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Thermal Scout Finds Trouble at Solar Plants
19 january 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a 20-megawatt concentrating solar power (CSP) plant, some 10,000 mirrors reflect sunlight onto 10,000 receiver tubes, each of which must operate efficiently to…
China Could Be Rare Earth Metals Importer by 2014
19 january 2013 U.S. and Canadian producers of heavy rare earth metals are poised to benefit as China becomes a net importer of some of the materials as early as…
Latin America Report: China’s Growing Investment in Chile
19 january 2013 China, always on the lookout for emerging markets, is investing in a $900 million, 300-megawatt (MW) solar farm as part of a broader trade agreement between the…
Should the Wind Turbine Industry Head for the Hills?
19 january 2013 At dusk outside Limon, an isolated interstate interchange on Colorado’s vast eastern frontier, a string of active wind turbines lines the southwest horizon — their red aviation…
The Navy’s Green Strike Group Sails on Biofuels Blend: Will It Sail Again?
19 january 2013 In Hawaii, the US Navy demonstrated its Green Strike Group as part of the 2012 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international maritime warfare…
BNDES Shuts Five Firms Out of Brazil Wind Turbine Market
19 january 2013 SAO PAULO — Five of the biggest wind-turbine makers have been shut out of Brazil’s $3.5 billion market by the national development bank BNDES after failing to…
Moving Solar Beyond 1603 – There Are Alternatives
19 january 2013 The 1603 Federal Grant Program is dead. Fine, so let’s all move on because PV solar is here to stay and will be a critical component of…
New MLP Parity Act Could Give a Boost to Geothermal/Renewable Energy Investors
a19 january 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) have introduced legislation, S. 3275, or Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) Parity Act, which gives renewable…
RRB Energy Targets African Market With Smaller Wind Turbines
19 january 2013 MUMBAI — RRB Energy Ltd., Vestas Wind Systems A/S’s former joint-venture partner in India, expects as much as 25 percent of sales next year to come from…
India’s Solar REC Renewable Energy Certificates Issued to M&B Switchgear
CHENNAI — The country’s first solar ‘Renewable Energy Certificates’ were issued today. NSE and BSE-listed M and B Switchgear Ltd was issued 249 RECs by the National Load Despatch Centre…
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