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Deja Vu All Over Again: Congressional Republicans Intent on Nixing Wind …
Such hyperbole and rhetoric falls flat on its can when you consider that the same “public” representatives refuse to vote similarly and eliminate subsidies many times the size and scope of the wind and renewable energy PTC. Adding insult to injury, …
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Is offshore wind a good bet for Maryland?
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is pushing an offshore wind initiative to help the state meet its benchmark for alternative energy. / FILE Yes, offshore wind energy appears to be a good investment for Maryland and for America.
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So are wind turbines a green dream or useless eyesore
But are wind farms "useless" as the Duke of Edinburgh infamously claimed last year, or a valuable part of the renewable energy mix? The two key justifications for wind energy is the need to find a replacement for finite fossil fuels and to reduce our …
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TAN Keeps Rising; CS: Solar's Rally Is Vulnerable; YGE Jumps 8%
TAN Keeps Rising; CS: Solar's Rally Is Vulnerable; YGE Jumps 8%
The alternative energy ETF continued its rise Tuesday, returning from a long weekend with a 2.4% gain. It also attracted greater-than-normal daily volume as key players outperformed: GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) rose 2.7%; MEMC Electronic Materials …
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Solar Energy ETFs Jump Over 12%
[Alternative Energy ETFs Trounced in 2011] “Recent conversations indicate investor sentiment is still very low and short interest near record levels. Given the rising 1H12 demand prospects in Europe/US, we now believe the recent trend of encouraging …
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Latest Alternative Solar News
Sanyo Solar Ark
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An awesome site en route to Tokyo, the Sanyo Solar Ark! This is apparently the geographical center of Japan.
Keystone XL pipeline would be hard to kill, analysts say
Keystone XL pipeline would be hard to kill, analysts say
Even if the Obama administration rejected it on environmental grounds, demand for oil and jobs means an alternative probably would emerge. By Neela Banerjee, Washington Bureau A provision attached to the recent payroll tax bill requires President Obama …
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To Embargo
While the market got a boost on reports that European refiners were meeting with Saudi Arabia and other oil producers and securing an alternative to Iranian oil supply, apparently some in the EU did not like the answers that they heard. …
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World looking for oil and gas substitutes
This is a key issue, believes Konstantin Diyesperov, an expert in alternative kinds of energy. “We all live in the oil and gas economy but its efficiency is falling with time. The explored reserves are running low, so serious investment is required for …
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Latest Alternative Energy Grants News
NTU explores renewable energy sources at Brackenhurst
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Our energy and environmental experts are exploring the possibility of installing wind turbines at the University’s Brackenhurst campus.
Renowned as one of the UK’s most environmentally friendly universities, a feasibility study is currently examining a range of options, which it is hoped might also offer opportunities for a community scheme similar to the one at nearby Hockerton.
The University estimates that installing the wind turbines could save approximately 400 tonnes of CO2 for the environment every year and has developed a series of information pages for anyone wishing to learn more about the initiative. The web pages can be accessed via the Ecoweb website.
An additional range of alternative energy sources are also being investigated across all three of Nottingham Trent University’s campuses, including solar panels, ground source heat pumps and the Nottingham District Heating Scheme.
Grant Anderson, Environmental Manager at the university, said: "It’s important at this stage that we assess what might be possible. We are one of the leading green universities in the UK and are absolutely committed to reducing our environmental impact."
Renewable energy hits $211b globally
Renewable energy hits 1b globally
Represented by the General Manager Operations, Mr Austin Jo-Madugu, Oputu said there was an urgent need to make renewable energy sector private driven to harness the abundance of renewable energy sources in the country. According to her, most of the …
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Urban Grid capitalizing on interest in solar energy
"Energy rates will increase. This allows for businesses to hedge against those rising costs." The company is a Richmond-based renewable-energy development firm and a general and alternative energy systems contractor. It also provides solar financing …
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SALAZAR CONTINUES TO ADVANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS
By States News Service Capping three years of efforts to develop renewable energy resources on public lands both onshore and offshore, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced approval of two utility-scale renewable energy projects-one …
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Gov. Christie signs bill allowing solar energy facilities to be developed on …
Proponents say the measure will create jobs and eliminate eyesores while helping to clean the environment and promote the benefits of alternative energy. It permits the development of solar and wind facilities and structures on closed landfills and …
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Biomass plant to be online by 2013
Biomass plant to be online by 2013
In what is being described as a win-win deal for jobs, alternative energy and forest health, Flathead Electric Cooperative signed a power purchase agreement with FH Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. on Jan. 31 for biomass energy from the timber company's mill.
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Inslee unveils jobs plan with focus on energy
A long-time environmentalist, Inslee believes that big opportunities exist for thousands of “green” jobs in alternative energy, in biofuels, and in energy efficiency. “This is an industry that can unite both sides of the Cascade Mountains,” Inslee said …
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USDA Announces Funding for Two Renewable Energy Programs
Vilsack says promoting domestic production of renewable energy will create jobs and build a stronger rural economy. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Friday announced the availability of funds for Fiscal Year 2012 for two key programs to encourage the …
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Renewable Energy Stocks that Deliver: John McIlveen
Renewable Energy Stocks that Deliver: John McIlveen
TER: What's the most workable alternative energy technology right now that can deliver for investors? JM: I don't see a surefire rocket ship growth story right now, but two technologies worth watching are algae and power storage. …
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Texan Sustainable Energy Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary
"As the first electricity provider in Texas to offer renewable energy to residential and commercial customers, Green Mountain is proud of the role we have played in the growth of renewable energy in the state and the success Texas has modeled for other …
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NJR Clean Energy Ventures Completes 2011 Portfolio of Solar Projects
In addition, the energy produced will generate Solar Renewable Energy Certificates, which can be sold to Load Serving Entities in New Jersey to meet their renewable energy requirements. New Jersey Resources, a Fortune 1000 company, provides reliable …
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Quantum Technologies, Inc. to Present at Merriman Capital Investor Summit 2012
Quantum Technologies, Inc. to Present at Merriman Capital Investor Summit 2012
Quantum's portfolio of technologies includes electronic controls, hybrid electric drive systems, natural gas and hydrogen storage and metering systems and alternative fuel technologies that enable fuel efficient, low emission hybrid, plug-in hybrid …
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Why Gasoline Should Cost per Gallon
Gas tax proponents, meanwhile, are comprised primarily of eco-minded environmentalists or producers/developers of alternative energy sources such as wind, hydrogen fuel cells, nuclear, geothermal, and solar. We can see the conflict between these …
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Latest Wind Turbines News
C-Power wind turbines on the Thorntonbank
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C-Power wind turbines on the Thorntonbank, 30 kilometers from the Belgian coastline. View from Knokke.
Barrington Eyes Small Wind Turbines
Small wind-energy systems, including vertical-axis wind turbines, could come to Barrington homes if the Town Council approves amendments to the zoning ordinances. By William Rupp Small-scale wind-energy systems, referred to as “wind turbines” by most …
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Are wind turbines increasing carbon emissions?
If true, that would make a mockery of the government's current policy of promoting and subsidising wind turbines. The report cites as evidence the findings of Dr Kees le Pair, a retired Dutch physcist and long-time critic of the wind industry: In a …
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Buffett utility to add 405MW of Iowa wind energy
The purchases include the Vienna wind farm from RPM Access, and Eclipse and Morning Light wind turbines projects from Clipper Windpower. MidAmerican Energy to develop new wind farm projects in Iowa. As part of its latest wind energy plans, …
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