Planar Energy Licenses Tech for Thin-Film Li-Ion Battery: Planar has signed an agreement with Policell Technologies for the technology and manufacturing rights for large-format prismatic lithium-ion batteries, potentially for use in mobile and fixed wireless services – Green Car Congress.
Portland Hopes to Manufacture Chinese Electric Cars: Chinese carmaker BYD Auto of Shenzhen has met with the Governor, a Senator and two mayors in the hopes that the automaker will base its North American headquarters, distribution and even manufacturing in the city – Portland Tribune.
LG Electronics Moves Into Solar With Conergy Deal: South Korean electronics maker LG announced a preliminary deal to acquire a 75 percent stake in German solar company Conergy’s Frankfurt solar-panel plant – Greentech Media.
Will Lawmakers’ Tough Talk on Oil Hurt Them Later?: Big Oil is an easy political punching bag to launch rhetorical jabs at, but once the campaigning is over, will the gas and oil companies want to come to the table after being dissed? – WSJ’s Environmental Capital.
Ecoterrorists Cleared of Graffiti Charge Because of Global Warming: A British court cleared six Greenpeace activists of criminal damages associated with the group painting PM Gordon Brown’s name on the chimney of a coal-fired power plant on the grounds that the environmental damage the plant was a lawful cause for their actions. A precedent is set? – The Independent.
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