Tuesday 3 July 2012

Renewal Energies news on 2nd July 2012

New Hampshire Sets Thermal Renewable Energy Carve Out ...
Yesterday Governor John Lynch of New Hampshire signed a new bill into law that adds thermal renewable energy to the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) currently set at 23.8 percent by 2025. The RPS requires that utilities ...
Renewable Energy News - RenewableEner...

80% Renewable Energy by 2050 is Possible, Just Using Today's ...
By Mat McDermott
The only game that needs to be changed to make this happen is the political one.
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Controversial New Book Claims Renewable Energy Does Not Offset ...
By Timon Singh
A controversial new environmental book called Green Illusions by University of California Berkeley scholar Ozzie Zehner claims that renewable energy technologies in the US are not offseting fossil fuel use in the United States. In fact, Zehner ...
INHABITAT

A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy - IEEE Spectrum
By Vaclav Smil
It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along.
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content

China Spends Big Bucks On Solar Energy Investment In Chile ...
By Paul Willis
The skies the limit for the Chinese solar and now the country is reported to be investing $900 million in a solar energy park in the Andean country of Chile.
EarthTechling

Alternative Energy Stock Outlook - June 2012 - Zacks.com
By Zacks Equity Research
The growth outlook of alternative energy companies has been directly related to the state of the economy and inversely related to the prices of petroleum products. While that relationship remains in place, other macroeconomic uncertainties ...
Zacks Investment Research - All...

Solar Energy's Future To Be Found In Nano Technologies ...
By Paul Willis
North Carolina State University scientists claim they've found a way of creating slimmer thin-film solar cells, without compromising the cells' performance.
EarthTechling

Exit133.com: Renewable Energy Technology: Potential Growth Area ...
By Exit133
Biomass boilers aren't a perfect technology; but they do represent a source of renewable energy, which is good for energy independence, and in many cases waste reduction. On the other hand, the burning of biosolids comes with the ...
Exit133.com - Article

USDA Teams Up with GE for Renewable Energy | AgWired
By John
USDA Teams Up with GE for Renewable Energy. Posted on June 28, 2012 by John. General Electric Aviation plans to buy $5 million worth of biofuels for its jets beginning in 2015, thanks to a partnership with the USDA. The two are ...
AgWired

ITM Power, GHR to collaborate on 700 bar hydrogen dispensing in ...
UK-based ITM Power has signed an agreement with GHR Hochdruck-Reduziertechnik GmbH in Germany, to collaborate on the deployment of dual 700 bar and 350 bar hydrogen refuelling products for the German mobility market.
Renewable Energy Focus - Latest News

Construction for renewable energy plant in Woodville underway ...
By Alexis Spears
In addition to the $25 million economic impact, the bio-mass plant will provide 250 construction and 25 full-time jobs.
KTRE - East Texas News

More job losses at Vestas as it closes China factory and restructures ...
As it continues to grapple with its restructuring plans, Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced it is ending production of kilowatt size machines, including its V52-850kW and V60-850kW turbines.
Renewable Energy Focus - Latest News

How do we make renewable energy competitive in today's markets ...
By Doug Moss
A review of the measures being taken to help make renewable energy competitive in today's energy markets.
Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine

Finno | The renewable energy made in Italy at “Intersolar North ...
By Magda Paolillo AGINNOVAZIONE
The renewable energy made in Italy at “Intersolar North America fair” – California, from 9 to 12 July 2012. The Intersolar North America fair , that will be in the Moscone Centre in San Francisco, California, from 9 to 12 July 2012, brings together ...
Finno

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack visits Metrolina Greenhouses, stumps for ...
By cesmith@charlotteobserver.com (Celeste Smith)
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack visits Metrolina Greenhouses, stumps for renewable energy. Obama official visits Metrolina Greenhouses to promote renewable energy practices. By Celeste Smith cesmith@charlotteobserver.com. By Celeste Smith ...
The Charlotte Observer -- Business

Landsvirkjun in Iceland Announces New Renewable Energy Power ...
By jmb
Landsvirkjun in Iceland Announces New Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement with GMR ... will provide clean, renewable energy to power a steel and scrap metal ... renewable energy,” said Hordur Arnarson, CEO of Landsvirkjun.
Japan Metal Bulletin

TWO DAYS LEFT: Submit Applications for IRECs Innovative ...
By JaneP
Only two days remain. Each year, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc., recognizes individuals and organizations that have implemented innovative.
Interstate Renewable Energy Council

Renewable Energy Policy Toolkit: Part 2 - MN2020 Hindsight
I recently wrote a post highlighting some policy mechanism alternatives to Renewable Portfolio Standards that create economic incentives to invest in renewable energy sources, and want to bring to light a few more here. On the one hand we ...
MN2020

Financing renewable energy: Who should pick up the bill?
By Vivienne
Although China has become a global leader in renewable energy – and is largely responsible for investment growth in recent years – it is still building a new coal-fired power station every week. Why is this? and what can be done about it?
Globalisation and Development

Pakistan – Pakistan Community-Based Renewable Energy ...
By South Asia | World Bank
Pakistan – Pakistan Community-Based Renewable Energy Development in Northern Areas and Chithral : P101640 – Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 02. Posted on June 27, 2012 by South Asia | World Bank · Click here to ...
EU Political Press Service

Bulgaria Cuts Preferential Prices For Renewable Energy - Solarplaza
REUTERS - Bulgaria's energy regulator drastically cut guaranteed rates for electricity generated by wind and solar power parks on Friday on fears of soaring electricity prices, further unsettling renewable-energy developers in the Balkan ...
Solarplaza.com live stream

Master Limited Partnerships bill for renewable energy introduced in ...
By Meghan Sapp
In Washington, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced a bill that would see Master Limited Partnerships expanded to allow MLPs to own and finance renewable energy and biofuel projects, a move which some say could substantially reduce ...
Biofuels Digest

SolarCity and City of San José Flip Switch on First in Series of Solar ...
SolarCity and City of San José Flip Switch on First in Series of Solar Projects Expected to Save City Millions - The City of San José and SolarCity®, a national leader in clean energy products and services, have completed the first of a series ...
Electric Energy Online: Renewable Energy

Tennessee Solar » Tennessee Watches other States Prosper with ...
By SLevy
The New Jersey State Assembly has passed a bill that would increase the state's solar energy requirements under its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) program, as well as allow additional facilities to qualify for virtual net metering. The State ...
Tennessee Solar

Can Playgrounds Become Renewable Energy Sources? | Care2 ...
By Annie Urban
Children run, jump, swing and spin. Can their energy be turned into a renewable energy source?
Care2 Causes

Walmart Sees an Affordable Renewable Energy Future | bay-area ...
By rreyes@baclimate.org (Rafael Reyes)
Bay Area Climate Collaborative - accelerating the clean energy economy.
Bay Area Climate Collaborative Blog

Carmanah Receives $1.1 Million PowerStream Order - Electric ...
Collectively, Carmanah's five PV generating facilities in Markham have a rated capacity of approximately 1.1MW and are estimated to produce 1.3MW hours of renewable solar energy annually. These highly efficient grid-tie systems will offset ...
Electric Energy Online: Renewable Energy

John D. Thomas: Getting Back on the Path
By John D. Thomas
There is a way to foster employment growth with a generation put to work on an economic engine that can create the tax revenues to ultimately meet the social expenditure requirements. That path is renewable energy.
Renewable Energy on Huffington Post

OneEnergy Renewables Becomes Newest Renewable Energy ...
By WDM Group PR Network
OneEnergy Renewables joins industry association dedicated to growing North American markets for renewable energy.
Press Releases

ERC scrutiny of renewable energy plants required before grant of ...
By Euan Paulo C. Añonuevo, InterAksyon.com
The Energy Regulatory Commission will require renewable energy plants to pass the regulator's scrutiny before they secure feed-in-tariffs.
Interaksyon.com

Eco farmers go green | Renewable Energy Installer
By Paul
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has called on the government to refocus its policy on encouraging renewable energy generation in the agricultural industry. The call for action follows the publication of NFU's own research which indicates ...
Renewable Energy Installer

Death Valley Days: The Biofuels Financing Saga | Alternative ...
By Guest Contributor
As bio-based companies race across the Valley of Death, in the dash for scale, who's getting financing now, and how? The path to financing success in bio-based project development used to be a little less complicated. Raise seed money ...
Alternative Energy Stocks

Industry has role in encouraging Green Deal interest | Renewable ...
By Paul
The industry has a role in encouraging Green Deal interest, is the message from SIG Energy Management's head of marketing, Vince Matthews, in a letter received today by Renewable Energy installer. Matthews was writing in response to our ...
Renewable Energy Installer

Renewable energy group takes aim at critics - Governors' Biofuels ...
By Larry Pearce
A renewable energy advocacy group has launched a Web portal aimed at disseminating information about wind, solar, biomass and other alternative fuels while also refuting what it characterizes as lies and misinformation being peddled by ...
Governors' Biofuels Coalition

Landsvirkjun in Iceland Announces New Renewable Energy Power ...
By Russell
Landsvirkjun today announced that it has signed a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with PCC BakkiSilicon hf, an Icelandic subsidiary of the Germany-based industry holding PCC SE.
IceNews - Daily News

Japan Solar Energy Rush Coincides with New Feed in Tariff - Solar ...
By Gordon Smith
Start of New Solar Feed-in Tariff Effective July 1, 2012, solar installations which produce more than 10 kilowatts (kW) of solar energy are subsidized with a feed-in tariff of 42 yen (approx. 53 cents*1) per kilowatt hour for a period of 20 years.
Solar Thermal Mag for Mobile

Pessimistic Wall Street Journal article on renewable energy in Japan
By Karl-Friedrich Lenz
TOKYO—Fresh incentives to provide renewable energy for Japan are drawing private companies into the sector—but experts say the new measures will do little to lift electricity production. The author doesn't tell us which “experts” say that.
Lenz Blog

ACTION ALERT: Support Renewable Energy Production on Public ...
By Simone D.
Public lands should be managed to benefit to all of the people of the United States; however, that is the not currently the case when it comes to energy generation. The Department of the Interior allows companies to lease public lands for coal,
Care2 News Network

MCS launches new consultation | Renewable Energy Installer
By Paul
On Friday 08 June, MCS launched a consultation to promote its new Company Competence Criteria for renewable energy installers registered to the scheme. In recent months, MCS says it has been working to establish a new working group ...
Renewable Energy Installer

Barker hails boost to UK solar manufacturing | Renewable Energy ...
By Paul
renewable energy installer. Latest. 26th June, 2012 9:07Barker hails boost to UK solar manufacturing; 25th June, 2012 14:42Only 1 in 5 will participate in Green Deal,says BSI; 25th June, 2012 14:04New green fund offers installer opportunity ...
Renewable Energy Installer

Banks in South Africa Willing To Finance Solar Energy Projects
By Jimmy Eriksson
Standard Bank finance power head, Alastair Campbell states that despite the rigid terms and regulation, solar power projects that are run by the South African Government as parts of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer ...
Renewable Power News

Only 16.7% of Global Energy Consumption Renewable – Ways for the
By Moritz Bühner
Ren21, calling themself an international policy network promoting renewable energy, publishes the annual global status report for renewable energy. 39 renewable energy professionals stand behind it, plus numerous regional researchers ...
Know the Flow

Renewable energy advocate wins CleanTech award Jerusalem Post
By admin
Parness, founder and CEO of the Renewable Energy Association of Israel (REAI), has been working steadfastly for years to promote Israel's renewable energy sector in the public arena, while also meeting constantly with various regulators, ...
Environment and Climate in the...

Keeping things domestic | Renewable Energy Installer
By Paul
REDtiP solar mounting systems has brought its latest product to market with roof hooks designed specifically to fit UK roofs. The company says its hooks are compatible with 80 per cent of UK roof tiles and suitable for plain tiles, flat interlocking ...
Renewable Energy Installer

Scotland renewable energy growing 45% on same quarter 2011 ...
By Karl-Friedrich Lenz
Scotland renewable energy growing 45% on same quarter 2011. Jun 29 2012 Published by Karl-Friedrich Lenz under European and German energy law. Which means they are well on target for getting to 100% renewable electricity ...
Lenz Blog

Solar Power in Jordan « EcoPeace – Friends of the Earth Middle East
By friendsoftheearthmiddleeast
Solar energy technology is expensive, and often is less effective during rainier months such as the Jordanian winter. However, Jordanians currently rely heavily on oil—a non-renewable energy source that causes harm to the environment.
EcoPeace - Friends of the Earth...

Michigan a New Battle Ground for Renewables « Climate Denial ...
By greenman3610
In an effort to expand the state's renewable energy targets,a coalition of environmental groups and local businesses is gathering signatures for a November ballot initiative that would increase Michigan's renewable electricity standard to 25 ...
Climate Denial Crock of the Week

Turning a Former Landfill Site into Revenue Generating Solar ...
By Shelley Burke
inkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd, a fast-growing, agile global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that the company will supply its modules to a 5.75MW array of solar panels located on the site of the former Canton landfill in Canton, ...
Solar Thermal Mag for Mobile

Greenpeace Africa seek investment in renewable energy
By admin
Greenpeace Africa on Monday urged the South African government to push national power utility Eskom to increase investment in renewable energy. In a new report, the advocacy group said South African communities are at risk of losing ...
South African Photovoltaic Industry...

UK's Registers Impressive Wind, Renewable Energy Gains ...
Controversial cuts in its solar PV power feed-in tariff notwithstanding, renewable energy's share of UK electricity output surged 39% higher to 11.1% in Q1 over the past year, according to the Dept. of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), ...
BFreeNews.com

Monday 25 June 2012

Renewable Energy news on 25th June 2012

Opposition to renewable energy mandate gears up
The Detroit News
Detroit - A combination of labor, business and government officials today will launch their opposition to a proposed 25 percent statewide renewable energy ...
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Debate over renewable energy ballot issue heats up
The Detroit News
The debate over increasing Michigan's renewable energy requirements is starting to heat up faster than a solar panel on a cloudless summer day.
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eBay Commits to Renewable Energy for Next Data Center
PC Magazine
EBay is going green, announcing today plans to build the next phase of the company's data center primarily using renewable energy.
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Renewable Energy Can Supply 80% of US Electricity
SustainableBusiness.com
All the technology needed is available today, but a more flexible grid is the key, says NREL.
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Savvy Consumer: Renewable energy has also become affordable
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Electric providers offer 52 renewable energy plans to customers in North Texas.
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Rio Isn't All Lost
New York Times
Solar and wind energy are developing faster than predicted — indeed, faster than most people realize. Europe is showing the way. Denmark gets about 20 ...
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Renewable Energy Industry Pushes Back Against Bad Press
Fox Business
The renewable energy industry is making an election-season push to improve its image after a year in which several high-profile bankruptcies dominated press ...
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EBay to power data center with renewable energy
Reuters
(Reuters) - EBay Inc said it plans to build a data center powered by startup Bloom Energy's renewable energy fuel cells, a more environmentally-friendly ...
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U.N. chief unveils clean energy pledges, investments
Chicago Tribune
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that more than 50 governments have launched new energy strategies, ...
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Frost & Sullivan finds winds of opportunity for Renewable Energy ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"Among all renewable energy sources, solar photovoltaic (PV) had the highest revenue share in 2011, while wind power is considered the lowest cost form of ...
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Solar energy project approved on tribal land near Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sun
Thursday, June 21, 2012 | 1:33 p.m. - The federal government on Thursday approved a massive 350-megawatt solar energy project to be built on land in Clark ...
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Coalition aims to pull plug on renewable energy push
Crain's Detroit Business
It's game on over boosting Michigan's requirements for renewable energy. A new coalition that includes the state's two largest energy companies and leading ...
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Richmond joins growing renewable energy provider, Marin Energy ...
San Jose Mercury News
Richmond s City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2 to join the Marin Energy Authority, giving residents the choice of either being automatically enrolled in the energy ...
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Zayed Future Energy Prize to Address Integration between Energy ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Over the past four years, the Prize has awarded innovators from around the world for their achievements in the renewable energy and sustainability sphere.
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US Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance (US PREF ...
MarketWatch (press release)
US PREF Releases White Papers to Highlight Success of Renewable Energy in Driving Down Prices of Electricity, and Importance of State RPS Mandates in ...
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SEIA's Statement: New Brattle Group Report Shows Solar Energy as ...
Houston Chronicle
Analysts at The Brattle Group energy consultancy reviewed data from the Texas electricity market from the summer of 2011 and analyzed how prices would have ...
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New Fact Checking Site for Energy Issues
Forbes
I'm attending the 9th annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Wall Street today, hosted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and ...
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eBay: Renewable Energy “Blooms” in Utah
Sustainable Business Forum
Dean Nelson, who oversees data centers for eBay, told me recently that he has two big business problems to solve:
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Are we wildly underestimating solar and wind power?
Washington Post (blog)
Right now, renewable energy sources like solar and wind still provide just a small fraction of the world's electricity. But they're growing fast. Very fast. Three new ...
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Satcon Selected by Southern Sky Renewable Energy and Gemma ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Southern Sky Renewable Energy LLC is a Boston, MA based utility-scale solar PV developer. To learn more about Southern Sky Renewable Energy LLC, ...
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EarthTalk: Feds increasing subsidies for renewable energy
Arizona Daily Sun
Dear EarthTalk: Renewable energy production in the solar and wind markets currently receives about $7 billion in government subsidies annually,
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Hong Kong datacenters lack renewable energy options
Computerworld
Datacenters in Hong Kong can never become greener -- because Hong Kong's government is lukewarm to the use of renewable energy."
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Rio+20 summit outlines international energy/environmental goals
Examiner.com
The conference goals: reducing poverty, advancing social equity, and ensuring environmental protection (including renewable energy use) on an increasingly ...
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Secretary Salazar Approves First-Ever Commercial Solar Energy ...
eNews Park Forest
eNews Park Forest serves an outstanding American community with news and timely information.
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Making Renewable Energies Competitive
Kansas City infoZine
Larger Subsidies to Alternative Renewables Is a Recent Product of President Obama.
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1.21 Gigawatts! US Finally in the Clean Energy Game
Huffington Post
In the past five years, a new U.S. renewable energy policy has quietly grown more popular, enabling enough solar power (1.21 gigawatts!) to send Michael J.
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EBay To Build Nation's Largest Alternative Energy Fuel Cell Data ...
RedOrbit
EBay announced on Thursday that it plans to build a large renewable data center in Utah that will be powered by alternative energy fuel cells.
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eBay Sets Bold New Vision for Powering Commerce with Clean ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Partnering with Bloom Energy, eBay is building the country's largest non-utility fuel cell installation. Renewable energy typically supplements the electric grid, but ...
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Hudson Energy Solar Corporation partners with Delaware Valley ...
MarketWatch (press release)
A Just Energy Group company, Hudson Energy Solar specializes in providing commercial and residential customers with renewable energy solutions. HES will ...
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Feds announce 1st major solar plant on tribal land
The Seattle Times
Federal officials have approved a solar plant on an Indian reservation outside Las Vegas, marking the nation's first commercial-grade solar energy project on ...
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Feds OK 1st major solar plant on tribal land; project planned for ...
Washington Post
LAS VEGAS — Federal officials have approved a solar plant on an Indian reservation outside Las Vegas, marking the nation's first commercial-grade solar ...
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“The Hulk” Flexes Celebrity Muscle in Support of Nonprofit Bringing ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
“I support Empowered by Light because they are bringing light and renewable energy to those who don't yet have it, and they're teaching whole nations that we ...
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Green Campus Partners and Citi Launch Financing Solution to Fund ...
MarketWatch (press release)
This collaboration between GCP and Citi will enable the implementation of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in energy conservation and renewable ...
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El Paso Electric and SunEdison Inaugurate Las Cruces Centennial ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The "Las Cruces Centennial Solar Farm" was recently activated in May 2012 and is part of EPE's ongoing strategy to increase renewable energy as part of the ...
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OPIC Board Approves $175 Million for Two Renewable Energy ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"Taking the latest renewable energy technologies and applying them to emerging markets is one of the great development challenges of the coming years.
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Manheim Unveils Solar Installations at Two Auction Locations to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Manheim Baltimore-Washington installation produces nearly 170kW of clean energy, and the Manheim Nashville project generates 200kW of renewable ...
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Nearly 20 MW Solar Project Brings Water and Electricity Together
MarketWatch (press release)
Named after local solar energy advocate Bill Sinkin, who is known for wearing bowties, the 19.8 megawatt (MW) project will produce enough clean power for an ...
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Landsvirkjun in Iceland Announces New Renewable Energy Power ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Under this new contract, Landsvirkjun will provide clean, renewable energy to power a steel and scrap metal recycling plant at the Grundartangi industrial area ...
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Renewable energy use surged worldwide last year
Phys.Org
Renewable energy reached a big milestone in 2011, surging to a record $257 billion in global investments, the U.N. Environment Program announced, up 17 ...
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REC ANNOUNCES A CONSENT SOLICITATION IN RELATION TO ...
Reuters
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (the "Company") announced today its invitation to holders (the "Holders") of the outstanding EUR 320000000 6.50 per cent.
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Closing arguments in Md. renewable energy trial
San Francisco Chronicle
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jurors are scheduled to hear closing arguments in the case of a Maryland man accused of selling $9.1 million in fraudulent renewable ...
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Renewable energy in the EU: which countries are set to reach their ...
The Guardian (blog)
Renewable sources accounted for 12.4% of the EU's energy in 2010 and Sweden are leading the way amongst the member states. How do other countries ...
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The Guardian (blog)

Nexteer Automotive expands into alternative energy
minbcnews.com
Global automotive supplier Nexteer Automotive announced today it is expanding its product portfolio into the alternative energy market.
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Solar Tech Improvements; Solar Project News; Solar Manufacturing ...
CleanTechnica
Other than the solar energy news we've already posted on, here's some more solar energy news from the last week or so from around the cleantech interwebs: ...
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Newport News looking at renewable energy facility
Daily Press
NEWPORT NEWS — An Ohio company is proposing to build an anaerobic digester — a renewable energy facility that would accept food and yard waste as well ...
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Campbell Dedicates 9.8-Megawatt Solar Power System
MarketWatch (press release)
BNB Renewable Energy Holdings (BNB) developed the project from its inception in 2009 in partnership with Campbell. A key to the project's success is a power ...
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Solar plane flies to Sahara sun in Ouarzazate, Morocco--Watch it Live
MarketWatch (press release)
After landing, the Solar Impulse team joined events highlighting renewable energy technologies, under the patronage of King Mohammed VI and at the invitation ...
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OPIC to Invest $175 Million in Two Renewable Energy Funds
Businessweek
The Overseas Private Investment Corp. will invest $175 million in two renewable energy funds managed by TPG Capital and GEF Management Corp.
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Energy Efficiency News on 25 June 2012

Energy efficiency programs earn governments more tax revenue ...
Canada.com
A new report says provinces that promote energy efficiency may forfeit some tax revenue from lower sales.
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Energy savings reaped in NO
NOLA.com
A year after the launch of its $11 million citywide energy-efficiency program, New Orleans officials and executives at Entergy New Orleans say the program has ...
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PSE&G Lauded for Innovative Energy Efficiency Program for Hospitals
MarketWatch (press release)
PSE&G won in the innovation category for its $129 million hospital energy efficiency initiative, one of only four programs in the U.S. that specifically targets ...
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Denmark Pushes Through First-Ever EU Energy Efficiency Law
Forbes
With the clock running out on its EU presidency, Denmark achieved on June 13 one of the chief aims of its six months in control of the European agenda.
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Forbes

Food energy savings to reduce carbon footprint
ABC Online
One million dollars worth of refrigeration and lighting upgrades are about to start in regional NSW at the southern hemisphere's most modern dairying cut, pack ...
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ABC Online

Summer Energy Saving Tips From USA Insulation Include Adding ...
MarketWatch (press release)
A properly insulated and sealed home increases energy efficiency, comfort, and can reduce annual energy usage by as much as 30-50 percent. CLEVELAND ...
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Energy efficiency yields tax dollars: study
MetroNews Canada
OTTAWA – A new report says provinces that promote energy efficiency may forfeit some tax revenue from lower sales of fuel and electricity, but will make up for ...
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Saving energy
Chicago Tribune
In 2009, commercial buildings in the U.S. were found to be responsible for 18.9 percent of the total U.S. energy consumption and 19 percent of our nation's ...
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Siemens Systems Serve Up Energy Savings For Red Robin ...
MarketWatch (press release)
As a result of this successful implementation, energy consumption in EMS-controlled locations is down 9 to 15 percent, driving a significant energy savings for ...
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Aggressive Energy Efficiency Goals Are Transforming the Building ...
Business Wire (press release)
Aggressive energy efficiency goals within the building stock will drive revolutionary change in building automation systems and transform the building.
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Green energy saving environment, money
Middletown Journal
Home and business owners who have adopted solar power as an alternative energy source have found the devices are not only helping reduce their carbon footprints ...
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Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program Teams Up With Chicago Fire ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program provides rebates and incentives to help businesses and residents save energy and money. Eligible customers gain the ...
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Aggressive Energy Efficiency Goals Are Transforming the Building ...
MarketWatch (press release)
According to a recent report from Pike Research, aggressive energy efficiency goals within the building stock -- which is undergoing tremendous growth, ...
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Ameresco to Implement $3.7 Million in Energy Efficiency ...
MarketWatch (press release)
As part of the ESPC, Ameresco will construct and implement $3.7 million in energy efficiency measures at 22 facilities town-wide. Once complete, the measures ...
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LG Electronics Expands HVAC Training Series Across US To ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Widely adopted across Europe and Asia, VRF technology provides greater energy efficiency and cost savings compared with traditional HVAC systems.
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New efficiency standards for clothes washers, dishwashers
Sacramento Bee
New energy-efficiency standards for residential clothes washers and dishwashers were announced by the U.S. Energy Department.
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GSMA Green Manifesto Shows Network Efficiency Can Lead To ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The report used data and analysis from the GSMA's Mobile Energy Efficiency Benchmarking (MEE) service to calculate both the energy costs and the CO(2)e ...
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As Heat Wave Ushers In Summer, Energy Efficiency Can Cut Cost of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"Simple energy efficiency steps can make your home more comfortable while also easing the strain on your budget," says Alliance President Kateri Callahan.
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Purdue students stress home's energy efficiency
Journal and Courier
Purdue students give tours of their Deep Energy Retrofit home.
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Community News for June 21, 2012
Utica Observer Dispatch
UTICA. Energy efficiency workshop offered. UNHS NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center will offer the final workshop in its first Conscious Communities ...
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Reducing energy use in production agriculture
CattleNetwork.com
Running a farm takes a lot of energy—in more ways than one. In 2009, Minnesota's 81000 farms spent more than $700 million on transportation fuel and an ...
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Cool your house in the summer with ceiling fans, energy-efficient ...
Fox News
While Americans can expect record hot weather this summer, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there are ways to cool down ...
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Keeping your home energy efficient in hot weather
WXXA
With temperatures heading into the 90s, National Grid offers tips for summertime energy efficiency.
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Freescale Debuts Kinetis L Series, World's Most Energy-Efficient ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"Kinetis L series MCUs are ideal for the new wave of connected applications, combining the required energy efficiency, low price, development ease and small ...
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Vigilent Sweeps Higher Education Energy Efficiency and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
EL CERRITO, Calif., Jun 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vigilent(R), the leader in intelligent energy management(TM) systems, today announced that both the ...
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National Grid offers summertime energy efficiency tips
Fall River Herald News
Summer is officially here, and temperatures are already rising. So will home energy usage in most households throughout the region. Whether you are spending ...
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DOE Funds Energy Efficiency Training Centers
SustainableBusiness.com
Training programs will be created to give building operators the skills they need to optimize energy efficiency.
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Alfa Laval Wins SEK 60 Million Energy-Efficiency Order in South Korea
MarketWatch (press release)
"It proves our ability to meet the high demands for energy efficient products in the refinery business." Did you know... that one Alfa Laval Packinox heat ...
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Berkeley Co. school awarded gold star for energy efficiency
The Herald-Mail
Spring Mills Primary School - Berkeley County's first “green” school - was awarded gold certification through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental ...
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Google touts energy efficiency as another Google Apps benefit
ZDNet (blog)
In its official blog, the cloud service giant says it could reduce power consumption associated with running productivity apps by between 65 percent a.
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ZDNet (blog)

Moving Beyond Energy Efficiency to Sustainability
nwitimes.com
A joint program of the EPA and DOE started in 1992, ENERGY STAR promotes energy efficient products and practices that help save money and protect the ...
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LG Electronics Expands HVAC Training Series Across U.S. To ...
PR Newswire (press release)
LG Electronics Expands HVAC Training Series Across U.S. To Support Energy-Efficient VRF Technology Education. In-market training events covering higher ...
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East Lycoming approves energy savings project
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
HUGHESVILLE — The East Lycoming School Board approved a guaranteed energy savings program at Tuesday night's meeting to be implemented for the...
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Local lawmakers join utility to tout energy efficiency programs
Peoria Journal Star
The best way to conserve energy this summer is to use less of it. That's the simple advice state Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, espoused Wednesday as the ...
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Bay Wide Properties Manages Energy Efficiency with Vista Solar ...
Houston Chronicle
Bay Wide Properties partnered with Vista Solar to install a 54kW solar system on their Silicon Valley retail building, creating a more energy efficient building for ...
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Auto Dealer Association Studies Energy Use, Aims for Energy Star ...
Environmental Leader
The National Automobile Dealers Association has launched an online energy usage survey as part of a national effort to understand consumption trends, with an ...
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Environmental Leader

Make Pennsylvania more energy efficient
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a measure in 2008 known as Act 129 that was aimed at curtailing energy demand, creating jobs and reducing pollution.
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PSE Offering Discounts on Energy-Saving LED Bulbs
Patch.com
The utility company says the average household can save $150 a year by replacing the 25 most frequently used lights in the home with LED bulbs.
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Cutting energy use by adopting automation
Utility Products
FROM carmakers to textile plants, China's factories are introducing automation and advanced energy-saving devices into their production lines as rising wages ...
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Imperial Irrigation District urges customers take it easy with energy ...
Imperial Valley Press
The Imperial Irrigation District is encouraging customers to take it easy this summer on their energy use to save money, stay cool and help promote electrical ...
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Redwood Systems woos app developers for energy-efficiency platform
ZDNet (blog)
Occupancy data collected by Redwood's lighting management platform can now be used in broader space utilization or energy-reduction applications.
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Intel: High-Performance and Energy-Efficient Server Deployments ...
X-bit Labs
Intel Reveals Atom "Avoton" for Micro-Servers Due Next Year.
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X-bit Labs

Energy Efficiency Project Launched to Assist SMEs
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has launched an energy efficiency project targeted at ...
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Malloy touts energy efficiency
Westfair Online
Dannel P. Malloy sees it, Connecticut can soon recover the once-lofty reputation for energy efficiency it has since ceded to California and Massachusetts.
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