On Friday, Spanish wind energy giant Gamesa announced that it had received an order for 200 megawatts (MW) worth of wind turbines. The contract was signed with New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) for Egyptian wind energy projects in the Gulf of El-Zayt (in the Red Sea). “The project is … [continued]
A manufacturing facility titled Liotech was opened in Novobirsk, Russia as a joint venture between the Chinese firm Thunder Sky and RUSNANO.
While I’m planning to do my own cleantech 2011 roundup, this U.S. solar energy industry roundup from the people who know the industry best is quite good, so I thought I’d reshare it (everything after the image is from SEIA): Solar energy is one of the fastest growing industry … [continued]
Google made a big news splash this week, announcing it was partnering with KKR to invest in four California solar power projects, but that was only one of many newsworthy stories that broke. Among them are plans to develop an East Coast grid to carry power from offshore wind farms, BP Solar quitting the business after 40 years, a second German solar power industry player filing for insolvency and a second solar investment by Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway’s Mid-American Energy.
The EU now has ten times the solar power of the US, twice the wind, and it dominates the global offshore wind industry. As a result, and as a mark of the ease in meeting its Kyoto goal and already lowering its carbon emissions 8% below 1990 levels for its first deadline, the price on carbon has plummeted.
Just finished my new solar energy project roundup of the week, so on to wind…. Here are the 7 big ones I’ve seen this week (other than what we’ve covered.. or are about to cover): 1. 21-MW Hawaii wind project to lean on 11-MW lithium ion battery bank. A123 … [continued]
There has been a LOT of solar project news in the past week or so. The bottom line: solar power continues to blow up around the world (India to China to Germany to France to North America to Peru to Palau). Here’s a run-down of the big projects that … [continued]
Other than the tremendously needed toxic pollution standards announced yesterday, the Obama administration has made three more big announcements this week that should make anyone who values clean air, clean water, and a livable climate happy. A 300-MW solar PV project in Arizona and a 186-MW wind project in California … [continued]
The European Cyclist Federation (ECF) published a study this week evaluating how well bicycles can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, the ECF’s report deals with greenhouse gas emissions directly or indirectly caused by traffic and transportation. The ECF determined that […]
The largest car rental agency in Europe, Europcar, has recently made a few EVs available in Vienna, and this week they announced 5 rentable electric Citroen C-Zeros in […]
