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Tell Congress to Pass a National Renewable Electrical Standard and Set the Stage for Green Jobs

Leading wind energy industry executives called on Congress this week to pass a strong national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) as the best way to save and create U.S. jobs.

“We need to drive demand in a stable, predictable way,” said Vic Abate, Vice President for Renewables, GE Energy, the largest supplier of wind turbines in the U.S. [...]

Duke Energy Enters the Solar Power Market with a Texas Solar Farm Purchase

Duke Energy is adding solar power to its commercial renewable energy portfolio through the acquisition of a large-scale solar photovoltaic project under development in San Antonio, Texas.

Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), a Duke Energy Commercial Businesses unit that owns and develops renewable power assets, will purchase the Blue Wing Solar Project from juwi solar Inc., [...]

First Solar and NRG Energy Open Largest Solar Thinfilm PV Power Plant in California

First Solar  and NRG Energy recenlty announced the start of commercial operation for the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar project in California. First Solar developed and built the 21-megawatt (MW) power plant in Blythe, Calif., which was acquired last month by NRG through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar. Electricity generated by the solar facility is [...]

DOE takes Action to Encourage Innovation in Clean Energy Technology

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently outlined the Department’s plans to invest up to $366 million to establish and operate three new Energy Innovation Hubs focused on accelerating research and development in three key energy areas. The Hubs are part of a broad-based clean energy research strategy by the Obama Administration that will [...]

Cyclone Power Technologies Signs Letter of Intent

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POMPANO BEACH, FL, Nov. 4, 2009. Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets: CYPW) has signed a Letter of Intent with Great Wall Alternative Power Systems Ltd. to advance the development and production of Cyclone’s award-winning heat-regenerative external combustion engine in China.  

Largest Solar Energy Plant with 90,000 Solar Panels is Ready to Go.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company announced today that it expects the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Fla., to begin delivering electricity to customers later this month – ahead of schedule.

The facility will overtake Nevada’s Nellis Solar Power Plant for the title of largest solar photovoltaic solar facility in [...]

Scientists Confirm Existence of Superheavy Element 114

Berkeley, CA – Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been able to confirm the production of the superheavy element 114, ten years after a group in Russia, at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, first claimed to have made it. The search for 114 has long been [...]

GE, Plutonic Power Move Closer to Purchasing Largest Wind Power Project Under Construction in BC and Conn

September 23, 2009— GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), and Plutonic Power Corporation (TSX: PCC) have moved a step closer to purchasing the 144-megawatt Dokie Ridge Wind Project, the largest wind farm under construction in British Columbia, from EarthFirst Canada Inc. GE and Plutonic have completed their due diligence, waived initial [...]

Petra Solar Starts Shipping In Largest Solar Electric Project Under Construction In The World

This New Jersey company has delivered its first shipment on an order for 200,000 solar PV systems. Metallic blue solar photovoltaic modules embedded with sophisticated power management and communications systems began rolling out of Petra Solar’s headquarters and manufacturing plant in South Plainfield, NJ this month in the largest solar electric project under construction in the [...]

Today’s Announcement of $550 Million for Clean Energy Development Brings Total to $1Billion

WASHINGTON– This morning, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted a group of clean energy developers and manufacturers at the White House to discuss how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) is creating jobs and helping expand the development of clean, renewable domestic energy. At the meeting, Secretaries Geithner and [...]