 70 pitches for alternative energy given to Duke
(The Charlotte Observer: Sat, 23 Jun) UTILITIES Duke Energy has said that about 70 alternative energy providers have submitted proposals to sell power to the Charlotte-based utility. Duke is accepting proposals as part of the company's plan to offset 1,700 megawatts of conventional electricity, the equivalent of several power plants. It will accept bids until July 27 and plans to negotiate contracts this year for approval by the ...
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 Alternative energy sellers court Duke
(The News & Observer: Fri, 22 Jun) Duke Energy said that about 70 alternative energy providers submitted proposals to sell power to the Charlotte-based utility.
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 Jackson moves to renewable energy
(Casper Star-Tribune: Wed, 20 Jun) The town of Jackson, with the passing of its 2008 fiscal year budget, has announced that all of the town’s operations will be powered entirely by renewable energy.
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 Finavera Renewables Begins Construction Of AquaBuOY 2.0 Wave Energy Converter
(CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance: Tue, 19 Jun) Finavera Renewables Inc. is pleased to announce construction has begun on the AquaBuOY 2.0 wave energy converter. Fabrication of the second generation device is being carried out at Oregon Iron Works in Portland, Oregon and will culminate in the planned deployment of the AquaBuOY later this year.
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 Bechtel Power Completes Nuclear Power Project In Record Time
(ElectricNet: Wed, 20 Jun) Texas-based Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station is up and running following a modernization project managed by Bechtel Power Corp. that shattered the record for fastest replacement of aging components at a nuclear power plant
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 'Simpsons' set for Springfield
(Richmond Times-Dispatch: Sun, 24 Jun) SPRINGFIELD, Vt. -- With a bowling alley, a pub, a prison and a nuclear power plant just down the road, Springfield, Vt., likes to think itself a real-life version of the home of "The Simpsons." Now, the town is going all out to prove it, joining 13 other Springfields from across the nation in a contest, with the winner hosting the big-screen premiere of "The Simpsons Movie" July 26. The public ...
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Russian nuclear energy giant expects further cooperation with China
Wind: The Farmer's New Cash Crop
