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SunPower to build largest solar power system on U.S. govt. property
SunPower will install a 15-megawatt solar power system on an Arizona Air Force base. The installation will be the largest at a U.S. government facility.
6 | August 10, 2010 8:40am |
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Beacon Power closes $43 million DOE loan for 20MW flywheel energy storage plant
Beacon Power has landed a $43 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Dept. of Energy for a new 20-megawatt flywheel energy storage plant.
3 | August 10, 2010 6:27am |
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Cox cuts three tons of paper by moving to e-procurement
Cox Communications has eliminated more than three tons of paper from its procurement processes by switching to an electronic procurement strategy.
4 | August 9, 2010 8:03am |
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PROVENGE tests the concept of comparative effectiveness
If you're unwilling to even consider the cost of Provenge you're not serious about holding the line on health care costs, because stories like this happen nearly every day.
23 | August 4, 2010 6:41am |
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Study: technology may help state governments through the budget squeeze
State and territorial CIOs say budgets are tight and getting tighter, but this actually frees them up to pursue new approaches, such as shared services, cloud computing, and social collaboration.
August 2, 2010 3:02pm |
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First Solar: Cuts solar manufacturing costs; Sees strong global demand
First Solar, a leader in photovoltaic module manufacturing, said that it can navigate the end of generous German solar power subsidies since demand in Italy, France and other areas remains strong.
July 30, 2010 5:40am |
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Biosphere imbalance: should we worry about engineering algae for biofuels?
Hundreds of scientists and dozens of companies are hard at work to engineer algae to make green fuel. Are they disrupting Mother Nature's equilibrium?
5 | July 27, 2010 7:03am |
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NASA looks outside for new sources of cloud innovation
The most innovative organization in history turns to online communities to keep innovation going within its information technology operations.
July 21, 2010 5:01pm |
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Google, NextEra Energy strike deal for 114MW of wind power
The first Google Energy deal has been made, and it's for 114 megawatts of wind power from NextEra Energy.
July 20, 2010 9:40am |
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Dell lands $5.1 million NASA contract for high-performance climate computing
NASA has offered Dell a $5.1 million contract to install high-performance computers in its Center for Climate Simulation in Greenbelt, Md.
July 15, 2010 7:59am |
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BP acquires Verenium cellulosic biofuels business for $98.3 million
Energy giant BP will acquire the cellulosic biofuels business of industrial enzyme maker Verenium for $98.3 million.
1 | July 15, 2010 7:17am |
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The fight against hospital infection hits your PC
Add washing the computer to your protocols for protecting patients from MRSA. You'll save money, you'll save lives.
2 | July 14, 2010 8:11am |
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China's Yingli Green Energy tapped for 15 MW of solar power in California
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Yingli Green Energy will provide 15 megawatts of solar power to Kaiser Permanente hospitals in California.
5 | July 14, 2010 6:48am |
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Is technology innovation plagued by arrogance and hubris?
Technology disasters are often the result of cocky know-it-alls who neglect to ponder worse case scenarios because they are too arrogant to think their projects will fail.
11 | July 12, 2010 5:13am |
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Can American companies master the post-carbon economy?
Hara CEO Amit Chatterjee says 2010 is the year that corporations exchange sustainability officers for sustainable operators. Here's why.
5 | July 9, 2010 7:11am |
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In California, the high-speed rail debate heats up
Two separate studies draw two different conclusions about the viability of high-speed rail in the Golden State.
39 | July 7, 2010 8:37pm |
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DOE senior advisor: 'We need to have clarity around rules' for cleantech
If clean technology is going to be a success, the rules for how to do business in the sector must be clearer, experts say.
3 | July 7, 2010 7:47am |
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Should clean airspace trump economic development?
Britain plans to curb "binge flying" by limiting growth at Heathrow Airport. Here in the United States, the FAA is taking a more technology-driven approach to the problem.
6 | July 2, 2010 5:18am |
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AEP CEO Michael Morris: Four challenges renewable energy faces
Location, intermittency, price and "green tape" are hindering progress of renewable energy, says American Electric Power CEO Michael Morris.
3 | June 30, 2010 5:57am |
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Operating room: From DoD grant to fiber optic laser scalpel
What began at MIT with a Department of Defense grant for stealth research led to the world's most precise optical laser scalpel. A former surgeon and exec at what is now the MIT spin-out talks...
June 28, 2010 2:00am |


