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| Green energy could be key to job preservation |  |
| "I`m encouraging my grandkids to go to college and further their education and get into something other than manufacturing because it doesn`t really hold a promising future" When 1,800 workers lost their jobs after a Maytag appliance factory and headquarters closed last year in the small town of Newton, Iowa, a wind turbine blade company saw opportunity -- an available, skilled ... via Springfield News Leader |
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| Fueling the Solar Energy Boom | |
| Applied Materials, a leader in chipmaking equipment, is ramping up on solar-panel machines and counting on European regulations for business
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| World`s Largest Wind Turbine Now 7+ Megawatts | |
| The world`s largest wind turbine is now the Enercon E-126. This turbine has a rotor blade width of 126 meters (413 feet). The E-126 is a more sophisticated version of the E-112, formerly the world`s largest wind turbine and rated at 6 megawatts. |
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| 4th Annual Small Wind Power Conference Announced | |
| Stevens Point, WI – Small wind installers, manufacturers and advocates from around the nation will gather in central Wisconsin for the 4th annual Small Wind Power Conference. This national level conference, set for June 17-18, 2008, brings together manufactures, installers and policy makers to address issues surrounding small wind systems. |
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| OPEL International Appoints Dr. Javier Berrios as Vice President of Engineering | |
| OPEL International Inc. (TSXV: OPL), a manufacturer of state-of-the-art concentrating photovoltaic solar products designed to convert solar energy into electricity, today announced the appointment of Dr. Javier Berrios as Vice President of Engineering. |
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| Five CALSTART Fuel Cell Bus Projects Underway | |
| Fuel cell developer CALSTART has signed and launched contracts for five major fuel cell bus technology development projects with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). |
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| Enphase Gets Funding for Solar Micro-Inverters | |
| Enphase Energy, Inc., developer and manufacturer of micro-inverter based solar energy management systems, has announced that it has raised $6.5 million in Series B funding. The financing was led by Third Point Ventures. |
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| Educating the Green Workforce | |
| The Interstate Renewable Energy Council will host a National Conference aimed at educating the green workforce. The event will provide information on instructional strategies, curricula development, and best practices for training in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields. |
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| Dyed Solar Cells May Offer Unique Installation Opportunities | |
| Designs decorating the huge windows of corporate buildings may soon be able to provide more than just advertising. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed a new solar module that uses organic dyes in combination with nanoparticles to produce electricity. |
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| National Renewable Energy Labs selects 3TIER to conduct largest wind integration study to date | |
| 3TIER announced today it was chosen by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) to conduct the largest scale wind integration study ever undertaken. The Western Wind Integration Study (WWIS) will support federal and state initiatives to expand renewable energy capacity by helping utilities understand operational and cost impacts of wind power integration. Study results will be publicly available online after the study is complete in late spring 2008. |
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| OutBack Power Systems Begins Shipping the FLEXmax 80 Continuous Maximum Power Point Tracking Charge Controller | |
| OutBack Power Systems Inc., a global manufacturer of renewable energy
products, announces today the immediate availability of their newest innovation in solar charge controllers, FLEXmax 80. The FLEXmax 80 brings a new level in solar harvesting efficiency through OutBack`s unique
Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) technology. The FLEXmax 80 offers 30% improvement in power production in a rugged die cast chassis allowing it to operate at its fully rated 80 amps in ambient temperatures up to 104 Degrees Fahrenheit (40 Degrees Celsius). The FLEXmax 80 comes with a standard five (5) year limited warranty. |
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| World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Prison for 5 Who Helped Failed London Bombers | |
| Five men were convicted by a suburban London court of assisting in the failed terrorist attack on London?s transportation system on July 21, 2005, which sought to repeat the attacks that on July 7 that killed 52 people. The five ? all Muslim immigrants from Africa between 25 and 30 ? were sentenced to prison terms from 7 to 17 years for providing safe houses, passports, clothing and food after bombs planted in three subway stations and on a bus failed to explode. The two given the longest sentences, 12 and 17 years, were found guilty of knowing about the plot in advance. The court found that one lived above the ?bomb factory? and helped dump incriminating evidence, including empty bottles of hydrogen peroxide, used in making the bombs, in bins outside his apartment complex. The judge, Paul Worsley, said laws setting the maximum sentences he imposed were ?woefully inadequate for the enormity? of the plot. Four bomb-carriers in the failed attack were sentenced to life last year. |
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| Gas `finger` points to a grim future | |
| Australian astronomers have discovered a giant finger of hydrogen gas pushing its way into the Milky Way. |
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