California-based electric car and battery company, CODA Automotive, announced today the first close of a Series C preferred investment round totaling $25 million.
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Germany still at top of wind power table in 2020
Germany will maintain its lead at the top of the European wind energy table in 2020 with a total installed capacity of up to 52,000MW, according to the latest figures calculated by the European Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingUK wind power industry welcomes Beauly-Denny power line
The UK wind energy industry trade body welcomed the Scottish Government?s decision to approve the Beauly-Denny power line as a vitally important step forward in delivering the UK?s 2020 renewable target.
Continue readingIberdrola head he world?s largest RDI project into marine renewable energy
A total of 19 companies and 25 research centres will take part in the Ocean Lider project over the next three years with a budget of ?30 million.
Continue readingSolar Mission will launch India as a leading PV Market
70% year-on-year growth needed to achieve 20,000 MW goal in 2022. India already has the world?s best solar resources, and solar energy could offer a solution.
Continue readingMaximum coverage of demand by wind power in Spain: 54,1%
During the early hours of 30 December, a new record of wind energy in Spain was reached. At 3:50 am wind power generation covered 54.1% of the demand.
Continue readingPatrick-Murray Administration Awards Contract for Development of Wind Turbine
Woburn company will install 1.5 megawatt wind turbine to help green the state’s transportation system and promote the Massachusetts clean energy economy.
Continue readingLG Chemicals Supply Battery to Eaton
LG Chem said it will supply lithium ion batteries for commercial hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to U.S.-based Eaton Corp. for four years.
Continue readingUS Department of Labor announces $100 million in green jobs training
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $100 million in green jobs training grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables adelanta la construcción de cinco parques eólicos en Estados Unidos
Iberdrola Renovables durante 2009 logró 577 millones de dólares de los fondos de estímulo a las energías renovables en Estados Unidos.
Continue readingGeneral Motors empieza a fabricar baterías para su coche eléctrico Chevrolet Volt
General Motors inició hoy la producción de baterías de iones de litio destinadas a su coche eléctrico Chevrolet Volt en la planta de Brownstown, ubicada en el Estado de Michigan.
Continue readingElkhart Could be Electric Car Capital of The U.S.
Governor Mitch Daniels says Think North America’s decision to locate a manufacturing facility in Elkhart marks another step of Indiana becoming the electric car capital of the United States.
Continue readingEnergizer Redefines How Consumers Can Stay Powered
Energizer – While the latest, greatest high-tech devices have been rapidly fueling consumers’ “work hard, play hard” lifestyles, Energizer (NYSE:ENR) has been hard at work innovating to deliver the power solutions.
Continue readingHyundai unveils electric car i10
Korean carmaker Hyundai today said it will consider introducing electric vehicles in the Indian market as demand for such cars is increasing gradually.
Continue readingBattery Costs Are Likely to Limit Widespread Adoption of Electric Cars Over the Next Decade
Although electric-car battery costs are expected to fall sharply over the coming decade, they are unlikely to drop enough to spark widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles.
Continue readingAfter a Century of Growth, U.S. Car Fleet Entering Era of Decline By Lester R. Brown
America?s century-old love affair with the automobile may be coming to an end. The U.S. fleet has apparently peaked and started to decline.
Continue readingNew knowledge about materials to increase wind turbine reliability
Funding has been granted for a new centre at Risø DTU to increase the operating reliability of wind turbines. The research will also examine materials, the design and manufacture of the wind turbine blade.
Continue readingWind Power Project Would Not Impact Endangered Bird
A recently released independent scientific peer review confirms that a proposed wind energy project near Naselle, Washington, will not have a significant impact on the marbled murrelet.
Continue readingCoda Automotive Raises $25 Million to Build Electric Vehicles
Coda Automotive raises $25 million from private investment manager Aeris Capital AG to develop an all electric car sedan for sale this year.
Continue readingSolutia’s Therminol(R) Selected for a New Solar Power Plant in Spain
Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) announced today that it will be supplying Therminol® VP-1 synthetic heat transfer fluid for Solnova 4, a new 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Sevilla, Spain managed by Abener.
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