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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

General Electric Co. (GE) is aiming to build up its nascent solar energy business on a scale of its $6 billion wind-turbine unit, announcing plans Thursday for what it said will be the biggest photovoltaic panel factory in the U.S...  more