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Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Imperial Irrigation District (IID) for 10 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy. The project, Ormat’s first independent PV proj...  more

Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. ("Hanwha SolarOne”) (Nasdaq:HSOL), a global, end-to-end solar systems manufacturer, today announced it will license module mounting and grounding technology from Zep Solar™, Inc., of San Rafael, Calif. Ze...  more

An electric vehicle (EV) battery maker has found a possible safety issue in the batteries it makes for Fisker Automotive EVs, but says it has already found a solution to the problem. A123 Systems Inc., developer and manufacturer ...  more

ACCIONA Energy's wind park at Golice has just entered service in Poland, the first installed by the company in the country. It represents an investment of around 223 million zlotys(57 million euros at the current exchange rate). I...  more

Toyota Motor Corp., Asia’s largest automaker, will begin selling its smallest hybrid car in Japan today to compete with Honda Motor Co. for younger consumers seeking an entry-level fuel-efficient vehicle. The Aqua compact hybrid, ...  more

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., (MHI) has delivered a large-capacity energy storage system employing lithium-ion rechargeable batteries to the Shimizu Institute of Technology in Tokyo. The institute, a technology arm of Shimizu...  more

A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate® lithium ion batteries and systems, announced that it will supply an 11MW Grid Battery System (GBS) to Sempra Generation for the Auwahi Wind projec...  more

solarhybrid AG announces the delay of its acquisition of US solar power projects with a capacity of 2.25 GWp from the Solar Millennium Group from 2011 to the first quarter of 2012. Furthermore, the acquisition will be implemented ...  more

Envision Solar International, Inc., a sustainable infrastructure product designer and developer, announced that the company was once again profitable at the gross margin line in the 3rd quarter of FY2011. The company will hold a w...  more