A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate™ lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced an order from AES Gener for 20MW of A123's advanced energy storage solutions for a spinning res...  more
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Nissan LEAF Brings Eco-Friendly Tourism to Okinawa |
published: 2011-02-10 14:43 |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced it has delivered 220 units of its 100% electric and zero-emission Nissan LEAF to rental car companies in Okinawa Prefecture, to support the project "Eco-resort Island Okinawa Promotion Project". Th...  more
All-New Ford Focus Electric: The Most Maintenance-Free Ford Ever |
published: 2011-02-10 14:41 |
When it comes to regularly scheduled maintenance, the Ford Focus Electric will be the easiest car to own that Ford Motor Company has ever built.
Because the Focus Electric does not have a conventional piston engine or an autom...  more
First Solar Acquires 15-Megawatt Amherstburg II Solar Project from Helios Energy Inc. |
published: 2011-02-10 14:37 |
First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and Helios Energy Inc. announced that First Solar has completed the acquisition of Helios Energy's Amherstburg II Solar Project, consisting of two separate facilities, which, together, total 15 mega...  more
Gamesa India Meets with Suppliers to Share Details of Its Indian Growth Plan and to Strengthen Its Supply Chain |
published: 2011-02-10 14:34 |
Gamesa India recently held a meeting in Chennai with its 52 top suppliers. The purpose of the meeting was to analyse the company's current expansion in the Indian wind market and to convey to suppliers the need for continued joint...  more
Powered By GE Turbines, Largest Wind Power Portfolio in Idaho Completed |
published: 2011-02-10 14:30 |
Over 10,000 acres of rural land will now also host Idaho’s largest portfolio of wind farms through a partnership of GE Energy Financial Services—a unit of GE (NYSE: GE)—Exergy Development Group, Atlantic Power Corporation and Reun...  more
Epir Technologies Creates Higher-Efficiency Thin-Film Solar Panels |
published: 2011-02-09 15:29 |
In an effort to spur innovation in the field of solar research, the government has worked in recent years to increase funding to domestic solar companies; that funding seems to be paying off as an Illinois-based company announced ...  more
Princeton University to Install Powerful Solar Collector Field |
published: 2011-02-09 15:22 |
Princeton University will become a leader in American higher education in solar energy when it installs a 5.3-megawatt solar collector field on 27 acres it owns in West Windsor Township. The system, comprising 16,500 photovoltaic ...  more
Positive Signs from the Core Markets for Solar-Thermal Power Plants |
published: 2011-02-09 15:18 |
The solar-thermal power generation sector saw a promising start to 2011. All of the Solar Millennium Group’s core markets showed positive signs: Spain has provided for legal security in the issue of feed-in tariffs for pre-registe...  more
Ecotality Wins $2.87m in Bay Area Contracts, Expands the EV Project to the San Francisco Bay Area |
published: 2011-02-09 15:08 |
ECOtality, Inc., specializing in clean electric transportation and storage, announced that it has expanded The EV Project to the San Francisco Bay Area. ECOtality was awarded a $2.87 million contract from the Bay Area Air Quality ...  more