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Nov
18

4 US firms honored for making it easier to buy green energy

Four US companies have been recognized by the Department of Energy (DOE) for their work in helping individuals and businesses
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Nov
17

German test plant aims to store wind power as gas-grid hydrogen

As they bring more renewable energy sources online, utility companies face a double challenge: how to keep the grid stable
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Nov
17

US bureau sharpens focus on 'energy diplomacy'

The US State Department has created a new bureau to address the vital importance of energy in international affairs and
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Nov
16

ABB acquisition puts focus on renewables in isolated grids

Power and automation giant ABB aims to expand its capabilities in renewable power integration through its acquisition of Australia-based Powercorp.
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Nov
15

UK city where smart meters offer biggest bang? Nottingham

Nottingham is the UK’s top “Smart-Meter City,” based on how much smart meters there could help residents cut their
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Nov
15

Mobile gas power plants head to energy-hungry Bolivia

How do you get large amounts of stable power to regions facing an energy crunch fast? Bolivia has found an
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Nov
14

Isle of Wight envisions future as energy-independent 'EcoIsland'

Achieving energy self-sufficiency is an ambitious enough goal for an island community that’s not sitting atop a giant oil
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Nov
14

Economy-minded English city aims for unique, cloud-based smarts

The city of Sunderland in the northeast of England is looking to the cloud to build a smarter community for
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Nov
09

Secure energy future can't be built by private sector alone

If today’s release of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2011 was the “bad news” part
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Nov
09

IEA: Six years to change energy, carbon course ... or else

We’re fast running out of time to steer away from business-as-usual energy and carbon policies that are not only
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