Wind: Vestas and GE side by side

Wind: Vestas and GE ...

A study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance revealed that the U.S. General Electric became the first wind turbine manufacturer in the world in 2012, tied with Vestas European title holder...

Concentrating solar radiation with HCPVT

Concentrating solar ...

Scientists announced a collaborative project to develop a cost-effective photovoltaic system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2000 times before converting into useful energy...

Recyclable solar cells designed from wood

Recyclable solar cel...

The solar cell works like a plant leaf, catching the sunlight before converting them into energy. So like, it can now be partially designed from wood. Researchers at the Georgia Institute...

Extracting hydrogen from plants, soon a reality!

Extracting hydrogen ...

A team of researchers discovered a way to extract large amounts of hydrogen from plants, a breakthrough that has the potential to provide a renewable source of energy for a relatively...

Sham 1: The largest concentrating solar power plant

Sham 1: The largest ...

With a capacity of 100 megawatts, the largest concentrating solar thermal power plant in the world began its activity said Sunday (03.24) representatives of Masdar and its partners...

Suntech filed for bankruptcy

Suntech filed for ba...

Chinese manufacturer Suntech, the world leader in photovoltaic solar panels, filed for bankruptcy on 03.20. The information has not been confirmed officially yet. However, it was learned...

Opening of the largest R&D wind testing centers in the world

Opening of the large...

Siemens Energy announced the opening in Denmark 2 major trials in R&D centers in the field of wind energy technologies, which together constitute the largest complex of its kind...

Spain: wind, the first source of electricity for a quarter!

Spain: wind, the fir...

In January 2013, the Iberian Peninsula has experienced a decline in electricity consumption of around 4.3% (adjusted for climatic variations) compared to the same period the previous...



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The U.S. military commitment to electric vehicle

The U.S. military commitment to electric vehicle
Investments of the United States Army in electric vehicles and renewable energy are important. Advertised for years, but now a security and defense company finally provided details of the electric battle tank tested by the U.S. military. Having...Read More

Skoda produces ten units of its first electric car

Skoda produces ten units of its first electric car
Skoda, Volkswagen Group, has produced ten units of its first electric car, the Octavia Green E Line, an electric vehicle with a range of 240 km thanks to lithium batteries. Czech car maker Skoda, Volkswagen Group, has produced ten electric cars...Read More

Nissan sold 20,000 Leaf electric vehicles

Nissan sold 20,000 Leaf electric vehicles
Nissan Motor has reached a sales volume of 20,000 LEAF electric cars in its first year on the market. The electric vehicle with lithium commercially launched December 11, 2011 in the U.S. The Nissan LEAF electric car is the first electric car...Read More

Electric cars will pay no road tax

Electric cars will pay no road tax
Santander will expand next year’s tax rebate of motor vehicles (road tax) for electric vehicles, bonus from 50% to 100%. This was announced last week by the mayor of Santander, Iñigo de la Serna, after receiving the first electric car...Read More

General Motors to redesign lithium battery for electric cars

General Motors to redesign lithium battery for electric cars
General Motors may have to redesign the batteries that power their electric cars and to prevent fire in case of accident. Dan Akerson admit it publicly, if not even a week has passed since the traffic safety agency in the U.S. began its formal...Read More

Jordan receives first solar charging station for EVs

Jordan receives first solar charging station for EVs
Recently the company LVD (Low Voltage Douai) specializes in solutions for recharging electric vehicles participated in the inauguration of the first solar charging station in Amman, Jordan. The ceremony took place at the University “El-Hassan...Read More