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Tax credit expiration could slow wind's rise in Illinois but still plenty to

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 2:42 pm by Tom Gardner

With this expiration looming, the future of the industry in Illinois — one of the top producers of wind energy in the nation — could leave the state struggling to meet its renewable energy requirements, even as the state exports more wind energy than …

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Renewable energy supporters opponents both want specific policies from

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 2:30 pm by Tom Gardner

The guidelines are fairly comprehensive, said Michael Neary, executive director of the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association. "It seems like it generally covers all of the bases, and it gives direction for specific policies to be developed," …

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CA PUC allows smart meter opt out at a price some call 'health extortion'

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 2:13 pm by Tom Gardner

PG&E, a California public utility, has been installing "smart meters" across its territory, but not all its customers have been happy about them. Some claim the meters, which send data back wirelessly to PG&E in lieu of having a meter reader come out …

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'Fracking' endangers pursuit of clean energy

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 1:57 pm by Tom Gardner

The fracking process is a slap in the face to all of those who support renewable and clean energy standards for the future, and the facts that Fox was arrested and the EPA's findings were moot are further insults to the ideal discourse this nation …

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Amdocs targets home automation systems M2M solutions Brazil

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 1:23 pm by Tom Gardner

Home automation systems and M2M solutions will be part of US customer management solutions provider Amdocs' main business focus, company executives …

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Your home Automation Designed Easy Real Estate Treasury

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 1:23 pm by Tom Gardner

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Farooq for encouraging renewable energy sources

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 12:36 pm by Tom Gardner

PTI | 11:02 PM,Feb 04,2012 Ambala, Feb 4 (PTI) Noting that the rapid use of fossil fuels has threatened exhaustion of conventional energy sources in the country, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah today called for encouraging …

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EERE News Defense Department Studies Solar Energy Potential at

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 12:11 pm by Tom Gardner

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) could generate 7000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy on four military bases located in the California desert, according …

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ENERGIZED City gets 'proactive' as it lays out regs for solar wind generatio

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 12:03 pm by Tom Gardner

Small-scale wind systems are defined as, according to city documents, a wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, tower and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a rated capacity of less than or equal to 10 kilowatts …

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VRL Logistics set to exit wind power cement businesses

Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 11:59 am by Tom Gardner

Hubli-based transport major VRL Logistics Ltd (VRL) has firmed up plans to sell its wind power and cement business units and concentrate on its core business. The company, which operates India's largest fleet of trucks, is re-entering the media …

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