Certificate in Renewable Energy Management class starting in July
Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable EnergyBy shannon This program is for the non-installer, who would like to learn more about policy, technologies, and finance in the renewable energy industry. It's a unique program, and the only one like it offered in the country! Participants attend class both in … NC Solar Center
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US energy chief pushes for extension of tax credits for renewables
Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable EnergyIn conjunction with the forum, the Colorado Renewable Energy Society is showcasing electric cars, motorcycles and trucks at "Electric Avenue" at 14th and California streets. Brandon Williams, chairman of CRES Electric Avenue, said the expo is about …
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Scientists to harness solar energy in space
Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable EnergyLondon, May 17 — Solar power from space could be a valuable source of renewable energy, thanks to an innovative research. Researchers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, have already tested equipment that would provide a platform for solar …
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Dispatch from World Renewable Energy Forum
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable Energy“Renewable energy is even more important in this fracking new world,” Seage said to laughter in the audience. “I said fracking.” Of course it's hard to tell without listening, but Seage wasn't always so deadpan during his roughly thirty minute speech.
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Snelling Time to reset renewable energy tensions
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable Energyby Opinion | May 16, 2012 Editor's note: This op-ed is by Lukas B. Snelling, the executive director of Energize Vermont, a statewide responsible renewable energy organization based in Rutland County. Whether we want to admit it or not, renewable energy …
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TEXT S&P says uncertain funding puts renewable energy ind at risk
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable Energy(The following statement was released by the rating agency) May 16 – Countries worldwide have been adopting policies to aid investment in renewable-energy technologies despite strong opposition in many to the high cost of such programs.
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Antenna Group EVP Caroline Venza Moderates Panel on PV and EVs at World
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable EnergySet at the American Solar Energy Society's World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF), the panel explored synergies between the two industries from the perspective of Schneider Electric, ECOtality and REC Solar. The well-attended panel was moderated by …
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Countering Wind Energy Skepticism
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable EnergyThe conservative Journal had written that states like Minnesota have seen increased electricity rates due to their renewable energy standards. Yet there are questions about the studies that see increases in electricity rates. One group of researchers …
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Around the World Renewable Energy News
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable EnergyIn the early years, when Q-Cells, Evergreen Solar and Renewable Energy Corp were viewed as the powerhouse three, they formed Sovello as a joint venture. In the face of job losses from Germany's reeling solar industry, state governments voted to table …
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Sean Tufts Ex NFL Player Now In The Wind Energy Business
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Renewable EnergyNor is he your classic promoter of wind energy as the nation's primary source of renewable energy. It's what sets the 30-year-old Colorado native apart from others in both arenas. “I'm able to use football to tell my story to customers and sell myself …
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