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| GE boosts offshore wind with acquisition |  |
| General Electric filled out its offshore wind turbine portfolio by buying ScanWind, which makes direct-drive turbine components. GE on Monday said that it has completed the acquisition, which was valued at a about $18.5 million. |
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| Energy key for eastern premiers, New England governors | |
| A regional blueprint for energy will be one of the major topics when the New England governors and eastern Canadian premiers meet this week in Saint John, N.B. Each province and state is looking for ways to increase its share of the energy market - especially with green energy - and facing the common problem of an inadequate transmission grid. |
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| "We Will Build It" Says Europe`s Offshore Wind Industry | |
| Still in its youth, Europe`s offshore wind industry has to face sceptics who doubt that manufacturing limitations, plus the still-small number of available installation vessels, mean that the offshore sector will be able to deliver high-volume growth. Yet with over 100 gigawatts of new offshore wind power in the planning pipeline for European waters, high-volume growth is essential. |
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| Better world: Generate a feed-in frenzy | |
| Paying people who generate green energy and feed it back to the grid is the best way to boost uptake of renewable energy |
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| Kohl`s Department Stores Named EPA Green Power Partner of the Year | |
| September 14, 2009 a ` Kohl`s Department Stores will be named Green Power Partner of the Year during the annual Green Power Leadership Awards held Monday, Sept. |
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| Offshore WindCould Supply 10% of Europe, EWEA Says | |
| New research findings revealed by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) show that existing and planned European offshore wind projects would, if implemented, supply 10% of Europe`s electricity. |
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| Vestas & Siemens Launch New Wind Turbines for Offshore Applications | |
| This week, at the European Offshore Wind Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Vestas and Siemens unveiled new turbines for the offshore market. |
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| Net Metering Bill Stalls in California Legislature | |
| The 2009 California legislative session ended last Friday without passing AB 560, which would have raised the state`s limit on net metering for solar energy systems. Under current California law, the state`s major electric utilities are required to make net metering available to customers until the total program capacity exceeds 2.5% of the utility`s peak demand. AB 560 would have doubled the net metering program capacity to 5%. |
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| GE Closes Acquisition of ScanWind | |
| GE announced this week the completion of the acquisition of ScanWind. ScanWind is a developer of advanced drive train and control wind turbine technologies aimed at offshore deployment. |
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| Dow Corning Begins Construction at Solar Monosilanes Facility | |
| Dow Corning this week, is set to begin construction on a plant that will manufacture monosilane gas-a key material used to manufacture thin-film solar cells in Thomas Township, Michigan. Dow Corning also plans to unveil a solar panel installation and Solar Discovery Center at its corporate headquarters in Midland, Michigan. |
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| The Largest Geothermal Gathering in the World Expected at Geothermal Expo in Reno | |
| The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), the geothermal industry`s trade association is thrilled to be holding the Geothermal Energy Expo in tandem with the GRC`s Annual Meeting, October 4th-7th. The Geothermal Energy Expo is the world`s largest gathering of geothermal industry vendors exhibiting their projects, equipment, services and state of the art technology to the geothermal community. This year`s Expo will host over 120 vendors. |
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| 7 green energy hot spots | |
| Some experts believe innovation in green energy is poised to lift the global economy to new heights. If so, where does one head to get in on the action? Several areas are generating a lot of buzz. |
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