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| Utility Will Use Batteries to Store Wind Power |  |
| American Electric Power, a coal-burning utility company that is looking for ways to connect more wind power to its grid, plans to install huge banks of high-technology batteries. |
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| Most want renewable energy by 2020: ACF | |
| "An overwhelming majority of Australians want our political leaders to do more to get our electricity from renewable energy so we get on with the job of cutting greenhouse pollution and tackling climate change" Nine out of ten Australians believe a quarter of their electricity should come from renewable energy by 2020, a survey has found. via The West Australian |
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| County supes set to OK backyard wind towers | |
| "Our county comprehensive plan supports alternative energy and I expect staff to develop an ordinance to encourage wind turbines while protecting viewsheds" When William and Janeen Scharf sought permission to install a Southwest Windpower turbine at their Doney Park home this summer, a Coconino County board turned them down. via Arizona Daily Sun |
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| U.S. Geothermal Energy Sector Promising | |
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| Solar Companies Secure Large Investments | |
| Ausra Inc., developer of utility-scale solar thermal power technology, has secured more than $40 million in funding from Silicon Valley venture capital firms Khosla Ventures and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers (KPCB). The company has assembled a team of solar power scientists, power project developers and financiers to make reliable, large-scale solar thermal power a reality today for electric utilities. |
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| How do I Assess a Potential Geothermal Resource? | |
| I live near a geothermal hot spring. Does that mean that there are geothermal power resources underground? How do I go about finding out?
-- John from Moscow, Idaho |
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| Encore Partners with Geothermal Engineering Design Firm | |
| Encore Energy Systems Inc., a diversified energy company, and RAY Engineering, a mechanical and geothermal engineering design firm, have formed a strategic alliance in which RAY Engineering will provide Encore Energy with geothermal design and engineering services. |
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| OECD warns against biofuels subsidies | |
| "The current push to expand the use of biofuels is creating unsustainable tensions that will disrupt markets without generating significant environmental benefits" Posted on 09/10/2007 11:18:30 PM PDT by bruinbirdman Governments need to scrap subsidies for biofuels, as the current rush to support alternative energy sources will lead to surging food prices and the ... via Free Republic |
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| Alamosa Solar Facility Begins Generating 3.6MW of Renewable Energy | |
| SunEdison, North America`s largest solar energy services provider, has announced that the Alamosa Photovoltaic Solar Plant in Alamosa, Colo., began generating 44 percent of its capacity, about 3.6 megawatts (MW) direct current (DC) on August 31, 2007 for Xcel Energy. The first phase of the project broke ground in April 2007. |
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| Ontario Approves a Pair of 10 MW Solar Projects | |
| Pod Generating Group, a developer of utility-scale solar power generating facilities, yesterday announced the award of their first two Standard Offer Contracts with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). The pair of 10 megawatt (MW) solar projects will be located in the city of Sault Ste. Marie in northern Ontario and will connect to local utility PUC distribution. |
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| Power-Gen Renewable Energy & Fuels 2008 Update | |
| Power-Gen Renewable Energy & Fuels last week convened its conference advisory board to determine the conference content for the upcoming event February 19-21, 2008 at the Rio All Suites Hotel, Las Vegas. The excitement was extremely high as the more than 50 industry professionals selected the papers to be presented from over 260 abstracts submitted. The number of abstracts was 247% greater than the number submitted the previous year (105). |
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| Stoel Rives Renewable Energy Team Continues To Expand | |
| Stoel Rives, a full-service U.S. business law firm, continues the expansion of its nationally recognized Renewable Energy Team with the addition of John M. Eustermann as a principal in its Boise, Idaho office. During the past three months, the Stoel Rives Renewable Energy Team has grown by nearly 30 percent. |
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| OLD COUNTRY ROOFING TO OFFER FREE WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATE BUILDERS & ARCHITECTS ABOUT SOLAR POWER | |
| In response to the growing interest in and demand for solar electricity by residential homebuilders, Old Country Roofing (OCR), Northern California`s largest solar and roofing turn-key contractor, in association with BP Solar, is proud to sponsor a series of free solar workshops throughout central and northern California during the next three months. These events aim to educate the building industry on the benefits of solar power, as well as what is involved with integrating solar electric systems into the homebuilding process. |
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