Denmark’s Crown Princess, Mary Elizabeth (aka Mary Countess of Monpezat), who is actually from Tasmani, Australia, has been caught (that is, photographed) riding a cargo bike in the palace square outside Amalienborg (near the royalty’s residence). “Actually, it’s the family’s cargo bike,” Mikael Colville-Andersen of Copenhagen notes. “The Crown Prince often drops off his … [continued]
28 V100-1.8-MW wind turbines totaling 50.4 MW of capacity will soon be shipped to Mexico for installation at the Los Altos wind power plant in Jalisco, Mexico. “This is a very important milestone for the Mexican wind industry; Los Altos wind power plant is the first large project to … [continued]
One of Gamesa’s G10X-4.5 MW wind turbines, located near Alaiz (Navarra, Spain), set a new output record for a wind turbine in Spain on July 1. “The turbine generated electricity for a total of 107.82 MWh (98.26% of the day at nominal capacity and 100% of availability).” The previous record … [continued]
Sky Solar, China Development Bank, and Sigdo Koppers recently “signed a cooperation framework agreement for the investment in and construction of 300MW of solar photovoltaic power plant projects in Chile with a total investment of US$900 million,” Sky Solar notes. “This collaboration formally begins the start of the grid-parity solar PV market … [continued]
Georgia Power and Solar Design & Development (SD&D) have teamed up to develop and install a number of solar projects totalling 19 MW around the southern state. This is reportedly “Georgia Power’s first retail utility-scale solar power development,” Georgia Power writes. “When complete, the projects will more than double … [continued]
Ted Turner (or Turner Renewable Energy) and Southern Company have teamed up to acquire and put on line a 20-MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Nevada, the Apex Solar Project. The project was built by SunEdison. “Construction of the solar array began in October 2011 and commercial operation is expected … [continued]
Learn how to charge an electric car, and what you’ll need to charge at home. Vehicle charging methods can vary by manufacturer, but most have the option to charge by a standard electrical outlet, in addition to a proprietary charging station. […]
I don’t think we’ve ever shared this list, and the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) just recently updated its page on these cities, adding a graph and some more info, so it seems like a good time to share it. Before getting to the list, some important or interesting … [continued]
As just noted the other day, China has upped its solar power goals again. Here’s one big solar power project that will help it get to its new goal of 21 GW of solar by 2015: “The government of Bole city, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China recently signed … [continued]
New Jersey (NJ) had the most new solar power installed of any state in the US in the first quarter of 2012. It’s the #2 state in the US for total cumulative solar power capacity. Shocking for those who don’t follow the industry, I’m sure, but it’s in that … [continued]
