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Rockland Capital has raised $120 million in financing to support solar installations in nine towns along Cape Cod and Martha
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How to Generate Better Intelligence, More Wind Power and Increased Profits
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Since 2007, more than 40,000 MW of new wind generation has been built in the U.S., according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Tens of thousands of new turbines are operating, a testament to the entrepreneurial and engineering spirit of renewable development firms, equipment suppliers and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies. More...
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Solar Tax Credit Creates Opportunity for Indian Tribes
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Many American Indian tribes have been considering business opportunities in connection with solar projects. To date, most of the focus has been with respect to the siting of utility scale solar projects on tribal land in the desert. For instance, the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians have leased land on their Nevada reservation for a 250 MW solar project being developed by kRoad Solar. More...
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Geothermal Exploratory Fund May Spur $9.6 Billion Investment
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A proposed $500 million fund to help developers of geothermal power explore new sites for projects may leverage about $9.6 billion of new investment, unleashing as much as 2,400 megawatts of capacity, a report found. More...
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Rising Energy Dependency Endangers Europe
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The issue of energy may have been overshadowed by that of tax at yesterday
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The Copycat Syndrome, Innovation and Not Giving Up
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Call it the copycat syndrome or marketing burnout wherein a company has a success with one product at which point every company in the space copies the effort leaving a market dotted with me-too products with little differentiation other than price. Eventually through this process value is suctioned out of the product or service, demand wanes, and consumers move on. It is almost impossible to satisfy consumer desire for the cheapest or most innovative product/technology/service/oh-heck-anything, particularly because in the end the equilibrium price may well be zero and innovation may be defined as simply announcing that something is innovative. More...
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U.K. Urged to Boost Clean Energy Over Natural Gas
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Britain, under pressure to build new power stations, could save as much as 100 billion pounds ($150 billion) through 2050 by spending on wind, nuclear and carbon capture rather than gas, the government
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Google Reels In Wind-Kite Firm Makani
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Extending its already deep reach into renewable energy, Google reportedly has acquired a startup and its flying-kite wind turbines that promise to tap better wind energy resources at higher altitudes with far lower costs and more efficient output. More...
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Tracking and Analyzing Energy Legislation Across the US
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A new online database created by Colorado State University's (CSU) Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) aims to serve anyone interested in clean energy legislation in any state in the U.S., or even those who are crafting policy themselves. More...
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US Equipped to Grow Serious Amounts of Pond Scum for Fuel
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A new analysis shows that the nation's land and water resources could likely support the growth of enough algae to produce up to 25 billion gallons of algae-based fuel a year in the United States, one-twelfth of the country's yearly needs. More...
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