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Solar Waste Recycling: Can the Industry Stay Green?
This story was written by Erica Gies with editing by by the SF Public Press and community-supported funding provided by Spot.us. Clean-tech firms seek to reuse a variety of rare, potentially toxic materials. New businesses emerge as manufacturers prepare for modules’ end of life. In recent years the electronics industry has gained notoriety for creating [...]
The 4 Best Ways to Go Solar Without Breaking the Bank
Several new innovative financing structures have emerged in the last few years that allow more people to get into solar than ever before — and for less money than ever before.
Xcel to Retire 900 Megawatts of Coal-Fired Power
Xcel Energy, the largest electric utility in Colorado, Friday filed a plan with the Public Utility Commission that would bring it into compliance with the new Clean Air Clean Jobs Act aimed at making sharp cuts in emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Offshore Wind Energy on Pace for Record Growth in 2010
Despite a lagging economy, 2010 is shaping up to be a record year for the offshore wind energy industry.
Google Energy Inks Wind Farm Deal, Now Officially a Utility
Google announced today that it will begin a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement to buy the energy from 114 megawatts of wind generation at the NextEra Energy Resources Story County II facility in Iowa. The agreement is the first by Google Energy LLC.
Online Gaming Site to Invest Revenue in Renewable Energy
A new gambling affiliate site hopes to shed a greener light on the sometimes shady affiliate marketing model by using 100% of the revenue generated to support renewable energy projects and environmental organizations.
US Bank Forces Indian Firm to Build 250-MW Solar and Wind Power Plant to Offset Coal Emissions
One of India’s leading power generation companies, Reliance Power, has agreed to set up a 250 MW solar-wind energy power plant in exchange of a $600 million loan from the US Export-Import Bank.
World’s First Hybrid Solar-Coal Power Plant Opens in Colorado
The $4.5 million Colorado Integrated Solar Project connects thermal energy from a new parabolic-trough-concentrating solar plant built by Abengoa Solar with the steam cycle of Unit 2 at Xcel’s existing coal-fired power plant near Grand Junction, Colorado.
Report: China, U.S. Equally Attractive to Renewable Energy Investors
A lot has been done to increase renewable energy in the United States in recent years, but is becoming viewed as a less attractive place to invest in this fats-growing sector. China’s newest clean energy plans and policies now bring it into a tie with the US as the most attractive country for renewable energy investment.
India’s Largest Private Company to Invest in Solar Energy
Entry of a major company, like the Reliance Industries, into solar energy might just be the stimulus the sector needed for the execution of India’s ambitious renewable energy plans.
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