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The Inexhaustible Battery… Volume 4 - Issue 10 By Terry Wildman, Senior Editor Early in the last century, in spite of their hefty price of US$4,000 (US$102,000 today), electric vehicles (EVs) became the vehicle of choice amongst women. As a town car it was very liberating as society ladies could arrive at their short-haul destinations in quiet, odourless comfort with white gloves that were still white, hair and hats that were still in place and in a dress that had not caught on fire. In fact, electric cars outsold both gasoline and steam-powered vehicles for a time. |
Washington Gas Energy Services Selected to Provide Groundswell 100 Percent Wind Power for its Community Power Program Bid
Participation of 26 Mission-Based Organizations and Residents of Washington, D.C. and Maryland Will Reduce Environmental Footprint Equivalent to Taking More than 1,450 Cars Off the Road for One Year
Washington, DC & Herndon, VA, May 22, 2013 - Advancing its vision to create economic prosperity locally and drive environmental sustainability, Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit ...... [More]
Juhl Energy, Inc. Acquires "Embedded Generation" Wind Projects in New Brunswick, Canada
Projects are Juhl's First Wind Energy Developments Outside of the United States
Pipestone, MN, May 21, 2013 - Juhl Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: JUHL), the leader in Community Wind Power, announced the recent acquisition of two wind energy projects ...... [More]
Globeleq Inaugurates Nicaraguan Wind Project
London, UK, May 17, 2013 - Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, has inaugurated its 44 MW Eolo de Nicaragua S.A. (Eolo) wind farm in Nicaragua, ...... [More]
Martifer Solar to Build Latin America’s Largest PV Plant in Mexico
This project will quadruple the total PV capacity installed in Mexico
Washington, DC, May 23, 2013 - Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, is building a 30 MW photovoltaic plant in Mexico, the largest to date in Latin ...... [More]
Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Receives Notice of Allowance of Patent titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods"
Annapolis, MD, May 22, 2013 - Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. (OTCQB: SWET) (the "Company"), the inventor of a large Solar Wind Downdraft Tower structure ...... [More]
JinkoSolar Modules Awarded Dust & Sand Certification by TUV Nord
Shanghai, China, May 22, 2013 - JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global PV solar power ...... [More]
Alterra Power and EDC Complete Joint Venture Agreement for Geothermal Assets in Chile and Peru
Vancouver, BC, May 21, 2013 - Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) announces the completion of a joint venture agreement with Energy Development Corporation (EDC) ...... [More]
VIASPACE and AGRICORP Sign Joint Development Agreement for 12 MW Power Plant Co-located with 2,100 acre Giant King Grass Plantation in Nicaragua
Walnut, CA, May 21, 2013 - VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) announced that CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen has returned from Nicaragua after a series of business meetings ...... [More]
Georgia Power adds new biomass capacity from Georgia's Piedmont Green Power
Atlanta, GA, May 14, 2013 - Georgia Power announced that it has added 53.5 megawatts (MW) of new biomass capacity to the company's generation portfolio. ...... [More]
Ballard Anticipates Powering 80% of European Fuel Cell Buses in Revenue Service in 2014
Vancouver, BC, May 14, 2013 - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP)(TSX: BLD) announced that it anticipates powering approximately 40 of the 50 zero emission ...... [More]
PG&E, Energy Commission Unveil Battery Energy Storage In San Jose
San Jose, CA, May 23, 2013 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission unveiled an innovative battery energy storage ...... [More]
Eos Energy Storage Raises $15 Million from Strategic Investors to Advance Transformative Energy Storage Technology
New York, NY, May 20, 2013 - Eos Energy Storage announced the completion of its $15 million Series B financing round with participation from a syndicate of ...... [More]
Worldwide Capacity of Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles Will Multiply More than 10-Fold by 2020, Forecasts Navigant Research
Boulder, CO, May 17, 2013 - Improvements in lithium ion (Li-ion) battery technology are helping to accelerate the worldwide market for electric vehicles ...... [More]
