Tag: Renewables
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West Coast’s First Offshore Wind Turbine Gets Green Light For Development
The development of the U.S.’ first offshore wind farm received a boost this week, earning approval to begin building. The approval of a five-turbine, 30-megawatt (MW) pilot project off Coos Bay in Oregon was announced Wednesday by Gov. John Kitzhaber, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy Beaudreau. The farm would be about 15…
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Fukushima Pledges to Use 100 Percent Renewable Energy as Japan Considers Rebooting Nuclear Power
By Ari Phillips [caption id="attachment_320358" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The province of Fukushima in northeast Japan, devastated nearly three years ago by the earthquake and tsunami that caused a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, has pledged to go 100 percent renewable by 2040. The energy will be generated through local…
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Actresses Unite in Support of Replacing Nukes With Clean Energy
Today, actresses Amy Smart, Eva Amurri Martino, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Dawn Olivieri joined the Sierra Club in an online video asking Gov. Jerry Brown to make a “clean break” with fossil fuels, and commit to replacing the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station with 100% clean energy. The California Public Utilities Commission is expected to begin…
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First-Ever Collegiate Turbine Competition to Hit Annual Wind Industry Conference
When the U.S. wind industry brings its signature conference to Las Vegas in May, companies and researchers will be accompanied by the nation’s next generation of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its first-ever Collegiate Wind Competition, set for May 5 to 7, during three of the same days as…
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Solar Industry Thanks Obama for SOTU Shout Out
After announcing that its employment growth rate was 10 times better than the national average, a shout out from President Barack Obama made the solar industry’s week even better. “Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar, every panel pounded into place by a worker whose job can’t be outsourced,” Obama said during…