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Intelligent Energy
Archive: 11-2011
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Google cans solar energy project
The search giant can’t keep throwing around all that money. Google drops a renewable energy program and abandons solar thermal electricity, saying it’s not competitive against...
November 23, 2011, 8:37 AM PST | By Mark Halper
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Siemens steels CO2
The industrial artistry in these photos of Siemens locomotive skeletons illustrates that steel is highly recyclable. That’s good, because steelmaking emits copious carbon dioxide....
November 23, 2011, 3:45 AM PST | By Mark Halper
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Trade complaints rife in renewable energy marketplace
Chinese solar manufacturers have retaliated against the U.S. government for its trade complaint against China for allegedly violating global trade rules.
November 22, 2011, 8:24 PM PST | By David Worthington
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French-California connection sees solar through new lens
Franco-American joint venture will magnify sunlight before it hits a photovoltaic panel, intensifying energy and saving rooftop space and land. It’s the latest development in solar’s...
November 22, 2011, 9:44 AM PST | By Mark Halper
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Ex-Solyndra workers can tap $14 million federal aid package
The U.S. Labor Department has ruled solar panel maker Solyndra failed because of competition overseas, which means its former workers are eligible for federal aid.
November 22, 2011, 9:30 AM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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Big companies slap on latest eco-label: WindMade
Would you prefer products made via renewable energy? A new certification aims to harness consumer purchasing power for companies who harness the wind, from big banks to building blocks.
November 22, 2011, 4:00 AM PST | By Melissa Mahony
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Bill Gates to Congress: invest in energy R&D
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is asking the U.S. Congress to put aside politics and invest heavily into energy research, presuming that reason will prevail.
November 21, 2011, 6:53 PM PST | By David Worthington
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Photos: What 164,312 solar panels look like (from the air)
What does a 32-megawatt solar project really look like? Check out these aerial photos of the Long Island Solar Farm, which started delivering power to New York households this month.
November 21, 2011, 1:04 PM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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NRG Energy buys Solar Power Partners, moves into distributed solar
It’s official. NRG Energy, which specializes in big, centralized power projects, has jumped into the distributed solar market.
November 21, 2011, 11:29 AM PST | By Kirsten Korosec
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China to build nuclear scale solar plant
Move over Texas. Everything’s big in CHINA. Construction will begin soon on a 1-gigawatt solar farm 165 miles west of Beijing. It won’t be the country’s only one.
November 21, 2011, 7:32 AM PST | By Mark Halper