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ABB, the global power and automation technology group, announced that it has agreed to invest approximately $20 million as part of a $35 million financial round, for a substantial minority stake in California-based GreenVolts, a l...  more

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced a $1 million grant award to help develop electric vehicle infrastructure on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The grant recipient, Car Charging Group Inc., will install ch...  more

Dow Kokam battery manufacturing to create jobs for midland, help secure michigan as global lithium-ion technology center.Marking 18 months after breaking ground, the Dow Kokam Midland Battery Park, a 400,000 square foot lithium-io...  more

The all-new, gasoline-free Ford Focus Electric is the company’s first-ever all-electric passenger car – a zero-CO2-emissions version of Ford’s popular small car expected to be the first of its kind to achieve the equivalent of a 1...  more

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo for Dad, maybe a Kindle Fire for Sis, and an electric vehicle charging station for Mom to use at home with her Nissan Leaf? That shopping list is possible now at Amazon, which announced this morning...  more

The Italian Maccaferri Group has ordered ten Nordex N100/2500 turbines via its energy subsidiary Seci Energia. In addition to this, Seci Energia has signed a contract for at least five years of Nordex Premium Service. The turbines...  more

Ube Industries, Ltd. announced that Ube and The Dow Chemical Company have established a joint venture to manufacture and market electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), headquartered in Michigan, USA. The new company is name...  more

Azure Dynamics Corporation, a world leader in the development and production of hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for light and medium duty commercial vehicles, and RøhneSelmer AS announced that they s...  more

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, has been honored by the Phoenix Business Journal, a leading Arizona business publication, as one of Arizona's top places to work. ...  more

Martha Wyrsch, president of Vestas-American Wind Technology, Inc., gave testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure to urge an immediate extension of the Production Tax Credit ...  more