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Next Gen 3-D Lithium Ion Batteries may reduce charging times dramatically

published: 2011-04-11 10:51

Colorado State University Researchers Developing Fast Charging Lithium Ion Battery Technology One big gremlin that Electric Cars continue to face is that of the time taken for a Lead Acid or Lithium Ion battery to get juiced up. ... more

China to standardize overheated wind farm construction with new rules

published: 2011-04-11 10:46

China's National Energy Bureau (NEB) is drafting new regulations to standardize the examination and approval of small wind farm projects, industry sources said. According to the rules, estimated to be promulgated in the first... more

Vestas to Build World’s Largest Offshore Turbine

published: 2011-04-11 10:43

Vestas, a wind power manufacturer, has announced plans to complete the largest offshore wind turbine. The V164-7.0 MW will be a colossal offshore turbine being designed for the roughest North Sea conditions which is notorious for ... more

Google, Buffett showing interest in wind power

published: 2011-04-11 10:37

Google and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway have shown interest in buying wind turbines to supply power along railroad lines and at computer server farms, two of the world's largest manufacturers said. "Railroads ... more

GE to build nation's largest solar power plant

published: 2011-04-11 10:27

GE is taking aim at the world's biggest solar company in a bid to expand into a fast-growing renewable energy market. General Electric Co. announced Thursday that it would spend $600 million to build the nation's biggest solar pa... more

LG Chem finishes world's biggest electric car battery plant

published: 2011-04-08 11:19

LG Chem said Wednesday that it has completed what it described as the world`s largest battery plant for electric cars, with an annual production capacity of around 100,000 units. The plant began producing batteries for General Mo... more

Sempra Energy signed a 20-year deal to sell wind power in Maui

published: 2011-04-08 11:11

Sempra Energy said Thursday that it has signed a 20-year contract to sell Maui Electric Co. 21 megawatts of wind energy from a wind farm to be completed by the end of next year. Semrpa said the power will be generated at its Semp... more

Europeans split over EV plug standard

published: 2011-04-08 11:02

Euractiv reports that French and Italian groups have misgivings over the German design of a plug for electric vehicles proposed as a common European standard. The tussle highlights “industrial jealousy”, the report say... more

Microsoft and Toyota to have E.V.’s running on the cloud by 2012

published: 2011-04-08 10:52

Microsoft Corporation and Toyota Motors Corporation are jointly investing 1 billion yen ($12 million) in one of Toyota’s subsidiaries to develop a service that can connect its electric and plug-in hybrid cars to homes and smart gr... more

3M to make solar energy products in China

published: 2011-04-08 10:43

3M Co. plans to build a plant in central China that will manufacture solar energy products, a move that expands the company's presence in the renewable energy market as well as its footprint. The plant in Hefei, an industrial cit... more

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