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Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa (Zamudio, Vizcaya, Spain) announced on April 7 that it has opened a new technology center in Singapore to focus on advanced materials research.  The new laboratory begins its work with three impor...  more

Audi is now talking up a new version of the e-tron that is an electric version of its most popular vehicle, the A3. The new version of the e-tron will be the first EV wearing the Audi crest to hit the commercial market. The vehicl...  more

Vestas, a wind power manufacturer, has announced plans to complete the largest offshore wind turbine. The V164-7.0 MW will be a colossal offshore turbine being designed for the roughest North Sea conditions which is notorious for ...  more

Euractiv reports that French and Italian groups have misgivings over the German design of a plug for electric vehicles proposed as a common European standard. The tussle highlights “industrial jealousy”, the report say...  more

Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind energy market, is attending the Energy 2011 Hannover trade fair (hall 27, stand M34) to showcase its new wind turbine, the G136-4.5 MW Class III, which is specially designed for low-w...  more

According to the letter of intent DONG Energy will perform a design review of the new V164-7.0 MW next generation offshore turbine. Additionally it is the intention that one or more V164-7.0 MW turbines could be installed at one o...  more

Nissan International SA announced that the award-winning 100% electric Nissan LEAF will be priced at €30,990 in France, after incentives and including the batteries. The French government's incentive for electric vehicles amounts ...  more

DONG Energy and Vestas have announced the signing of a letter of intent regarding test of the new V164-7.0 MW turbine. According to the letter of intent, DONG Energy will perform a design review of the new V164-7.0 MW next generat...  more

onference in London at 12.30 local time Vestas reveals the details of its next generation offshore turbine. Instead of the previously communicated capacity of 6.0 MW, the turbine will have a capacity of 7.0 MW and a rotor diameter...  more

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $10 million from Energinet.dk, the Danish national power utility and transmission system operator, to supply a 400 kilovolt (kV) gas insulated switchge...  more