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| Summer of Sustainability: Biomass Fuels in West Virginia |  |
| New research could combine West Virginia`s coal industry with its wood industry, creating new fuels, cutting down on carbon emissions and leading the way to a new, green energy economy. |
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| Delays plague solar energy on fed lands | |
| Not a light bulb`s worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. |
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| Next steps in your renewable energy training | |
| As part of Solar Energy International`s new Alumni Career Center and Online Campus career counseling services, we often hear from alumni who want to know what training they should take next. We recommend branching out to the various related and relevant training opportunities SEI has to offer. |
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| Second act: From software to wind energy | |
| Jim Maguire describes himself as being ahead of his time, and he`s hardly bragging. In 2002, Maguire -- who managed software projects for large companies -- was consulting in Germany when he discovered "the next big thing." |
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| Alternative energy group submits proposal to buy Chrysler Plant in Fenton | |
| Denny Coleman with the St. Louis Co. Economic Development Council confirms that an alternative energy group has put in an offer to purchase the plant in Fenton. |
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| Bans on `open carry` and plastic bags die in Legislature | |
| Bills to prohibit the "open carry" of unloaded handguns, to ban plastic shopping bags, to set a stringent new renewable energy standard and to change how teachers are laid off died in the acrimonious final minutes of this year`s Legislative session. |
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| CSP developer strategy: Clinching a deal with US utilities | |
| CSP Today examines how CSP projects can gain the critical edge over other renewable energy projects vying to sign power purchase agreements with US utilities. |
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| Turkish Renewable Energy May Feed EU Grid | |
| Turkey plans to connect to the European electrical grid this month using GE`s smart grid technology. The Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (TEIAS) will now be able to buy and sell power in the European electricity market, hopefully expanding the reliability and availability of energy, especially renewable energy, throughout all of Europe. |
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| Interested in Wind Turbine Testing? Vestas Is, Too! | |
| How does a wind turbine manufacturer know that its products will be able to last in the field for 20 years? Testing. Vestas claims that it has the most comprehensive dedicated testing facility on the planet. |
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| Colorado – A Leader in Wind Energy | |
| Colorado, with its high mountains and broad plains, has expansive wind resources. With an estimated six million acres of windy lands in Colorado, most of which are located on the eastern plains, Colorado ranks 11th in the United States in wind energy potential. To take advantage of its substantial renewable energy resources, Colorado has created a regulatory environment that makes it attractive to develop wind farms and other renewable energy projects within its borders. |
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| Record rise in home solar panels | |
| A record number of UK homeowners installed solar panels in August, according to energy regulator Ofgem. |
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| Denver Mint to coin new energy approach, use wind | |
| The U.S. Mint in Denver is going green. Xcel Energy said Tuesday that the Mint, which produces coins, will start getting all its electricity from wind power. |
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| Area`s first Honeywell Wind Turbine generates power at Kent County Recycling Center | |
| Looking more like a 6-foot bike wheel with fins, the first Honeywell Wind Turbine in the area now generates electricity at the Kent County Recycling Center. |
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| Peace Corps to Tackle Grassroots Energy Issues | |
| The Peace Corps announced late last month that the U.S. Department of State will provide $1 million to fund the program in support of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). The money will help Peace Corps efforts that increase rural access to energy, mitigate the effects of climate change, and support the use of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies in Central and South American communities. |
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| Top 6 Utility-scale Fast-tracked Solar Projects | |
| In June 2009, the Department of Interior announced a fast-track program for renewable energy and transmission projects on public lands under BLM management. The agency designated fast-track projects as those "where the companies involved have demonstrated to the BLM that they have made sufficient progress to formally start the environmental review and public participation process." |
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