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World Record Breaking Journey for Electric Bus
An electric bus has broken a world record by travelling more than 1,000 miles on a single charge in the US. The feat was achieved on 4th September when Proterra’s Catalyst E2 travelled 1,101.2 miles on one charge – in…
Yingli Green Ships Record 1,146.6 Megawatts In Q2 But Reports Significant Losses
Yingli Green Energy, also known as Yingli Solar, published its second quarter earnings report this week, and its again good news mixed with bad, with record shipments of 1,146.6 megawatts but increasing its net and operating losses. Yingli Solar can’t…
Europe’s First Public Vehicle-To-Grid Charge Point to Open in Finland
Work is underway on installing Europe’s first public vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charge point in Helsinki, which will be able to charge electric cars and deliver power back to the grid at peak times. The new charger is being installed at Suvilahti,…
GM To Buy 200 Megawatts Of Wind Energy For Ohio & Indiana Facilities
US automotive behemoth GM has announced it will purchase 200 megawatts worth of wind energy to meet 100% of the electricity needs of its Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities. GM announced this week that it will buy a total of…
China’s Longi Plans 500 Megawatt Solar Fab In India
Identifying the huge opportunity available in the Indian solar power market, Chinese cell and module manufacturer Longi Green Energy Technology has announced plans to set up a fabrication unit in India. Construction on the facility will likely begin by the…
UK Developer to Deliver 600MW Iranian Solar ‘Mega-Project’
A London-based firm is to become one of the largest players in Iran’s fledgling renewable energy market, under a deal that will see a 600MW solar project built in the Middle Eastern state. Renewables investor and developer Quercus will today…
Siemens Gamesa Awarded Mammoth 300 Megawatt Wind Turbine Order In China
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced this week that it had received one of its largest ever Chinese wind turbine order, for 300 megawatts set to be delivered to Inner Mongolia. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is the result of a merger…