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Virginia could make almost $5B from this 3.5 GW offshore wind farm

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It will be capable of generating enough renewable power for more than 1 million homes and businesses annually and reduce emissions by more than 1.5 Kitty Hawk Wind’s power grid interconnection would bring in $275 million in cumulative property tax revenue for its host, the City of Virginia Beach. Photo: Avangrid Avangrid’s 3.5

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Thomas Built Buses achieves zero-waste-to-landfill

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DTNA is also part of Duke Energy’s distributed generation plan, in which electricity is produced at numerous solar panel micro-generating sites, rather than at a large, centralized, traditional power plant. A second North Carolina DTNA facility is bringing on an additional 1,560 panels later this year.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The aftermath was even more calamitous: More than 4,000 people are estimated to have died as a result of the shortage of medical care and basic resources during the extended power outages that followed the storm, according to research reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. How can a microgrid help after a power outage?

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Kairos Power (Alameda, California). First Solar Inc.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

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Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine Twitter Tennessee may be getting a jump-start on preparations for the electric car, but how quickly Americans take to it and how enthusiastically power companies support it remain key questions as the government and automakers push for more alternative-fuel vehicles. The hybrid is probably the best option.