By now, everyone knows that electric vehicles don’t really have a sales problem. What they have is the industry’s leading manufacturer hitting the skids, which is skewing sales figures overall. Meanwhile, other automakers are scrambling to fill the gap. That includes Volkswagen, which has just set the Intertubes on fire … [continued]
In a move that would represent a substantial shift in tactics, authorities in China are now reportedly mulling the idea of letting foreign auto manufacturers create wholly owned electric vehicle businesses there.
SunEdison, the world’s largest renewable energy developer, and Spanish wind energy giant, Gamesa, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to develop up to 1 GW of wind power plants in a 50/50 joint venture. The joint venture will aim to develop up to 1 GW of wind … [continued]
Spanish wind energy giant Gamesa will team with French multi-national Areva to create a joint venture dedicated to offshore wind development. The company will combine the expertise of both companies — Gamesa, a top 10 leading wind turbine OEM, and Areva, specializing in nuclear and renewable energy — to create … [continued]
BrightSource Energy and Shanghai Electric Group Company are partnering with each other to form a new joint venture that will focus on building utility-scale CSP power plants in China, according to a recent email sent to CleanTechnica. The joint venture’s first two projects are already lined up — two 135 … [continued]
SunPower Corporation has now secured its second joint venture agreement in China. The new agreement — with Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Company; Sichuan Development Holding Company; Leshan Electric Power Company; and Tianjin Tsinlien Investment Holding Company — will see the development of at least 3 GW worth of solar photovoltaic power plants … [continued]
GE and coal power plant operator Shenhua Group are among three pairs of companies who have inked deals to create joint ventures to build cleaner coal technology plants in China. [social_buttons] The $150 million joint venture will be shared between the two biggest carbon emitters in the world under a … [continued]
