Renault admitted that details of the design and costs of the electric vehicles could have been leaked. The stolen secrets included details of how to build lithium ion batteries for electric car.
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US, Chinese firms to build world’s largest solar photovoltaic plant
First Solar will build a 2,000-megawatt (2 GW) solar power plant with its partners in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. The first phase of the solar energy project is to build a 30-MW production capacity plant.
Continue readingSelf-repairing solar cells described
U.S. researchers say they’ve produced a new class of solar photovoltaic cells that can repair themselves much like plants do through photosynthesis.
Continue readingTessera announces surprise sale of US solar concentrating thermal power project to K Road Power
Tessera Solar has sold its Calico concentrated solar energy project in California to K Road Power.
Continue readingChina rare earth restraints
The Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday the first round of 2011 export quotas for rare earths, standing at 14,446 tons, an 11 percent first-round drop on last year.
Continue readingWind power Vestas gets 21 MW wind turbines order from Germany
New wind energy customer chooses V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm in Germany.
Continue readingXtreme Power and Xcel Energy Partner With SolarTAC on Utility-Scale Solar-to-Battery
The project aims to display the real-world results of integrating storage systems with photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power installations, to more efficiently incorporate energy from renewable sources.
Continue readingWind energy become part of South Dakota prairie
South Dakota Wind Partners raised the necessary $16 million from South Dakota investors in a unique publicly invested wind farm. Completion of the wind power project is scheduled for April.
Continue readingCPV’s 152-MW Keenan II Wind Farm in Northwest Oklahoma Commences Commercial Operation
Located on 8,000 acres 12 miles southwest of Woodward, Oklahoma, the wind energy project is the second phase of a multi-phased wind turbines project with a total build-out potential exceeding 350 MW.
Continue readingSumitomo, Nissan and NEC to Promote Charging Service for Electric Vehicles
Sumitomo Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and NEC Corporation announced that they have signed a MOU to promote a new membership-based charging service for electric cars users in Japan.
Continue readingFisker Automotive and China Grand Automotive Group to Bring Electric Vehicles to China
Fisker Automotive has partnered with the China Grand Automotive Group to have its electric vehicles distributed, marketed and serviced in the region.
Continue readingUnited Technologies Completes Clipper Windpower Acquisition
Clipper Windpower is a California-based company engaged in wind energy technology, wind turbines manufacturing, and wind farm project development.
Continue readingEritrea: Inhabitants of Beilul Get Access to Wind Energy
The inhabitants of Beilul administrative area, South Denkalia sub-zone, expressed satisfaction for obtaining wind power electricity supply for 6 hours.
Continue readingLithium Ion Batteries May Reduce Electric Car Prices Considerably
The lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles are now being tested by several giant automakers such as Toyota, Daimler or Bayerische Motoren Werke.
Continue readingChina – Wind energy projects in Huilai involve capital investment of more than 1 billion yuan
Wind power projects in Huilai involve capital investment of more than 1 billion yuan. As well, a 25.6 billion yuan wind farm project by China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Corp is on schedule for completion.
Continue readingU.S. government to begin issuing offshore wind energy leases by next year
Obama administration reveals plan to begin issuing new offshore wind power leases by 2011 under an accelerated approval process.
Continue readingWorld Debut of Honda Fit EV Concept Electric Vehicle
The Fit EV and a plug-in hybrid sedan will be introduced to the U.S. and Japan in 2012, joining Honda’s diverse lineup of environmentally-responsible vehicles.
Continue readingChu in Ireland: A Case Study in Wind Power
Ireland?s aggressive goals for integrating large percentages of wind energy onto the power grid make it an interesting case study for the United States and other countries.
Continue readingFrance to launch offshore wind energy tender
Preparation for the first offshore wind farm in France began with a government tender in 2005, but due to long authorization procedures, construction has been delayed and is now scheduled to start at the end of 2010.
Continue readingGM India plans to showcase electric vehicles next year
General Motors India is strengthening its base in the country and will showcase an electric car with lithium ion batteries next year, its President and Managing Director, Karl Slym announced.
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