By Michelle Froese The 137-MW Alta East Wind Project in Kern County will help California meet its goal of producing 33% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has worked closely with Alta Wind X LLC to develop comprehensive conservation measures for golden eagles and other wildlife in…
By Michelle Froese The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) applauds the Alberta Government’s announcement that it will legislate and initiate a process in November to procure the first 400 MW of its 5,000-MW renewables’ target. The province is planning for 5,000 MW of new renewable energy to meet 30% of electricity demand in the province…
By Todd Westbrook Planned facility will support 90 jobs with completion due 2018 Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Michelle Froese Gamesa continues to make inroads in India where the company remains the top OEM and has for the last three years. The company has installed over 3,000 MW of wind power in India since 2009. Gamesa will supply its Class S wind turbines for these projects, which are custom-designed for the low…
Dubai-based international solar developer Phanes Group has acquired and will co-develop three 100MW grid-operated PV projects in Nigeria. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Solar power company Canadian Solar announced Thursday that the company has supplied 5.74MW of Canadian Solar MaxPower CS6X-310P modules to two projects in Fowler, California. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Gordon Smith Turbines as large a 5 Mwatts each are being installed offshore and there are larger 7 Mwatt units being designed built for new offshore locations. The post The Next Frontier For Wind Energy Technology? appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Thermal Magazine
Origis Energy, a Miami-based international solar development and construction firm, and European private investment firm Baltisse announced that Baltisse has committed US$100 million in growth capital for Origis. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
DuPont Electronic Materials has announced the launch of a new portfolio of thermal solutions under the brand name DuPont Temprion thermal management materials. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
Autonomous vehicles need no pilot, not even one in reserve. Many truly autonomous vehicles are unmanned mobile robots prowling everywhere from the ocean depths to nuclear power stations, the upper atmosphere and outer space. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
By Cynthia Shahan CleanTechnica has written a series of articles about the deceptive wording on Florida’s Amendment 1, which is meant to slow the Sunshine State’s rooftop solar growth and even penalize it. A new press release from the US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) suggests that the big utilities are playing hardball now to…
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By Jon LeSage Automakers had their fourth consecutive year of outperforming federal greenhouse gas reduction requirements in 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards were met by nine out of 12 automakers that sold more than 150,000 cars in the U.S. last year. These nine automakers…
By Jon LeSage Since the launch of the BMW i3 in November 2013, BMW has sold more than 100,000 all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles around the world, according to a company press release. As for the breakdown, BMW said that the i3 accounted for more than 60,000 of the 100,000-plus units sold. That makes it…
By Editorial Staff The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced 55 routes that will serve as the basis for a national network of “alternative fuel” corridors spanning 35 states.Though the network is nearly 85,000 miles long, more miles will be added in the future to accommodate electric, hydrogen, propane and natural…