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Global Wind Power Capacity Grew 28.8% in 2008; 120.8 GW Total

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GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. More than 27 GW of new wind power generation capacity came online in 2008, 36% more than in 2007. The leading markets in terms of new installed capacity in 2008 were the US and China. Wind energy is now an important player in the world’s energy markets.

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Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Company Closes 13.7M Funding Round

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McPhy Energy , a French company founded in January 2008 with the mission to industrialize and commercialize a new magnesium hydride solid state storage system for hydrogen, recently closed its second round of funding worth €13.7 McPhy’s technology addresses the merchant hydrogen and renewable energy markets. million (US$17.3

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson and partners in plug-in vehicle smart on-board charging research project

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The project concept was first initiated by Viktoria Institute in November 2008 in a meeting with. The ELVIIS-project has the following sub goals: To identify cross-industry barriers for large scale market penetration of electric. vehicles, that is suitable for an international market. Göteborg Energi.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

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Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

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Japanese carmaker Nissan and leading car rental firm, Europcar are forming a partnership to market electric vehicles by 2010. This partnership between Europcar Groupe and Nissan is unique in the vehicle rental market and displays substance to Europcar’s commitment to raise the awareness of its customers concerning environmental issues.

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