Notable Clean Energy News
By Rob Safuto on May 4, 2008 in News
Here are some notable clean energy news items for the week of April 27, 2008
Duke Renewables Pipeline Triples in 12 Months “Duke Energy said Friday that its renewable energy development business has increased its “pipeline” of projects to more than 3,000 MW and has 280 MW of wind capacity under construction in Texas and Wyoming.”
GM CEO says 2010 Volt Launch On Schedule “General Motors Corp Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said on Thursday the No. 1 U.S. automaker had not hit any obstacles yet that would force it to delay the planned 2010 launch of its plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt.”
Shell Pulls Out of Key Wind Power Project “Plans for a massive expansion of offshore wind power generation were in disarray on Wednesday night after Shell pulled out of the UK’s flagship project.”
Philadelphia Brownfield To Get Solar Power Plant “It’s not always sunny in Philadelphia, but the city is getting a solar power plant. Exelon Generation Co., a unit of Exelon Corp. in Chicago, is joining forces with Epuron LLC to build, operate and sell energy from the plant in South Philadelphia.”
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Chevy Volt Guy | May 4, 2008 | Reply
2010 for the volt launch, that is if GM is still in business by 2010. This whole thing has me a little irritated, I mean why has it taken so long, why are we so far behind Toyota?
Rob Safuto | May 4, 2008 | Reply
GM is behind in the conventional hybrid market. They missed the boat on that one. The technology on the plug-in hybrids is a lot trickier. My understanding is that the problems that take time involve perfecting the battery system. Another consideration is the fact that the Volt will be a mass production vehicle.
The Tesla folks are making a lot of noise in this space but they aren’t mass producing the vehicle. And every car they deliver this year will need a new transmission in less than a year.