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Five clean energy technologies currently in the works
Energy Digital
The company has developed a suite of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technologies, including the world's most efficient Solar Thermal Power (STP) technology ...
President Weighs in on Economic Gains From Battery Storage of Solar Power Sunpluggers.com
Interview of David Criswell Who Advocates Solar Power on the Moon by Sander Olson Next Big Future (blog)
4 Solar Power Rebates You May Not Know About San Francisco Chronicle
Nevada Business Journal - Boosh News (press release) (blog) - GetSolar.com (blog)
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Treehugger

PG&E pushes 'pumped hydro' for energy storage
CNET
PG&E said that adding more storage will allow it to better accommodate wind and solar power, which are variable sources of power. ...
More Pumped Hydro Storage Could Help Wind & Solar Power Treehugger
PG&E seeks more 'pumped hydro' to store energy San Francisco Chronicle

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Denver Man Invents World's First Solar-Powered Light Bulb
Green Building Pro (blog)
What do ski risers, ceiling bike storage, goggle fans and solar-powered light bulbs have in common? Stephen Katsaros. He's an entrepreneur and inventor from ...

Grant funds superconducting magnet energy storage research at Brookhaven Lab
R & D Magazine
In particular, energy storage will be crucial in enabling the widespread use of two key renewable energy sources: wind and solar power. ...
Brookhaven Lab developing magnet energy storage system [Newsday, Melville, NY] TMCnet

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BrighterEnergy.org

N.M. Regulators Modify PNM Renewable Plan, Approve 22 MW of Utility-Scale ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Along with approving the smaller solar utility-scale plan, the Commission also approved a plan to build a one-half megawatt solar power and storage ...
New Mexico officials approve 22 megawatts of solar projects Cooler Planet
Approval for $101.7m utility solar program in New Mexico BrighterEnergy.org

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USA Today

Unity College Team and Author Bill McKibben Plan Solar Road Trip to White House
PR Newswire (press release)
The objective of the road trip is to raise awareness of the potential that solar power has to reindustrialize America, address Global Warming, ...
A Solar Powered White House? Groups Call For Prez To Take Action Ecorazzi
Obama lobbied to add solar panels to White House Cherry Hill Courier Post

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National Geographic

Green Energy: Why We're Still Not Using It
San Francisco Chronicle
New technology for storage and transmission make wind power cheaper than solar, but it is still 50% more expensive than coal-powered electrical plants. ...
Europe, US increase renewable-power capacity Creamer Media's Engineering News
Innovation Takes Solar Power Mainstream Imperial Valley News
Recovery Act Will Have Doubled American Renewable Power by 2012 CleanTechnica
PRLog.Org (press release) - Energy Matters - Bizjournals.com
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Regulators Approve Utility's Plan To Integrate 22 MW Of Solar Power
Renew Grid
Along with the downscaled plan, the NMPRC also approved a 500 kW solar power and storage demonstration project. In addition, the commission modified other ...
Regulators Approve New Solar Energy Plan in New Mexico GetSolar.com (blog)
PRC scales back PNM's near-term plans for solar energy The New Mexico Independent (blog)
PNM solar plan amended istockAnalyst.com (press release)

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Environmental Leader

California Legislature passes energy storage bill
Energy Collective (blog)
Energy storage is considered crucial for the mass deployment of wind farms, solar power plants, and other sources of intermittent renewable energy, ...
Energy Storage Law Would Attract Manufacturers and Jobs to California SolveClimate (blog)

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A (Load) Balancing Act: The Challenge Of Clean Power
NPR
Today, most of the state's energy comes from natural gas plants, which produce a steady power supply. But record amounts of wind and solar power are being ...
Ford Focus Electric Cars from New Green Michigan P... Cleantech Blog (blog)
Science Report Advocates Using 'Disturbed' Land for Solar Plants Sunpluggers.com
Ford Looks at Sky to Utilize Solar Energy AZoCleantech
U.S. News Rankings & Reviews - Energy Matters - EnergyBoom
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