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Sep
22

PNM's 'Prosperity' project a first for solar energy storage

The name conjures up visions of  a New Age musical group, but the project has a serious aim: to provide
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Sep
21

Green jobs are real and growing, Energy Dept. insists

The US Department of Energy (DOE) appears to be trying to raise its voice over a chorus declaring green jobs
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Sep
21

By 2035, world is on track to use 53 percent more energy

As usual, the annual energy forecast from the US government is a “good news, bad news” outlook. From a sustainability
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Sep
20

Green economy a 'scam'? Don't tell US solar industry

Rumors of solar energy’s demise are, like Mark Twain’s premature obituaries, an exaggeration. According to the latest figures
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Sep
20

Austin on track to be 30% renewably powered by 2012

Austin Energy expects to get 30 percent of the Texas city’s energy supplies from renewable sources by the end
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Sep
20

$125m in China-focused funding has battery-maker looking East

Massachusetts’ Boston-Power — a maker of lithium-ion battery cells, modules and systems — has won $125 million in new funding led by
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Sep
20

UK: Energy customers need better ways to shop, save

In the wake of rising energy prices and another winter — with its costly household heating demands — on the way, the
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Sep
20

New energy deals add $3 billion to GE's coffers

If there’s any doubt that energy — clean or otherwise — is big business and big money, GE Energy’s announcement
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Sep
19

2011 Chevy Volt wins 'Fuel-Sipper Smackdown'

Which fuel-efficient car is most fuel efficient? In the latest “Fuel-Sipper Smackdown” from automotive information site Edmunds.com, the top
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Sep
19

Across Ohio, Walgreens stores go solar

Chicago-based SoCore Energy is helping to bring solar power to Walgreens stores across the state of Ohio. The company began
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