By Nadja Skopljak LM Wind Power has rolled out the first blade for GE’s Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine at its factory in Cherbourg, France. According to the company, the 107m long blade, the world’s largest, has… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]…
By Michael Mazengarb The 180MW Berrybank wind farm will use turbines constructed in a former car factory in Geelong. The post Berrybank wind farm begins construction with turbines made locally in old car factory appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Ardagh Group and partner KDC Solar have completed a 5.5MW net-metered PV project that is set to provide power to the Bridgeton, NJ glass manufacturing facility. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Billy Ludt Quick Mount PV, an American manufacturer of watertight solar roof mounting and racking systems, is doubling its manufacturing production. The company is adding a second shift for the first time at its Walnut Creek, California manufacturing facility — increasing the company’s annual production capacity to 1.2 GW, based on the average number…
By Kelly Pickerel California-headquartered solar panel manufacturer Sunpreme recently popped up in federal court documents, bringing an end to court battles stretching back to 2015. Sunpreme makes bifacial, double-glass, frameless modules that use an innovative “hybrid cell technology (HCT)” that is a mixture of silicon and thin-film. Thin amorphous-silicon (a-Si) films are deposited on silicon…
By Kelly Pickerel Solar Power World recently spoke with Zachary Cox, VP of operations at U.S. Battery Manufacturing, about the current state of the U.S. energy storage market. The deep-cycle, lead-acid battery manufacturer attributes the recent increase in energy storage system deployments to improved battery technology and utility flexibility, but Cox noted there’s still a…
By Michelle Froese GE Renewable Energy announced the shipment of the four tower sections that will be part of GE’s Haliade-X 12-MW prototype to be installed later this summer in Maasvlakte-Rotterdam (NL). The four segments at tower manufacturer GRI’s site in Seville, will be arriving in the Netherlands before the end of the month. This…
By mmillikin LG Chem Ltd. will establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery joint venture (JV) in China with Geely Automobile. Under the terms of a new joint venture agreement, LG Chem and Geely Automobile will establish a 50:50 venture. LG Chem and Geely will each invest US$87 million. The factory site and the name of…
By Kyla Mandel At least 11 million people around the world held jobs across the renewables sector, from manufacturing and trading to installation. The post Renewable energy industry employed 11 million people in 2018 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Michelle Froese Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This compares with 10.3 million in 2017. Employment in wind power supports 1.2 million jobs, fins IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency. As more and more countries manufacture, trade…
By National Wind Watch Last evening, my husband and I sat out under the stars at our home in rural Chenango County. We had enjoyed a glorious late-spring Sunday, riding the Goldwing through the countryside to church, then later to a picnic with friends. Warm, dry days are few and far between these days and…
By Kelly Pickerel German thin-film solar panel manufacturer Calyxo TS Solar GmBH has reached a module efficiency of 16.5% and panel output of 118 W with its latest solar panel generation. This is a small increase over the 15.4% efficiency and 111-W output reached in January this year. Calyxo said this new efficiency rating is…
Something strange is happening. Car manufacturers are issuing a flood of plug-in hybrid cars. The consumer is spoiled for choice with Mini, BMW, Skoda, Volvo, Porsche, Mercedes and others joining in. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) National Electric Vehicles Sweden announced last week that it has bought Protean, a British manufacturer of in-wheel motors for electric cars. In announcing the tie-up with NEVS, Protean said the acquisition will speed the rollout of its technologies in next generation electric and self-driving cars, and “paves the way for…
By mmillikin Volkswagen AG is investing some €900 million (US$1.019 billion) in joint battery activities with Northvolt AB. Part of the sum is intended for a joint venture with the Swedish battery cell producer, a further share will go directly to Northvolt AB. Part of the sum is an element of Northvolt’s just-completed $1-billion equity…