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The Navy’s Green Strike Group Sails on Biofuels Blend: Will It Sail Again?
19 january 2013 In Hawaii, the US Navy demonstrated its Green Strike Group as part of the 2012 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international maritime warfare…
BNDES Shuts Five Firms Out of Brazil Wind Turbine Market
19 january 2013 SAO PAULO — Five of the biggest wind-turbine makers have been shut out of Brazil’s $3.5 billion market by the national development bank BNDES after failing to…
Britain’s Power Market Proposal ‘Unworkable,’ Lawmakers Say
19 january 2013 LONDON — The U.K. government’s proposal to overhaul the electricity market is “unworkable” because the Treasury isn’t willing to back contracts needed to spur clean energy,…
Moving Solar Beyond 1603 – There Are Alternatives
19 january 2013 The 1603 Federal Grant Program is dead. Fine, so let’s all move on because PV solar is here to stay and will be a critical component of…
New MLP Parity Act Could Give a Boost to Geothermal/Renewable Energy Investors
a19 january 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) have introduced legislation, S. 3275, or Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) Parity Act, which gives renewable…
Solar Cells Light Up Prison Cells on ‘The Rock’
19 january 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Machine Gun Kelly,” Al Capone, the “Birdman” — Alcatraz prison has had some infamous residents on the craggy island known as “The Rock” in…
Solar Philanthropy: Five Groups Using Solar to End Energy Poverty
19 january 2013 Approximately 1.3 billion people live without regular access to energy. People are forced to use fuels that pollute and cause respiratory illnesses, like kerosene and biomass, and…
First Solar Road to Profits Amid Red for Global Industry
19 january 2013 First Solar Inc. Chairman Mike Ahearn has found the best way to make money from photovoltaics is to sell whole power plants to Warren Buffett and NextEra…
Community Development Finance Institutes: Providing Clean Energy Capital
19 january 2013 Oftentimes, larger institutions do not finance small renewable energy and energy efficiency projects due to their lack of scale and higher risk profile. But, this is exactly…
Geothermal in South America: Major Prospects for Development
19 january 2013 New Hampshire, U.S.A. — If any part of the world should be concerned about the effects of climate change, it is South America. Despite contributing some of…
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