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The commitment announced Monday is part of the financing that BrightSource Energy needs to build solar power plant in California's Mojave Desert. BrightSource also has lined up $1.6 billion in loans guaranteed by the U.S. Departme...  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

Google and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway have shown interest in buying wind turbines to supply power along railroad lines and at computer server farms, two of the world's largest manufacturers said. "Railroads ...  more

GE is taking aim at the world's biggest solar company in a bid to expand into a fast-growing renewable energy market. General Electric Co. announced Thursday that it would spend $600 million to build the nation's biggest solar pa...  more

Sempra Energy said Thursday that it has signed a 20-year contract to sell Maui Electric Co. 21 megawatts of wind energy from a wind farm to be completed by the end of next year. Semrpa said the power will be generated at its Semp...  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