London and New York, October 2012 Sales of plug-in electric vehicles in China, including those using plug-in hybrid and battery electric technology, are likely to fall well short of government targets, according to research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The Chinese government has supported both public and private purchases of electric vehicles with some of [...]
23 October 2012 Intelligent Energy, the global power technology company and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil), India’s largest oil & gas company have signed a Statement of Intent to initiate demonstration projects and work collaboratively to develop the use of hydrogen in a range of fuel cell power systems in the Indian market. The Statement [...]
A123 Actively Pursuing Strategic Alternatives for Grid, Commercial, Government and other Businesses and Operations WALTHAM, Mass.-October, 2012-A123 Systems, Inc, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate® lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems, today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Johnson Controls, Inc.  in a transaction valued at $125 million. Under [...]
Drive the Model S electric car anywhere in the country on pure sunlight for free Monday, September 24, 2012 Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) today unveiled its highly anticipated Supercharger network. Constructed in secret, Tesla revealed the locations of the first six Supercharger stations, which will allow the Model S to travel long distances with ultra [...]
Anaheim, California, USA – August 2012 Fisker Automotive, the leading manufacturer of luxury Electric Vehicles with extended range (EVer), today named Tony Posawatz, the former head of the Volt program at General Motors as its new Chief Executive Officer. A well-known automotive industry professional with more than 30 years of experience in product development, strategy, [...]
Fisker Automotive and Leonardo DiCaprio today announced that they will work together to promote Global Sustainability, a cause to which both are deeply committed. As an equity investor in Fisker Automotive, DiCaprio will participate in conversations on the auto manufacturer’s future plans for the advancement of sustainable, responsible vehicles. He will work closely with Fisker [...]
CLEVELAND, Jul 26, 2012. www.SolarThermalMagazine.com Keithley Instruments, Inc., a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, is helping the electrical engineers of tomorrow characterize photovoltaic devices accurately and efficiently. Oregon State University’s Solar Vehicle Team (OSUSVT) has been putting the company’s donated Model 2440 5A SourceMeter(R) instrument to work in analyzing and troubleshooting [...]
Nesscap Energy Inc. (“Nesscap”) (TSX VENTURE:NCE), a global leader in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of ultracapacitor products, today announces the closing of a USD 8.5 million private placement of common shares from affiliates of each of I2BF Global Ventures (“I2BF”) and Arbat Capital Group (“Arbat Capital”) at a price of CAD 0.38 per common [...]
PLAINVILLE, Conn. — July 2012 — GE Energy’s (NYSE: GE) Industrial Solutions business today announced details of the strategic agreement it entered with PayPal to launch the ecomagination™-approved WattStation™ and WattStation™ Connect, a complete electric vehicle (EV) charging platform solution. The agreement between Industrial Solutions and PayPal enables drivers to securely and conveniently pay for [...]
Access to capital helps emerging technology company expand U.S. distribution HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) business has agreed to provide Brammo Inc. with inventory financing to support the expansion of its dealer network in the U.S. The Ashland, OR-based manufacturer designs and develops electric motorcycles. In addition to supporting the [...]
This week Secretary Steven Chu joined with Saft America to announce the grand opening of the company’s Jacksonville, Florida, factory, which will produce advanced lithium-ion batteries to power electric vehicles and other applications. Saft America estimates it will create nearly 280 permanent jobs at the factory, and the city of Jacksonville expects an additional 800 [...]
ZBB Energy Corporation the leading developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms, announced this week a contract from a major utility to provide an energy system for use in a grid interactive (grid-tied) application utilizing the ZBB EnerSystem(TM) integrated power management and energy storage platform. A US investor-owned utility company has ordered the new ZBB EnerStore(TM) [...]
Powered by the sun and Stanford ingenuity On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Stanford Solar Car Project officially unveiled Xenith, a solar-powered vehicle two years in the making that boasts several industry-leading technological innovations. The team will be competing in the prestigious World Solar Challenge this fall, putting Xenith to the test in a 2,000-mile race [...]
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