Tag: Renewables
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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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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…
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Conservation Groups to Sue Over Wind Turbine Project in Key Bird Migration Corridor
The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio’s Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which yesterday announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of…