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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. The global wind market for turbine installations in 2008 was worth about €36.5

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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 million (US$17.3 McPhy’s technology addresses the merchant hydrogen and renewable energy markets. Following a €1.6m

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Repsol and Alliance Oil to form an exploration and production JV in Russia

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Alliance Oil will hold a 51% stake in the joint venture and contribute producing assets in Volga-Urals Region while Repsol will own the remaining 49% and make an initial cash investment to finance future growth opportunities. Repsol also owns a 74.9%

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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 project has been financed by the four partners as well as the region of Västra Götaland and the research foundation of Göteborg Energi. Göteborg Energi. The idea was suggested to Ericsson and Volvo Cars some months later.

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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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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. Specifically, they would focus on emissions reductions as well as financing, with negotiations for the two issues separated from one another. [ That is what matters, and that matters to the whole world ” [ 7 ].

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Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

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Electric vehicles will be rolled out in France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand and will be subsequently extended to other countries, as part of the alliance.

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