Tag: Featured Business
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Senate Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Solar Energy Investments
The federal solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) lasts through 2016, but a duo of U.S. senators introduced legislation this week that would allow the credit to provide upfront benefits to companies working on solar projects. U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday that would allow firms to qualify for the…
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Will Apple Develop a Solar-Powered MacBook?
Apple’s latest deployment of solar energy will have an impact that extends far beyond the roof of a data center. The tech company closed out January by filing a patent for an electronic device display module that uses solar power. The rear plate of a MacBook, or “portable computer,” as it is referred to in the…
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Why Australia’s Solar Market is in Grave Danger
While some countries are taking in the success of setting records within their solar industries, other nations are doing whatever it takes to preserve their own. Some in Australia say that Prime Minister Tony Abbott has changed his stance on renewable energy now that his place in office is secure. Abbott promised to keep the country’s renewable energy…
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China Installed More Solar Projects in 2013 Than Any Country In Any Year
China ended 2013 by annihilating the solar energy record books, and it wasn’t even close. China’s solar installations totaled more than that of any other country in any other year. China installed 12 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) projects, with a possibility of projects at the end of the year pushing that amount up to 14 GW,…
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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…