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Tesla Motors Receives $465 Million from Government
Tuesday, 23 Jun, 2009 – 10:42 | No Comment
Tesla Motors Receives $465 Million from Government

In an announcement at Ford’s research center in Dearborn, Michigan, the U.S. Secretary of Energy will be giving details about the first loans to come out of the government’s $25 billion program to help auto …

10% Renewable Energy in the US by 2020
Tuesday, 16 Jun, 2009 – 4:17 | No Comment
10% Renewable Energy in the US by 2020

This is the possible mix that the US could have by 2020 (still far short of countries like Germany and Spain with 16% and 35% respectively) according to the latest report, projecting that The United …

Google Inc Nearer Goal of Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal
Saturday, 13 Jun, 2009 – 8:14 | 2 Comments
Google Inc Nearer Goal of Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal

Google Inc is closing in on its goal of producing renewable energy at a price cheaper than coal, the company’s green energy czar Bill Weihl, the engineer in charge of the project, said on Tuesday.
“We …

China Announces Massive Solar Projects
Wednesday, 10 Jun, 2009 – 3:03 | No Comment
China Announces Massive Solar Projects

The Chinese government has planned massive solar projects during the last six months far outstripping the US in planned capacity.
In January 2009, the Qinghai province Haixi region rolled out the world’s first 1GW solar farm …

Thin-Film Solar Cells on Flexible Steel Sheets
Monday, 8 Jun, 2009 – 15:48 | 3 Comments
Thin-Film Solar Cells on Flexible Steel Sheets

This post is from an original article on Technology Review
Normally conventional silicon solar panels, are bulky and rigid, but a startup in Toledo, Ohio, called Xunlight, has developed a way to make solar panels more …