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Abu Dhabi Heats Up The Global Solar Market Two Billion Dollar Investment In Photovoltaic Manufacturing Abu Dhabi UAE (SPX) May 29, 2008 
Masdar PV today announced a multi-billion dollar investment in thin-film photovoltaic solar technology, as part of its drive to become a world leader in alternative energy. The total investment of over US$2 billion represents one of the largest investments ever made in solar, and will fund a three-phased manufacturing and expansion strategy to produce the latest generation of thin-film photovolt ... read more
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New Jersey Ranks Number Two For Solar Installations In The United States
Lawrenceville NK (SPX) May 29, 2008Nexus Properties has begun installing fields of solar glass panels on the rooftops of their two large parking garages flanking the Trenton AMTRAK/NJ Transit station - a first for commuter parking garages in New Jersey. The solarization of the two parking garages reinforces the state's smart growth strategies, said Joseph L Fiordaliso, Commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utiliti ... more NREL Commercialization Project Accelerates PV Technology Innovation 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 29, 2008Crystalline silicon cells continue to dominate the market for photovoltaic (PV) modules and systems. To support the commercialization of these PV devices, NREL researchers continue to reduce their manufacturing costs and increase their efficiency, but also work to develop thin-film PV cell technology from both silicon and alternative materials. A recent collaborative research effort betwee ... more GreenHunter Energy Subsidiary Executes First Biodiesel Tolling Agreement 
Grapevine TX(SPX) May 29, 2008GreenHunter BioFuels, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GreenHunter Energy, has signed a two-year biodiesel toll processing agreement with a third party specifically related to the Company's new biodiesel refinery located at the GreenHunter Renewable Fuels Campus in Houston, Texas. GreenHunter BioFuels has entered into a two-year biodiesel toll processing agreement with this entity for up ... more GE And Schlumberger Sign Alliance Agreement To Advance A Total Carbon Solution 
Houston TX (SPX) May 29, 2008GE Energy has signed a carbon sequestration alliance agreement with Schlumberger Carbon Services to accelerate the use of "cleaner coal" technology. The agreement aligns GE's experience in integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) systems with proven carbon capture capabilities and Schlumberger's geologic storage expertise and capabilities for site selection, characterization and qualificati ... more Florida Installing Advanced Network Of Smart Meters From Silver Spring Networks 
Juno Beach FL (SPX) May 29, 2008Having successfully tested an initial 50,000 new 'smart meters' earlier this year, Florida Power and Light Company recently began deploying a second 50,000 units to its customers in Broward County, Fla. Powered by technology from Silver Spring Networks (SSN), a leading provider of real-time networking solutions for electrical grids, the new 'smart meters' will help customers monitor their ... more |
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Los Angeles (SPX) May 29, 2008An estimated 25 million very low-income families in America struggle with increased utility and energy costs due to inefficiently built housing. A new study by Enterprise Community Partners, Bringing Home the Benefits of Energy Efficiency to Low-Income Households: A Case for a National Commitment, calls for a national commitment to rehabilitate and retrofit low-income housing with energy-e ... more Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says Time to Enact Energy Legislation is Now 
York PA (SPX) May 29, 2008With gasoline prices hovering around $4 per gallon in Pennsylvania, Governor Edward G. Rendell visited the home of a York County man today to say it is time for the Senate to act on legislation that will help consumers save $10 billion on electricity costs, expand the use of renewable energy technologies and boost the economy. Governor Rendell met with Park Cunningham Jr. Who, like other ... more Suntech Announces Strategic Investment In Shunda And 7GW Wafer Supply Agreement 
Wuxi, China (SPX) May 29, 2008Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd has acquired a minority stake in Shunda Holdings Co. Ltd, a manufacturer of solar wafers based in China, from Actis, a leading private equity investor in emerging markets, and Waichun Investment Fund, for a total consideration of $98.9 million. Suntech also announced that a definitive thirteen-year silicon wafer supply agreement has been signed with a subsid ... more Think Twice About Efforts To Make Green Building The Law Of New Jersey Cautions Veteran Attorney 
Newark NJ (SPX) May 29, 2008More than a dozen bills working their way through the New Jersey Legislature aim to make green building the law the of the land in the Garden State. But, codifying the fast-growing and, so far, entirely voluntary trend toward eco-friendly buildings could lead to unforeseen consequences for all parties involved, warned James A. Kosch, a veteran environmental attorney in LeClairRyan's Newark-based ... more |
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Dallas, Texas (AFP) May 28, 2008ExxonMobil softened its tone on environmental responsibility and the need to invest in alternative energy sources Wednesday in the face of strong pressure from shareholders. But the company insisted that oil and gas remain the near-term solution to global energy demand and said there is little profit in alternative fuels. Outlining his environmental strategy for the first time, ExxonMobi ... more Analysis: Turkey as energy corridor 
Washington (UPI) May 28, 2008 While most Americans think of the Middle East as swimming in oil, not all nations there are blessed with abundant hydrocarbon resources. Among those lacking substantial petroleum reserves are Turkey and Israel, leaving both nations to scramble to meet their energy requirements by diversifying their import sources. In addition to looking far afield for imports, Turkey is striving to posi ... more Analysis: Morales gives foreigns ultimatum 
Miami (UPI) May 28, 2008 Bolivian President Evo Morales is demanding that foreign companies increase their investment in petroleum production or face the possibility of being taken over by the state. The leftist Morales, who just over two years ago partially nationalized the country's gas industry, said foreign firms must be able to boost production capacity to meet growing domestic and foreign demand. ... more Greenpeace to challenge completion of Slovak nuclear reactors 
Bratislava (AFP) May 28, 2008Environmental group Greenpeace will lodge a legal challenge to Slovak authorities' go ahead for the completion of two nuclear power stations in the country's west, a representative said Wednesday. The organisation will complain to the supreme court against the go ahead for completion of Mochovce's third and fourth nuclear reactors without prior environmental impact assessments being carried ... more
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