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EdeniQ Secures Over $30 Million for Biomaterials and Biofuels Innovation 05/16/2012 EdeniQ, a biomaterials and sustainable fuels company, recently announced it has raised over $30 million in additional capital. |
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Google-Backed Wind Power Line Clears Hurdle 05/16/2012 A planned $5 billion transmission line to send power from wind farms off the East Coast cleared a hurdle, allowing the Google-backed project to move to the next step in the approval process, officials said. |
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Solar Systems at 51 Mount Diablo Schools Should Save $220 Million Over 30 Years 05/15/2012 Mount Diablo Unified School District and SunPower recently announced the completion of 40 SunPower solar power systems planned for district schools and facilities. When the total number of 51 systems is complete later this year, the systems are expected to reduce the district's electricity costs by more than $3 million per year, and save $220 million over the next 30 years. |
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World's First Solar-Geothermal Hybrid Power Plant 05/15/2012 The picturesque Nevada blue sky served as the perfect backdrop to Enel Green Power's recent official dedication of the world's first and only solar-geothermal hybrid project at Stillwater, 12 miles northeast of Fallon. |
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For Chinese Imports, Labor Department Awards Aid to Laid Off SolarWorld Workers 05/14/2012 The U.S. Department of Labor has determined that all manufacturing employees laid off from SolarWorld Industries America as a result of the company's shutdown of its 35-year-old solar-panel production plant in Camarillo, Calif., in September are eligible for federal trade-adjustment assistance, including grants for education to retrain them for new work. |
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EPA Targets Third Company in Biodiesel Fraud Case 05/14/2012 A Houston company was accused of selling refiners and brokers fraudulent U.S. credits for biodiesel, further roiling a $2 billion market policed by the Environmental Protection Agency. |
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Frito-Lay to Purchase 100 Smith Electric Vehicles 05/11/2012 Frito-Lay announced it will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. |
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Saudi Arabia Plans $109 Billion Boost for Solar Power 05/11/2012 Saudi Arabia is seeking investors for a $109 billion plan to create a solar industry that generates a third of the nation’s electricity by 2032, according to officials at the agency developing the plan. |
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EdeniQ Secures $32 Million in Funding for Biomaterials and Biofuels 05/10/2012 EdeniQ, a biomaterials and sustainable fuels company, recently announced it has raised over $30 million in additional capital. |
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First Large-Scale Solar Energy Project on Public Lands Comes Online 05/10/2012 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar “flipped the switch” on the Enbridge Silver State North solar project, the first large-scale solar energy facility on U.S. public lands to deliver power to American consumers. |
