Tag: business
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Iconic ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ Sign Now Powered by Solar
Regardless if whatever happens in Las Vegas actually stays there, visitors are now welcomed by renewable energy. The flashy, landmark “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign began using solar power on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. Solar panels on 25-foot towers have been linked to the 55-year-old neon sign that welcomes people to one of the…
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Battery Storage Breakthrough at Harvard Could Play Huge Role in Future of Renewables
By Tim Radford Scientists in the U.S. think they may be on the track of a new kind of battery technology that could store huge reserves of energy. One of the great problems of renewable energy generators such as photovoltaic cells and wind turbines is that they can’t respond to demand. [caption id="attachment_317601" align="alignnone" width="500"]…
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Obama Calls For Energy Infrastructure Review Every Four Years
President Barack Obama believes it’s past time for a review of the nation’s energy infrastructure, so he has scheduled one to take place every four years. Policy and technology officials at the White House will join federal agencies, including the Energy, Interior and Agriculture departments, to comprise a panel for Obama’s Quadrennial Energy Review (QER),…
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EV and Hybrid Sales Surged by 84 Percent in 2013
Sales of plug-in electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrids in the U.S. grew by nearly 100 percent in the last year, finishing just under 100,000 units. The 84-percent jump from 2012 to 2013 represented 96,702 plug-in vehicle sales, according to the Electric Drive Transportation Association. Combined with sales figures of hybrids and plug-in hybrids, battery-powered sales…
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Gov. Cuomo: New York to Spend $1 Billion on Solar Energy
By Kiley Kroh New York governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his State of the State address this week and announced an even greater commitment to clean energy, including $1 billion in new funding for solar energy projects. Launched in 2012, Cuomo’s NY-Sun Initiative has already been a tremendous success, with almost 300 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic capacity installed or…