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TMC to Use Bio-PET ‘Ecological Plastic’ in Vehicle Interiors

published: 2010-10-19 15:56

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces it plans to make vehicle liner material and other interior surfaces from a new “Ecological Plastic”1 that features the world’s first use of bio-PET2. Starting with the luggage-compartment ... more

Senior PWC Advisor Confident in China's Green Economy

published: 2010-10-19 15:51

China has laid a firm foundation for green development and will achieve its ambitious target on increasing the use of renewable resources, a senior advisor with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said. Referring to China's bid t... more

Petrobras and Novozymes Partner on Cellulosic Ethanol

published: 2010-10-18 16:08

Petrobras and Novozymes have entered an agreement to develop a new route to produce second generation biofuel from sugarcane bagasse. The agreement covers the development of enzymes and production processes to produce second gener... more

Gamesa and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Join Forces in Offshore Wind Technology

published: 2010-10-18 16:05

Gamesa and the Newport News Shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corporation have signed an agreement to work together on offshore wind technology. The agreement calls for the companies to cooperate on the launch of Gamesa’... more

SunPower Plans 3.5-Megawatt Solar System for Macy's Arizona Fulfillment Center

published: 2010-10-18 16:00

SunPower Corp. announced that construction is underway on a 3.5-megawatt SunPower solar power system at Macy's, Inc. online fulfillment center in Goodyear, Ariz. The system will deliver the equivalent of 70 percent of the 600,000-... more

The Annual Output of Electric Vehicles in China will Reach 1M by 2020

published: 2010-10-18 15:57

China's annual production capacity of electric motor vehicles will reach 1 million units by 2020, a senior official forecast. As the world's largest auto market, new energy vehicles are key to the development of China's auto indu... more

GESOLAR Sampling ‘Smart Panels’ Featuring National Semiconductor’s SolarMagic Chipset

published: 2010-10-15 17:03

National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, and Green Energy Solar (GESOLAR), a leading provider of solar energy products and services, today announced ... more

ABB Wins $50 Million Service Contracts for Offshore Wind Farms

published: 2010-10-15 16:36

ABB, the power and automation technology group, has won orders worth more than $50 million from the German transmission system operator, TenneT TSO (formerly transpower), to provide maintenance services for the grid connections of... more

Gamesa Obtains New Contracts in China to Supply Wind Turbines

published: 2010-10-15 16:34

Gamesa, the global manufacturer and developer of wind turbines and wind farms, has obtained new contracts in China to supply 197 turbines with combined capacity of 251 MW. Gamesa's wind turbine division signed the contracts with t... more

Alstom Wins a Contract Worth €160 Million to Build an Environmental Control System in a Coal-Fired Power Plant in South Africa

published: 2010-10-15 16:22

Alstom, the supplier of air quality control systems (AQCS) for power plants, has won a contract worth approximately €160 million to build South Africa’s first wet flue gas desulphurisation (FGD*) system at the Kusile power plant, ... more

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