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EGEB: UK, Netherlands call on US, China to ban gas cars by 2035

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An abandoned 114-year-old paper mill in New Jersey gets a second life as a solar farm. A large luxury home builder will now include solar on all their new California homes. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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by Steven Pleging, CEO/President of Quantum Solar Power Corp. I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models.

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Owners of aging Teslas, this new bespoke warranty plan is for you

Baua Electric

EVs require less maintenance than gas cars, but they’re not infallible. Amber currently operates in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Tennessee, and it plans to extend to other states soon. Amber also announced the close of its $3.18

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

Cars That Think

Tanenbaum later developed the first gas-diffused silicon transistor, which could amplify and switch signals above 100 megahertz at a switching speed 10 times that of previous silicon transistors. Tanenbaum went on to serve as president of AT&T’s New Jersey Bell (now part of Verizon ) in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Exelon to provide financing for 21MW of Bloom Energy SOFC projects at 75 commercial facilities

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Exelon Corporation will provide equity financing for 21 megawatts (MW) of Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) projects at 75 commercial facilities in California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.

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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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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds. Of that, $26.5

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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A limited number of Focus Electrics will first be available in California and the New York/New Jersey areas. The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Portland, Ore.;

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