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Google Investing 94 Million In Solar Farms

Google is investing 94 million in 4 solar energy farms located close to Sacramento in California. This is a joint investment with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. The total investment of the company has now reached $ 1 billion. Recently, on Google’s Green Blog, they communicated their intent to invest 94 million in 4 solar [...]

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Cold fusion Unveiled by An Italian Scientist – True or False?

There is an Italian Scientist named Andrea Rossi who claims that he has successfully conducted ‘cold fusion’ – Something that most scientists consider impossible to do. Andrea Rossi’s ability to fuse hydrogen and nickel at normal room temperature is something that most physicists say defines the very laws of physics and is thus not simply [...]

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One of EU’s leading Photovoltaic power Companies Is Buying Solar Technology from Emerson

Recently, one of EU’s largest solar-energy developers awarded a long-term contract to Emerson to provide power inverter technology. Emerson’s contract with Euro Projects, makes them the supplier of utility-scale inverters for two very large solar power plants situated in Villaperuccio in Sardinia, Italy. The power inverters provided by Emerson, converts DC current generated from solar [...]

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India’s First Solar Thermal Power Plant Completed By Abengoa.

India’s first concentrating solar thermal power plant was completed by Abengoa. This plant can generate 3 megawatts electrical energy. It is located in Indian state called Haryana in Gwal Pahari. It is built to fulfil the needs of Indian Institute of technology in Mumbai. Abengoa is an international company that provides modern technology solutions for [...]

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Offshore Wind Farm – Meerwind – Blackstone Financing

Meerwind offshore farm in Germany receives finance from Blackstone, one of the world’s largest private equity and asset-management firms. Recently, Blackstone confirmed its support in fully financing German’s largest offshore wind power farm: Meerwind. German Regulatory framework has effectively supported the realisation of Meerwind wind turbine projects. Today, it is amidst the world’s most successful [...]

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Ford & SunPower Integrating Solar Technology into the Emerging Focus EV

It was recently, announced that SunPower and Ford Motor Company are going to integrate a rooftop solar system into the upcoming Ford Focus EV model. The ‘Drive Green For Life’ program is creating new saving-energy car; Ford focus EV. It will be built with discounted rooftop solar systems, which will be used to recharge a [...]

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Indian Company Selected Vestas To Generate 47 MW of Wind Power

On Thursday the 4th of August it was announced that Vestas, the Danish Wind Turbine Maker, won a large order in the highly competitive Indian market. The order is for a generation capacity of 47 MW of wind power. The Indian buyer, is Powerica Ltd, has ordered 26 of Vestas’s wind turbines, model V100-1.8MW. These [...]

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Vestas Builds World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

Vestas, who is Europe’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, released the V164. The largest wind turbine ever designed with the resistance to support the windiest seas of the world. The gigantic wind turbine has a wingspan which is 164 metres in diameter. In other words, each wingspan can accommodate nine-double-deck buses on the blades. The wind [...]

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Japan’s Green Town Being Built by Panasonic: Fujisawa SST

The SMART Town is a project that is not only going to save energy but will change the concept of how towns are constructed in Japan. In collaboration with eight companies Panasonic is building an eco-energy town, which is going to be full-fledge with energy saving technologies. In theory, the houses that are going to [...]

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Solar Plane Making Revolution in Technological Progress

Solar Impulse HB-SIA, is a Swiss solar powered plane. It recently did its first flight on the international air route. It departed at 8.40 am in the morning from the Payrene military airfield in Switzerland and landed in Zaventem airport Brussels at 9.30pm in evening. It crossed Switzerland, France and Luxembourg in a journey of [...]

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