy sources. Winergy is the largest producer of wind turbine gear drives in U.S.
Continue readingSuzlon enters Bulgarian wind market
Suzlon Energy Ltd has signed an agreement with Technomash Bulgarian Industrial Group to deliver six Suzlon S88 2.1 MW wind turbines to a wind farm in the Varna region in Bulgaria.
Continue readingHonda to sell electric cars in US
Honda Motor Co. plans to introduce electric vehicles in the U.S. early next decade, joining a growing number of automakers vying for the lead in clean technology development.
Continue readingLa eólica marina podría abastecer a 37 millones de hogares en 2020
La eólica marina crecerá en todo el mundo a un ritmo del 32% anual en la próxima década, según la consultora ODS?Petrodata.
Continue readingEstados Unidos destina 300 millones de dólares a la compra de vehículos eléctricos
El programa, cuyos recursos provienen del paquete de estímulo económico, es para que los estados y las ciudades puedan reducir su dependencia del petróleo con la adquisición de más de 9.000 coches eléctricos.
Continue readingNissan confident over future of lithium: 4 kg of lithium in each electric car battery
Nissan Motor will use about 4 kg of lithium in each electric car battery produced at its new UK plant, according to Florian Wunsch, the company’s business development manager for electric vehicles in Europe.
Continue readingSolvay?s new PVDF significantly increase power capacity lithium-ion batteries
Innovative new PVDF grades bring SOLVAY an innovative actor in the Li ion batteries for hybrid and electric cars.
Continue readingMitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will start to manufacture lithium-ion batteries
The demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to grow along with the accelerating spread of electric vehicles.
Continue readingSky Global instalará una fábrica de paneles fotovoltaicos en Mataporquera (Valdeolea)
A pesar de la crisis que sufre la fotovoltaica en España, con pérdida de 28.000 empleos, la empresa china Sky Global, perteneciente a Shangai Electric, abrirá una planta de fabricación de módulos fotovoltaicos.
Continue readingWind farm in Binh Thanh commune (Binh Thuan province, Vietnam)
This is the first turbine to become operational in a wind power project invested in by the Vietnam Recycled Energy JS Company (REVN). REVN?s project has a total capacity of 120 MW, with 80 turbines.
Continue readingWind Turbine Energy Storage – PG&E Opts for Energy Storage by Jonathan Marshall
Pacific Gas & Electric have a new spin: compressed air storage for wind turbines. American Wind Energy Association would prefer to skip energy storage for the time being in favor of building cross-country transmission.
Continue readingEnergy Storage and Wind Power – Potential for Energy Storage in Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
At present levels of wind penetration on the electrical grid, storage has not been a priority consideration. But as a system resource the nation’s electrical grid will benefit from energy storage technologies.
Continue readingLa eólica en León – Denuncian la injustificada presión a la que está sometida la energía eólica
Instituciones y empresarios temen que la paralización de los parques eólicos en la provincia de León espante nuevos proyectos.
Continue readingValmet Automotive to start production of Think electric car
The manufacturing of Think electric vehicle will be transferred from Norway to Valmet Automotive’s factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland, this year. Valmet Automotive will also become a minor shareholder in Think.
Continue readingAbengoa Solar construirá la primera termosolar integrada en una central de carbón propiedad de Xcel Energy
Abengoa Solar ha sido seleccionada por Xcel, la mayor compañía eléctrica de Colorado, para construir una solar termoeléctrica de demostración de colectores cilindro-parabólicos en su central de carbón de Cameo.
Continue readingAbengoa Solar to build the first Solar Thermal installation integrated with a Coal Plant owned by Xcel Energy
Abengoa Solar has been selected by Xcel Energy, Colorado?s largest electric utility company, to build a demonstration parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) plant at its Cameo coal plant.
Continue readingWind power in Albania – Albania to Build Major Wind Farm
Albania is to host what is expected to become Europe’s biggest onshore wind farm when it is completed, according to plans announced by the Italian Moncada construction company.
Continue readingUruguay licitará otro parque eólico
Según el plan estratégico del gobierno, tras la licitación, en 2011 el país producirá unos 300 megavatios de energía eólica, mientras en una etapa posterior, en 2015, se generarán unos 500 megavatios.
Continue readingGlobal Green Cars and Green Star to Showcase New 2010 Electric Vehicles
Starting prices for the 2010 Electric Delivery Mini-Truck are in the range of $25,000 dollars, which are far below any anticipated prices of competitors.
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