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| Clyburn: SC legislators should do more for environment, energy |  |
| "We can once again make farming a profitable and productive way of life, and I see the I-95 corridor as being the very epicenter of that major economic recovery for our state" South Carolina legislators should aggressively promote the production of alternative energy like biofuel, which could help struggling rural residents along Interstate 95, U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn ... via The Item |
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| enXco Inc. has Purchased an Additional 150 MW (75 Turbines) From REpower Systems AG | |
| enXco Inc. (an EDF EN Company) has reached a new milestone in securing its turbine needs for 2008 with the purchase of an additional 75 2 MW wind turbines from Repower Systems AG. 19 turbines (38 MW) were the confirmation of an option enXco contracted for in 2006 and 56 turbines (112 MW) were secured through a new order. Both orders have delivery in 2008, and are expected to be allocated to a project in California. |
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| States in U.S. Reach Renewable Energy Milestone | |
| Recent increases in the amount of renewable electricity required under existing standards in Colorado, Minnesota and New Mexico put the states over the 100-million metric tons (MMT) milestone. |
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| Vestas Fielding Wind Turbine Orders East and West | |
| On the heels of Vestas receiving a U.S. order for almost 40 of its V80-1.8 MW wind turbines last week, it now announces a Chinese request for two orders -- each consisting of 25 units of V80-2.0 MW wind turbines -- for a 100 MW wind power project in China. |
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| Raser Secures Geothermal Leases in Utah | |
| Raser Technologies, Inc. has secured geothermal rights in Utah under the terms of seven lease agreements. These leases mark Raser`s first geothermal leases outside of Nevada and are part of its strategy to establish a diversified geothermal resource portfolio. |
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| Military Moves to Solar Power, Hires Akeena Solar for the Job | |
| The California Air National Guard is switching to solar power for the operation of its armory in Fresno. The Guard hired MCC Construction and Akeena Solar (OTCBB:AKNS), already one of the state`s biggest residential installer of solar systems, to do the multimillion-dollar job. |
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| PG&E Demonstrates Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Technology | |
| During the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Alternative Energy Solutions Summit, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) demonstrated the first-ever utility Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology demonstration, which can make electric vehicles suppliers of electricity to homes and businesses. |
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| PSE Encourages its Washington State Customers to Go Green | |
| Washington-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE), a subsidiary of Puget Energy, received approval from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission to lower the company`s residential and commercial electric green power rates by about 40 percent, which went into effect on April 1, 2007. |
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| Collecting solar energy in space | |
| The Pentagon’s National Security Space Office may begin a study in the near future on the possibility of using satellites to collect solar energy for use on Earth, according to Defense Department officials. |
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| New solar panel design traps more light | |
| Sunlight has never really caught fire as a power source, mostly because generating electricity with solar cells is more expensive and less efficient than some conventional sources. The new design features an array of nano-towers -- like microscopic blades of grass -- that add surface area and trap more sunlight.
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| Hot rock power the way ahead | |
| Australia has enough geothermal energy to make electricity for 450 years - and entrepreneurs are tapping into it. |
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| Oregon Senate approves renewable energy bill | |
| "There are unique situations when the government does create a market, knowing that the market will outpace government" After a vigorous debate, the Oregon Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require the state`s largest utilities to eventually draw 25 percent of their power from renewable sources such as wind, waves, ... via KATU-TV Portland |
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