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Johnson Controls' plan to build a $100M factory for stop-start auto batteries and a new natural gas-powered turbine from GE hold promise for energy efficient and emissions-busting power solutions.
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On the heels of Solyndra's collapse, the U.S. signals its ongoing commitment with a $145-million infusion for projects to develop low-cost solar power, China's jonesing for GM's Volt technology, Germany reaches a green power milestone, and more.
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The EU's attempt to remedy the deadlock over extending the Kyoto Protocol, the Friends of the Earth's call for taking green scissors to the U.S. budget and a new report on smart grid cyber security are in the news today.
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Johnson Controls Inc. opens a supersized hub for developing advanced batteries, the technology at the heart of hybrid electric and plug-in vehicles.
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General Electric's second entry in the race for EV charger marketshare is scheduled to hit the shelves of five Lowe's stores in California next month, with a broader rollout to 60 of the chain's retail sites in September.
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Japan's industrial firms offer cleantech solutions to step up recovery efforts from the earthquake and tsunami last spring, environmental groups slap the EPA with lawsuits over pollution standards, and more make green headlines today.
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Google's multimillion bid to help fund residential solar projects, Proterra's $30 million boost for electric bus development and a nextgen fuel cell that looks like a refrigerator are among the stories in the news that caught our eye today.
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In the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis, a majority of sustainability experts around the world now say that nuclear power isn't essential to a low-carbon energy future, research released today shows.
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If you're an entrepreneur with $1,000 and a strong business plan, the Obama Administration has a deal for you: A deep discount on the price for startups to license patents and patent applications held by the national labs for groundbreaking energy technology.
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The world's first hybrid electric tugboat, Foss Maritime's Carolyn Dorothy which plies Southern California's San Pedro Bay, emits 73 percent less soot, 51 percent fewer oxides of nitrogen and 27 percent less carbon dioxide than a standard tug of comparable size, according to a study by the University of California, Riverside.<br />
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China can be a great place for international companies interested in green business. It's a matter of getting to know the right people, adapting to the culture and "getting over your fear of China," says Peggy Liu, the chair of JUCCCE.<br />
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What happens when green business meets cleantech? When those companies are like Best Buy, Autodesk and Serious Materials, you get firms that align their products and services with efforts to foster sustainability -- and in some cases guide the marketplace toward broader and deeper adoption of environmentally responsible practices.