New Yorker features Makani Power: Inherit the Wind
New Yorker (subscription required) // May 17, 2013In its May 20 issue, the New Yorker featured AEE member company and advanced wind turbine startup Makani Power.
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Illinois renewable energy fund fails to follow through on promise of investment
Chicago Tribune // May 15, 2013In 2008 Illinois passed legislation that requires utilities to buy electricity from renewable sources and pass those costs directly to consumers.
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Boston Globe interviews SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive
The Boston Globe // May 14, 2013On the "Hot Seat" in this week's Boston Globe Business section is Lyndon Rive, CEO of SolarCity.
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AEE Member company Bloom Energy raises $130 Million, total raised tops $1.1 billion
Greentech Media // May 13, 2013Bloom Energy, the California-based fuel cell startup, has raised an additional $130 million in venture capital funds.
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Tesla Model S scored 99/100 on Consumer Reports road test
Consumer Reports // May 09, 2013The Tesla Model S outscored every other car, both electrified and traditional gas-powered, in the latest road test from Consumer Reports.
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A more advanced army is a more powerful army
USA Today // May 07, 2013USA Today features a story on advanced energy in the United States military, and how it's making the armed forces more secure, responsive, and powerful.
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First Solar sells out production through Q3 2013
Gigaom // May 06, 2013Due to increased demand from markets like Japan and better supply management, First Solar has sold out of panels through the third quarter.
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Ford set to pass Toyota in full-year U.S. Hybrid Sales
Bloomberg // May 03, 2013Ford Motor Company announced that it has sold 29,561 of its hybrid models in Q1 2013.
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Verizon launches advanced energy project to power 19 facilities across the country
Bloomberg Businessweek // May 01, 2013Verizon announced that it will invest $100 million in a solar and fuel-cell energy project that will help power 19 of its facilities in seven states across the country.
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Staples installs solar power at its Massachusetts HQ
The Boston Globe // May 01, 2013Staples, which is based in Framingham, MA, has partnered with SunEdison f to install a 685 kilowatt solar installation.
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New Jersey: winning the race for offshore wind?
NBC Philadelphia // Apr 30, 2013As we've reported before, offshore wind may be America's big superproject. Despite having projects on the horizon for the past decade, however, homegrown offshore wind remains in the planning stages.
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More than 12,500 EVs sold in Q1 2013; 22 million EVs to be sold by 2020
Denver Post // Apr 29, 2013Navigant Research released a new report this week that predicts sales of electric vehicles will reach 22 million by 2020. With wider availability, greater charging infrastructure, and falling prices, sales of EVs have already begun to...
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2013's BNEF New Energy Pioneers Include Water, Energy Efficiency Technologies
Greentech Media // Apr 24, 2013Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) announced the winners of this year’s New Energy Pioneers Award this week at the BNEF Summit.
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Investment in Renewables Expected to Triple by 2030
Bloomberg New Energy Finance // Apr 23, 2013Investment in renewables is expected to triple due to the plunge in wind and solar power, paving way for renewables to account for half of all generation capacity by 2030.
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ABB Acquires Power-One for $1 Billion
Greentech Media // Apr 22, 2013The Swiss engineering company ABB agreed on Monday to acquire Power-One, the number two global PV inverter company, for $1 billion.
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Google Asks Utilities to Sell Clean Energy for Data Centers
Gigaom // Apr 22, 2013Google has asked utilities to make clean energy programs -- if they are willing to pay for it -- in effort to expand their clean power projects.
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First U.S. Enhanced Geothermal System goes online
Renewable Energy World // Apr 17, 2013America's first enhanced geothermal system (EGS) has come online. The project, based in New Hampshire, is producing 1.2 megawatts to an existing power plant. ORMAT, the company behind the project, has been developing the project since 2002.
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Advanced Energy leads Q1 power installations
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission // Apr 16, 2013Solar energy installations accounted for 100 percent of new power capacity in March, and renewable energy technologies accounted for 82 percent of all new power capacity in Q1 2013, according to a new report from the Federal Energy...
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U.S. WIND ENERGY CAPACITY ALMOST DOUBLES IN 2012, TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA TOP INSTALLATIONS
Bloomberg Businessweek // Apr 12, 2013Wind energy had a huge year in 2012, representing 42 percent of all new electricity megawatts installed, according to a new industry report from AWEA.
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Solar Impulse plans U.S. Trip with stops in Arizona, Texas, and New York
Wall Street Journal // Apr 11, 2013The world's first solar-powered plane has announced its first U.S. trip. It will take off from NASA's Mountain View, CA campus and fly to airports in Phoenix, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and New York.
