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22 min ago | Ars Technica

Printable A3-sized solar cells hit a new milestone in green energy

Imagine a future where solar panels speed off the presses, like newspaper. Australian scientists have brought us one step closer to that reality.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Solar Energy

1 hr ago | KHOU-TV Houston

Dallas suburb solar panel fight exposes problems

A legal battle between a suburban Dallas neighborhood association and a homeowner seeking to install solar panels on his house exposed problems with a 2011 Texas law.

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Related Topix: Flower Mound, TX, Alternative Energy, Energy

4 hrs ago | Ely Standard

Surprise defeat for council's Lib Dem leader once derided by former ...

HIS political attacks were famously compared by former county council leader Nick Clarke to being "savaged by a cotton bud" although it is unlikely that accounted for the surprise defeat of Councillor Kilian Bourke as Lib Dem leader.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy

8 hrs ago | The Heartland Institute

Does Solar Energy Actually Make Massachusetts Safer?

Earlier this month, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick announced that his state reached the goal of 250 megawatts of installed solar energy capacity.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy, Deval Patrick, US Governors, Beacon Hill (Boston, MA), Boston, MA

13 hrs ago | Daily Kos

Green diary rescue: Pedal power, electric cars, OFA on climate change

Every week Daily Kos diarists write dozens of environmentally related posts. Many don't get the readership they deserve.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy, US Politics, US News, Representative Scott Peters, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Chevron Corporation, Oil & Gas

Sat May 18, 2013

Southwest Riverside News Network

Ocotillo Wells: Blade breaks off wind-powered turbine, prompts investigation

A 173-foot-long blade broke off a wind turbine and fell to the ground at a 315-megawatt wind farm that supplies electricity near El Centro, it was reported today.

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Related Topix: Ocotillo, CA, El Centro, CA, Imperial County, CA, Industrial Machines, Telecom, Siemens, San Diego County, CA, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Energy

Downey Patriot

from U.S. Bank Carports: Solar Power

At first glance, it appears that the Florence Avenue branch of U.S. Bank has just installed carports for its customers.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy, California, Downey, CA, Los Alamitos, CA, Fullerton, CA, Claremont, CA

The Fresno Bee

Clovis Unified activates phase 1 of solar power system

Clovis Unified flipped the switch Friday on phase 1 of its new 5.9-megawatt solar power system.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy, Mountain View, CA, Cupertino, CA

Sierra Club Compass

Big Victory: Minnesota's Landmark Clean Energy Standard Charts Course Beyond Dirty Energy

Minnesota has taken a first step in outlining the next big leap forward in the state's sustainable energy future.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, US Politics, Alternative Energy, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Energy, Minnesota Government, US Governors

Inhabitat

Contemporary Energy's Solar Kettle Boils and Purifies Water Off the Grid

Contemporary Energy's Solar Kettle uses the sun's rays to boil water on the go. The lightweight thermos-like device is perfect for camping or picnics, allowing users to make hot beverages or sterilize water without electricity.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy

Bridgwater Mercury

Public can comment on Puriton energy park plans

THE PUBLIC are being asked to comment on a project to build a renewable energy park in Puriton - which could create thousands of jobs.

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Related Topix: Energy, Alternative Energy, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, BAE Systems, Somerset County, England

Fri May 17, 2013

This Is Money

Green energy 'folly will put 600 on bills': Annual charges to hit living standards, says report

High cost of going green: Britain's green energy 'folly' will cost every family an extra 600 a year by 2020, a report warned last night Britain's green energy 'folly' will cost every family an extra 600 a year by 2020, a report warned last night.

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AllSmallCars

Gumball Supercar Rally Now Carbon Neutral, But Hardly Green

Antony is an automotive obsessive: Whether it drives, sits there looking pretty or intrigues from afar, he'll talk and write about it.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Alternative Energy, Energy

The Press Democrat

Windsor signs on to county power authority

Windsor on Wednesday became the first city to join the Sonoma Clean Power Authority, created as an alternative to PG&E to provide a greener product at competitive, if not cheaper rates.

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Related Topix: Windsor, CA, Alternative Energy, Energy

KBKW News

BPA: Energy balancing rate settlement signals commitment to work on broader solutions

As the region looks for more effective ways to integrate wind and other renewable energy sources, the Bonneville Power Administration and its customers have agreed to settle the portion of BPA's rate case that defines charges for balancing services, or generation inputs, that maintain a constant balance of the energy produced and energy consumed.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Bonneville Power Administration

The Oregonian

Renewable energy initiative approved for signature gathering

An initiative that would allow utilities to count all hydroelectric power toward renewable energy requirements was approved this week for signature gathering .

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Oregon

Science Daily

Artificial forest for solar water-splitting: First fully integrated...

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy 's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Department of Energy, Chemistry, Science, UC Berkeley, Solar Energy

Thu May 16, 2013

Science Daily

Team wins Cubesat berth to gather Earth energy imbalance measurements

NASA's In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies program has funded a team led by Lars Dyrud, a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., to develop a miniature instrument that will measure the amount of solar energy reflected by Earth and the amount emitted to space as infrared radiation or heat.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, Laurel, MD, Physics, Science, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy, Greenbelt, MD, NASA

Dwell

An Aluminum-Clad Green Energy Home in England

Green Orchard, the home Paul Archer designed for his parents outside Bristol, England, sows the seeds of an active retirement.

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Related Topix: Energy, Alternative Energy, Bristol County, England, Somerset County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Gloucestershire County, England, Home Gardening, Home

National Geographic

Wind Energy's Shadow: Turbines Drag Down Power Potential

Wind turbines line the crest of a hill in Canada. New studies question just how much wind farms can grow before they encounter a limiting wind-shadow effect.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Energy, Physics, Science, North Carolina, University of North Carolina Charlotte

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