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GE scraps plans to make giant 18 MW offshore wind turbines

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Photo: GE Renewable Energy GE Vernova is abandoning plans to supersize its offshore wind turbines and will instead focus on rolling out smaller “workhorse” turbines. We believe the future of our offshore wind business will be the Haliade-X 15.5 The company made project losses in its offshore wind business last year.

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Tesla China launches solar-powered Superchargers in sunshine-ridden Tibet

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Tesla China announced earlier that it has launched a solar-powered Supercharger facility in Lhasa, the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Come and take a look at the event site of the conference. Tesla’s Superchargers could begin to take a turn for more solar-powered infrastructure in the future.

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Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus announces partners for first series-produced electric truck: 14t e-Delivery

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VWCO announced the formation of the e-Consortium at a press conference at the Fenatran Trade Show on 13 October. Battery recharging can be performed flexibly (30% in 15 minutes or 100% in 3 hours) to meet the most varied demands of the operation, as well as the availability of infrastructure.

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IIT Madras offers 12 weeks free online course on ‘Electrical Autos & Renewable Vitality

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’ All India Council for Technical Schooling (AICTE) is permitting this course and is available for college students and professionals. a Solar and Wind energy in India: Economics of centralized generation. b Decentralized Solar energy generation. IIT Madras. EV Motors and Controllers: Fundamentals and Design.

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MIT team improves liquid metal batteries for grid-scale storage; lower operating temperature, cost

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The all-liquid construction confers the advantages of higher current density, longer cycle life and simpler manufacturing of large-scale storage systems (because no membranes or separators are involved) relative to those of conventional batteries.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the US. billion available for highway, transit, bridge, rail, shipyard and airport construction and repairs nationwide. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1 Of that, $26.5 Of that, $26.5

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World Economic Forum Report: US$515 Billion Per Year Needed in Green Investments

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Their statement suggests using some of the money available from fiscal stimulus packages to invest in activities that can provide jobs as well as create low emission options. They warn against complacency in the UN climate talks, due to conclude in December in Copenhagen to replace the Kyoto Protocol.

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