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China’s Guangdong Province Pulls Out All the Stops in EV Initiative
Increasing CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel-powered motor vehicles make development of electric cars one of the priorities on the Guangdong’s agenda. The government has set a target of establishing assembly lines with combined annual production capacity of more than 200,000 EVs by 2015. In addition, a comprehensive support infrastructure including charging stations and parking spaces with … Continue reading
GE to invest $10 billion in Ecomagination initiative
General Electric headquarters in Fairfield, Conn. (Credit:General Electric) General Electric announced Thursday plans to invest $10 billion over the next five years in Ecomagination, the green-focused research and development program it began in 2005. Since Ecomagination began, GE has invested a total of $5 billion in its research and development as of the end of … Continue reading
EU Wind’s Admirable Initiative
There are two worlds of wind. The one inhabited by the manufacturers and developers of Europe and Asia is abuzz with growth and planning. The one inhabited by U.S. manufacturers and developers is planning and floundering. As pointed out in As Wind Soars, Will U.S. Fall Behind?, the difference is in the policies. The Chinese … Continue reading
AMP Plans 300-MW Solar Energy Initiative
Published: 2010-06-11 Maryland, United States –American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) and Standard Energy LLC, an affiliate of Standard Solar, have reached an agreement for the development of up to 300 megawatts (MW) of new solar energy generation capacity. Construction on the first of these projects is expected to begin this year, with construction of all … Continue reading
Interview with Kurt Yeager of Galvin Electricity Initiative
For some time, I have been interested in microgrids and distributed power generation. Kurt Yeager, the executive director of the Galvin Electricity Initiative, shared plenty of information about microgrids at ConnectivityWeek, and I felt I could learn a lot more about its current status and where it is going by talking to him. Prior to the meeting, … Continue reading