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AT&T to power 11 California sites with bloom energy fuel cells DALLAS and SUNNYVALE, Calif.
AT&T and Bloom Energy Corporation announced today that Bloom Energy will install Bloom Energy Servers, or Bloom Boxes, at eleven AT&T sites in California. AT&T is the first telecommunications service provider to utilize Bloom Energy Servers to help power their operations. Through the use of this breakthrough solid oxide fuel cell technology, the Bloom Boxes will provide 7.5 megawatts ...
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Smart grids and renewables to power India`s remote areas
India has begun setting up computerised ‘smart’ mini—grids powered with renewable energy sources to provide electricity in inaccessible areas. India’s ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) this month (1 July) commissioned the country’s first 'renewable energy-based smart mini-grid system' at Gurgaon, outside New Delhi. The computerised electricity ...
By SciDev.Net
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Consumers Want More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles, But Are Confused About The Options
Despite uncertainty regarding prices at the pump, Americans are resisting a move to more fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles largely because of confusion over the differences between these types of cars. The findings from a recent survey* conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation and funded by Johnson Controls. (NYSE: JCI) suggest there is a clear gap between consumers' attitudes toward ...
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Germany`s Solar Market Saves Customers Money and Time
Germany's solar market is the most efficient and cost effective in Europe, according to a recent survey by PV Legal. While the average time to connect a new small-scale system to the grid is between 14 and 50 weeks across the continent, German residents are connected in only 6 weeks on average. At the same time, 19 to 65 percent of small-scale project expenses (excluding equipment) go to ...
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Metso to perform replacement of chemical recovery boiler for UBE Chemicals in Thailand
Metso Corporation's press release on July 11, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. local time Metso solution brings added value to chemical recovery Metso will perform replacement of a chemical recovery boiler for UBE Chemicals in Thailand. With Metso's solution, recovered chemicals can be combusted more efficiently, creating energy extraction benefits with minimal burden on environment. The total value of ...
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Schneider Electric to Deliver Transformational Energy Management Capability With Cisco
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced at Cisco Live, Cisco's annual IT and communications conference, that it has teamed with Cisco to provide an innovative comprehensive energy management solution that monitors and manages energy consumption across all building domains. With this combined solution, building owners and managers, architects, contractors, and ...
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AeroVironment Achieves UL Certification for Full Line of Electric Vehicle Charging Systems to Address Nation’s EV Infrastructure Needs
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that with the recent certification of its EV fast charging system, it now has received certification and listing from the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for six groundbreaking electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, a significant milestone for the expanding EV industry. UL is one of the most widely recognized independent product safety certification ...
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ICF International Integrated Energy Outlook Forecasts Doubling of Natural Gas Generation by 2020
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has released its Integrated Energy Outlook for the second quarter of 2011. The study highlights the near-term impacts of global economic recovery on U.S. energy markets and examines the implications of lower CO2 prices on the ...
By ICF
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Delta at Intersolar North America - Featuring SOLIVIA Monitoring and Advanced SOLIVIA Central Inverters
Delta will feature two new products at the upcoming Intersolar NA show. The first is the SOLIVIA Monitor system comprised of a gateway, database, and web application that allows a complete monitoring solution of one or many solar PV systems. The second is a 250 kW large-scale central inverter, suitable for behind-the-fence applications. SOLIVIA Monitor – The new Monitoring Solution from ...
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Schneider Electric Presents Solar Solutions at Intersolar North America
Schneider Electric will present solar solutions in Booth 7510 at one of the largest solar trade shows in California, Intersolar North America, taking place from July 12-14 in San Francisco. The Renewable Energies Business of Schneider Electric is focused on designing and developing photovoltaic products and solutions, as well as providing global customer service and technical support. Schneider ...
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Metso to supply one of the world`s largest biomass boilers to US power producer
Metso Corporation's press release on July 7, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. local time The investment is an important milestone for renewable energy projects for the US, estimating clean electricity production for approximately 70 000 homes. Metso will supply a 100 MWebiomass boiler island and plant automation system to the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC) in Gainesville, Florida, USA. GREC ...
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Peoples Network, Inc.: NASA Predicts Damage or Burn-out of Power Grids World-wide from Solar Flares in Late 2012/2013
NASA and others are warning of oncoming solar flares that will be similar to the 1882 TRANSIT OF VENUS solar storm that burned up Western Union which was the only technology then. Experts advise oncoming flares will burn up anything solid-state such as computers, radio and TV transmitters and cell towers as they all use some form of DC 70 Volt bus systems. Eastern Canada was hit by a small flare ...
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Edison International Reaches 125th Anniversary Milestone
Edison International (NYSE:EIX) today will mark its 125th anniversary as a company when Ted Craver, chairman and chief executive officer, accompanied by the company’s senior leadership team, rings the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. “This is an exciting milestone for our company,” said Craver. “We are extremely proud to celebrate the many innovations that our ...
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Metso to supply off-machine coater main parts for Ilim Group`s Koryazhma Branch mill in Russia
Metso Corporation's press release on July 6, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. local time Metso will supply the main components for the coated woodfree paper line's off-machine coater at the Koryazhma Branch mill of Ilim Group in Koryazhma, Russia. The start-up of the off-machine coater is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013. The value of the order is approximately EUR 20 million. The main part of the ...
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US Utility Installs Carmanah Inverters in 600 Fleet Vehicles
Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) is pleased to announce two sales orders with a combined value of approximately $171,000 for Go Power! Pure Sine Wave Inverters, a proprietary mobile power product within the Carmanah portfolio. The inverters are being deployed in over 600 fleet vehicles operated by a major US utility provider undergoing a fleet revitalization project. The South East ...
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2Q 2011 Global Cleantech Venture Investment Down 33 Percent from Previous Quarter but Exits Remain Strong in IPO and M&A Activity
Cleantech Group™, a global research firm helping executives make strategic decisions around cleantech innovation, today released preliminary 2Q 2011 results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India, totaling $1.83 billion across 161 deals. Measured by dollars invested, cleantech venture investment fell 33 percent compared to the previous quarter ...
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AMETEK Programmable Power Helps Invertor Manufacturers Meet Rapid Growth In Demand
AMETEK Programmable Power, a leader in programmable power test solutions (www.programmablepower.com), is ready to help manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) inverters meet the rapid growth expected in the solar energy market over the next several years. According to Pike Research, a global clean energy market research and consulting firm, the demand for solar power worldwide is expected to increase ...
By AMETEK
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Duke Energy to Build Second Kansas Wind Farm
For the second time in a month, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced plans today to build a large-scale wind farm in Kansas. Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, will build, own and operate the 131-megawatt (MW) Cimarron II Windpower Project in Gray County – approximately 200 miles west of Wichita. The company purchased the fully developed and contracted wind ...
By Duke Energy
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AEP Ohio to Partner With Turning Point Solar on the Development of the Turning Point Solar Generating Facility in Noble County
AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has entered into a participation agreement with Turning Point Solar LLC, a joint venture of Agile Energy Inc. and New Harvest Ventures, to cooperate on the development of one of the largest solar generating facility east of the Mississippi River. The 49.9-megawatt (MW) commercial solar facility will be built on approximately 750 acres of ...
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Getting smarter about supplying electricity
This month’s final print edition of Ecos – Australia’s longest running magazine on science and sustainability – features expert commentary on the drivers of rising household electricity bills identified in the recently released eighth update to Professor Ross Garnaut’s Climate Change Review for the Australian Government. Professor Garnaut’s recommendations in ...
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