The Race to Develop Solar in the Southern Mediterranean

With companies like Munich-based Siemens (NYSE: SI), German energy giant E.On, and Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) collaborating to make Desertec’s Mediterranean grid a reality, Algeria’s neighbor Morocco has eagerly jumped on board…

The DOE and Rare Earth Metals

A group of 20 senators is urging the Department of Energy to open its loan guarantee program to projects meant to increase U.S. production of rare earth…

Major Clean Energy Connections Move Ahead

Groups of major industrial players are now working to lay clean energy connections under the sea on two different sides of the world. First, the Desertec Industrial Initiative consortium of over a dozen mainly German companies is pushing for Europe to derive a large amount of its electricity from North African solar and wind power [...]

Yingli Solar Energy’s World Cup Ad Goals

As the World Cup gets down to its last few rounds, companies that shelled out millions for ad placement in South African soccer stadiums this summer are preparing to see how on-target their sponsorship shots were. Among the most prominent names to flash across electronic signboards on the side of the pitch during every match [...]

High Speed Rail on Track to Reap Hefty Funds, But Faces Hurdles

What the Government Accountability Office describes as “palpable excitement” and an unprecedented gush of federal investment won’t be enough to establish intercity high-speed passenger rail service in the U.S.

Daimler, BYD Team Up to Develop Electric Cars in China

BYD, the China-based battery giant turned electric car developer, has just struck a deal with Germany’s Daimler to form a 50-50 joint venture focused on researching and developing an electric vehicle for the Chinese market, and launching it “as soon as possible.”

Coda Automotive Lines Up for DOE Loans for Ohio Factory

Coda Automotive, a California-based electric car startup that has partnered with Chinese battery giant Lishen, plans to apply “soon” for Department of Energy loans. If that funding and state aid comes through, then Coda to build a battery factory in Ohio.

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