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Nissan, DFM Partner to Develop Affordable Electric Vehicles

published: 2016-06-27 17:56
Nissan and China’s Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) entered into a new partnership for developing pure electric vehicles (EVs) for the Chinese market. The new EV will be approximately 30% cheaper than Nissan’s current EV an...  more

Ultra-Thin Solar Cells That Can Bend Around a Pencil

published: 2016-06-27 17:02
Scientists from South Korea have come up with flexible ultra-thin photovoltaics (PV) that can wrap around a pencil. The bendy solar cells can power wearable electronics like fitness trackers and smart glasses. The researche...  more

SunPower Solar Panel Hits 24.1% Efficiency

published: 2016-06-27 16:44
SunPower has again set a new solar power panel efficiency record, as validated by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). After achieving 22.8% efficiency for its X-Series solar panel ea...  more

Schneider Electric Makes Debuts of PV Inverter Solutions

published: 2016-06-24 15:49
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation and a global provider of solutions for solar solutions and energy storage power conversion chain, is bringing truly game-changing innovations to Interso...  more

Boralex Closes Financing for Two Wind Projects in France

published: 2016-06-24 15:44
Boralex announced the closing of financing for the Plateau de Savernat and Avignonet II wind farms for a total amount of €20.4 million (C$29.7 million) in France. The amount is financed by Crédit Industriel et commercial ("Groupe ...  more

SunEdison: CEO Exchanged

published: 2016-06-23 17:09
SunEdison, an ex-giant in the renewable energy industry, has been expected to exchange its executives since the day the company officially filed the chapter 11 for restructuring under bankruptcy protection. On June 22, 2016, the c...  more