By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Last month, when General Motors announced a $300 million investment in the factory that builds the Chevy Bolt EV, it also left a mystery about what else it might build at the plant. Now a new trademark filing, first revealed by GM Authority gives a hint. General Motors said it…
By Michelle Froese LM Wind Power is completing the final touches on what it says is the world’s largest wind-turbine blade at 107 meters. The blade is finished the molding process and will next receive post-molding finishing touches. The manufacturing is being done at LM Wind’s factory in Cherbourg, France. LM Wind Power has completed…
By Kelsey Misbrener Top energy companies — including GE Energy Storage, Panasonic, LG Chem Power and Duke Energy — joined the Energy Storage Association today to make safety a priority when manufacturing and operating energy storage systems. ESA formally launched the Energy Storage Industry Corporate Responsibility Initiative and pledge at its Annual Energy Storage Conference…
By [email protected] This month, Tesla hits its first employment target with New York state, negotiated around the siting of its Gigafactory 2. The deal, part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s troubled “Buffalo Billion” development initiative, requires 500 workers by April 2019 and 1,460 citywide, with 500 in manufacturing by April 2020. In exchange Tesla received $750…
With the symbolic foundation laying ceremony for the first battery factory, the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant is advancing its transformation into a high-tech location for electric mobility. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
By Sponsored Content Tesla Inc, led by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, is known around the world for its successful development of electric vehicles. In 2015, the company also entered the renewable energy market with its Tesla Energy division. This division manufactures and installs residential solar energy system components. Shortly after, in 2016, Tesla acquired the…
By Sponsored Content If you’ve considered taking the plunge into the electric vehicle (EV) market, Tesla Motors needs no introduction. The most well-known manufacturer of EVs in the world, Tesla recently expanded into residential solar through acquisition of solar panel company SolarCity. The goal, as described on Tesla’s website, is to create “the world’s only…
By Alexandre Spatuzza in Sao Paulo By designing and manufacturing blades exclusively for repowering projects, Tecsis hopes to tap a growing $25bn market in the US alone Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By Michelle Froese The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published the first edition of its annual Global Wind Market Development – Supply Side Data 2018. According to the report, 20,641 wind turbines were installed globally in 2018, with a combined capacity of 50,617 MW. The report finds that over half of the top 15…
By Kelsey Misbrener Tigo announced the new Underwriter Laboratories (UL) certification of its TS4 Platform Rapid Shutdown Systems (RSS) with Chint Power Solutions (CPS). The CPS inverters listed below successfully certified with Tigo’s RSS solutions: TS4-F (Fire Safety), TS4-O (Optimization) and TS4-L (Long String). Tigo is currently compatible and available with CPS and more tier…
Turbine manufacturer Senvion has agreed a €100 million loan from its existing lenders, giving the company a lifeline as it navigates its administration process. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Reservoir installation by Greenam Energy to power factory complex in Tamil Nadu and sell excess electricity to state-owned utilities. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Michelle Froese Romo Wind and eta Blades are cooperating to provide customers with solutions to improve the performance and extend the lifecycle of the growing number of aging wind farms. Romo Wind’s iSpin technology monitors the performance and the wind site conditions for detailed load and lifetime assessments. eTa Blades re-designs and manufactures lighter…
By Kelsey Misbrener Cary Compounds, a leading PVC compound manufacturer owned by Kenneth Cary; and S&A Molders, a structural foam and injection molder owned by his son Charles, recently added a solar array at a shared manufacturing facility in Manalapan, New Jersey. 1,566 monocrystalline high efficiency solar panels were installed on the roof of the…
By [email protected] Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s leading wind turbine supplier, is moving to acquire a stake in renewables project developer Sowitec — part of a trend of wind manufacturers diversifying to offer multi-technology solutions to customers around the world. Vestas this week announced a deal to acquire a 25.1 percent stake in privately owned Sowitec,…