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Five Shining Examples of Renewable Energy Innovation and Investment

Thu, 17 May 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Sinking revenues and shrinking policy support may be causing a bit of a haze on the renewable energy horizon, but there’s plenty of sunshine trying to peek through if you look hard enough.

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Asia Report: Solar Dumping Announcement Set for May 17

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:56:48 +0000

Seven months after a trade investigation was launched, American solar companies and Chinese solar manufacturers will finally get a clear picture of the challenges ahead.

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Asia Report: Solar Dumping Announcement Set for May 17

Saudi Arabia Launches Massive Renewable Program with Hybrid FITs

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000

While North America continues to dawdle on the road to the renewable revolution, the conservative, oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has proposed one of the most sweeping and massive moves to renewable energy on the planet.

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Study Compares Energy Sources From ‘Cradle-to-Grave’

Fri, 11 May 2012 22:59:18 +0000

No form of energy really emits zero emissions, and that’s a point that’s both missed by casual advocates and overstated by strident critics.

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Study Compares Energy Sources From ‘Cradle-to-Grave’

Offshore Wind: Making an American Industry, Part 1

Fri, 11 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Positioned between the affluent of Martha’s Vineyard to the east and the well-heeled of The Hamptons to the west, Block Island has always been more of a casual paradise, a place for blue collar workers to make summertime memories and sea-loving residents to enjoy the solitude of the other three seasons.

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I Want My TLC: Attaining Transparency, Longevity and Certainty in the California Renewables Market

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:10:46 +0000

Back in 2009, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (“DB”) published a study tracking 270 major climate policies in 109 countries. The study concluded that successful programs were those that offered investors “TLC” — transparency, longevity, certainty — a comprehensive, stable, and predictable set of rules that infused markets with a sense of clarity and security.

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I Want My TLC: Attaining Transparency, Longevity and Certainty in the California Renewables Market

Memo: Group Wants To Create Fake Grassroots Wind ‘Subversion’ Campaign That ‘Should Appear As A Groundswell’

Thu, 10 May 2012 01:40:44 +0000

Last February, a group of anti-wind activists gathered in Washington, DC. Their goal: establish a coordinated, nation-wide program of “wind warriors” who could be dispatched to fight the industry anywhere, anytime.

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Memo: Group Wants To Create Fake Grassroots Wind ‘Subversion’ Campaign That ‘Should Appear As A Groundswell’

Latin America Report: Work Starts on Chile’s Largest Wind Farm

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:59:39 +0000

Construction has begun on what will become Chile’s largest wind farm, a 115-megawatt development in the Antofagasta region in the northern part of the country.

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Latin America Report: Work Starts on Chile’s Largest Wind Farm

UK In Talks with Iceland to Establish Geothermal Interconnector

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Iceland may soon spread its vast wealth of geothermal energy to the UK. But how can two islands separated by more than 1,000 km of ocean share electricity? The answer lies in undersea high-voltage cables.

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UK In Talks with Iceland to Establish Geothermal Interconnector

Gamesa Scraps Wind Project Off Virginia Coast

Tue, 08 May 2012 01:01:50 +0000

Rather than becoming the first American offshore wind turbine to achieve “wet steel,” a landmark single prototype project planned off the coast of Virginia has instead dried up in another setback for the young industry.

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Gamesa Scraps Wind Project Off Virginia Coast