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Masdar PV To Deploy Thin Film in Indian Villages

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Masdar PV, the solar venture funded by the United Arab Emirates, will soon supply 1.5 MW of thin film panels to villages around India.

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Oil Spill Contained, Energy Policy Dies, Status Quo Blissfully Restored

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0000

As the vein of black gold enriching the Gulf of Mexico finally, or temporarily, dwindles to a trickle, what passes for public debate on American television descends all too predictably into screeching about ‘blame.’ Everyone knows all good movies need a villain and despite a few quiet voices not-so-helpfully reminding us that accidents happen and we should remain stoic in the throes of fate, Americans crave the simplicity and uncomplicated drama of the white hat/black hat narrative.

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Taking Solar to the Next Level

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Creativity is the key to transformation. But creativity doesn’t occur in a vacuum. Instead, creativity works best when people can pool their collective intellect and collaborate on game-changing ideas.

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Venezuela, Dominican Republic Step into Wind

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Venezuela’s commissioner of national electricity announced last week that the country will work with developers to build 1,500 MW of wind farms over the next five years. The wind farms will be the first for the oil-rich nation.

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Solar Cell, Heal Thyself

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year. Now some MIT scientists have succeeded in mimicking a key aspect of that process.

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450-MW Wind Farm Online in Oregon

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Wind farms in Oregon are rapidly growing in size. Portland General Electric Company (PGE) just finished the final phase of a 450-MW wind farm in northern Oregon.

Enerkem Building Trash-to-Fuels Plant

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The Canadian biofuels company Enerkem has started construction on a facility in the province of Alberta that will turn 100,000 tons of municipal waste into biofuels each year.

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Harnessing Renewable Energy in Electric Power Systems

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Drawing on both economic theory and the experiences of the United States and EU member states, Harnessing Renewable Energy addresses the key questions surrounding renewable energy policies.

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Feds should boost solar demand

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EVENT: Save the World or Beat China? How to Increase Cleantech Adoption in the US

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EVENT: Save the World or Beat China? How to Increase Cleantech Adoption in the US