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California power provider to purchase 100 percent of power from new solar …
Posted by: | Comments“Distributed-scale solar has an important role to play in helping to meet near-term renewable energy goals. This is a clear validation of our approach to …
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‘Green’ Baltimore hotel awarded by USGBC for renewable energy efforts
Posted by: | CommentsEver since the opening of the hotel in July 2009, the Green Fairfield Inn has drawn its fair share of attention for its renewable energy initiative. …
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Duke Energy Buys 14Mw Blue Wing Solar Project
Posted by: | CommentsThe Blue Wing project will sell its energy (and buy and sell SRECs, or solar renewable energy credits) under a 30-year contract with San Antonio, …
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Minnesota Pushes Solar Energy Industry
Posted by: | CommentsOther project categories included: residential and small business renewable energy rebates for systems 40 kilowatts and under ($5 million); school district …
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Clemson University receives largest-ever grant, to be used in green energy …
Posted by: | CommentsAnd Nick Rigas, director of renewable energy at the Restoration Institute, said that “Clemson [and] the industry that will grow around the testing facility …
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New appointment at Energy Department will speed lending for green energy projects
Posted by: | CommentsLoans are provided to “renewable energy projects … electric power transmission projects and leading-edge biofuels projects,” says the department. …
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California Passes Feed-in Tariff for Solar Energy
Posted by: | CommentsCalifornia’s current renewable portfolio standard, or RPS, calls for 33 percent (of electricity production from renewable energy sources) by 2020. …
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New solar energy product could revolutionize industry
Posted by: | CommentsA newly announced development from Dow Chemical may change the solar energy industry for homeowners in the coming years. Dow's new Powerhouse solar shingle …
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Brandeis University Adds Solar Energy
Posted by: | CommentsBrandeis' 277-kilowatt solar energy system is expected to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 11.6 million pounds over its lifetime. …
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