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GE takes over Idaho wind-energy projects BOISE, Idaho (AP) - General Electric Co. is taking a controlling stake in 11 wind farms in Idaho with a $500 million investment, according to the company selling the assets. 2010-06-30 kivitv.com
LTC scales back hybrid plans In the end the London Transit Commission debate over hybrid buses was more mild than wild. 2010-06-30 lfpress.com
DVD Shows Arguments Against Wind Power PORTLAND, Maine -- Former governor Angus King says a wind power project will help reduce Maine's carbon dioxide emissions and will not have a negative impact on western Maine. Wednesday, June 30, 2010. 2010-06-30 wmtw.com
Greg Brown: The Smart Grid: The Future is Now This year's hurricane and tornado seasons threaten to bring power outages and remind us once again of the challenges facing our current electric grid system. Thousands of people could be without power and will look for solutions to prevent similar disruptions in the future. 2010-06-30 investingcontrarian.com
Change starts small in Detroit In the course of reporting on a story about energy and employment in Detroit, my colleague Mike Ehrlich and I talked with several people about the resurgence of the city. It's impossible to discuss the future of Detroit without acknowledging the current state of the shrinking city, but those who are committed to seeing Detroit regrow are not leaving its history behind. Rather, the people who live there are re-purposing historic buildings, planting urban gardens in vacant lots and retraining people left behind by the auto industry. 2010-06-30 theenergycollective.com
What is the 'New Normal' for Renewable Energy? The last two days at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York City have been spent trying to figure out what the “New Normal” for the industry is. That phrase was used by Bloomberg New Energy Finance CEO Michael Liebreich in his presentation Monday morning. 2010-06-30 renewableenergyworld.com
Wind farm go-aheads are 'key' to climate change target - Scotsman.com News Wind farm go-aheads are 'key' to climate change target - THE number of new wind farms being built in the UK needs to be dramatically stepped up in order to meet climate targets, a key report has warned. 2010-06-30 news.scotsman.com
BLM approves fast track geothermal project in Nevada The federal Bureau of Land Management has approved a companys fast-track plan to build a 30 megawatt geothermal power plant in Nevadas Pershing County. 2010-06-30 rgj.com
SunRun Raises $55 Million San Francisco – SunRun, a provider of solar power to home customers, has raised $55 million in a round of venture capital that was led by Sequoia Capital. The company said it plans to use the financing to expand into new U.S. markets. 2010-06-30 smartenergynews.net