 Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday. | |
 GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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US automaker General Motors said Tuesday it will equip the roof of its factory in Zaragoza in northeastern Spain with solar panels to create the world's largest rooftop source of power from the sun. | |
 Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. plans to add solar panels to its popular Prius hybrid early next year to power the vehicle's air conditioning, a newspaper report said on Monday. | |
 Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda June 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Hydrogen-powered cars will not be commercially available on a large scale before 2020, a senior official from Japanese auto maker Mazda said Monday in Spain at an international oil conference. | |
 Britain outlines wind farm expansion plans June 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Thousands of new wind turbines could be built across Britain by 2020 as part of multi-billion pound plans to switch to more sustainable energy sources, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday. | |
 Irish scientists probe seaweed power June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Ireland could become a key player in the production of biofuel from seaweed, scientists told a conference in the west of the country on Monday. | |
 Mitsubishi, Peugeot may team up in electric cars: statement June 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors and France's PSA Peugeot Citroen said Tuesday they may collaborate in technology for electric vehicles as the global race to build green cars heats up. | |
 Toyota says to produce new hybrid battery next year June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it plans to start producing lithium-ion batteries next year as it races against rivals to develop new high-mileage hybrid vehicles. | |
 German solar sector starting to attract investors June 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Germany's solar energy industry can breathe a sigh of relief: Subsidies are set for smaller cuts than expected, and the sector is set for consolidation many say is the crucial next step in its development. ... | |
 As energy bills soar, Japanese test fuel of future June 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes. | |
 Africa's deserts could supply solar electricity to continent: experts June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Solar power from Africa's deserts could supply all 600 million citizens currently without electricity and even export power to Europe, a green energy conference in Nairobi heard Thursday. | |
 Fish and chips fuel 'green' revolution June 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Faced with soaring prices at the petrol pumps, ecologically-minded Britons are turning to fish and chips to run their cars -- transforming the leftover frying oil into "green" fuel. | |
 Money -- and patience -- needed for 2nd-generation biofuels June 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Next-generation biofuels that are greener than present crop-based fuels are in the works, but it will take many years, and massive financial support, before they reach the pump, experts say. | |
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