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| Maine wind probe finds no conflict |  |
| The state attorney general`s office says former Maine Public Utilities Commission Chairman Kurt Adams didn`t violate state ethics laws by accepting a job with a wind power company. |
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| Want affordable solar energy for your home? 1 Block Off the Grid will help you get it | |
| When it comes to large home improvement purchases, solar panel installation is intimidating and expensive. |
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| NABCEP Announces the Creation of the Walt Ratterman Award for Creative Community Energy | |
| The Board and Staff of the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) are pleased to announce the creation of the Walt Ratterman Award for Creative Community Energy. "We have launched this award to recognize and honor Walt and his astonishing renewable energy work among some of the world`s most needy people," says NABCEP Executive Director Ezra Auerbach. |
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| Georgia Power`s Green Energy Program to Include More Solar Power | |
| Georgia Power received approval from the Georgia PSC to modify its Green Energy program. Under the revised program, the Premium Green Energy program has been redesigned to contain 50% solar energy at a cost of $5/100-kWh block. |
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| Texas Achieves Record Increase in Voluntary Renewable Energy Purchases | |
| ERCOT has reported that in 2009, 8.14 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy were retired in the voluntary market. By comparison, 6.79 million MWh of renewable energy were retired to satisfy Texas`s RPS in 2009. |
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| Voluntary Renewable Energy Coalition Launched | |
| The Voluntary Renewable Energy Coalition (VREC) was launched on May 26, 2010 to inform policymakers about the importance of the voluntary renewable energy market. |
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| NREL Highlights Utility Green Power Leaders | |
| Using information provided by utilities, National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL) has released new "Top 10" rankings of utility programs for 2009. |
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| Motorola Increases Green Power Purchase | |
| Motorola, Inc. increased it annual green power purchase to 119 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of RECs from NativeEnergy. The purchase represents 32 percent of Motorola`s purchased electricity used in the United States. |
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| Whole Foods Extends Wind Purchase, Sets Efficiency Goal | |
| Whole Foods Market has purchased 810 million kWh of wind power, equivalent to 100 percent of its electricity use at its North American locations, through marketer 3Degrees. Whole Foods also announced plans to reduce energy consumption at all stores by 25% by 2015. |
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| Kaiser Permanente to Host 15 MW of Solar | |
| Kaiser Permanente plans to install a total of 15 MW of solar power. The installations are expected to provide 10% of the electricity used at the host sites. Kaiser will purchase the power and associated RECs from Recurrent Energy, which will own and operate the systems. |
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| Dow Corning Purchases Green Power for Headquarters | |
| Dow Corning purchased 28 million kWh of RECs for 2010 and 2011. The RECs are equivalent to the projected electricity use at its corporate headquarters. The RECs were purchased from NextEra and the funds from the purchase were placed in the EarthEra Renewable Energy Trust. |
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| Updated Guide to Purchasing Green Power Available | |
| EPA has released an updated version of "Guide to Purchasing Green Power." The guide provides information about green power products, the benefits of green power, and how to maximize benefits from a purchase. |
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| U. of Pennsylvania Tops EPA College and University Challenge | |
| The U. of Penn. topped the EPA 2009-2010 College and University Green Power Challenge purchasing more than 192 million kWh of green power. The Ivy League was the top conference purchasing over 225 million kWh of green power. The 54 universities competing in the challenge purchased more than 1 billion kWh. |
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| InterContinental San Francisco Purchases 100% Wind | |
| The InterContinental San Francisco Hotel purchased 5.6 million kWh of wind energy RECs from Renewable Energy Choice. The purchase is equivalent to 100 percent of the hotel`s electricity use and is designed to help it achieve LEED Gold Certification. |
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| Michigan oil, natural gas production plummets; alternatives on rise | |
| Michigan`s crude oil production dropped over the past quarter-century while demand and production of renewable energy grew, U.S. Energy Department data shows. |
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| Are You the Next Renewable Energy Hero? | |
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| Ormat`s Alaska Geothermal Program To Move Ahead | |
| Ormat Technologies this week said that it will accelerate geothermal exploration work this summer on Mount Spurr following Alaska Governor Sean Parnell`s signing of Senate Bill 243. Originally, the annual royalty rate paid from geothermal production on state lands was a minimum of 10 percent of gross revenues. |
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| SunEdison Activates 1.1-MW Staples PV Plant | |
| Staples Inc. and SunEdison announced the activation of a 1.1 megawatt (MW) solar system on the roof of the Staples fulfillment center in La Mirada, California. The activation marks the 32nd SunEdison solar power site hosted by Staples. |
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| Areva Acquires Remaining 49% of Multibrid | |
| Areva announced its purchase of the remaining 49% of Multibrid, a German wind turbine manufacturer, which becomes Areva Wind, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the group. This acquisition will allow a fast ramp-up of its production capacity to address the growth expected in the wind industry in the next five years. This new platform will also include the rotor blade manufacturing division, formerly PN Rotor. |
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| Only 30 tickets remain before the 4th Concentrated Solar Power Summit USA completely sells out! | |
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| Wind Turbine Gearbox Reliability: | |
| As a key failure point, gearbox reliability continues to dog the wind industry and as turbines become larger the push to improve performance becomes paramount. Alstom believes it has addressed the issue by ensuring that torque transmission is performed independently of rotor support. This improves the reliability of turbine drive train components, in particular the gearbox, which is better protected and subjected to lower loads. Jordi Puigcorbe and Alexis de-Beaumont explain. |
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| Clean Energy Patents Hit Record High In First Quarter-Clean Energy Patent Growth Index | |
| Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. is pleased to announce results for the first quarter of 2010 for the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) by the firm`s Cleantech Group. The CEPGI tracks the granting of patents in the Clean Energy sector and monitors important technological breakthroughs in this field. Victor Cardona, Co-chair of the firm`s Cleantech Group stated, "we are pleased to announce that the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index reached its highest quarterly value in the first quarter of 2010." Honda took the quarterly Clean Energy patent Crown from GM. Granted patents for fuel cells, solar and hybrid/electric vehicles reached quarterly records while wind patents fell. Fuel cell patents dominated the other sectors. |
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| [Report] The Thermodynamics of the Elusive HO3 Radical | |
| Molecular kinetics shows that hydrogen superoxide is too unstable to play a major role in atmospheric chemistry.Authors: Sébastien D. Le Picard, Meryem Tizniti, André Canosa, Ian R. Sims, Ian W. M. Smith |
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