Man Ferrostaal has increased its share in the Solar Power Group (SPG) by around 19%, now owning a total 43.8% of the company.

Source: www.ameinfo.com

The first four-seater electric car to hit the UK is being part-built in Bedfordshire.

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Electric for extra grunt, fuel conservation ‘Leccy Tech Peugeot’s interesting HYbrid4 diesel hybrid 4WD system - previously known as HYmotion4 - has made the leap from the drawing board and concept car to prototype production in preparation for it hitting the streets in the summer of 2011.…

Source: go.theregister.com

The area off Pembroke where the Netherlands-based company Blue H Technologies is proposing to build a 30-turbine deepwater wind farm. A Dutch company will be testing the waters 20 kilometres off the coast of Pembroke where it hopes to build a deep water offshore wind farm.

Source: www.timesofmalta.com

WASHINGTON — General Motors has announced a plan to stave off bankruptcy that includes cutting 21,000 jobs, reducing its dealer network and eliminating its Pontiac division. “I’m a believer in dealing with reality,” GM chief executive Fritz Henderson said.

Source: www.scsun-news.com

The shift to greener motoring is being delayed by the Government’s refusal to offer grants for electric cars until 2011, according to a British company that today introduces the first fully electric car available to buyers.

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

CHICAGO—-Roundarch, a digital agency focused on designing and building enterprise class Web sites, Web applications and next-generation “screen-based” experiences, announces its involvement in the launch of Tesla Motors’s Model S - an all-electric, zero-emission prototype that Tesla plans to produce starting in late 2011.

Source: biz.yahoo.com

The Obama administration has taken initial steps towards addressing energy and climate issues, like weatherizing homes and speeding up loans to energy research projects. But, there’s no “magic switch” to changing to cleaner energy, officials say. Bigger projects and changes — like designing a new electricity grid for renewable energy — are still in the planning stages.

Source: www.npr.org

Imagine a world in which oil production is declining, and prices are rising with no end in sight. Sooner or later, that world will be a reality. Peak oil is the point at which 50 percent of the world’s oil - the easiest 50 percent to get to - has been extracted.

Source: tigerweekly.com

Solar power’s ground zero is located in Colorado, and it benefits small businesses the most.

Source: www.thestreet.com