Panasonic Corp, the world’s top plasma TV maker, is betting on a green future of solar power and hybrid cars as it negotiates a price for rival Sanyo Electric Co that analysts say could be up to $8.7 billion.
Filed under: Transportation Sure, you’ve got a couple Neil Young CDs and maybe a battered Farm-Aid T-shirt, but if you’re really into ol’ Shakey, you’ll pick up one of his hotrod electric Lincoln conversions. Yep, Neil’s started a company called Linc Volt to develop electric car technologies, and he’s already converted his own personal ‘59 Lincoln in an attempt to win the Automotive …
(RTTNews) - TGI Solar Power Group, Inc. (TSPG.PK) said it appointed Wolney Mendes to VP Business Development for Latin America. Most recently Mendes has been the Director of Technology for the Acme Group a specialized firm in electronic security.
The commander of NATO’s naval forces says Iranian threats to close a strategic Persian Gulf waterway are imaginary. Vice Admiral Maurizio Gemignani of the Italian Navy is visiting the oil-rich Gulf state of Kuwait. He said Tuesday that he considers the threats Iran has made to close the Strait of Hormuz a “fantasy” and the international passages cannot be blocked. Iran has warned that it would …
A hydrogen fuel cell system is powering a house in Lye in the West Midlands. Black Country Housing Group (BCHG), in partnership with the University of Birmingham, have installed the experimental hydrogen fuel cell system which is powering the homes electricity, water and central heating.
Four large balloons are to be visible Wednesday morning in the sky above Avalon Road, representing the proposed locations for wind turbines. Gamesa Energy, seeking Logan’s approval to build a wind farm inside and outside the township’s wind zone, arranged with the Federal Aviation Administration to put up red and yellow balloons on the northeast side of Route 36, west of Avalon Road.
General Motors (GM) announced in South Africa on Friday (31st October) that it is set to launch a new fuel cell vehicle.
EXXONMobil has set a quarterly proft record with reported earnings of $14.8 billion for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Chairman, Rex W. Tillerson said, “ExxonMobil’s strong results in the third quarter of 2008 demonstrate the continued success of our disciplined business approach.
Two Leon County public schools are using solar power and city utility customers now have the power to replenish money for more energy systems throughout the district.
In an IP fight between two “green” car companies, Tesla Motors has emerged black and blue. An arbitrator ruled Monday that the electric car maker failed to prove that rival Fisker Automotive stole trade secrets, and that Tesla’s allegations were “baseless and neither brought nor pursued in good faith,” according to a Fisker press release. Tesla alleged that two Fisker executives who had …
