First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has raised its world record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency to 18.6% aperture efficiency for a full-size module, as measured and certified by the US Department of ...
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Volkswagen of America, arm of German automobile major Volkswagen, has partnered with renewable energy and carbon offset services provider 3Degrees for carbon reduction drive in California and Texas, while pumping in $10m to boost its ...
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Fuel retailers' solutions firm Kalibrate has identified more than 30,000 spots in California for setting up hydrogen refueling stations for fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), categorizing them in the range between best and worst on the ...
Tags: Fuel, Alternative Fuel, Gas
The Renault-Nissan Alliance will supply a fleet of 200 electric vehicles (EVs) for the United Nation's COP21 climate conference to be held in Paris this November. The fleet, including Renault ZOE, Renault Fluence Z.E. sedan, Nissan Leaf, ...
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US automaker Ford has launched MyEnergi Lifestyle pilot program in China to promote green energy and environment-friendly vehicles. The auto major has collaborated with appliance manufacturer Haier, power company Trina Solar and electric ...
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Coal production in China, the world's largest producer and consumer of the mineral, declined 6.1 percent in the first four months this year as the impact of the government's clean air and renewable energy policies began to weigh on the ...
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The government is working towards creating an ambitious grid programme in order to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of providing quality power to all by 2019, Minister of State with independent charge for Power, Coal and ...
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Apple has teamed up with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to support sustainable forests in China, as part of its efforts to achieve net-zero impact on the supply of sustainable virgin fiber. China is one of the major growing markets for ...
Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which manufactures silicon carbide (SiC)-based power products, has launched what it claims is the first 900V MOSFET platform. Optimized for high-frequency power electronics applications, including renewable ...
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Penske Truck Leasing has secured $400,000 in grant from the US Department of Energy for its Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Demonstration and Enhanced Driver Experience Project. The AFV project will be managed by the Office of Energy ...
Cleaner heating system will be established in Beijing to control air pollution, the National Energy Administration (NEA) announced on Wednesday. A trial project will utilize renewable energy sources such as wind power to supply heat, the ...
In late March, on the 10 hectare former airstrip at the Gatton campus of The University of Queensland in Brisbane St Lucia, the 3.275MW Gatton Solar Research Facility (the state's largest solar array) was officially opened by Industry and ...
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US wholesale energy provider Southern Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company, has acquired a controlling stake in the 32MW Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Facility in California from cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic ...
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Germany-based label printer Etibana Haftetiketten has joined UPM Raflatac’s recycling concept RafCycle that involves the reuse of self-adhesive label stock to create new materials. As a part of the programme, the company has used ...
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SNEC (2015) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition [SNEC PV POWER EXPO] will be held in Shanghai, China, on April 28 - 30, 2015. It was initiated by Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA), Chinese ...