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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman toured Dow Kokam’s new global battery research and development center, located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, outside of Kansas City, to highlight America’s investments ...  more

This year’s Paul Pietsch Prize, an award that is highly regarded in the industry, goes to the French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroën. In conferring this award, the high-caliber judges pay tribute to the diesel hybrid technol­ogy in ...  more

In the settlement Ram-On in Israel, premium modules from aleo solar AG produce solar power on over 70 percent of the roofs. The Israeli aleo partner, Solenergy Ltd., installed the photovoltaic plants with an output of 15 - 50 kilo...  more

Chint/Astronergy was selected to provide modules for use in one of North Carolina‘s largest solar PV projects. Kings Mountain joins the growing ranks of North Carolina towns embracing renewable energy with the addition of its newe...  more

Toyota will increase production of the Highlander mid-size SUV in late 2013 at the company’s Princeton, Ind. plant. Hybrid and export versions will be included. The project is expected to create approximately 400 new jobs at Toyot...  more

The £1 billion Walney wind farm, which is a joint venture between DONG Energy (50.1%), SSE (25.1%) and OPW ( 24.8%), is being officially opened by Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. With 102 turbines a...  more

centrotherm SiTec GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of centrotherm photovoltaics, has signed a contract for the basic engineering and the technology concept for a polysilicon factory with IDEA Polysilicon Company (IPC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arab...  more

ABB, the power and automation technology group, and RWE, the European utility company, have agreed to work in close collaboration to investigate a combined technology offering for networked charging infrastructure for electric veh...  more

ABB, the power and automation technology group, has signed an agreement with FG Emvelo, an independent solar power plant company, to develop high-efficiency concentrating solar power (CSP) plants at Karoshoek Solar Valley in North...  more