Tag: Featured Business
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Future of Offshore Wind Could Be Shaped By Key Approval in Maine
A consortium in Maine is all about delivering competitive, offshore wind power in the 2020s, and this week marks a large step in that direction. According to the Bangor Daily News Maine (BDN), the Maine Public Utilities Commission approved a pilot project for offshore wind energy led by Maine Aqua Ventus, a group that consists of Emera, Cianbro Corp.…
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Half a Million Solar Panels Now on UK Buildings
The United Kingdom is on a march to 1 million. According to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, 499,687 solar systems were installed by Jan. 5 as part of the feed-in tariff program supporting solar arrays smaller than 50 kilowatts. The British government has established a goal of 1 million panels by 2015. The…
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Which States Have the Most Solar Energy Projects in Their Pipelines?
The top solar states in the U.S. have about 2,000 non-residential projects in their pipelines that could go online in 2014 or beyond. That’s about 40 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity capacity, according to PVTech. “Project pipelines provide significant insight into individual projects, but also help understand market structures, business models and future demand…
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Woman Breaks Barriers to Achieve Dream of Working in Wind Energy
By Meredith MacDonald [caption id="attachment_317851" align="alignright" width="266"] Meredith MacDonald. Photo credit: Life Among Giants[/caption] In September of 2010, I set foot on my first wind project as a security guard. I must admit I had set foot on wind farms prior to this, but just as a gawker who wanted to see the giant components up…
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Record Year Pushes U.S. to Second-Strongest Solar Market in the World
Last year ended in record-setting fashion for new solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the U.S., but that’s not exactly a surprise to some. “Each year, the final quarter in the U.S. results in a new quarterly record for solar PV installed,” Michael Barker, a senior analyst at NPD Solarbuzz, said. “The solar PV industry in the…