Helios Solar Works, a manufacturer of mono-crystalline PV modules, has announced that modules from its Milwaukee, Wisconsin production facility were supplied for the 1.7 megawatt installation at the Marine Corp Recruiting Depot (M...  more
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Get Your Battery Brain in Gear: New “Intelligent” Battery Sensors will Make EVs Smarter and Drive Longer |
| published: 2012-08-07 15:20 |
Engineers at GE Global Research are building a new “battery brain” that will make car batteries powering electric vehicles smarter and last “significantly” longer. The research aims to drive down EV costs and boost their range.
At...  more
Ford C-MAX Hybrid Earns 47 City, 47 Highway, 47 Combined – an EPA Rating Hat Trick; Beats Toyota Prius v by up to 7 MPG |
| published: 2012-08-07 15:16 |
All-new 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid delivers EPA-certified 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway ratings – 7 mpg better than Toyota Prius v on the highway – for a 47 mpg combined rating
Ford’s first hybrid to achieve equal city and highway ratin...  more
Ascent Solar Selected to Provide BIPV Modules for New Foxconn Plant |
| published: 2012-08-07 15:11 |
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, has announced that it has been selected to provide BIPV solar modules in a pilot application at Foxconn's new...  more
JinkoSolar Modules Pass PID Test at 65 Degrees Celsius |
| published: 2012-08-07 15:08 |
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, has announced that the Company's modules passed potential induced degradation (PID) testing conducted by ...  more
Enel Green Power Announces Finalization of Equity Partnership Agreement and Capital Contribution Agreement on “Prairie Rose” Wind Project in the USA |
| published: 2012-08-07 15:06 |
The two agreements relate to the construction of the wind farm located in Minnesota, which will have an installed capacity of 200 MW, requiring a total equity investment of approximately 305 million USD.
Under the terms of the equ...  more
Gamesa Sells its Third Polish Wind Farm to RWE Innogy in a Year and a Half |
| published: 2012-08-06 17:47 |
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy and a reference in the market for wind farm development and sales, has completed the sale of the Taciewo wind farm in Poland to RWE Renewables Polska, a subsidiary of German power ...  more
NexPower: 160W Thin Film Modules UL & CEC Registered |
| published: 2012-08-06 17:22 |
The Taiwan based thin film manufacturer, NexPower Technology Corporation, recently set a world record by having its 160W thin film modules both UL and CEC registered. 160W is so far the world largest nominal power for a single thi...  more
Western Wind Sales Update |
| published: 2012-08-06 15:36 |
Western Wind Energy Corp. (Toronto Venture Exchange -- "WND") (OTCQX -- "WNDEF") wishes to announce that meetings in and from Vancouver with three (3) large US electric utilities were successful and will be moving to advanced disc...  more
Solgen Energy Awarded 1.25MW Solar Contract with Sydney City Council |
| published: 2012-08-06 15:34 |
The Council of the City of Sydney has awarded Solgen Energy a contract to design, procure and install over 1.25MW of solar power installations across the city’s buildings.
The project incorporates both traditional rooftop crystall...  more