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20 MW wind turbine likely to be developed
A recently released project, known as “The UpWind Project” developed under the European Union eye, pointed to the possibility of achieving the EU’s renewable goals through developing a revolutionary design of wind turbines as large as 20 MW.
read more... 06/06/2011
Statoil began oil production at Peregrino field in Brazil
Norwegian oil company Statoil announced on Thursday that it has discovered a significant oil reserve at its Peregrino field in Brazil and started oil production last week having the goal to become the second-largest operator there, after Petrobras.
read more... 15/04/2011
Solar windows to be installed on the Willis Tower in Chicago
Pythagoras Solar, a provider of building integrated solar systems, will install integrated photovoltaic windows on one of the Chicago’s skyscrapers, Willis Tower. The expanding of the pilot project, which has been brought into action in November, last year, will help achieve the “tower’s” goal to generate other 2 MW of its own renewable energy.
read more... 28/03/2011
Greenlots to provide charging stations for electric vehicles in Hong Kong
Greenlots, one of Asia’s leading providers of charging systems for electric vehicles, announced the installation of a network of 15 charging stations in Hong Kong. This step will contribute to the achievement of Hong Kong’s goal in reaching a 30 percent share of hybrid and electric vehicles of the total cars by 2020, thus contributing to the development of the city’s infrastructure.
read more... 11/03/2011
European Commission demands more renewable energy investment and cooperation
The European Commission announced on January 31st that the EU Member States are on the right track for achieving the 2020 renewable goals which will most likely be met. These actions could bring up to 10 billion euros of savings each year.
read more... 01/02/2011