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| ESolar Backing Shows Sector`s Health |  |
| Clean-technology start-up eSolar has raised $130 million from investors, including Google`s philanthropic arm, a sign of alternative energy`s appeal.
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| Massive wind energy plan refused | |
| Proposals to build one of Europe`s biggest onshore wind farms are turned down by the Scottish Government. |
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| Scottish government rejects plans for Lewis wind farm | |
| "Nor does today`s decision alter in any way this government`s unwavering commitment to harness Scotland`s vast array of potentially cheap, renewable energy sources" This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Monday April 21 2008. It was last updated at 13:05 on April 21 2008. via Guardian Unlimited |
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| SMUD Closer to Providing Solar for All Customers | |
| Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) customers may soon be able to buy blocks of solar power even if they don`t own a solar electric system. SMUD awarded a contract to enXco to build a 1-megawatt (MW) solar array, the power from which SMUD will buy and then sell to interested customers through its SolarShares pilot program. |
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| Clipper Windpower: Setting Up To Become a Global Player | |
| The year 2007 was an eventful one for the U.S. wind power industry, and it certainly was an eventful one for Clipper Windpower. Now, 2008 is starting out in similar fashion for the Carpinteria, CA-based US wind turbine manufacturer and wind power project development company. The latest news -- following right in the wake of Clipper`s April 15 shareholders meeting in London -- is the sale of its giant 7.5-megawatt (MW) prototype Britannia offshore wind turbine to UK Crown Estates as the UK looks to move its ambitious offshore wind power development plans closer to fruition. |
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| Are Tax Credits the Best Way To Drive Renewable Energy Investments? | |
| The Renewable Energy community has run into a road block over how to attract sufficient investment in renewable energy generation. The existing carrot has been the state & local tax credits that are applied to offset the "incremental cost" of wind, solar and hydro-electric power projects, along with preferential power pricing, net metering, and kilowatt-hour (kWh) producer credits. |
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| Groundbreaking of North America`s Largest Solar Photovoltaic Energy Park | |
| Joint venture partners SkyPower Corp., a Lehman Brothers Company, and SunEdison Canada announced today the official groundbreaking of First Light, North America`s largest solar photovoltaic energy park to date, located on approximately 300 acres of land in Lennox & Addington County, Ontario. Construction of the 19-megawatt (MW) solar park is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2009. Local communities will benefit from clean renewable energy sufficient to power more than 2,000 homes annually. |
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