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| Investment in Green Energy Quadruples in 4 Years |  |
| About $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, according to a new report out today. That`s four times a much as the 2004 investment. |
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| World’s Largest Laser to Attempt Nuclear Fusion | |
| When it goes online the facility will focus 192 laser beams on a 2 millimeter ball of frozen hydrogen gas in an attempt to create nuclear fusion - the holy grail of clean energy. If the test run of the machine succeeds, it will be the first in the world to produce more energy than it consumes. |
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| Roll-Up Solar Panels | |
| A startup is making thin-film solar cells on flexible steel sheets.
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| Clean energy takes lion`s share of funding from fossil fuels in 2008 - " UN report | |
| Over half the $250 billion invested in new power generating capacity worldwide in 2008 was spent on renewable energy sources, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme report launched today. |
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| Petersen-Dean`s SmarterRoof™ Leads the Way for Clean Energy and Consumer Savings | |
| Petersen-Dean Roofing and Solar Systems, the nation`s largest, privately-owned roofing and solar company, is launching a revolutionary new concept — a SmarterRoof™. SmarterRoofs incorporate a specially-designed, light color tile and Energy Star® coating that reflect the sun`s rays to keep building temperatures cooler, while rooftop solar panels capture that sunlight and transform it into free, clean, renewable energy to power the home or commercial buildings. |
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| European Renewables Target Can Create 2.8M Jobs | |
| Reaching the 2020 renewable energy targets is expected to lead to around 2.8 million jobs in the renewable energy sector and generate a total value added of around 1.1% of GDP. This is the main conclusion of a newly published European Commission study on the impact of renewable energy policy on economic growth and employment in the European Union (Employ-RES). |
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| Iberdrola Sells Off Its Stake in Gamesa | |
| Spanish utility group has closed the sale of a 10% stake in wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, leaving its shareholding at just over 14%. |
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| ND regulators seek change in federal rules on wind power cost sharing | |
| North Dakota `s wind development boom may force utility customers to pay higher electric bills unless rules on sharing transmission costs are changed, state regulators say. |
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| Renewable Energy in Spain: Details on the Government`s New FIT Regulation | |
| President Obama recently referred to Germany, Japan and Spain as three countries that have made a "real investment in renewable energy." Spain`s effort has meant that the Spanish market has grown tremendously over the last eight years. The development of a favorable feed-in tariff, under Royal Decree 436/2004 and Royal Decree 661/2007, created a perfect environment to develop renewable energy "special regime" projects. |
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| ICP Solar to Host First Quarter Conference Call on June 15, 2009 | |
| MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA – June 4, 2009 – ICP Solar Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ICPR.OB, FRANKFURT: K1U.F), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary solar panels and products, today announced that it will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern on June 15, 2009 for the fiscal first quarter ended April 30, 2009. Earnings will be issued before the market opens that day, and the filing of the company`s results with the SEC on Form 10-Q will follow. During the call, Sass Peress, CEO, will review the company`s operations and financial results. The telephone number for the conference call is 800-938-1123. |
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| Tecta America Launches Tecta Solar | |
| Commercial roofing firm Tecta America has launched Tecta Solar, a division that will be dedicated to the development of turnkey solar energy systems. Tecta Solar will design, engineer, finance, install, maintain and warranty solar systems for its clients, as well as monitor performance of systems that it develops. |
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| REDCO Chooses IAUS To Supply Technology for Solar Thermal Projects | |
| Renewable Energy Development Corporation (REDCO) has chosen to use International Automated Systems` (IAUS) solar thermal technology on all of the solar developments in its pipeline. REDCO and IAUS have formed a strategic relationship where REDCO will use the IAUS technology on all of its planned solar developments and IAUS will provide REDCO the right to purchase 1,000 megawatts (MW) of its solar equipment over the next 5 years at favorable terms. |
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| SolarCity & US Bancorp Form Funding Partnership | |
| A glimmer of hope this week that solar energy project financing may be freeing up, as SolarCity and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) announced a new partnership to finance solar projects for U.S. homeowners and businesses. The two companies have created a new tax equity fund to finance SolarCity`s SolarLease program for homeowners and power purchase agreements (PPA) for businesses. |
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| Premier Power Acquires Arco Energy | |
| More consolidation took place in the solar industry this week. Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc. has entered into Italy, one of the the hottest solar markets in Europe, with the acquisition of Arco Energy, and it`s pipeline of 20 megawatts of permitted projects worth approximately US $114 million in potential revenue. |
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| Will Emerging Markets Make Renewable Energy More Democratic? | |
| Think of the renewable-energy market as an oligarchy, with a handful of countries making up by far a super majority. The top 10 wind countries, for example, represented a whopping 87.8 percent of the wind market last year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). And in solar, even just the top two markets -- Spain and Germany -- accounted for 72.9 percent of the total world market, with the top 10 making up 96.5 percent, according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association. |
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| Iberdrola Sells Off Stake in Gamesa | |
| Spanish utility group has closed the sale of a 10% stake in wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, leaving its shareholding at just over 14%. |
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| [News Focus] Transportation Research: Hydrogen Cars: Fad or the Future? | |
| The Obama Administration wants to end the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles program, which proponents see as the ultimate clean-car technology.Author: Robert F. Service |
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