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Toyota Debuts 100-Mile Range, RAV4 EV Demonstration Vehicle at Los Angeles Auto Show

published: 2010-11-18 15:06

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. debuted the second-generation Toyota RAV4 EV at a news conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show. A total of 35 vehicles will be built for a demonstration and evaluation program through 2011, aiming ... more

Further Progress on Permitting Solar Millennium AG’s Process for US Power Plant Projects

published: 2010-11-17 14:45

By signing the Record of Decision, US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approved the right of way grant for the Solar Millennium Group's solar power plant facility in Nevada's Amargosa Valley. This approval marks an important ... more

Vestas Receives 90 MW Order in Michigan

published: 2010-11-17 14:41

Vestas has received a 90 MW order for 50 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines from John Deere Wind Energy for the Michigan Wind II project near Minden City, Mich. The contract includes delivery and commissioning along with a 10-year serv... more

ABB Software to Enhance Performance of New Nuclear Power Plants in China

published: 2010-11-17 14:26

ABB, the power and automation technology group, announced that it has signed an agreement with China National Nuclear Power (CNNP) to provide enterprise asset management (EAM) software solutions for the company’s extensive new-bui... more

Nissan Signs Zero-Emission Partnership with Kagoshima Prefecture

published: 2010-11-16 15:11

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Kagoshima Prefecture signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly embark on the "Development of a CO2-Free Island" project to create an advanced low-carbon society on Yakushima Island. Japan's f... more

Ford Names First Markets to Sell the Company’S First All-Electric Passenger Car

published: 2010-11-16 15:05

Ford Motor Company has announced first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s first all-electric, zero CO2-emissions passenger car. The first markets selected for Ford Focus Electric: Atlanta, Austin and Houston, Texas;... more

LDK Solar Wins Patent Award in the 12th China Patent Award

published: 2010-11-16 15:00

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, announced that LDK Solar's patent "Directional Solidification Furnace with Recharging Apparatus for Multicrystalline Silicon Ingot Growth" has w... more

NRG Energy Completes Acquisition of Cottonwood Generating Station

published: 2010-11-16 14:58

NRG Energy, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the Cottonwood Generating Station, a 1,279 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fueled plant in the Entergy zone of East Texas, from Kelson Limited Partnership. “Cottonwood gives us the abili... more

Gamesa Awards Prizes to Two Patents for Improving Electricity Output

published: 2010-11-16 14:54

Gamesa, the manufacturer and developer of wind turbines and wind farm, held its inaugural 2010 Patents and Inventors Contest, an annual event recognising the effort and hard work of its employees in a field essential to the compan... more

Texas Town's Waste Goes Green

published: 2010-11-15 15:04

Lometa, Texasis a tiny town in a massive state. With 842 residents and one stoplight, it is not the first place one would expect to find investment in green technology. It is, however, on the forefront of it. A national leader ... more

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