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Google builds largest EV charging network for electric vehicles

Google has stated that it is counting itself as the largest electric-vehicle charging station operator in the United States with new and faster Level 2" chargers installed at its headquarters in Mountain View, California. The new installation will bring in the total capacity of charging points to 200 chargers with 250 on their way. Moreover, Google is also including new generation of plug-in vehicles in its Gfleet car sharing program along with expanding its EV charging infrastructure. READ MORE »

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Electricity prices set to keep on soaring
Independent online (SA)
2012-10-31
Donwald Pressly ESKOM chief financial officer Paul O’Flaherty told MPs yesterday that it seemed likely that inflation-linked tariff increases for electricity were a long way off, possibly only...
 
Shikoku Electric skips profit forecast due to nuclear shutdown
Reuters
2012-10-31
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shikoku Electric Power Co (9507.T) said on Wednesday it will skip issuing a profit forecast for the 12...
 
Kaiser Electric hires estimator
STL Today
2012-10-31
Kaiser Electric recently hired Kevin Smegner of Fenton as an estimator....
 
Do-it-themselves electric cars
Star Tribune
2012-10-31
Quinn Sullivan considered it a trade-up. He hung up the keys of his muscle car and commuted from Anoka to Minneapolis each day in a modified Saturn coupe with the equivalent of a souped-up golf-cart...
 
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Large parts of Manhattan plunged into darkness
CNBC
2012-10-30
NEW YORK - A superstorm that sent water rushing onto city streets has left a large swath of the lower part of Manhattan without power. Consolidated Edison spokesman Chris Olert said Monday evening...
 
Sun shining in the sky - solar energy
Scientists tap solar energy to create fuel, electricity
The Siasat Daily
2012-10-23
Sydney, October 23: Scientists are now tapping solar energy to produce chemicals which could be stored to create electricity and fuels. The new technology mimics photosynthesis, the process used by...
 
Tap in the kitchen basin - conservation of water
Tips to conserve water and electricity
Gulf News
2012-10-22
1. Set your air conditioner’s thermostat at 24 degrees Celsius, as each degree less adds 9 per cent to your bill. 2. Avoid using certain appliances such as washing machines and dryers, irons and...
 
RET reviewer models removal of target, carbon price
RET reviewer models removal of target, carbon price
Sydney Morning Herald
2012-10-15
The authority reviewing the renewable energy target (RET) is looking at what would happen to electricity generators’ emissions if the target was scrapped and the carbon tax alone was left to...
 
Rousseff-Proof Sabesp Soars as Buy Calls Grow: Corporate Brazil
Rousseff-Proof Sabesp Soars as Buy Calls Grow: Corporate Brazil
Bloomberg
2012-10-10
Brazil’s push to cut electricity rates is driving investors out of power companies and into water utilities, making Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo the second best-performing stock...
 
Green Technology: Green business for a green economy
Green Technology: Green business for a green economy
New Straits/Business Times
2012-10-10
People, planet, profit is the mantra being adopted by businesses in a move toward building a green economy. Scott Coney in his bookBuild a Green Small Business: Profitable Ways to Become an...
 
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh being presented a memento by the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, at the �International Seminar on Energy Access�, in New Delhi on October 09, 2012.
Affordable power to all households in next five years: Manmohan Singh
IBN Live
2012-10-09
New Delhi: India plans to provide affordable electricity to all households in the next five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday. "The Government of India aims to provide 24x7...
 
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh - India- Politics
PM promises affordable power to all households within 5 years
Indian Express
2012-10-09
India plans to provide affordable electricity to all households in the next five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today. "The Government of India aims to provide 24x7 electricity to all...
 

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