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Interested in Wind Turbine Testing? Vestas Is, Too!
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document.write('How does a wind turbine manufacturer know that its products will be able to last in the field for 20 years? Testing. Vestas claims that it has the most comprehensive dedicated testing facility on the planet.');
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Congress, Don\'t Send the U.S. Solar Industry on an Extended Vacation
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Intertek Opens Solar Thermal Test Lab
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document.write('Thu, 2 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT
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document.write(' Intertek a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services announces the addition of solar thermal testing capabilities to its Dallas, TX facility. The laboratory, accredited by the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC), A2LA and Standards Council of Canada, tests solar thermal equipment to safety and performance standards including SRCC SD 100, CSA F378-87 and EN 12975-1. Compliance to these standards is required for manufacturers to receive SRCC Certification and the ETL Listed Mark for North American market access.');
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Colorado β A Leader in Wind Energy
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document.write('Thu, 2 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT
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document.write(' Colorado, with its high mountains and broad plains, has expansive wind resources. With an estimated six million acres of windy lands in Colorado, most of which are located on the eastern plains, Colorado ranks 11th in the United States in wind energy potential. To take advantage of its substantial renewable energy resources, Colorado has created a regulatory environment that makes it attractive to develop wind farms and other renewable energy projects within its borders.');
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Jigar Shah Speaks on the State and Future of the United States Solar Industry
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document.write(' Solar visionary, Jigar Shah, will join AltaTerra Research and RenewableEnergyWorld.com on September 23 to discuss the current state of the U.S. solar industry and where he sees the industry heading in 2011 and beyond, in a national and international online conference.');
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Next steps in your renewable energy training
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document.write(' As part of Solar Energy International\'s new Alumni Career Center and Online Campus career counseling services, we often hear from alumni who want to know what training they should take next. We recommend branching out to the various related and relevant training opportunities SEI has to offer.');
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Peace Corps to Tackle Grassroots Energy Issues
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT
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document.write('The Peace Corps announced late last month that the U.S. Department of State will provide $1 million to fund the program in support of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). The money will help Peace Corps efforts that increase rural access to energy, mitigate the effects of climate change, and support the use of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies in Central and South American communities.');
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Top 6 Utility-scale Fast-tracked Solar Projects
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document.write('In June 2009, the Department of Interior announced a fast-track program for renewable energy and transmission projects on public lands under BLM management. The agency designated fast-track projects as those \"where the companies involved have demonstrated to the BLM that they have made sufficient progress to formally start the environmental review and public participation process.\"');
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Next Viking Invasion? Hopefully the Big Apple.
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Good-Bye John Deere Renewables
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document.write(' Back in the early days of the modern wind industry, farm equipment manufacturers in Denmark played a key role in developing the sturdy large-scale machines installed in the 1980s. Maybe that\'s why wind seemed like such a good fit for a company like John Deere, the world\'s largest farm machinery manufacturer.');
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Biofuel Co-Production: Will it Scale Quickly?
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT
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document.write(' We\'ve heard many promises about large-scale facilities for cellulosic ethanol and diesel, but so far we haven\'t seen many promising results. This week, Honeywell and Rentech said they\'ll be working together to build a co-production facility that will produce high amounts of fuel and electricity by 2012.');
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CSP cooling options: Workarounds for water scarcity
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT
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document.write(' CSP Today speaks to Babul Patel, senior consultant at Nexant Inc., about the cost implication of plant cooling options and how to operate plants effectively under increasingly stringent water restrictions.');
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International PV experts gather in San Jose Nov 30 βDec 1 to discuss how to drive down LCOE and boost MW output through improved balance of systems engineering
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document.write(' What is the future for utility scale solar? According to recent reports and commitment from utilities in the Southwest and East coast USA, the future is optimistic. SEIA recently announced that utilities\' solar megawatts added to the grid grew from 169 MW in 2008 to 279 in 2009, a growth of 66 percent in a year when electricity demand as a whole declined as the result of an economic downturn.');
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Innovation for Biogas in France
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT
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document.write(' Whilst its European neighbours are forging ahead, France is today beginning to realise the potential of this highly versatile and renewable energy form. With its vast and well structured agriculture and agro-alimentary sector, France in reality has an outstanding potential to become a leading European player in biogas.');
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Free Webcast: Spatial Planning & Governance for Climate Change
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Solar Home Design Manual for Cool Climates
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT
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document.write(' A house is the biggest single investment most of us will make in our lives - the way it is built and how it operates can reflect a long term investment in both the building and the planet.');
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The Facts About Wind Energy and Emissions
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document.write('Wed, 1 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT
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document.write(' Recent data and analyses have made it clear that the emissions savings from adding wind energy to the grid are even larger than had been commonly thought. In addition to each kilowatt-hour (kWh) of wind energy directly offsetting a kWh that would have been produced by a fossil-fired power plant, new analyses show that wind plants further reduce emissions by forcing the most polluting and inflexible power plants offline and causing them to be replaced by more efficient and flexible types of generation.');
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SEO for Manufacturers: Ranking Well in Google
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Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Capacity Continues Growing Despite Economic Uncertainty
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document.write(' Usual suspects Spain and the USA lead the industry with a combined market share of over 90% of projects under construction. New markets open up in MENA, Australia and India where 1.9 GW of CSP have been announced, according to a new report by CSP Today.');
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Standard Solar Ranks in Top 100 of the 2010 Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company in America List
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document.write('Tue, 31 Aug 2010 0:00:00 EDT
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document.write(' Standard Solar, Inc., a premier full-service developer, integrator and installer of solar electric systems for commercial, government and residential customers, today announced that the company was named to the prestigious Inc. magazine Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America list, a compendium of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America. Standard Solar ranked 73rd out of 500 and was the highest ranking renewable energy company on the list.');
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