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03/02/2010

Porsche Presents 918 Spyder High-Performance Concept Sports Car in Geneva

Highly Efficient and Ultra-Fast: Concept Car with Plug-In Hybrid

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02/19/2010

New Approach Doubles the Life of OffShore Wind Turbine Seals

German parts manufacturer is now using Hydrin® epichlorohydrin elastomers (ECO) in place of nitrile rubber

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01/13/2010

At $750M, Foreign Firms Get 33% of U.S. Clean Energy Stimulus

Foreign firms and their subsidiaries will receive about $750 million of the $2.3 billion in tax credits for clean energy manufacturing projects announced recently by the Obama Administration.

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01/08/2010

Sharp, Enel Green Power and ST Microelectronics Establish Thin-Film Joint Venture

ST Microelectronics of Michigan to invest Euro 70 Million in European-based thin-film solar cell production.

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12/18/2009

Nordex receives order for first N100/2500 project in the US

Special cold climate version for 20 MW wind farm in Wisconsin

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12/18/2009

Juwi Solar To Build 27 MW of PV Installations

Juwi Solar (JSI) has started construction on two solar photovoltaic installations in Ohio and Florida.

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12/18/2009

European clean-energy developers eye Indiana

European renewable-energy companies have taken an interest in east-central Indiana, where several wind farms or factories that produce wind turbines and solar-powered products are either in place or in the works.

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11/23/2009

E.ON-US and Murphy Catton, Inc. to develop Energy Education Center in Louisville, KY

MurphyCatton, Inc. was chosen by E.ON-US, the U.S. subsidiary of the German based energy company, to partner in the development of a ‘first of its kind’ Energy Education Center.

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11/23/2009

REpower to supply 9 more turbines for Michigan wind farm

Wind-energy company REpower USA Corp. said it has signed a contract to supply nine wind turbines for a Michigan wind-farm project.

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11/23/2009

German energy companies tour Colorado

Colorado caught the attention of several German companies involved in Europe’s wind energy manufacturing industry when their representatives visited the state in a mid-November scouting trip.

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11/02/2009

German Energy Giants Eager for US Green Transformation

After dipping their toes into the US renewable energy market a few years ago, Germany's largest energy players are now increasing their investments.

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11/02/2009

Germany's Flabeg GmbH opens the world's largest solar mirror plant near Pittsburgh International Airport

Officials of the company's American subsidiary, Flabeg Solar U.S. Corp., said they plan to produce solar mirrors by early next year.

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10/28/2009

Mercedes-Benz Hybrid LLC to open research faciltity in southeast Michigan

After trustees of the Redford Township approved a $ 2.3 million tax exemption, Mercedes-Benz will open a research and development center for hybrid and other alternative powertrain technologies.

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10/16/2009

Germany and Illinois shine at the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon

Students from the Technical University of Darmstadt create award-winning solar bungalow - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in second

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10/15/2009

German firm creates 300 "green" jobs in Pittsburgh

New US-subsidiary to open its first manufacturing plant for solar mirrors by the end of the month.

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10/14/2009

Siemens Energy secures orders in value of over $900 million

A total of over 100 wind turbines to be distributed all across the Unites States

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10/13/2009

U.S. unit of juwi GmbH plans 50-MW Ohio wind project

A unit of German renewable energy company juwi GmbH is planning a wind generation project in Hardin County, Ohio, with about 50 MW nameplate capacity.

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09/11/2009

Nordex celebrates groundbreaking for wind turbine plant, details hiring schedule

Plant will serve the American wind energy boom market from 2010 onwards

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08/19/2009

German firms join for solar-thermal push in the U.S.

Solar Trust of America proposes series of $1 billion power plants

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08/14/2009

REpowerUSA Corp. moves corporate headquarters from Portland to Denver

The company will make the official announcement at a press conference in Denver today.

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08/13/2009

Nordex USA hands over its largest US wind farm to date

“Highland” project supplies clean electricity for approximately 20,000 households

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07/31/2009

Wind Energy Installs 1,200 MW Of Power In Second Quarter

The state posting the fastest growth in the second quarter was Missouri, where wind power installations expanded by 90%.

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07/20/2009

Nordex to begin building plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Investment of $100 million will create 700 direct jobs, stimulate local economy

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07/20/2009

25-Year Return: Today’s Wind Farms to Produce $1.9B for Illinois

study by Illinois State University’s Center for Renewable Energy

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06/05/2009

The Winds of Change Blow Through the Heartland and Beyond

What state passed California last year as the nation's second-largest producer of wind power?

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05/20/2009

Daimler Takes Stake In Tesla Motors

German automaker has acquired a nearly 10 percent stake in California-based electric car maker

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05/20/2009

Michigan scientists: Carbon capping policies vital

More than 150 Michigan scientists, researchers and academia sent letter to support federal policies to reduce carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions

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04/10/2009

Wirsol director outlines plans for entering U.S. solar market

Inside the packed second floor of Stonehouse Grille in Old Town, a German solar company made its public debut to the United States.

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02/10/2009

AWEA praises Senate-approved Stimulus Package

The Senate-passed bill includes a $7 billion renewable energy loan guarantee program

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01/26/2009

International Renewable Energy Agency Founded in Germany

75 Nations Sign as Members in Historic Meeting

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01/22/2009

House Bill Proposes Increased Incentives for Renewable Energy Projects

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (H.R. 598 - the Bill) was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 16, 2009 as part of an $825 billion economic stimulus plan.

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01/07/2009

Michigan Attracts Turbine Manufacturer

Global Wind System will invest in Novi, Michigan.

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01/05/2009

Wind Energy Sector 2008 Highlights

In retrospect Wind Energy in 2008 in the USA

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01/05/2009

No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’

A story about the 'Passive House' and the experience of a German family

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12/17/2008

Hemlock expands in Michigan and builds new site in TN

Hemlock Semiconductor To Invest Up To US $3B in Polysilicon Production

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12/12/2008

Dakota uses their Resource of Wind

Extra-High-Voltage Line from AEP Would Connect Wind-Rich Dakotas

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12/12/2008

Tennessee Valley Authority Seeks Clean Energy

Tennesse requests a supply to power generation

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12/07/2008

Obama, renewables, greenhouse gases and Kyoto

Solar photo voltaics (PV) that generate electricity are being fixed on top of houses in Germany which will provide electricity to the grid. This could be will done in the US.

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12/01/2008

Can the Climate Survive the Financial Crisis?

Could the recession actually help the climate?

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11/21/2008

VW Jetta TDI is Green Car of Year

Diesel rated at 41 m.p.g. on highway

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08/15/2008

U.S. Wind Market Poised For Record-Breaking Surge

U.S. wind market to surpass 150 GW by 2020 with cumulative installed wind capacity

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07/28/2008

Chicago topped "Greenest Cities" rankings two years in a row

With 40 LEED certified buildings Chicago is the Greenest City in the U.S.

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