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Senate Bill Would Spur Investment in Elusive Deepwater Offshore Wind Potential

Senate Bill Would Spur Investment in Elusive Deepwater Offshore Wind Potential

Deepwater Offshore Wind Incentive Act would provide a tax credit of 3.04 cents per kilowatt of deepwater offshore wind production in the U.S.

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Intel’s 8 New Solar Projects Raise the Bar on Tech Industry

Intel’s 8 New Solar Projects Raise the Bar on Tech Industry

Intel to add 2.5 megawatts of new solar generation at 8 sites in 4 states

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Measuring Wind Speed with Solar-Powered Sonic Wind Profiling

Measuring Wind Speed with Solar-Powered Sonic Wind Profiling

a Massachusetts company has developed a system that measures wind speeds and other data--up to a height of 200 meters in the air--without the need for meteorological tower or guy-wires. In fact, the whole thing fits in the back of a pick-up.

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China’s 2009 Green Stimulus Almost Double the U.S.’ [Graphic]

China’s 2009 Green Stimulus Almost Double the U.S.’ [Graphic]

The $121 in green stimulus spending in 2009 almost pales in comparison to such spending in China in 2009.

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Solar Industry: Solar Could Meet 15% of US Demand by 2020

Solar Industry: Solar Could Meet 15% of US Demand by 2020

In Copenhagen, solar industry groups release report saying a ramp-up of solar would reduce CO2 emissions by 1 billion tons, creating 6.3 million jobs.

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GE Lands 845-Megawatt Bid for World’s Largest Wind Farm

GE Lands 845-Megawatt Bid for World’s Largest Wind Farm

GE is celebrating positive news with the announcement of its involvement in the 845-megawatt, 338-turbine Shepherd's Flat Wind Farm in Oregon.

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Scotland Plugs-In World’s Largest Working Wave Energy Device

Scotland Plugs-In World’s Largest Working Wave Energy Device

Aquamarine Power last week connected the world's largest working hydro-electric wave energy device, off Scottland's Orkney Islands, to the UK National Grid.

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Tidal Power Turbines Producing More Energy Than Expected

Tidal Power Turbines Producing More Energy Than Expected

SeaGen tidal power turbines in the UK are producing more energy than project developers expected.

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Proposed Wind Farm In Doubt Because Site Is… Too Windy?

Proposed Wind Farm In Doubt Because Site Is… Too Windy?

A wind energy developer says a proposed site for a wind farm in Maine is too windy to develop.

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Despite Economic Slump, U.S. Adds 1,649 MW of Wind Energy in Third Quarter

Despite Economic Slump, U.S. Adds 1,649 MW of Wind Energy in Third Quarter

Despite the economic recession and the resulting slump in the renewable energy sector, the wind energy industry added 1,649 megawatts (MW) of new capacity to the U.S. grid in the third quarter of 2009, a trade association group reported Tuesday.

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