Tidewater Current Winter 2011-12

New Green Revolution is Building

Transmitting enlightening news & information about sustainable endeavors in Coastal Virginia and beyond. Weekly Updates.

 

Renewable Energy:

News: Wind | Solar | Marine | Biomass | Transmission | Storage | Other

3/19/12 - Small-Town Solar Revolution Has Created Jobs Galore & Driven Down Price of Power in Germany - CleanTechnica‏

3/16/12 - California Cities Could Soon Pay For Renewables With Property Tax Revenue‏ | CleanTechnica

3/14/12 - Minnesota Electricity Could Be 100% Renewable, 100% Local - CleanTechnica

3/7/12 - Scottish Electricity Generation Plan Underway (100% renewable by 2020)- CleanTechnica‏

3/1/12 - US Clean Energy Standard Proposed In Senate | Earthtechling‏

3/1/12 - Amory Lovins Lays Out His Clean Energy Plan | Earthtechling

2/29/12 - Military Turns To Solar, Wind For Reliable Backup | Earthtechling‏

2/29/12 - How German Solar Has Made All German Electricity Cheaper - CleanTechnica

2/28/12 - Bill Gates: U.S. energy research underfunded | SmartPlanet‏‏

2/24/12 - New Renewable Energy Doc from Greenpeace (95% of Energy could come from Renewables by 2050) - CleanTechnica

2/22/12 - Community Choice Aggregation Lets Cities Buy (Cleaner) Electricity in Bulk - CleanTechnica‏

2/20/12 - Clean Energy Could Supply U.S. with 70% of Electricity by 2030, NOAA Director Says - CleanTechnica‏

2/20/12 - US Virgin Islands Plans 60% Reduction in Fossil Fuel Use By 2025‏ -Ecogeek.com

2/18/12 - Cincinnati Could Be 100% Powered By Renewables This Year‏ - CleanTechnica

2/13/12 - (NC based) Alganomics installs solar electric system, hybrid windmills | StarNewsOnline.com‏

2/12/12 - President Obama Ups the Clean Energy Ante by a Cool $150 Million
Source: Clean Technica

2/10/12 - HUGE Push to Save Renewable Energy Subsidies (Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, & Hydro) Source: Clean Technica

2/7/12 - 70% of New EU Power from Renewable Energy in 2011 (47% Solar, 21% Wind) | CleanTechnica

2/7/12 - Most States Have Renewable Portfolio Standards | EarthTechling‏

2/6/12 - US Army Awards $61 Million Worth of Energy Contracts | CleanTechnica

1/27/12 - Obama Plans Paint Aggressive Clean Energy Push | EarthTechling

1/24/12 - Keep renewables, or repeal the law | Richmond Times-Dispatch

1/19/12 - Clean energy advocates lobbying Virginia General Assembly for solar, wind, efficiency | The Republic‏

1/18/12 - U.S. Can't Walk Away From Clean Energy Subsidies | Debate Club | US News Opinion‏

1/18/12 - U.S. Government Has a History Supporting Emerging Industries | Debate Club | US News Opinion‏

1/15/12 - Ballot Initiative Would More Than Double Michigan's Renewable Portfolio Standard‏ - CleanTechnica

1/12/12 - California: 16 Percent Clean Energy - WOOT! | EarthTechling

1/10/12 - Obama Drives Clean Energy Boom On Public Lands | EarthTechling

1/9/12 - NREL MAPS U.S. RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL- http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/nrel-maps-us-renewable-energy-potential

1/9/12 - 2011: The Year Renewables Overtook Nuclear in the US - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/09/2011-the-year-renewables-overtook-nuclear-in-the-us/

1/6/12 - Over Half of Germany's Renewable Energy Owned By Citizens & Farmers, Not Utility Companies - http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/over-half-germany-renewable-energy-owned-citizens-not-utility-companies.html

1/5/12 - Eastern Shore Energy, LLC Announces Prelijinary Financing Agreement - http://www.energydigital.com/press_releases/eastern-shore-energy-llc-announces-preliminary-financing-agreement

Wind

3/21/12 - Wind Program: WPA Webinar: Development Markets for Wind Energy‏ - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wind/events_detail.html?event_id=6611

3/16/12 - Chesapeake Climate Action Network and Sierra Club submit a petition to Dominion Power, pushing them to develop offshore wind| Offshore Wind Wire‏

3/15/12 - ANALYSIS: Maryland Offshore Wind Legislation has Broad Support, Uncertain Future | Offshore Wind Wire‏

3/14/12 - Dominion-sponsored study: Build offshore wind-energy farms in stages | Richmond Times-Dispatch‏

3/13/12 - Dominion Virginia Power Offshore Wind Study Recommends Ocean Substations Be Added in Atlantic - MarketWatch‏

3/13/12 - Tri-Blades Get The Axe In New Wind Turbine Design | Earthtechling

3/9/12 - ANALYSIS – Will Dominion's Comments Impact the Atlantic Wind Connection? | Offshore Wind Wire

3/9/12 - OPINION: Local Businesses Support Offshore Wind Power - Parkville-Overlea, MD Patch‏

3/7/12 - Ports Clear the Decks so Wind Turbines Can Rise - Bloomberg

3/6/12 - Offshore Wind Farms Could Double As Seaweed Farms | Earthtechling‏

3/2/12 - Dominion to Feds: delay Google's wind line - Says the offshore wind transmission line is premature because lease sales pending - The Daily Press

3/1/12 - Designing an offshore turbine 'that doesn't think it's on land' - Wind - Renewable energy news - Recharge - wind, solar, biomass, wave/tidal/hydro and geothermal‏ | RechargeNews.com

3/1/12 - EERE News: Energy Department Announces $180 Million for Ambitious New Initiative to Deploy U.S. Offshore Wind Projects‏ - http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=687

3/1/12 - Malta To Get State-Of-The-Art Floating Wind Farm From Hexicon | Earthtechling‏

2/29/12 - Baltimore Could Be Offshore Wind Hub‏ - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/mea-study-baltimore-could_n_1311263.html

2/29/12 - Wind Energy Output Hit Record High in Spain (Kept Electricity Prices Lower than Neighbors') - CleanTechnica

2/28/12 - Makani Kite Wind Energy Generator - Energy Field's Long Shots Show Off Their Stuff - NYTimes.com

2/27/12 - Floating Wind Farm Feasibility Study Launched in Cornwall (UK) - CleanTechnica

2/25/12 -SC wind turbine test facility nears completion- The Daily Reflector‏

2/25/12 - Wind turbines off N.C. coast likely still years away, panel says - http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120225/ARTICLES/120229786

2/23/12 - Project of the Year Awarded to Sauer Energy by the IEEE‏ (for a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine) - http://www.sauerenergy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=183:project-of-the-year-awarded-to-sauer-energy-by-the-ieee-&catid=37:company-news&Itemid=53

2/22/12 - Republicans The Wind Power Saviors? | Earthtechling‏

2/21/12 - Floating turbines to plug into Hayle wave hub | This is Cornwall‏

2/21/12 - Floating Wind Farm for Malta - CleanTechnica

2/20/12 - Floating Wind Farm to be Built off Fukushima - CleanTechnica

2/19/12 - Offshore wind exerts wide appeal in Md. - The Washington Post‏

2/16/12 - Maryland gov lobbies lawmakers for offshore wind - BusinessWeek‏

2/16/12 - Cape Wind Project: Northeast Utilities And NStar Buy Stake In Offshore Wind Farm‏ - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/cape-wind-project-northeast-nstar_n_1280427.html

2/15/12 - Religious Leaders Want to Raise Offshore Wind in Maryland - CleanTechnica‏

2/13/12 - Wind Turbine Like No Other Promises Big Energy | EarthTechling

2/9/12 - Federal studies back impact of wind turbines | The Daily Times | delmarvanow.com‏

2/9/12 - U.K. Opens Biggest Offshore Wind Farm in $52 Billion Push - Businessweek

2/9/12 - Rooftop Heat Vents power wind turbines - Hyatt at Olive 8 - Seattle LEED Certified Hotel Recycles Kitchen Exhaust for Electricity - YouTube

2/8/12 - N.C. panel touts wind energy use - Technology - NewsObserver.com

2/7/12 - Dominion seeking offshore wind domination in Virginia? - The Daily Press

2/6/12 - Obama Administration Approves Mid-Atlantic Wind Farm | CleanTechnica

2/5/12 - Turbine Cowboys Gives Wind Power Its Own Reality Show | CleanTechnica

2/3/12 - U.S. to Fast-Track Offshore Wind Farms - WSJ.com‏

2/3/12 - Scotland, South Korea, US: Offshore Wind Picking Up | CleanTechnica

2/2/12 - Offshore wind farms along Mid-Atlantic closer to reality after positive environmental review - The Washington Post‏

2/2/12 - Feds: Mid-Atlantic Wind Farms Take Step Forward - ABC News‏

2/1/12 - US DOE to offer more funds for offshore wind demonstration projects - Electric Power | Platts News Article & Story‏

2/1/12 - Liquid air the solution to wind power's unreliability?‏ - http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/article/39965/Liquid-air-the-solution-to-wind-powers-unreliability.aspx

1/31/12 - Offshore wind farms could generate more than enough energy to meet Maryland's annual needs - Newark Post: Business

1/31/12 - Is Wind Power the Most Under-Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern US? : Greentech Media‏

1/30/12 - NREL, Gamesa to Collaborate on RD Project, National Renewable Energy Laboratory‏ - http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/NREL-and-Gamesa-to-collaborate-on-R-D-project-608862

1/30/12 - Australian Company Launches World's Quietest Wind Turbine‏ - http://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=15749

1/27/12 - UK Installing "Wind Farm Friendly" Radar‏ - http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3695

1/27/12 - Maryland Offshore Wind Farm Proposal Could Catch A Second Wind in 2012 | CleanTechnica‏

1/25/12 - Iberdrola Suspending New US Wind Farms Without Tax Credit - Executive | Fox Business‏

1/24/12 - Huge Danish Offshore Wind Farm Begins To Rise | EarthTechling‏

1/20/12 - Duke Energy studies possibilities for offshore wind power - Charlotte Business Journal‏

1/19/12 - PTC extension recommended by US gov council | Windpower Monthly

1/19/12 - Making Way for a Bigger Turbine | Renewable Energy News Article‏

1/18/12 - Atlantic City Offshore Wind Farm Could Start Construction in the Fall‏ - EcoGeek.org

1/18/12 - Offshore Wind Needs a Little Love from Congress‏ -http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/18/offshore-wind-needs-a-little-love-from-congress/

1/17/12 - Offshore Wind Wire Looks Ahead to 2012 | Offshore Wind Wire‏

1/16/12 - Duke Energy to study offshore wind potential in South Carolina - Charleston Regional Business Journal | Charleston, SC‏

1/15/12 - Firm set to move forward on offshore wind farm near Atlantic City | NJ.com

1/12/12 - Keith Harrington: Offshore Wind Activists an Unmatched Force at Maryland General Assembly Opener‏ - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-harrington/offshore-wind-power_b_1202446.html

1/12/12 - North American Windpower: Content / New & Noteworthy / Wind Companies, Universities Studying Offshore Wind Energy Generation Potential Off The Carolinas‏ - http://www.nawindpower.com/naw/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9210

1/11/12 - 700-MW Wind Farm Planned in Baltic Sea‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/11/700-mw-wind-farm-planned-in-baltic-sea/

1/11/12 - Maryland offshore wind: Poll shows Marylanders favor offshore wind - Baltimore Sun‏

1/11/12 - Wind Power Closes NY Hydrogen Fuel Loop | EarthTechling

1/8/12 - 1,000,000 MW by 2050 is China's Long Range Wind Plan (What is Ours?) - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/08/1000000-mw-by-2050-is-chinas-long-range-wind-plan-what-is-ours/

1/6/12 - Deep-water (floating) vertical-axis wind turbine gest lastdr run - http://www.rechargenews.com/business_area/innovation/article296513.ece

1/6/12 - Support for offshore wind power picks up speed in Bay states - http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=4274

1/6/12 -Advocates: NJ law a model for Md. offshore wind - CBS News‏ - http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57354106/advocates-nj-law-a-model-for-md-offshore-wind/

1/6/12 - Storms produce record UK wind power output - http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-britain-wind-record-idUSTRE8050L120120106

1/4/12 - The Wind Beat: Decisions and Deals as Wind Closes 2011 - http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/The-Wind-Beat-Decisions-and-Deals-As-Wind-Closes-2011/

1/3/12 - US eyeing Euro offshore wind, Long Island still on the fence : Long Island Report‏ - http://longislandreport.org/front-page-content/us-eyeing-euro-offshore-wind-long-island-still-on-the-fence/12876

12/29/11 - Coast Guard to study future of boat traffic, wind farms | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com‏

12/28/11 - Float Your Wind Turbines To Save and Increase Production - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/28/float-your-wind-turbines-to-save-and-increase-production/

12/24/11 - New Jersey seen as future in wind projects | The News Journal | delawareonline.com

12/20/11 - Input sought on offshore power line | The News Journal | delawareonline.com‏ ( 60 day public comment period for AWC's proposed offshore "backbone" transmission line for offshore wind began Dec.20)

12/20/11 - Feds look to Va. for offshore wind - dailypress.com

12/18/11 - SeaTwirl Offshore Turbine with 1 Moving Part, & It Stores Energy with Seawater - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/18/seatwirl-offshore-turbine-with-one-moving-part-and-it-stores-energy-with-seawater/

12/16/11 - How WindFlip Will Deliver Gigantic Floating Turbines to Site‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/16/how-windflip-will-deliver-gigantic-floating-turbines-to-site/

2/15/12 - Wind Program: Global Wind Energy Grew 21% in 2011: Report‏ - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wind/news_detail.html?news_id=18084

DoE EERE WPA Free Webinars Dec. 14 & 15 - Wind Power Economics: Past, Present, and Future Trends - See Events Page

12/14/11 - German Hybrid-Wind Power Plant Does it All - http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/12/german-hybrid-wind-power-plant-does-it-all/

12/13/11 - Wind Power Unlike Any Other On Horizon - http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/12/wind-power-unlike-any-other-on-horizon/

12/10/11 - Why DOE-Funded Floating Turbines May Change Future of Offshore Wind‏ -http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/10/why-doe-funded-floating-turbines-may-change-future-of-offshore-wind/

12/9/11 - Feds discuss Maine offshore wind proposal - BusinessWeek‏

12/9/11 - Upwind Study: 20 MW Wind Turbines are on the Horizon‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/09/upwind-study-20-mw-wind-turbines-are-on-the-horizon/

12/7/11 - 141 GW of European Offshore Wind Under Way - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/07/141-gw-of-european-offshore-wind-under-way/

12/7/11-Maryland in race for offshore wind energy - FierceEnergy

12/7/11-Fishermen's Energy taking first steps to developing offshore wind farm - NJBIZ

12/6/11 - 2-MW WindFloat Towed To Atlantic Site off Portuguese Coast - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/06/2-mw-windfloat-towed-to-atlantic-site-off-portuguese-coast/

12/6/11 - Wind Energy Corp Introduces WindSail Turbine that "Likes Turbulence" - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/06/wind-energy-corp-introduced-windsail-turbine-that-likes-turbulence/

12/4/11 - Turbine Titan GE Gives Offshore A Go | EarthTechling‏‏

12/3/11 - Size Does Matter - Massive Offshore Wind Turbines for Europe | CleanTechnica‏

12/2/11 - European offshore wind pipeline could power 130 million households | Policy‏ -http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/4691/

12/1/11 - Analysis: Offshore Wind Progress In Texas | Earth Techling

12/1/11 - Floating Wind Turbine Deployed In Atlantic | EarthTechling‏

11/28/11 - In Depth: A new era for global offshore wind installation - Wind - Renewable energy news - Recharge - wind, solar, biomass, wave/tidal/hydro and geothermal‏

Earlier Posts



Solar

3/19/12 - New Solar Cell Company Promises Solar Power for $0.50/Watt (Not Twin Creeks) - CleanTechnica‏

3/17/12 - First Solar starts 20-megawatt project in Maryland - Phoenix Business Journal‏

3/16/12 - Study: Grid Parity for Solar in North Carolina : Greentech Media‏

3/15/12 - US Solar Facts & Charts‏ | CleanTechnica

3/15/12- Top Ten US Solar Stats From 2011 : Greentech Media‏

3/14/12 - Solar-Powered Housing for U.S. Military, from SolarCity & U.S. Bancorp - CleanTechnica‏

3/12/12 - Ubiquitous Energy: A Solar Game-Changer? | The Energy Collective

3/12/12 -Solar Training Programs for Vets (Nice.) - CleanTechnica

3/9/12 - D.C. Considers Community Solar Power | NBC4 Washington‏

3/9/12 - Small Solar Gets Big-Utility Customer Backing | Earthtechling

3/8/12 - A Maryland Twofer: SREC Fix & Community Solar Bills on the Move | CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com

3/7/12 - Update: More Details on Apple's NC Solar Farm | Renewable Energy News Article

3/6/12 - Solar Lotus Mimics Flower's Ability To Capture Sunlight | Earthtechling‏

3/6/12 - Solar Hosting (Next Big Thing?) - CleanTechnica

3/6/12 - Solar Energy Generates Cash for Dorcas Ministries | CaryCitizen‏

3/1/12 - Revolutionary Sphelar Spherical Solar Cells Capture Sunlight From All Directions | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World‏

3/2/12 - Time to Support PACE Financing! (It's Good for You) - CleanTechnica‏

3/1/12 - Solar Ski Lift Launched By Tiny Swiss Town | Earthtechling‏

2/29/12 - Solar Thrives Amid Oregon Planes, Trains, Autos | Earthtechling‏

2/27/12 - Italians develop floating solar panels : World News Australia on SBS

2/27/12 - Groups Look to Locally Grown Solar Power to Revitalize Ohio Communities | CleanTechnica.com

2/27/12 - Breaking Down Crab Shells Could Improve Solar Technology | CleanTechnica.com

2/26/12 - Rural Appalachian town uses homemade solar panels‏ - http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12057/1212514-28.stm

2/25/12 - North Carolina Solar Company Plans 15 Farms This Year | News from other sources | ENR Southeast | McGraw-Hill Construction‏

2/25/12 - Solar helps empower Charleston couple - Business - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports -

2/21/12 - Will The World Warm To Solar Shingles? | EarthTechling

2/20/12 - Apple touts N.C. solar array in environmental footprint report | Apple - CNET News‏

2/18/12 - How Much Solar Costs & How Much You Could Save on Electricity in Your State (Infographic) - CleanTechnica

2/17/12 - Alternative Energy and Fuel News: Startup Develops Floating Solar Farm‏ - http://www.enn.com/energy/article/44015

2/15/12 - Thermal storage gets more solar on the grid‏ - http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-thermal-storage-solar-grid.html

2/15/12 - New Solar Cell Efficiency Record for Organic Solar Cells‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/15/new-solar-cell-efficiency-record-for-organic-solar-cells/

2/13/12 - DIY Solar? For Cheap? MIT Says Yes, Yes | EarthTechling‏

2/13/12 - PACE Push (Two Opportunities to Help Out) - CleanTechnica

2/10/12 - Solar-Powered Mushroom Farm Pops Up In PA | Earth Techling

2/8/12 - Solar Panel Startup Achieves Amazing 33.9% Efficiency‏ - http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3702

2/6/12 - Twin Solar Thermal Plants Commence Operation in Spain | CleanTechnica‏

2/3/12 - MIT Researchers Find a Way To Make Solar Panels from Grass Clippings | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World‏

2/1/12 - State law hurting Virginia's green future? Lawmakers eye changes | WSLS 10

2/1/12 - NREL's Optical Furnace is Heating Up Solar | CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com

1/31/12 - Best-Performing Solar Modules in 2011 Announced | CleanTechnica - Photon Lab Solar Module Yield Measurement

1/31/12 - Solar In Your Home Without Solar On Your Roof | EarthTechling

1/31/12 - Kyocera Unveils Home Solar Power System With Li-Ion Battery Storage : Renewable Energy News :‏

1/31/12 - Tech adds solar panels to garage - CollegiateTimes.com‏

1/29/12 - PACE Coming Back? | CleanTechnica

1/28/12 - Staunton solar firm faced utility challenge | The News Leader | newsleader.com

1/28/12 - Vivian Norris: Here Comes the Sun: Tunisia to Energize Europe‏ - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vivian-norris-de-montaigu/nur-energie-tunur_b_1239117.html?ref=green&ir=Green

1/27/12 - HU/ODU Team Tidewater Selected to Compete in Solar Decathlon 2013‏ - http://www.hamptonu.edu/news/012712_39_solar.html

1/27/12 - Wells Fargo creates $100 million fund to support Enfinity solar projects : Clean Energy Authority‏

1/26/12 - Solar Decathlon 2013: New Teams! New Location! | Department of Energy

1/26/12 - Organic Valley milks more out of its windows thanks to Pythagoras Solar : Clean Energy Authority‏

1/27/12 - Vermont College Building Campus Solar Farm | EarthTechling‏

1/24/12 - Leasing Solar Panels Appeals to Less-Affluent | CleanTechnica‏

1//23/12 - (Solar Thermal Convection Spins Turbines) Now That's One Hell Of A Solar Power Tower | EarthTechling

1/21/12 - Army and Air Force Push Solar Power into Quantum Territory | CleanTechnica‏

1/19/12 - California Rejects Rooftop Solar Fee - Solar Novus Today

1/18/12 - SunPower Breaks Ground on US Navy Solar Power Plant - Solar Novus Today

1/17/12 - Military (in CA) Could Produce 7 GW of Solar, Study Finds‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/17/military-could-produce-7-gw-of-solar-study-finds/

Jan. 17 Solar Energy Education Program - Norfolk Botanical Garden 9:30-11:30 a.m.- Info

Jan 17 - Hampton Roads Solar Group Meeting - 7: 30 PM in Hampton, at the Ruppert-Sargent Building, 1 Franklin St ( between Old Country Lane and Queen St.) First floor conference room. Directions can be found at: http://www.hampton.gov/medalofhonor/index.html. Agenda: Team Tidewater's Solar Decathlon Experience; SCC position re Dominion's Standby Feee. HR Solar Group Blog.

1/16/12 - New Solar-Energy System Generating Power at W&L :: News :: Washington and Lee University‏

1/16/12 - Big New Solar Array For Green-Driven Raleigh | EarthTechling

1/15/12 - Connecticut Town to Solarize Wastewater Plant | EarthTechling

1/14/12 - Virginia needs a better energy policy - The Washington Post‏

1/12/12 - One of North Carolina's Largest Solar Farms Debuts in Kings Mountain - Duke Energy‏

1/12/12 - Commerce Pushes Trade Decision (on Chines solar panels) Back to February‏ - ASES.org

1/12/12 - MIT Scientists Find Way to Maximize Concentrated Solar Plant Efficacy by Emulating a Sunflower's Pattern | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World‏

1/11/12 - Skyline Solar Builds CPV Systems at US Military Bases - Solar Novus Today‏ - http://www.solarnovus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4120:skyline-solar-builds-cpv-systems-at-us-military-bases&catid=41:applications-tech-news&Itemid=245

1/11/12 - How A Rebate Helps Minn. Solar Compete With Imports | EarthTechling

1/10/12 - Austin Energy Turns On Largest Solar Project in Texas‏ - http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3677

1/10/12 - Solar Array at Hanger Housing US President's Marine One Helicopter - Solar Novus Today‏ - http://www.solarnovus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4115:solar-array-at-hanger-housing-us-presidents-marine-one-helicopter-&catid=41:applications-tech-news&Itemid=245

1/9/12 - Aurora Flight Sciences (Manassas, VA) Wins Contract for Boeing SolarEagle (unmanned aircraft) - http://www.solarnovus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4109:aurora-flight-sciences-wins-contract-for-boeing-solareagle&catid=41:applications-tech-news&Itemid=245

1/7/12 - Solar-powered LED lighting installed on bridge - Coast River Business Journal : News‏ - http://www.crbizjournal.com/news/article_ba55c630-390a-11e1-9500-001871e3ce6c.html

1/6/12 - Solar-paneled parking deck to help city power grid (Concord, NC) - http://concord.wbtv.com/news/public-spaces/70345-solar-paneled-parking-deck-help-city-power-grid

1/5/12 - 1.3 MW Solar Array Goes Online In North Carolina - http://www.aer-online.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9434

1/4/12 - Solar panels at schools to generate $118K in electricity each year - Oak Ridge, TN - The Oak Ridger‏

1/4/12 - World's Biggest Solar Plant Goes Online in Spain - http://blog.cleantechies.com/2012/01/04/world's-biggest-solar-plant-goes-online-in-spain/

1/3/12 - Solar-Powered Sun Catcher Sculpture Lights Up The Night in Clearwater, FL - Inhabitat.com

1/3/12 - Plug and Play Solar Panels -eSolar Energy News

12/30/11 - How New Financing Models Could Make Solar the Facebook of the Energy Industry - Forbes

12/31/11 - Placing a punitive charge on clean energy (Dominion Power) - Daily Press

12/29/11 - Germany: Solar power output increases by 60 percent in 2011: pv-magazine

12/29/11 - Düsseldorf International Airport Goes Solar‏ - http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb9066799.htm

12/27/11 - The price of power - A move toward alternative energy sources should include incentives for all - http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-edt-dominion-editorial-1228-20111227,0,864562.story

12/26/11 - Urban Grid capitalizing on interest in solar energy | Richmond Times-Dispatch‏

12/26/11 - University of Notre Dame Researchers Develop Solar Cell Paint | PCWorld‏

12/21/11 - A solar hot water collector that makes electricity, too - http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-57346047-54/a-solar-hot-water-collector-that-makes-electricity-too/

12/21/11- A hybrid solar power/thermal colling system | EarthTechling.com

12/20/11- Floating, Desalinating Solar Cucumbers — Yum! | CleanTechnica.com

12/20/11 - Discovery Could Cheaply Provide Significant Solar Cell Efficiency Boost | CleanTechnica.com

12/20/11 - Solar Cell with 114% External Quantum Efficiency | CleanTechnica.com

12/19/11 - W.Va. high school to use solar energy in classroom - http://www.wtov9.com/news/ap/kids-family/wva-high-school-to-use-solar-energy-in-classroom/nF5f8/

12/16/11 - Semprius to Produce Dot-Sized, Low Cost-High Efficiency Solar CPV Cells, Modules at NC Plant‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/16/semprius-to-produce-dot-sized-low-cost-high-efficiency-solar-cpv-cells-modules-at-nc-plant/

12/14/11 - Mapping Solar Grid Parity | Energy Self Reliant States

12/14/11 - Chromasun Harvests Sun's Heat & Photons with Hybrid Concentrated Solar Photovoltaic - Thermal Modules‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/14/chromasun-harvests-suns-heat-photons-with-hybrid-concentrated-solar-photovoltaic-thermal-modules/

12/9/11 - New York Trying to Create New Solar Rebate Market‏ -http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/09/new-york-trying-to-create-new-solar-rebate-market/

12/8/11-Tapping the Sun - journal-news.net | News, sports, jobs, community information for Martinsburg - The Journal‏

12/7/11 -Warren Buffett's Utility to Buy Massive Californian Solar Farm (550MW) from First Solar : TreeHugger‏ - http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/warren-buffetts-utility-buy-550mw-solar-farm-first-solar.html

12/6/11 - Rooftop PV Greening Boeing's 787 Dreamliner | EarthTechling

12/5/11 - Washington and Lee is making volts while the sun shines - Roanoke.com‏

12/2/11 - Regulators approve Dominion standby charge; solar advocates worry - http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-nws-scc--approves-dominion-charge-20111128,0,2022508.story

11/30/11 - National Solar to build 200 MW solar energy farm in Florida | Reuters‏

11/30/11 - Superfund To Solar? EPA Thinks Maybe So | EarthTechling‏

11/30/11 - Solar landfill provides a shining example - CNN.com‏

11/22/11 -Report: Average Americans going solar more than the rich : Clean Energy Authority‏

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Marine

3/15/12 - Vattenfall Plans to Test Pelamis Wave Power Device in Scotland - Businessweek‏

3/15/12 - Eco Wave Power Moves Wave Energy Toward the Golden Middle : Greentech Media‏

3/14/12 - Wind-Water Turbine Concept: Take Me To The River | Earthtechling‏

3/14/12 - Ocean Energy 'Penguin' Ready To Ride The Waves | Earthtechling‏

3/10/12 - Scottish wave power will drive Japanese recovery - Business - Scotsman.com‏

3/7/12 - Equity into Tidal Energy Firm Verdant Power‏| SmartEnergyNews.net

3/6/12 - Putting Ocean Power To The Test In Oregon | Earthtechling

3/4/12 - Can Tides Turn the Tide? | Earthtechling‏

3/3/12 - Turning Water Into Electricity, Students Into Experts | Earthtechling‏

3/2/12 - Wello to Deploy Full Scale Sustainable Energy Converter in Orkney - PR.com

3/2/12 - Aquamarine Power unveils Lewis wave energy proposals - Local Headlines - Stornoway Gazette‏

3/1/12 - Resolute Marine Energy's Newburyport lab develops system for turning ocean waves into clean power source - The Boston Globe‏

2/27/12 - Maine tidal energy project gets federal pilot project license | The Republic‏

2/20/12 - Renewable Energy Focus - Scottish consent for first Oyster wave power array‏ - http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/23991/scottish-consent-for-first-oyster-wave-power-array/

2/20/12 - Ecotricity Backs New Technology to Harness Wave Energy‏ - http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/02/ecotricity-backs-new-technology-harness-wave-energy/

2/20/12 - Tidal Energy Developer in Channel Islands Secures Two Major Projects‏ - http://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=16209

2/18/12 - Siemens Buys Scottish Sea Energy Firm - The Times | Fox Business‏

2/15/12 - Water Power Program: Turbines off NYC East River Will Power 9,500 Homes‏ - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/water/news_detail.html?news_id=18093

2/15/12 - Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy Develop New Clean Ocean Energy System (OTEC)‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/15/secret-clean-energy-stash-discovered-in-oceans/

2/14/12 - wave power news | Scotland greenlights first nearshore wave energy array‏ - http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/scotland-greenlights-first-nearshore-wave-energy-array-3067.aspx

2/14/12 - Wave Power Device Planned For UK A Different Beast | EarthTechling‏

2/13/12 - Hydrovolts Hydrokinetic Turbines - CleanTechnica‏

2/10/12 - Creation of First Commercial UK Marine Energy Park Announced - Earth Techling -

2/7/12 - Water Turbines (to be) Deployed in New York‏ - http://www.smartmeters.com/the-news/renewable-energy-news/3009-water-turbines-deployed-in-new-york.html

2/7/12 - (U.S. Navy) Wave energy tests show buoy can provide constant electricity - Power Engineering‏

2/7/12 - BBC News - Wave Hub in Cornwall gets first energy device‏ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-16934482

2/6/12 - SeaGen Tidal Turbine Aces Environmental Test | EarthTechling‏

2/2/12 - New DOE Resource Assessments Nudge Wave and Tidal Energy Forward | Stoel Rives LLP‏ - http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/02/new-doe-resource-assessments-nudge-wave-and-tidal-energy-forward

2/2/12 - Ocean Power Technologies Reports Strong Performance Of Autonomous PowerBuoy In Maritime Security Ocean Operations - MarketWatch‏

1/30/12 - Will DOE's Water Energy Push Pay Off? - http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/will-does-water-energy-push-pay-off/

1/30/12 - World's first commercial wave power plant chooses Novotechnik 'touchless technology' non contacting angle sensors supplied by Variohm EuroSensor : News from Variohm EuroSensor Ltd‏

1/29/12 - This big step forward for tidal energy could bode well for similar Massachusetts projects | Mass. Market

1/28/12 -Tidal Generator Makes Its Way To The Deep | EarthTechling

1/27/12 - Tapping into Wave and Tidal Ocean Power: 15% Water Power by 2030 | Department of Energy

1/27/12 - Using Ocean Temperature Differences To Create Renewable Energy | EarthTechling‏

1/24/12 - Energy Turbines May Be Spinning in New York's East River by 2013 - Bloomberg‏

1/23/12 - UK'S First Marine Energy Park to Harvest 27 Gigawatts of Wave Power by 2050 | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World‏

1/22/12 - 'Bicycle pump' to turn wave power into clean energy | Environment | The Guardian‏

1/19/12 - Report highlights California's huge 'wave power' potential - San Jose Mercury News‏

1/19/12 - The Next Wave? | RenewablesBiz‏

1/19/12 - Alstom, SSE Renewables Announce World's Largest Ocean Wave Energy Project off the Orkneys‏ - CleanTechnica.com

1/19/12 - Wave, Tidal, Hydro Can Provide 15% of US Electricity by 2030‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/18/wave-tidal-hydro-can-provide-13-of-us-electricity-by-2030/

1/18/12 - ceto-wave-energy-sweeping-forward | News | Technology and Innovation‏ - http://www.sciencewa.net.au/3844-ceto-wave-energy-sweeping-forward.html

1/18/12 - Tide turns with agreement for the world's biggest wave farm - Environment - Scotsman.com‏

1/17/12 - Wave Power Wants Piece Of Newport Beach Surf | EarthTechling

1/17/12 - The Press Association: Tidal energy turbine gets all-clear‏ - UKPA

1/12/12 - WaveRoller Arrives in Portugal for Long Awaited Tests‏ - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/12/waveroller-arrives-in-portugal-for-long-awaited-tests/

1/12/12 - UK government set to invest in tidal-energy demonstration | News | The Engineer‏

1/3/12 - Underwater Turbine In Place Off Scotland | EarthTechling

12/29/11 - Eco Wave Power is Riding the Wave to Success‏ - http://www.prweb.com/releases/eco-wave-power/green-energy/prweb9067313.htm

12/21/11 - Duo see more from waves than just great rides - Daily Pilot‏

12/20/11 - Water Turbine Turns Canals Into Clean Energy | EarthTechling.com

12/19/11 - Full speed ahead on Eastport area tidal energy efforts - Maine Business - Bangor Daily News‏ - http://bangordailynews.com/2011/12/18/business/full-speed-ahead-on-eastport-area-tidal-energy-efforts/

12/15/12 - Kelp-like structure sways underwater to harness energy from the ocean's waves - http://www.tecca.com/news/2011/12/15/biowave-ocean-energy/

12/11/11 -Partners target 10MW by 2015 for Sweden's first wave-power array - Wave/Tidal/Hydro - Renewable energy news - Recharge - wind, solar, biomass, wave/tidal/hydro and geothermal‏

12/9/11 - Hawaii About to Crack Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Roadblocks? | EarthTechling‏

12/7/11 -M3 tests wave technology, seeks funding | Sustainable Business Oregon‏

12/5/11 - BioPower to trial wave energy in Oz . The Register‏ - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/04/biowave_wins_funding/

12/2/11 - Wave energy to power homes‏ - http://www.smh.com.au/environment/energy-smart/wave-energy-to-power--homes-20111202-1ob24.html

12/1/11 - Powered By Ol' Man River: VIVACE Harnesses Power Of Lazy Streams | EarthTechling‏

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Biomass

2/4/12 - A penchant for pellets - News - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports -‏

1/3/12 - First shipment of pellets leaves Va. port terminal - Biomass Power and Thermal | Biomassmagazine.com

11/30/11 - Wood-pellet firm to create 64 jobs in Courtland | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com‏

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Transmission

3/14/12 - Wind Power Mover: 500-Mile Line Bound For Illinois | Earthtechling‏

2/20/12 - Renewable Energy Focus - Siemens and Prysmian build submarine interconnector in the Irish Sea‏

2/20/12 - TenneT tables reforms 'to make German offshore links possible' - Wind - Renewable energy news - Recharge - wind, solar, biomass, wave/tidal/hydro and geothermal‏ - http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article304173.ece

2/16/12 - Renew Grid: Content / New & Noteworthy / Siemens To Build Connection To Link England and Scotland‏

2/11/12 - Thomas Edison turns 165 (high voltage direct current)| MNN - Mother Nature Network

1/30/12 - TRANSMISSION - Rotork valve actuation supports innovative offshore wind farm technology: News from Rotork Controls Limited‏ - http://www.pandct.com/media/shownews.asp?ID=31776

1/1/12 - U.S. Backs Power Lines For Clean Energy | EarthTechling

12/20/11 - MITSUI & CO. TAKES $12M STAKE IN TRES AMIGAS - http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/mitsui-co-takes-12m-stake-tres-amigas

12/21/11 -Insight: How renewable energy may be Edison's revenge | Reuters

12/6/11 - NREL: News Feature - New Lab to Help Utilities 'See' Grid of the Future‏ - http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/feature_detail.cfm/feature_id%3d1658

11/23/11 - The Press Association: Under-sea energy network 'possible'‏ (A sub-sea renewable energy grid connecting Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland is "viable and competitive") - http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gtuMuKN-2nlv0kJRTRh_64jHrycw?docId=N0040151322063137721A

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Storage

3/6/12 -- Energy Storage Called On To Maintain Solar Flow | Earthtechling‏

2/29/12 - MIT Battery Hums Cheaply With Molten Metals | Earthtechling‏

2/27/12 - High Penetration Solar Portal: Advancing Distributed Energy Storage‏ - https://solarhighpen.energy.gov/article/advancing_distributed_energy_storage

2/20/12 - MIT: Liquid Batteries Have Huge Potential - CleanTechnica

2/18/12 - Sandia Researchers Develop New Ultra Efficient, Low Cost Battery‏ - CleanTechnica

2/15/12 - Thermal storage gets more solar on the grid‏ - http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-thermal-storage-solar-grid.html

2/8/12 - Unearthing A Radical New Energy Storage Technology [VIDEO] | EarthTechling‏

2/1/12 - VYCON's "Green" Energy Storage Flywheel Systems Selected to Protect Austin Energy's Control Center - MarketWatch‏

1/31/12 - Super Hot Salt: The Newest Energy Storage Innovation? | The Energy Collective‏

1/26/12 - Solar Storage With Hydrogen: Will It Work? | EarthTechling‏

1/24/12 - CALMAC Thermal Energy Storage Provides More Efficient Delivery of Cooling at Romeoville High School - MarketWatch‏

1/23/12 - Salty Solution Generates Solar Power During Day and Night | ENR: Engineering News Record | McGraw-Hill Construction‏

1/19/12 - Nissan Study Tests Hybrid Car Batteries for Solar Storage - Solar Novus Today

1/15/12 - Cheap zinc air battery promises beefier power grid | Green Tech - CNET News‏

1/4/12 Solar power battery storage: New chemistries and old - http://www.solarnovus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4068:solar-power-battery-storage-new-chemistries-and-old&catid=38:application-tech-features&Itemid=246

1/3/12 - Building Storehouses for the Sun's Energy, for Use After Dark - NYTimes.com

1/3/12 - Giant Battery Station For Wind, Solar In China | EarthTechling

1/1/12 - A Battery as Big as the Grid - IEEE Spectrum

12/19/11 - Energy Storage and Renewable Energy Portfolio Webinar - Clean Energy States Alliance Events | CESA events‏

11/27/11 - As federal funds dry up, Beacon Power still has reason for hope - Business - The Boston Globe‏

11/23/11 - domain-b.com : Large-scale power storage on grids made feasible using new nanoparticle electrode‏

11/23/11 - Wind Power Storage: It's A Gas | EarthTechling‏

11/22/11 - Axion Power's PowerCube Battery Energy Storage System Integrated Into PJM Utility Grid - PR Newswire - sacbee.com‏ - http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/22/4073145/axion-powers-powercube-battery.html

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Other

3/12/12 - Wastewater Into Electricity Gets An Ionic Twist | Earthtechling‏

3/12 - Chesapeake Bay Journal: Methane digester helps dairy farmer convert manure into moolah - March 2012‏

3/1/12 - E-Trains and Energy Storage | CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com‏

1/19/12 - Getting The Ball Rolling With Geothermal Energy | EarthTechling

1/15/12 - Scientist plan to pour water into Oregon volcano to create energy‏ - AP.org

1/10/12 -Generating Power from Sidewalks - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/10/generating-power-from-sidewalks/

1/9/12 - SportsArt Fitness: Harnessing Human Energy for Electricity (VIDEO) - http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/09/sportsart-fitness-harnessing-human-energy-for-electricity/

12/21/11- Perdue, Partner Propose Poultry Power | EarthTechling.com

11/25/11 - Renewable Natural Gas from CO2, Water, & Sunlight | CleanTechnica‏

11/12/11 -Moving-Car Energy: It Could Power A Sign | EarthTechling‏

10/20/11 - New Energy and City of Roanoke, VA to Debut MotionPower(TM) System for Generating Sustainable Electricity From Moving Cars at the Roanoke Civic Center
Company's MotionPower(TM) System to Generate Sustainable Electricity by Capturing Kinetic Energy From Thousands of Vehicles Attending Civic Center Events and Converting It to Electrical Energy, Helping the City of Roanoke Go Greener One Car at a Time - http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-energy-and-city-of-roanoke-va-to-debut-motionpowertm-system-for-generating-sustainable-electricity-from-moving-cars-at-the-roanoke-civic-center-2011-10-20?reflink=MW_news_stmp

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