Renewable Energy News

Global Climate Change Response Can Spur $7 Trillion in Clean …
Trading Markets (press release) – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), commonly known as “hot rocks,” may hold the greatest potential for expanding the role of geothermal energy. …
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Australian Anti-Inflation Stocks
Seeking Alpha – New York,NY,USA
At the beginning of 2007, the Labor Party that was then the opposition in Parliament pledged A$50 million to subsidize exploration for geothermal energy …
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Truckee utility district seeks geothermal power
Nevada Appeal – Carson City,NV,USA
Geothermal power is energy generated from heat stored beneath the Earth’s surface. The Geysers geothermal field, located in the Mayacamas mountains of …
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Sempra unit adds geothermal power
Cleantech – San Jose,CA,USA
San Diego Gas & Electric announced a deal to add more geothermal energy to its portfolio, signing a power purchase agreement for 40 megawatts with …
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NEWS | SAN DIEGO SDG&E adds 40 megawatts of geothermal energy
San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription) – San Diego,CA,USA
… it has signed a power-purchase agreement with Esmeralda Truckhaven to supply 40 megawatts (MW) of geothermal energy to the region’s electric system. …
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Heating And Cooling Sourced From The Earth
TFM – Tinton Falls,NJ,USA
Geothermal energy—heat derived from the earth—has the potential to provide heating and cooling in buildings. By drawing this heat from the ground for these …
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Renewable energy called marathon, not gold rush
EastOregonian.info (subscription) – OR,USA
USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Tom Dorr, in his keynote speech, said renewable energy is a terrific opportunity. “Renewable energy is, in fact, …
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Renewable energy incentives’ delay risks big loss of American jobs …
Xinhua – China
4 (Xinhua) — Over 116000 US jobs and nearly 19 billion US dollars in investment could be lost in just one year if renewable energy tax credits are not …
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SDG&E Adds 40 Megawatts of Geothermal Energy
CNNMoney.com – USA
SDG&E has continuously pursued renewable energy with market solicitations every year since 2002. In the most recent solicitation, developers bid more than …
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UK plans ‘too weak’ to boost wind power
Financial Times – London,England,UK
… do little to encourage new turbines to be built to meet the government’s exacting renewable energy targets, according to the renewable energy industry. …
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Study Suggests That, Unlike in the ’70s, Energy Lessons Will Last
New York Times – United States
Other analysts say there is no guarantee energy in the future will be cleaner because renewable energy is effectively in a race with other unconventional …
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National Renewable Energy Labs selects 3TIER to conduct largest …
RenewableEnergyAccess.com – Peterborough,NH,USA
3TIER announced today it was chosen by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) to conduct the largest scale wind integration study ever undertaken. …
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SunEdison and Constellation Energy sign renewable energy credit …
Electric Light & Power/ Utility Automation & Engineering T&D Magazine – Tulsa,OK,USA
When completed, the installations covered under this agreement will provide 30 percent of Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio Standard solar energy requirements …
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Xcel Energy seeks renewable power sources
Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
Xcel Energy is seeking proposals for renewable energy sources to help meet its obligations under the New Mexico Renewable Energy Act. The Act requires …
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Investment growth in Renewable Energy Technologies
eGov monitor – London,UK
By Virginia Sonntag-O´Brien, UNEP/REN21 Secretariat Investments in Renewable Energy shows that private sector recognises the robustness of the industry and …
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Armor offers risk management for renewable energy industry
Biomass Magazine – Grand Forks,ND,USA
… Minnesota-based insurance brokerage and consulting firm specializing in servicing the risk management insurance needs of the renewable energy industry. …
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New Solar Panels That Work At Night
Inhabitat – USA
by Emily Pilloton Despite the enormous untapped potential of solar energy, one thing is for sure- photovoltaics are only as good as the sun’s rays shining …
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FSU accepting applications for wind and solar energy education program
Cumberland Times-News – Cumberland,MD,USA
FROSTBURG – Applications are being accepted for the new wind and solar energy certified education program at Frostburg State University. …
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Qatar trumps Abu Dhabi with world’s biggest solar energy complex
Business Intelligence Middle East (press release) – United Arab Emirates
In Egypt, the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Electricity, has put into construction the first Integrated Solar …
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Do sun-powered homes sell faster in a slow market?
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
That is up from 1% in 2004, but well below the 50% the Million Solar Roofs program aims for by 2017. If you’re interested in solar power for your home (my …
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PSE Invites Schools to Apply for Solar-Power Installation
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
1, 2008, issued a request for proposals (RFP) to provide up to five schools in PSE’s service area each a 1 kilowatt to 5 kilowatt photovoltaic solar system. …
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Solar power for town hall
Wembley and Kingsbury Times – London,England,UK
by Brian Le May Council chiefs have taken a further step towards a greener borough by installing 40 solar panels on the town hall. On a peak day, …
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Solar powered warm pints – it’sa good thing
Greenbang – London,England,UK
One brewer in the US has put solar power to work for its brewing, says Oregon Live. Portland’s first commercial-scale batch of solar powered beer starts …
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US Pulls Plug on Low-CO2 Powerplant Project
Slashdot – USA
The world’s total solar power capacity is roughly equivalent to one unit of your average coal-fired power station. And while solar cells are large …
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Tax money buys tickets to special events, too
Las Vegas Sun – Las Vegas,NV,USA
Well, the county is experimenting with solar power. Commissioners will accept a $148320 check from Nevada Power as part of the utility’s Solar Generations …
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Delhi will provide solar power to Saarc villages
The Statesman – Kolkata,India
The Solar Home Lighting System (SHS) is an indoor lighting system, consisting of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) module of 40 watt power and a storage …
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India builds wind power for Australia
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
RENEWABLE energy company Pacific Hydro has signed a deal with India’s largest wind generator maker, Suzlon Energy, to equip the company’s $140 million South …
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NRG Energy, BP to partner on wind farm project
Reuters – USA
N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday its subsidiary, Padoma Wind Power, has entered into a 50-50 joint venture with BP Alternative Energy North …
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Wind turbine goes up in Mitchell County
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier – Waterloo,IA,USA
The substation is owned by Heartland Power Cooperative of St. Ansgar. The turbine was manufactured in Holland and has no gear box. …
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4th Annual Small Wind Power Conference Announced
RenewableEnergyAccess.com – Peterborough,NH,USA
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association, one of the premier renewable energy education organizations in the nation, hosts the Small Wind Power Conference. …
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Winds of change make power play
Kankakee Daily Journal – Kankakee,IL,USA
“But the expectation is that wind will carry the brunt of that,” said Winter. Winter acknowledges that wind power is not without skeptics, including those …
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We must unite on wind power
Oxford Mail – Oxford,England,UK
We are delighted that the initiative by Oxford’s Green councillors to site up to three large wind turbines on council-owned land on the edge of the city …
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HYmini alternative power source
SlashGear – Scottsdale,AZ,USA
We’ve all seen a considerable influx in solar-powered devices, but one source of power that hasn’t really been tapped for on the go use is wind power. …
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China needs to cut energy reliance on coal -official
Reuters UK – UK
He added that thanks to supportive measures, China’s wind power generating capacity had jumped to 6.05 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2007 from 2.67 GW at the …
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NRG Energy to Partner with BP on West Texas Wind Farm
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
“Zero-fuel, zero-emission wind power is a critical component of RepoweringNRG’s efforts to build a diverse fuel generation portfolio that reduces NRG’s …
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Turbines sprout as wind power draws attention in NC
The Virginian-Pilot – Norfolk,VA,USA
It was a minor demonstration of the 50-kilowatt wind turbine, but over the next year it is expected to produce about 110000 kilowatt hours – enough to power …
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