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Promoting Passivhaus in Bulgaria Green Building Advisor

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 6:14 am by Tom Gardner

Subtitle: Massachusetts architect Guergana Barabonkova has launched a design competition for a single-family Passivhaus project in Sofia, Bulgaria Images: …

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dailywireless org Wifi Zigbee Demo Smart Grid Interoperability

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 5:33 am by Tom Gardner

By Sam Churchill The Wi-Fi Alliance and ZigBee Alliance got together this week in a public demonstration of interoperability between Wi-Fi devices and ZigBee-enabled smart energy meters at DistribuTECH in San Antonio. They were promoting the new Smart … dailywireless.org

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Solar energy users switch on the savings

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 5:12 am by Tom Gardner

Dave Kenney, left, owner of The Hardware Store on Route 50 in Mardela Springs talks with Marty Clemmer, a sales person with Paradise Energy Solutions of Salisbury about the Solar Energy system they installed on top of their roof last year.

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How A Control4 Home Energy Management System Saves Energy

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 4:27 am by Tom Gardner

http://free-home-energy.info save energy at home Home Energy Save Energy Management …

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Smart meters raise concerns among many

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 4:24 am by Tom Gardner

By Margaret Linder, The Daily News January 28, 2012 A smart meter was installed on our property without our being home – I was not at all happy to find this out and am less so each day. Hydro workers "on the ground" tell me that they don't even know …

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US Wind Energy Cumulative Installed Wind Farm Capacity Now Tops 46 GW

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 4:01 am by Tom Gardner

The US wind turbines industry installed 6.81 GW of wind power capacity in 2011 – a 31% increase over new capacity added in 2010, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said. US wind energy had improved 2011 but uncertainty looms.

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Gamesa working with DOE on wind energy development

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 4:01 am by Tom Gardner

"Wind energy is going to continue to play a key role in creating a stronger and more sustainable American economy," Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Posada, vice president of technology for Gamesa North America, said in a statement.

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Obama backed electric car battery firm files for bankruptcy protection

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 3:57 am by Tom Gardner

Ener1, an electric car battery company that the Obama administration awarded a $118 million stimulus grant to expand its operations, filed for Chapter 11 …

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Smart Grid Survey Shows People Want More Than Just Money

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 3:47 am by Tom Gardner

Study shows that customers think the non-monetary benefits of the smart grid are great. That is, once someone explains what they are…

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American Council On Renewable Energy and

Posted: January 28th, 2012 at 3:30 am by Tom Gardner

11:06 GMT, January 27, 2012 WASHINGTON | The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) announced Jan. 26 a partnership to explore how renewable energy can help the US Department of Defense (DOD) achieve mission …

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