Hybrid Sales Up, With Caveats: “Hybrid sales statistics are knocked cockeyed by the huge market share held by Toyota’s Pruis. When it’s up the whole hybrid market soars, but when Prius sales fall, as they did in August after a huge July gain, they hold back the hybrid market.” — Edmunds Green Car Advisor
Aleo Solar Sees Boomlet in Greece: Aleo Solar aims to have business outside of Germany making up half of its revenue by the end of next year. Recent installations in Greece have just taken its 2009 shipments to Greece past the 2MW level, according to the company. — PV-Tech
Can High-Speed Rail Work in the U.S.?: “When governments opt for trains, they seem to be every match for planes and automobiles,” although it’s expensive and far from an environmental panacea. Political will and funding need to come in line for high-speed rail to work in big, prosperous American cities. — WSJ’s Environmental Capital
German Geothermal: A 2MW geothermal power plant slated for Germany’s Lower Saxony could save $21 million in heating costs during its 25-year lifetime, despite “undesirable conditions” at the site. — Cleantech Group
India’s Pre-emptive Climate Play: India says that in 2031, its per capita emissions will be below the per capita global emissions in 2005. Why make this statement now? “It wants the world to know–ahead of the international meetings in Copenhagen–that it’s not going to be a big polluter. Therefore, it shouldn’t have to sign up for some binding international agreement.” FT via Business Insider’s Green Sheet
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