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Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the producer of solar panels, announced that it is in the process of acquiring 375MW of ingot and wafer slicing capacity in China. The wafer manufacturing capacity is being spun off from a subsidi...  more

Tesla Motors announced TESLA TOKYO AOYAMA SHOWROOM at Aoyama, Tokyo. The showroom is home to the Roadster 2.5, which is available for customers in either left or right-hand drive. On Friday afternoon Tesla Motors cofounder and CEO...  more

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. debuted the second-generation Toyota RAV4 EV at a news conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show. A total of 35 vehicles will be built for a demonstration and evaluation program through 2011, aiming ...  more

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Kagoshima Prefecture signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly embark on the "Development of a CO2-Free Island" project to create an advanced low-carbon society on Yakushima Island. Japan's f...  more

Ford Motor Company has announced first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s first all-electric, zero CO2-emissions passenger car. The first markets selected for Ford Focus Electric: Atlanta, Austin and Houston, Texas;...  more

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, announced that LDK Solar's patent "Directional Solidification Furnace with Recharging Apparatus for Multicrystalline Silicon Ingot Growth" has w...  more

NRG Energy, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the Cottonwood Generating Station, a 1,279 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fueled plant in the Entergy zone of East Texas, from Kelson Limited Partnership. “Cottonwood gives us the abili...  more