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| House panel passes coal bill |  |
| House panel passes coal bill Measure would offer incentives to build gasification plants After months of discussing alternative energy sources, the House Energy Committee passed its first bill Wednesday - a ...Comment |
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| Renewables - Mar 8 | |
| Staff, Energy Bulletin. What`s So Bad About Big?
PG&E sees power in North Coast waves
Analysis: Nile Basin energy future
Green energy deals `mislead customers` |
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| Energy Policy - Mar 8 | |
| Staff, Energy Bulletin. Chinese Premier vows targets must be met
Chinese Academy of Sciences on energy sources
Guardian: Giving up oil
Standard inertia from US Energy Department
Renewable energy fight likely to set EU summit mood |
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| Arizona Public Service Issues RFP for More Renewable Energy | |
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| Two More Colleges Pursue Commitment to Renewable Energy | |
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| Two NREL Scientists Honored for Work on Super-Efficient Solar Cells | |
| Two scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Jerry Olson and Sarah Kurtz, have been named 2007 Dan David Prize Laureates for their contributions to the field of photovoltaics. In December 2006, a multi-junction cell based on Olson`s and Kurtz`s design, and manufactured by Spectrolab, set a world-record conversion efficiency of 40.7 percent. |
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| AMSC Acquisition Strengthens Grid Reliability for Renewable Energy | |
| American Superconductor Corporation has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Power Quality Systems, Inc. (PQS), valued at approximately $3.8 million. The acquisition is expected to close in April 2007. |
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| Nuvera Ships 125-kW Forza Fuel Cell Power System | |
| Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc. has shipped a 125-kilowatt (kW) (net) Forza Fuel Cell Power System to Sacre-Davey Innovations in North Vancouver, BC, Canada as part of the Integrated Waste Hydrogen Utilization Project (IWHUP). |
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| After Record 2006, Canada Wind Power in Global Spotlight | |
| After more than doubling in 2006 to 1,468 MW, Canada`s installed wind power capacity is expected to grow nearly tenfold to 14,100 MW by 2015, according to a new study by Emerging Energy Research (EER) - a leading advisory and consulting firm tracking emerging technologies in global energy markets. |
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| Green-e Certifies Eugene Water & Electric Board`s Greenpower Program | |
| The Center for Resource Solutions announced today that Eugene Water & Electric Board`s new Greenpower program is Green-e certified. Oregon-based Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) is joining the network of renewable energy providers who offer products certified by Green-e, the nation`s leading certification and verification program for renewable energy. |
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| EU `agrees binding energy levels` | |
| EU leaders agree in principle to make targets for renewable energy binding, Sweden`s prime minister says. |
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| Low winter sunshine highlights the volume of emissions from Drax power station near Selby, Yorkshire | |
| David Gow and Ian Traynor in Brussels Thursday March 8, 2007 Guardian Unlimited Deep divisions over nuclear power and renewable energy threatened to derail the EU`s campaign to assume a global leadership in the ...Comment |
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| Solar Night Industries Announces Investment in U.S. Military Veteran Contracting Firm, VETSS Inc. | |
| Solar Night Industries (OTC: SLND.PK) has made a minority investment in a privately held start up, VETSS Inc. VETSS (Veteran`s Energy Transformation & Sustainability Solutions) provides its clients the unique opportunity to contract U.S. Military Veterans to complete the "Last Mile" in the installation of Modern Energy systems. VETSS serves residential, commercial, governmental, and agriculture markets with its portfolio of value added renewable energy contracting and installation services. For more information visit http://www.VETSS.com |
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| EU close to renewables deal at energy summit | |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders were on the brink of agreeing on Thursday to set a binding pan-European target for renewable energy sources as part of an ambitious strategy to fight climate change.
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| EU agrees on carbon dioxide cuts | |
| EU leaders reach a deal to cut carbon dioxide emissions but fail to achieve consensus on renewable energy targets. |
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| Don`t mess with Texas | |
| So Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts and the Texas Pacific group, along with four investment banks, inked a deal to pony up $32 billion in cash and assume $13 billion in debt to acquire TXU, Texas`s second-largest power company. So the buyers cleared it with big-time pollution watchdogs like the Environmental Defense Fund and the National Resource Defense Council by agreeing to double TXU`s use of wind energy and cancel plans for eight coal power plants.
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| Wind power market blowing strong in Canada | |
| Canada is now one of the world`s quickest-growing wind power markets, and could be in the top five in the world by 2009, according to a new study from a U.S. alternative energy research firm.Comment |
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| Philly Airport Buys Wind Power | |
| Philadelphia International Airport has entered into an agreement with PECO Energy to purchase 13 million kWh of wind energy each year for the next five years. The airport will pay an additional $227,514 per year for the wind energy, or 1.75¢/kWh. The wind energy purchase represents 7% of the airport`s annual electricity usage and is believed to be the largest renewable energy purchase among airports nationwide. The energy will be purchased through the |
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| Gander Mountain Greens Electricity Use | |
| Gander Mountain Company, a retailer of hunting, fishing, and other outdoor products, has committed to buy green power for 100% of the electricity used for its stores in five states as well as its corporate headquarters in St. Paul, Minn. Under an agreement with Renewable Choice Energy, the company will buy 17 million kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs) from renewable energy sources such as wind and biomass. Gander Mountain operates 105 stores in 22 states.
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| MGE to Expand Wind Power Program | |
| Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) announced plans to more than triple the size of its green pricing program using new Wisconsin and Iowa-based wind energy resources that will come on-line in early 2008. With the program expansion, the utility also expects to lower the wind energy premium from the current 2.68¢/kWh to less than 1.5¢/kWh. Currently, about 4,300 customers participate in the wind energy program, representing 3.2% of the utility`s customer base. MGE also plans to introduce a solar buyback rate of between 20¢/kWh and 25¢/kWh for customer-generators with photovoltaic (PV) ... |
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| Connecticut College Ups Green Power Purchase | |
| Connecticut College announced that it has expanded its green power purchases to meet 100% of its annual electricity needs. This year, under an agreement with 3 Phases Energy Services, the college is purchasing 15 million kWh of Green-e certified renewable energy certificates (RECs) derived from wind energy facilities. The college has been steadily increasing its green power purchases since 2002, when green power met 17% of annual electricity needs.
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