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Walmart Expands Solar Commitment to Colorado

published: 2012-04-12 14:31
Walmart announced six SolarCity projects on stores in Colorado, marking the company’s 100th solar power installation in the U.S. and moving it closer to its long-term goal of using 100-percent renewable energy for all its retail a...  more

California on top with $2 billion in wind power investment

published: 2012-04-11 15:43
New turbines were installed at this wind farm in California's Tehachapi Pass in 2011, part of the $2 billion invested in wind energy in the state last year. On Thursday, the Annual Market Report from the American Wind Energy Assn...  more

Infiniti May Build EV alongside Nissan Leaf in U.S.

published: 2012-04-11 15:32
Infiniti's plug-in LE concept, unveiled Thursday at the New York International Auto Show, will hit dealerships within the next two years, and there's a good chance parent company Nissan will build it alongside the Leaf, which will...  more

Kyocera, IHI, Mizuho to build Japan's biggest solar plant

published: 2012-04-11 15:28
Electronics firm Kyocera Corp , heavy machinery maker IHI Corp and Mizuho Corporate Bank said on Tuesday they have agreed to launch Japan's biggest solar power project at a cost of $307 million. Their 70-megawatt plant will gener...  more

Solar Power to Light Up North Central New Mexico

published: 2012-04-11 15:23
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) today announced that with the addition of a new 1.5 megawatt (MW) solar array, anticipated to be completed in May 2012, all businesses and residences in north central New Mexico will receive ...  more

LDK Solar delays 4th-quarter reporting date

published: 2012-04-11 15:19
China's LDK Solar Co Ltd said it will delay reporting fourth-quarter results to April 30 citing the need for additional time to complete its preliminary review and compilation of financial information. LDK's management, which has...  more