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Geothermal energy in US grew 5% in 2012; California the leader

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Preliminary industry data reveals that year-end geothermal growth in 2012 was up 5% from the previous year, according to the Geothermal Energy Association ( GEA ). Featherstone Plant (CA): Energy Source, 49.9 According to the EIA, geothermal energy accounts for about 3.5% The US Department of Energy has invested roughly $37.5

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Nevada the site for the Tesla Gigafactory pending legislative approval of incentive package estimated at up to $1.25B over 20 years

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On Thursday, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Elon Musk, Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors, confirmed what had been widely leaked the day before: that Nevada and Tesla had reached an agreement—subject to legislative review and approval—that will result in the state being the site for the Tesla Gigafactory. Earlier post.)

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Panasonic applies lessons from Tesla Giga Nevada to new Kansas facility

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Panasonic Energy is applying lessons from Tesla Giga Nevada to is upcoming battery plant in De Soto, Kansas. Panasonic Energy believes its new factory in Kansas will be the largest battery manufacturing plant in the world. Panasonic will apply the lessons it learned in Nevada at its new battery plant in Kansas.

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Tesla just produced a record number of Powerwalls at Giga Nevada

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Tesla has just produced a record number of Powerwall battery units in a single shift at its Gigafactory in Nevada, as highlighted by the company this week. The news comes as Tesla’s energy division continues to set deployment records, and months after the company debuted a next-generation version of the Powerwall.

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4 companies jointly propose $8B green energy initiative for LA area; Wyoming wind, Utah storage, transmission

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Four companies—Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, Magnum Energy, Dresser-Rand and Duke-American Transmission—have proposed a first-in-the-US, $8-billion green energy initiative that would bring large amounts of clean electricity to the Los Angeles area by 2023. million megawatt-hours per year vs. 3.9

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Tesla Gigafactory Nevada gets another batch of rooftop solar panels

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Tesla Gigafactory Nevada might not be attracting as much attention as its newer siblings like Giga Texas and Giga Berlin, but the massive battery factory is still undergoing improvements. This is evidenced by satellite images from late March, which still showed a notably lower volume of solar panels on Giga Nevada’s roof. .

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Tesla’s Giga Nevada built over 1,000 Powerwalls in one day

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Tesla has been crushing some of its Powerwall production and deployment targets in recent months, and the company has just announced doubling a recent record at its Gigafactory Nevada. Credit: Tesla Energy | X Musk also responded to the news in a post on X, highlighting the use case for Powerwalls: Congratulations Tesla Powerwall team!

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