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China’s Huaneng gears towards 25% renewables by 2015

published: 2011-04-13 17:35
China’s biggest power company Huaneng Group is aiming for clean power to account for one quarter of the energy it generates in four years time. The company’s ramp-up of its clean power capabilities comes as China has set a goal o...  more

Bosch and Daimler extend EV partnership

published: 2011-04-13 17:08
German car giant Daimler is to expand its partnership with Bosch in the development and production of electric motors and all-electric vehicles in Europe. The firm, which owns the Mercedes-Benz and smart brands, has signed a lett...  more

DOE gives $1.187 bln conditional commitment to SunPower

published: 2011-04-13 17:02
A federal program to support the development of clean energy technologies escaped the budget ax this week and the Energy Department wasted no time announcing major commitments to fund two of the world's largest solar projects. Su...  more

Samsung-Bosch Venture to Invest in Car-Battery Plants

published: 2011-04-12 15:14
SB LiMotive Co., a 50-50 joint venture between South Korea's Samsung SDI Co. and Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH, will invest $500 million by 2013 to add one or two more car-battery production lines in Korea. Samsung SDI may also exp...  more

Audi A3 e-tron EV Expected in 2013

published: 2011-04-12 14:25
Audi is now talking up a new version of the e-tron that is an electric version of its most popular vehicle, the A3. The new version of the e-tron will be the first EV wearing the Audi crest to hit the commercial market. The vehicl...  more

Google Invests $168M in Solar Energy Project

published: 2011-04-12 14:03
The commitment announced Monday is part of the financing that BrightSource Energy needs to build solar power plant in California's Mojave Desert. BrightSource also has lined up $1.6 billion in loans guaranteed by the U.S. Departme...  more