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In the last few months we have seen both the world’s largest solar bridge and the world’s largest solar farm open. The bridge was opened in London, a city so famous for its fog that they named a fashion label after it. The farm was built in the middle of the Californian desert. Now, I sit and type this during

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The ‘India renewable energy story’ continues to sweeten as more and more companies are looking to aggressively invest into and expand renewable energy capacity across the country. The latest announcement comes from Bharat Light and Power, a fast-growing wind energy project developer. The company plans to invest $1 billion to expand its renewable energy capacity portfolio from 200 MW to

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India is slowly building upon its installed solar power capacity, thanks to the comprehensive and ambitious National Solar Mission, state solar policies, and relatively increased enforcement of the Renewable Purchase Obligation. The country added almost 950 MW of solar power capacity between April 2013 and March 2014 (that is, FY2013-14). The 56 percent increase in installed solar capacity witnessed in

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Some 90 years ago, British polymath J.B.S. Haldane proposed that for every animal there is an optimal size — one which allows it to make best use of its environment and the physical laws that govern its activities, whether hiding, hunting, hoofing or hibernating. Today, three researchers are asking whether there is a “right” size for another type of huge

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Plug Power Inc., the best performer on the Nasdaq, is looking for new markets where its fuel cells can take on fossil fuels. First on the list: refrigerated delivery trucks and airport support vehicles. The company expects this year to report its first profit since its initial public offering in 1999 as sales grow for its fuel cell-powered forklifts. Forklifts

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Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), a year after creating a lease-style program for its Model S electric sedan, is setting up a financing arm targeting corporate buyers of the premium battery-powered vehicle. Small and medium-sized businesses will be able to calculate the cost of leasing as they configure the car on Tesla’s website, the Palo Alto, California-based company said today in

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Ships combing the Indian Ocean for a missing Malaysian Air jet failed to detect new pings that might point the way to the jet’s flight recorders, as investigators narrowed the search area by almost two-thirds. Australia’s Ocean Shield heard no more sounds after picking up signals this weekend, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre said today. Detecting pulses consistent with transmissions

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Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) said it will add battery shields underneath its Model S electric-powered sedans as U.S. regulators ended a four-month investigation into fires that occurred after the cars struck road debris. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said “a defect trend has not been identified” and that Tesla’s fixes should be enough to reduce the fire risk. Tesla

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AES Corp. (AES) said it’s planning to build 100 megawatts of battery capacity in Northern Ireland to store excess wind power and release it when generation is low. The battery array would be built at the company’s Kilroot power station, northeast of Belfast, AES said in a statement yesterday. The Arlington, Virginia-based company applied to the System Operator of Northern

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Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) appealed New Jersey’s ban on direct auto sales, arguing that the decision thwarts the carmaker’s mission of providing sustainable transportation and unfairly favors entrenched franchise dealers. The action comes as Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive officer and co-founder, fights with car dealer groups across the U.S. to let the Palo Alto, California-based maker of electric Model

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