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First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, held a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the start of construction of its 30 MW Kahuku Wind project, the only utility-scale wind energy project on Oahu and one of the...  more

Vestas has received an order from Näsudden Väst Invest, Slitevind AB and Stugyl AB for delivery of 21 units of the V90-3.0 MW wind turbine. The order has a total capacity of 63 MW and the turbines will be installed in Näsudden, lo...  more

Ford Motor Company today announced it has selected Compact Power, Inc. (CPI), a subsidiary of LG Chem, to build lithium-ion battery packs for the Ford Focus Electric, which will go on sale in the U.S. in 2011. The Focus Electric b...  more

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand "Yingl...  more

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHI) and Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) have signed a comprehensive, worldwide patent cross-license agreement designed to further accelerate the growth of the LED lighting market. Philips and C...  more

Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) announced today that it will acquire the street lighting controls activities of Amplex A/S, a Denmark-based provider of energy-efficient solutions. Upon closing of this transaction d...  more

GE (NYSE: GE) ntroduced the GE WattStation, an easy-to-use electric vehicle (EV) charger. Designed to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles, GE WattStation significantly decreases time needed for vehicle chargi...  more

Ford Thailand announced the official kick-off of an exciting and unprecedented pre-launch campaign for the new Ford Fiesta -- ‘Love Fiesta…Snap It Now!’ -- designed to engage Thai consumers across the country.   "Love Fiesta…Sna...  more

BNP Paribas Investment Partners is joining forces with Erik Orsenna to form the Sustainable Development Circle, an initiative that fits perfectly with BNP Paribas Investment Partners' commitment to responsible and sustainable inve...  more