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Bosch acquires Californian battery manufacturer Seeo

German auto parts maker Bosch has bought Seeo, a California-based manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The batteries are claimed to be able...

Vattenfall plans to boost wind power investment

Swedish power company Vattenfall is planning to boost its wind power expansion as it moves away from loss-making dirty fuel based power projects. Reuters has...

Germany awards about 160 MW projects in round-2 auction

Following its second auction for large-scale, ground-based photovoltaic projects that was oversubscribed three-fold, Germany has awarded solar projects for total capacity of 159.7 MW...

India rises to fourth spot in E&Y’s RE attractiveness index

India has risen in its renewable energy attractiveness to the fourth spot in Ernst and Young’s index in the June issue. China, the US...

Hanwha Q CELLS to build 1.5 GW solar cell factory in Korea

Germany-based solar cell manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS will build a 1.5-gigawatt solar cell factory at Jincheon, South Korea. The company also proposes to double...

E.On to invest $2.2 bn in UK offshore wind farm

Dusseldorf, Germany, -based E.ON is to invest about 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK. The UK Green Investment...

Germany powers RWE’s 295-MW Nordsee Ost offshore project

Germany officially inaugurated the 48-turbine, 295-megawatt offshore wind farm Nordsee Ost on Monday. The facility developed by RWE Innogy is capable of powering about 320,000...

Siemens cutting 4,500 jobs amid energy business drop

German industrial group Siemens has announced that it is cutting an additional 4,500 jobs across its global operations. The latest decision has been brought about...