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| U.S. Solar Energy Industry Blasts Recent Government Decision |  |
| Leaders in the U.S. solar energy industry blasted the Bureau of Land Management`s decision to put a freeze on applications for new solar projects on public land in six Western states, in order to conduct an `extensive` study looking at the environmental, social & economic impacts of solar energy in the United States. |
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| REW Exclusive: Siemens New 3.6 MW Direct-drive "Concept" Wind Turbine |  |
| Will direct drive bring down the cost of energy from large-scale wind turbines? Next week, Siemens Energy will install a highly innovative 3.6-megawatt (MW) direct drive "concept" turbine at a location near Ringkoebing, Denmark, where it will undergo a two-year test period. Renewable Energy World magazine was invited to Denmark to take a look at progress on the assembly of the "concept" and to hear first-hand about Siemens` key strategies and considerations behind this important project. |
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| Solar Power Goes BOOM in Nevada |  |
| The American Southwest has some of the best solar resources on the globe. Nevada, with abundant land and sunshine is becoming a hot bed for the solar industry. The result is green jobs and billions of investment dollars. |
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| Freeze On US Solar Plant Applications Lifted |  |
| necro81 writes "Barely a month ago, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced a freeze on applications for solar power plants on federally managed land, pending a two-year comprehensive environmental review. After much hue and cry from the public, industry, and other parts of government, BLM has today announced that it will lift the freeze, but continue to study the possible environmental effects. To date, no solar project has yet been approved on BLM land."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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| Renewable energy still planned |  |
| THE Federal Government is forging ahead with its plan to massively boost renewable energy - a move likely to increase power prices. |
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| OPEL International Awarded an initial order for its MK-I Concentrating High Efficiency Solar Module System in South Korea for Power Grid Fields |  |
| OPEL, a leading global developer and supplier of concentrating photovoltaic panels (CPV`s) and turnkey systems, today announced that it was awarded an initial trial order from Dass Tech Co. Ltd., and Taiho Solar Co., Ltd. of South Korea, leading developers and manufacturers of high efficiency solar inverters that are deployed in South Korea, Eastern Asia and Europe. |
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