The Daily Sprout
Q-Cells Going South of the Border: The German thin film solar company is expanding into the 10,000 acre Silicon Border Science Park, in Mexicali, Baja California; it’s a two-hour drive from San Diego, and a three-hour to both Los Angeles and Phoenix — release.
GE Dives Deeper Into Water Tech: GE is using some of its Ecomagination funds to focus on water technology and plans to reduce its own water consumption by 20 percent by 2012 - Cleantech.
U.S. DOE to Put $130M into Fuel Cell R&D: The US Department of Energy issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement for $130 in grants for research in automotive, stationary and mobile fuel cells with a focus on how to integrate fuel cells in a distributed generation grid - Green Car Congress.
Sanyo to Make Better Batteries for VW: Sanyo and Volkswagen are working together to make lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles. All of this is more build up to the 2010 release of nearly every next-gen car we know - CNET News.
“A Few Dumb Reasons Hybrids Are Bad For Us”: Those stealthy, silent hybrids could easily prey upon unsuspecting pedestrians, but what about sleepy drivers lulled to sleep by the hybrid’s soothing ride? Yeah, not a very compelling case, eh? - Autoblog Green.
