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Archive for April, 2010

ITC’s hold on powerful leadership

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POET, students plant 2,750 trees to celebrate Arbor Day

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POET team members joined fifth graders in communities across the Midwest and planted 2,750 trees today in celebration of Arbor Day in a company-wide effort dubbed "POET Tree".

The Next 10 Years

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I want to talk at a high level of what I think is going to be happening over the next decade in the future of energy systems. I think at that time we’re looking at the need for tens ...

Are Tax Incentives Enough To Grow the GHP Market?

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Despite the established benefits of geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) including 30- to 50-percent energy savings, minimal environmental impact, comfortable temperatures, quiet operation and a long equipment lifespan, convincing homeowners to fork out twice the cash to install one instead ...

The Best Peak Oil Investments, Part V: Algae

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There are many proposed solutions to the liquid fuels scarcity caused be stagnating (and eventually falling) oil supplies combined with growing demand in emerging economies. Some will be good investments, others won't. Here is where I'm putting ...

Centrotherm & Reis Partner On Turnkey PV Lines

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Centrotherm photovoltaics AG and Reis GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik this week announced that they plan to offer and further develop solutions in the future for turnkey production lines to manufacture crystalline solar cells and modules. The cooperation aims to ...

Peak Nuclear on the Horizon?

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Gama & GE Launch First Wind Projects in Turkey

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Gama Energy A.S., a joint venture between Gama Holding A.S. and GE Energy Financial Services announced that their first wind energy projects in Turkey, the 22.5-megawatt (MW) Sares and 10-MW Karadag wind farms in the country's western region. The projects, ...

Buffalo Wind Energy To Develop Community Project in Texas

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National Wind and KRS Energy have launched Buffalo Wind Energy, LLC, a utility-scale, community wind project located in west central Randall County, Texas. The Buffalo Wind Project plans to develop up to 300 megawatts of wind energy.

Finavera Signs New 25-Year PPAs

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Finavera Renewables Inc. announced that it has received executed versions of the four Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) recently awarded in the BC Hydro Clean Power Call. The PPA's were delivered by BC Hydro for the Tumbler Ridge Wind Energy Project, ...

US Installs Only 530-MW of Wind in Q1, Lowest Since 2007

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The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) this week announced that the U.S. wind industry installed an anemic 539 megawatts (MW) of capacity in the first quarter of 2010, the lowest first quarter figure since 2007. While the industry set ...

Net Metering PV Systems Can Lead to Big Savings

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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) released a new study on the bill savings received by residential customers with solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems, under the net metering rates currently offered by California's two ...

Solarnetix Inc Re-Launch – A Solar Heating Strategy

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Why Your (Renewable Energy) Organization Should be Blogging

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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics for Your Business

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Introducing the LUNA Project

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The LUNA Project is an off-grid eco-education centre located in Southern Ontario, near the city of Hamilton. It is not just a nice place to visit – it is home for LUNA Project founder David Masters. Seeking to ...

SOLAR SERDAR – ORIENTATION AND LAYOUT

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Is Solar Heating your lost sale?

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ARPA-E funds fuel-making microbes, batteries, carbon capture

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Statistical Impacts, Fish Farms, and The Day After Tomorrow

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Looking back one, two and five years ago today (give or take) on Worldchanging: 2009 The Relative Merits of Plastic Bottles and Concrete Slabs As a result of two experiences with 'green memes' that he had as a keynote ...