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U.S. Solar Market Grew 76 Percent in 2012 03/14/2013 Solar was the fastest growing energy source in the U.S. in 2012, according to U.S. Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2012, a report by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). |
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Why The Silver Spring IPO Matters 03/14/2013 While the $81 million the company raised wasn’t as much as it originally filed for, the sale was “oversubscribed,” said Silver Spring Networks CEO Scott Lang. |
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U.S. Topped China in 2011 Clean Energy Sales 03/13/2013 The United States and China traded more than $8.5 billion worth of clean energy goods and services in 2011, the latest year for which data are available. According to a report released by The Pew Charitable Trusts, U.S. companies enjoyed a $1.63 billion sales advantage over their Chinese counterparts. |
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Renewables Put Pressure on Fossil-Burning Plants in Europe 03/13/2013 Utilities in Europe need to shut more than 30 percent of fossil-fuel fired stations to counter increasing production from wind turbines and solar. |
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2012 Marks Record Year for Global Solar, Wind, and Biofuels Deployment 03/12/2013 However, combined global revenue for solar PV, wind power, and biofuels expanded just one percent, from $246.1 billion in 2011 to $248.7 billion in 2012. This marginal growth was one of the many consequences of rapidly declining solar PV prices. |
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New PTC Rules: What Does "Under Construction" Mean? 03/12/2013 When the U.S. Congress renewed the Production Tax Credit for clean energy projects at the end of 2012, it stated that any projects under construction by January 1, 2014 qualified. But what does that mean, exactly? |
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Wind as a Natural Gas Price Hedge 03/11/2013 DOE-funded report by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds that wind power can serve as a cost-effective long-term hedge against possible increases in natural gas prices. |
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State Re-Evaluating $30 Million in Wind Farm Tax Credits 03/11/2013 A single wind farm on three parcels of adjacent land received three credits of $10 million. |
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More Than 110,000 Clean Energy and Transportation Jobs Announced in 2012 03/08/2013 California, North Carolina, Floriday, Illinois, Connecticut, Arizona, New York, Michigan, Texas, and Oregon lead country. |
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Coming Soon to Uruguay: Solar at $90/MWh 03/08/2013 By presidential decree, the national power utility will buy from 200MW of solar farms at that rate, which is half the cost of power in Germany and China. |
