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More and more, the top solar PV module suppliers are expanding their numbers by shipping to subsidiary businesses tasked with PV systems deployment. This is especially the case for the top 20 solar PV suppliers in the industry, including Chinese heavyweights such as Trina Solar, Yingli Green Energy, Jinko Solar, and JA Solar. They join industry staples First Solar, SunPower,

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At Tiverton High School in Rhode Island, two students and their teacher have built a plug in EV that is rated at an incredible 1552 MPGe for a total investment of $1584. The EV is named Apotheosis, which means the highest point of development or climax, and it is the successor to last year’s experimental car, called Endurance, that cost

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It’s been a rough couple of years for the auto industry in the Australia, with Ford, GM, and Toyota all pulling the plug on domestic manufacturing operations. Meanwhile, Tesla is preparing to launch the Model S in the Land Down Under, with a plan to power its Supercharger stations with solar power while simultaneously tapping into a large pool of

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SunEdison is looking to expand its footprint in India, one of the fastest emerging solar power markets in the world. The company has recently announced plans to set up more than 5 GW of cumulative solar power capacity across two states in the country. SunEdison won the right to develop 150 MW of solar power projects in India’s southern state

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At the European Utility Week, Tatung Company announced the availability of its OEM MEVSE Module for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) featuring Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) communication and support for a wide range of network and application protocols including ISO/IEC 15118. Jointly-developed by Tatung and STMicroelectronics, the MEVSE module, displayed at STMicroelectronics booth, is based on ST’s ST2100 STreamPlug and a new

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The Netherlands has an international reputation as a bike-friendly nation; it’s home to some 18 million bicycles and 21,748 miles of bike lanes. Now, an innovative project—SolaRoad—aims to make even greater use of all that green infrastructure by paving the bike paths with solar cells. On November 12, 2014, the first such path will open: a 70-meter (230 feet) stretch

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According to new statistics released by the World Wildlife Fund Scotland, Scottish renewable energy had a “bumper month” in October, 2014, with wind power alone generating an estimated 982,842 MWh of electricity. This is enough clean energy to power around 3,045,000 homes, and equates to 126 percent of the electricity needs of Scottish households. Solar power and hot water generation

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We’ve seen vehicles with solar roofs that provide an extra boost of power, but the gorgeous Mercedes Benz Vision G-Code takes energy generation to a whole new level. The secret is the car’s paint, which is designed to generate power for the vehicle as an alternative fuel source. The Sports Utility Coupe is just a concept right now, but even

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The fifth and final of our five nominees for Green Car Reports’ 2015 Best Car To Buy award is the new 2015 Volkswagen Golf range. It’s a completely new, top-to-bottom makeover of the classic compact five-door hathback, now in its seventh generation since launching in 1974. The lineup sold in the U.S. includes a pair of turbocharged gasoline engines, an

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The Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan doesn’t go on sale until next year, but it’s already made its motorsport debut. Sort of. The hydrogen fuel-cell car was “featured” in the final round of the 2014 Japanese Rally Championship over the weekend, where it ran the course but didn’t try for a competitive time. Instead, the Fuel Cell Sedan drove the entire

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