Archive for April, 2009
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18 April 2009
Richard Thorpe was frustrated riding a regular bike, and was tired of “arriving at work hot and sweaty, having to change from cycle to office clothing, getting dirty chain grease on his pants, fixing a messy flat tire, having to bicycles stolen within six months, and being heckled for riding “one of these funny looking [...]
Category: Mobility
Made in China, Made for China: Vestas Introduces New Wind Turbine
17 April 2009
Vestas, the world’s leading wind energy company, today unveiled a new turbine tailored for China – the first market-specific turbine ever developed by Vestas and one that was driven by the needs and demands of our Chinese customers and partners.
The V60-850 kW represents the next generation of Vestas’ proven and reliable KW technology – built [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Already 3,300 pre-orders for electrical Blue Car
17 April 2009
Design and environmental friendly mobility can go hand in hand. The French Italian combination Pininfarina Bolloré proves this with their new electric car that is coming to the market in 2010. The Blue Car Electric Vehicle has been introduced only a month ago in Geneva and according to French newspapers already 3,300 cars have been [...]
Category: Mobility
Energy Minister launches €6 million sustainable biofuels project
14 April 2009
The €6 million BioMara research project – investigating the feasibility of using algae to produce biofuel – has been launched this month by Scotland’s Energy Minister, Jim Mather. With the European Parliament calling for 10% of road transport fuel to come from renewable sources by 2020, sustainable, industrial-scale biofuel production has become an urgent challenge.
BioMara [...]
Category: Bio energy, Energy
UK in talks with EIB to rescue plans for offshore wind farm
11 April 2009
The Times has learnt that the European Investment Bank (EIB) is in talks with developers about a financial rescue package for the £3 billion London Array scheme, which is located in the Thames Estuary. Planned to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, it is a project that has strong personal backing from the Prime [...]
Category: Energy, Politics, Wind energy
GE Energy 61st annual Power Systems & Energy Course (PSEC)
11 April 2009
Continuing its commitment to share best practices and the latest in power market trends, as well as offering solutions to energy industry concerns, GE Energy has officially opened the registration period for its 61st annual Power Systems & Energy Course (PSEC). With the launch of this year’s curriculum, GE Energy has added two new courses [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Solar electricity key to reach net zero energy buildings
7 April 2009
Today the industry and energy committee of the European Parliament (EP) voted on the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The committee agreed that on-site renewables (RES), combined with efficiency measures, are essential to improve the energy performance of buildings in Europe. This should boost the use of solar electricity in buildings.
The [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Vestas receives order for 228 MW in Romania
7 April 2009
Vestas has received an order for a total of 76 units of the V90-3.0 MW turbine for two projects in Romania. The contract comprises supply, installation, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution, as well as a five-year service agreement. The first turbines are expected to be installed by the end of 2009.
The order has been placed [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Plunge in investment as crisis catches up with clean energy
6 April 2009
Worldwide new investment in clean energy has gone down to just $ 13.3 billion in the first quarter of 2009, down by no less than 44% on the fourth quarter of last year and 53% below the level achieved in the first quarter of 2008.
It took until the first quarter of 2009 for the credit [...]
Category: Economics
Wind projects expected to be developed with Obama’s Federal Stimulus Funds
5 April 2009
Signaling a positive note for the U.S. wind industry, one of the first wind energy projects expected to benefit from President Obama’s stimulus plan is being developed by Invenergy Wind in LaSalle County, Ill. GE Energy will supply 74 of its 1.5-megawatt (MW) wind turbines to begin the expansion of the Grand Ridge Energy Center, [...]
Category: Energy, Politics, Wind energy
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