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The plug-in hybrid, a car that uses the same socket as a vacuum cleaner, or at least one close it, has gotten the full force of backing from the Obama Administration. The President believe that...
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Honda Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC) President Takanobu Ito plans to capitalize on the global shift toward smaller cars that offer advanced technology to reduce both petroleum consumption and carbon dioxide...
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Of the $787 billion federal stimulus bill passed in 2009, more than $3.4 billion was targeted at modernizing the US electricity transmission and distribution systems and promoting investments in...
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There hasn’t been an official announcement yet, but it seems that Honda Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC) will stop building its gasoline-powered Civic for the domestic Japanese market. The company will also...
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General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is touting its new initiative for smarter power usage, which is from the power grid to plug-in electric vehicles, and a home energy command center. More importantly,...
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The government-owned China Development Bank has just made its third massive loan to one of the country’s solar energy makers, bringing its total commitment to about $17 billion. The combined size...
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FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) is doing its holders a real disservice after announcing a proposed share sale offering last night. The company makes high-efficiency, ultra-clean power plants...
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The federal subsidy of $0.45/gal for domestic ethanol is set to expire at year’s end, and the sparks are flying now as the embattled industry seeks to renew government payments. On one side are the...
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Betting on carbon capture has been hard to do, and it still may be a stretch for some investors who may have preferred to see smaller companies. Today came the announcement from the Department of...
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Alternative energy is continuing to win new deals. A123 Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) will provide lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles. The award is from a Navistar International...
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For much of this year solar PV makers have been hammered for many reasons, most of which aren’t related. For example, the proposed subsidy cut in Germany expected to take effect on July 1st was...
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FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) is not the biggest household name in alternative energy stocks, but is up this morning on a contract win. The maker of ultra-clean power plants using renewable...
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There are two words that investors fear inside of public companies:accounting irregularities. That is what is hitting shares of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) this morning. The company said...
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SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) is following the trend of deals in the solar sector. This is a Joint Venture rather than real M&A, but it has announced a definitive agreement to form a...
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Without specifying a partner, the CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) said yesterday that he hopes that his company can work with China to develop batteries for an all-electric vehicle . Of all...
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