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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 3rd, 2014
UK Broke Several Wind Energy Generation Records This Past December

UK Broke Several Wind Energy Generation Records This Past December

“This is a towering achievement,” says Maf Smith with RenewableUK

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 30th, 2013
LA to Build Solar Plant Next to the Manzanar National Historic Site

LA to Build Solar Plant Next to the Manzanar National Historic Site

The plant is to be built 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) east of the WWII internment camp

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 30th, 2013
200-Acre Solar Farm to Be Built on the United Kingdom's South Coast

200-Acre Solar Farm to Be Built on the United Kingdom's South Coast

Once completed, the farm is expected to be the largest facility of its kind in the country

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 30th, 2013
Vestas Receives 260 MW Order for Wind Energy Projects in the US

Vestas Receives 260 MW Order for Wind Energy Projects in the US

In 2013, the company has secured 1,700 MW of wind turbine orders in the US and Canada

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 28th, 2013
60% of Americans Clueless About Next Week's Incandescent Bulbs Phase Out

60% of Americans Clueless About Next Week's Incandescent Bulbs Phase Out

Starting January 1, the US will move to end the use of 40-watt and 60-watt bulbs

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 27th, 2013
Siemens Will Provide Turbines for US' First Offshore Wind Farm

Siemens Will Provide Turbines for US' First Offshore Wind Farm

The company will deliver 130 3.6MW offshore wind turbines

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 19th, 2013
Scotland's Green Energy Output Hits Record Levels

Scotland's Green Energy Output Hits Record Levels

Over 40% of the country's energy needs are now met by renewables

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 18th, 2013
BP Announces “Significant Oil Discovery” in the Gulf of Mexico

BP Announces “Significant Oil Discovery” in the Gulf of Mexico

The discovery's commercial potential is yet to be determined

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 18th, 2013
Company Wants to Build Giant 80-Meter (262.5-Feet) Wind Turbine Blade

Company Wants to Build Giant 80-Meter (262.5-Feet) Wind Turbine Blade

Despite its length, the blade would be surprisingly light

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 18th, 2013
It's Lights Out for 40- and 60-Watt Incandescent Light Bulbs in the US

It's Lights Out for 40- and 60-Watt Incandescent Light Bulbs in the US

Starting January 1, 2014, manufacturing and importing these bulbs will be illegal

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 17th, 2013
World's Largest Onshore Wind Turbine Order to Benefit Folks in the US

World's Largest Onshore Wind Turbine Order to Benefit Folks in the US

MidAmerican Energy has purchased 448 turbines from Siemens, will install them in Iowa

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 16th, 2013
Japan Should Restart Its Nuclear Reactors, Government Panel Advises

Japan Should Restart Its Nuclear Reactors, Government Panel Advises

The reactors were shut down in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 12th, 2013
US Energy Department Announces $13M (€9.44M) Investments in Solar

US Energy Department Announces $13M (€9.44M) Investments in Solar

The money will be split between five companies in five of the country's states

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 11th, 2013
UK's Largest Bakery Chain Installs 1.28MW of Solar Capacity

UK's Largest Bakery Chain Installs 1.28MW of Solar Capacity

Greggs aims to reduce its carbon emissions by 25% by 2015

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 11th, 2013
UK Invests £28M (€33.46M / $46.02M) in Nuclear Research, Development

UK Invests £28M (€33.46M / $46.02M) in Nuclear Research, Development

These investments are expected to help the country embrace clean nuclear energy

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 10th, 2013
Retail Giant John Lewis Buys Green Energy for 387 of Its Stores

Retail Giant John Lewis Buys Green Energy for 387 of Its Stores

The company has entered a partnership with green power provider SmartestEnergy

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 10th, 2013
Pub Readies to Install Its Own Hydropower Plant

Pub Readies to Install Its Own Hydropower Plant

The Sticklebarn pub is already considered the UK's most sustainable

 
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