France to launch series of six tenders of 500 MW each between 2017-20 PARIS, Aug 24 (Reuters) – France will launch a series of tenders for a combined capacity of 3,000 megawatts (MW) of solar plants, the energy ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The ministry will launch a series of six tenders of 500 […]
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Tesla upgraded battery pack will make the Model S the world’s fasted accelerating car in production By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday the company will offer a larger upgraded battery pack for performance versions of its Model S and X vehicles that will
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Solar panel installation costs fall, profits seen without subsidies By Geert De Clercq PARIS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Engie’s Belgian unit Electrabel and Switzerland’s Alpiq have sealed rooftop solar panel installation partnerships in a bid to boost their share of the solar retail market and boost revenue from energy services. The French utility said on
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Small modular reactors could be built in a 10 of the time to build larger plants By Susanna Twidale London, Aug. 18 (Reuters) A range of mini nuclear power plants could help solve Britain’s looming power crunch, rather than the $24 billion Hinkley project snarled up in delays, companies developing the technology say. So-called small modular
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ExxonMobil collaborated with over 80 universities worldwide in researching breakthrough energy technologies AUSTIN, Texas – ExxonMobil has announced that it will invest $15 million as a leadership member of the University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute to pursue technologies to help meet growing energy demand while reducing environmental impacts and the risk of climate change. The joint
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Autumn Burke looks for 15 per cent of all vehicles sold in California to have zero emissions By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A California lawmaker next week will introduce a bill requiring 15 percent of all vehicles sold in the state to be emissions-free by 2025, her spokeswoman said on Friday. Assemblywoman
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Nissan says new VC-T engine can choose optimal compression ratio variably between 8:1 and 14:1. By Norihiko Shirouzu ATSUGI, Japan (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co has come up with a new type of gasoline engine it says may make some of today’s advanced diesel engines obsolete. The new engine uses variable compression technology,
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SunEdison yet to file 2015 annual report Aug 12 (Reuters) – Bankrupt solar company SunEdison Inc on Friday joined its “yieldcos” in delaying earnings report for the second-quarter ended June 30. SunEdison is yet to file its 2015 annual repot, as well as its first-quarter report, after the company identified “material weaknesses” in its financial reporting,
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700,000 Chinese electric car, hybrid sales projected in 2016 By Kathy Chen BEIJING, Aug 12 (Reuters) – China, the world’s biggest auto producer, plans to include carmakers in its planned national carbon trading scheme to encourage the manufacture of more electric vehicles, according to a draft of rules being circulated in the industry. Domestic makers
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Total’s approach has important lessons for other oil super-majors, says Lux analyst French oil company Total, with energy storage firms Saft and SunPower in its portfolio, is the first oil “super-major” entering new areas of business including solar plus storage and distributed generation, according to Lux Research. Total controls 97.12 percent of battery maker Saft,
