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    USD 9 Billion Dollar Deal for Cebercus Capital Management

    A party that was led by the private equity firm Ceberus Capital Management, has agreed to acquire Safeway. This deal is worth over 9 billion US Dollars. The deal also…

    Seafaring Biofuels: Finding the Right Fuel for the Fleet

    Seafaring Biofuels: Finding the Right Fuel for the Fleet

    19 january 2013 As the largest user of diesel in the U.S., the Navy is vulnerable to disruptions in fuel supply. To help in the search for alternative fuels, the…

    IDB Approves $250M for Electricity Sector in Costa Rica

    IDB Approves $250M for Electricity Sector in Costa Rica

    19 january 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced it had approved $250 million in financing for Costa Rica’s electricity sector. Nearly $98 million will go to…

    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…

    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…

    Britain’s Power Market Proposal ‘Unworkable,’ Lawmakers Say

    19 january 2013   LONDON — The U.K. government’s proposal to overhaul the electricity market is “unworkable” because the Treasury isn’t willing to back contracts needed to spur clean energy,…

    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…