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Canada-based Wind Works Power has acquired a 75% interest in the 150MW Thunder Spirit wind energy project located in the US state of North Dakota. Construction of the wind farm, which is expected to cost $300m, is planned to begi...  more

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

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

Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa (Zamudio, Vizcaya, Spain) announced on April 7 that it has opened a new technology center in Singapore to focus on advanced materials research.  The new laboratory begins its work with three impor...  more

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

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