Tag: Renewable Energy
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Buffet Bets Big On Big Solar
Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy has finalized its purchase of First Solar’s Topaz Solar Farm in California—the first solar farm in the company’s portfolio.
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Big Cellulosic Ethanol Bone Tossed To Oregon
The struggling U.S. cellulosic ethanol industry gets a boost–a $232.5 million loan guarantee for an Oregon plant that will use ag waste and woody biomass.
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Dirty Coal Lawsuit Has Positive Clean Energy Ending
Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas customers are getting 400 megawatts of wind power added to their grid, with the slight shadow of a 600 megawatt coal-fired power plant.
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Giant Solar Power Towers Sprout Like Weeds
While the Australian company EnviroMission dreams of a gigantic solar updraft tower project in Arizona, Hyperion Energy has the same high hopes—in Australia.