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• INSIGHT-The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill Monday, 20 May 2013 | 12:59 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES, May 20- In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp..

• UPDATE 1-Panasonic sees profit rising 55 pct in shift from consumer gadgets Friday, 10 May 2013 | 6:05 AM ET

  TOKYO, May 10- Panasonic Corp forecast its operating profit will rise 55 percent in the year to March 31 as it steps back from struggling operations in TVs and other consumer gadgets in favour of selling machinery, components and electronic equipment to other businesses.

• CORRECTED-Panasonic sees profit rising 55 pct in shift from consumer gadgets Friday, 10 May 2013 | 5:40 AM ET

  TOKYO, May 10- Panasonic Corp forecast its operating profit will rise 55 percent in the year to March 31 as it steps back from struggling operations in TVs and other consumer gadgets in favour of selling machinery, components and electronic equipment to other businesses.

• Panasonic sees profit more than tripling in shift from consumer gadgets Friday, 10 May 2013 | 2:58 AM ET

  TOKYO, May 10- Panasonic Corp forecast its operating profit will more than triple in the year to March 31 as it steps back from struggling operations in TVs and other consumer gadgets in favour of selling machinery, components and electronic equipment to other businesses.

• Going local: Japanese carmakers turn to Chinese parts for China market Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 5:11 PM ET

  SHANGHAI, April 19- When Nissan Motor Co Ltd was preparing to launch the Venucia marque with its China venture partner two years ago, it sourced more components locally to keep costs down- and was sent mislabelled parts and sun visors that melted in the heat.

• UPDATE 2-SMA Solar's profit plunges as industry crisis spreads Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 3:53 AM ET

  *Proposes 2012 div of 0.60 eur/ shr vs 1.30 eur for 2011. FRANKFURT, March 27- SMA Solar's profits and dividend more than halved last year, hit by plunging prices that have led to a wave of insolvencies in the solar industry.

• REFILE-Solar batteries could be utilities' next headache Friday, 8 Mar 2013 | 11:57 AM ET

  *Italy energy storage market to be worth 3 bln euros in 2020- BIP. Italy has some of the highest power prices in Europe and is looking at how to cut costs to allow its businesses to compete. "Germany and Italy will be explosive markets for residential storage and big energy users are also starting to show an interest.

• Solar batteries could be utilities' next headache Friday, 8 Mar 2013 | 3:49 AM ET

  *Italy energy storage market to be worth 3 bln euros in 2020- BIP. Italy has some of the highest power prices in Europe and is looking at how to cut costs to allow its businesses to compete. "Germany and Italy will be explosive markets for residential storage and big energy users are also starting to show an interest.

• COLUMN-Power cable supply a risk to green projects: Wynn Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 11:42 AM ET

  Europe has just three leading manufacturers of high-voltage direct current cables: Swiss engineering firm ABB, Italy's Prysmian and France's Nexans. Siemens also is a major supplier of converter station equipment. In Europe, DC cables already link Nordic countries and Britain to the continent and Mediterranean islands to mainland Spain.

• ANALYSIS-Boeing problems put spotlight on battery technology Wednesday, 9 Jan 2013 | 8:39 PM ET

  *Boeing says overcharging can lead to battery fire. *Boeing designed 787 to prevent overcharging, contain fires. DETROIT/ NEW YORK, Jan 9- An electrical fire on Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner is drawing renewed scrutiny for lithium-ion batteries, an increasingly important component in planes and hybrid cars.