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California legislators have missed a deadline to act on a bill that would have required utilities to get 33% of energy from renewable sources by 2020.
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NexGen Energy will build the largest solar array in the U.S., generating more than 2.6 MW, atop the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center.
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Greenpeace International and other environmental groups are pressuring Facebook to phase out coal-fired generation powering its new data center in Portland, Ore.
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Paul Hodes, a New Hampshire congressman, is proposing funding a national renewable energy standard by eliminating federal subsidies for the oil and gas industry and targeting $60 billion in defense cuts.
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Eurus Energy Holdings is planning a $178 million, 59.8 MW wind farm in Stavanger, Norway.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that permits can be issued for Cape Wind Associates’ project in the shore off Nantucket Sound.
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A national renewable energy standard may squeak through Congress this year after all, says Harry Reid, majority leader of the U.S. Senate.
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The American Wind Energy Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association say Congress’ recent reduction of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sect. 1705 loan guarantee program likely will prohibit manufacturers of commercial renewables from participating in the program.
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Solar Millennium AG of Germany views 300 MW facilities to be the optimal size for solar-thermal plants.
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The state of Gujarat is talking to the Asian Development Bank and the International Finance Corp. about financing a solar park in Patan, India.