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Record Hill Wind snags $102M wind power loan guarantee

VentureBeat

Wind power providers typically face “not-in-my-backyard” complaints from residents in rural areas. Residents argue sounds from the wind turbines are disruptive, and that the turbines make for flickering lights because they block out the sun. ...
 
Recharge Your Electric Car With Your Own Personal Wind Turbine

Fast Company

Now your EV can have its very own dedicated wind turbine--designed by Yves Behar, no less--to combat NIMBYs everywhere. Want to stay ahead of the Jones' who drove home a new electric Ford Focus with its own solar unit last weekend? ...
 
Ikea Buys Scottish Wind Farm, Solar Installations

SustainableBusiness.com

The array of seven wind turbines is expected to produce the equivalent of 30% of Ikea's electricity usage in the UK, and a company spokesperson said additional wind power purchases could be in the works. The remaining 70% will be partially produced by ...
 
How Will U.S. Army Energy Initiatives Affect Expansion of Solar Energy?

ThomasNet Industrial News Room

The US Army this month established an Energy Initiatives Office (EIO) Task Force, which could have a significant effect on the growth of the solar energy industry. I first studied solar energy in junior high school in the mid-1960s (the Bell Labs “From ...
 
Sungevity socks away cash for solar leasing

CNET

Part of Sungevity's marketing efforts in the east coast--an ice cream truck decked with solar panels. Sungevity has secured $50 million worth of solar leases and expects to have the financing to continue expanding into other states. ...
 
Achieving net zero with geothermal systems

Consulting-Specifying Engineer

Geothermal systems are one option to achieving this net zero goal. The Dept. of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) has established aggressive energy goals for new schools, including several “net zero” facilities in 2011. According to the Dept. of ...
 
Geothermal system will heat and cool new Science Center

Connecticut College

Engineers installed a 500-foot test well in the northeast corner of Tempel Green to confirm that a geothermal system was an option for the new Science Center. Tempel Green, with its stunning view of Long Island Sound, has always been one of Connecticut ...
 
New Army Task Force Will Push for Renewable Energy

CleanTechnica

In the latest stage of the historic battle between renewable energy and fossil fuels, the US Army has taken the gloves off: Army Secretary John McHugh announced the launch of the Army's new Energy Initiatives Office Task Force at the GovEnergy ...
 
Testing underway to explore energy from ocean currents

Boston Herald

State officials and UMass Dartmouth scientists also plan on Monday to outline plans for a first-in-the-nation marine renewable energy test site in Muskeget Channel, located in federal waters between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. ...
 
Green Car People: Who Buys Electric And Plug-In Vehicles?

Green Car Reports

More Once upon a time, people who bought (or built) electric vehicles were often science-minded, forward-thinking, eco-conscious drivers who sometimes had a hippie past. Today, there are several motivations for buying a car that plugs into the electric ...