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Audubon official calls for raptor refuge, moratorium on Altamont solar | Wind Watch
www.wind-watch.org | Feb 11, 2012
Alameda County should create a raptor refuge in the Altamont to help preserve threatened species there, according to one environmentalist. In ...

Grid blackout threat weighs on renewables take-up | Environment | guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 11, 2012
EurActiv: The renewable energy industry continues to face an uphill battle in convincing power producers that integrating more renewable energies will not put the grid in jeopardy

World's largest concentrated solar power tower completed - 10 Feb 2012 - News from BusinessGreen
www.businessgreen.com | Feb 11, 2012
10,000 mirrors to be installed at SolarReserve's 110MW Crescent Dunes project before the end of 2013, Solar, Solar Thermal, USA, Construction

National Grid seeks to replace ERP for commercial arm
www.information-age.com | Feb 11, 2012
Utility infrastructure operator looks to replace existing SAP implementation with a new system designed specifically for its commercial division

The Las Vegas Strip Set to Be Powered By A Solar Tower | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the
inhabitat.com | Feb 10, 2012
The Las Vegas strip is set to be powered by a solar power tower!

Hydrogen Plant to Save Air Products, ExxonMobil Facilities 15% Energy · Environmental Management &
www.environmentalleader.com | Feb 10, 2012
Air Products has cut the ribbon on a hydrogen manufacturing facility that uses excess gas from a neighboring ExxonMobil refinery when making its product.

Thielsch Engineering Awarded 2.7mn Service Contract with Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
www.prlog.org | Feb 10, 2012
Thielsch Engineering Awarded 2.7mn Service Contract with Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. The contract includes the condition assessment of the boiler and high-energy piping components at Choteau natural gas-fired plant in Oklahoma, the Thomas Hill coal-fired power plant, and the New Madrid

DOE loan recipient SolarReserve completes 110MW Tonopah tower | PV-Tech
www.pv-tech.org | Feb 10, 2012
DOE loan recipient SolarReserve completes 110MW Tonopah tower

Investorideas.com Newswire - Battery Stocks; A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), to Supply Six Battery
www.investorideas.com | Feb 10, 2012
Battery Stocks; A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), to Supply Six Battery Energy Storage Solutions to Northern Powergrid for the U.K.'s Largest Smart Grid Project

New nuclear era begins after approval of Vogtle plant – but questions remain | The Energy Collective
theenergycollective.com | Feb 10, 2012
How much “new” nuclear and how soon? Those are the front-of-mind questions for nuclear and many cleaner energy advocates with today’s U.S. government approval of the construction and operation of two new nuclear power reactors by Southern Company in Georgia using the “AP1000″ design by Westinghouse.