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Suntech and Calisolar Extend Strategic Partnership

published: 2010-10-20 16:24

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd and Calisolar Inc announced that the companies have signed a Letter of Intent to construct a solar silicon manufacturing facility in Ontario Canada. Once completed, the manufacturing facility will a... more

Siemens Begins Field Testing with its Own Electric Car Fleet

published: 2010-10-20 16:19

Siemens AG is starting its own large-scale fleet test with electrical vehicles. One hundred employees will test the cars in everyday use. The first 20 vehicles will be put into service in late November, ten each in Erlangen and Mu... more

Portugal will Launch the Electric Vehicle Charging Network in 2011

published: 2010-10-20 16:17

Portugal is planning to open the world's first nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network early next year. By 2020, 10 percent of all vehicles are going to be replaced by electric cars in Portugal. "In the firs... more

Ford and Dominion Virginia Power Team up to Prepare Virginia for Electric Vehicles

published: 2010-10-19 16:05

Ford Motor Company and Dominion Virginia Power announced they are coordinating efforts to help prepare Virginia for the operation of electric vehicles. Ford and Dominion will work together to develop consumer outreach and educatio... more

SunPower Produces Initial Solar Cells Yielding 22.2 Percent Conversion Efficiency

published: 2010-10-19 16:01

SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced that AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd., its joint venture (JV) solar cell fabrication facility (Fab 3) in Malaysia ... more

TMC to Use Bio-PET ‘Ecological Plastic’ in Vehicle Interiors

published: 2010-10-19 15:56

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces it plans to make vehicle liner material and other interior surfaces from a new “Ecological Plastic”1 that features the world’s first use of bio-PET2. Starting with the luggage-compartment ... more

Senior PWC Advisor Confident in China's Green Economy

published: 2010-10-19 15:51

China has laid a firm foundation for green development and will achieve its ambitious target on increasing the use of renewable resources, a senior advisor with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said. Referring to China's bid t... more

Petrobras and Novozymes Partner on Cellulosic Ethanol

published: 2010-10-18 16:08

Petrobras and Novozymes have entered an agreement to develop a new route to produce second generation biofuel from sugarcane bagasse. The agreement covers the development of enzymes and production processes to produce second gener... more

Gamesa and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Join Forces in Offshore Wind Technology

published: 2010-10-18 16:05

Gamesa and the Newport News Shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corporation have signed an agreement to work together on offshore wind technology. The agreement calls for the companies to cooperate on the launch of Gamesa’... more

SunPower Plans 3.5-Megawatt Solar System for Macy's Arizona Fulfillment Center

published: 2010-10-18 16:00

SunPower Corp. announced that construction is underway on a 3.5-megawatt SunPower solar power system at Macy's, Inc. online fulfillment center in Goodyear, Ariz. The system will deliver the equivalent of 70 percent of the 600,000-... more

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