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Electric Vehicle
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...
Wind
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...
Solar
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...
Renewable Energy
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...
Solar
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...
Wind
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...
Wind
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...
Other Industry News
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...