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The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance has launched a set of guiding principles to standardize wholesale electricity markets across the U.S.
by Adam Aston
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Wildfires and other disasters are driving a new emphasis on the value of continuous power, just as falling prices for solar panels and batteries are making combined systems more accessible
by Adam Aston
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Industrial heat is essential to make metals, concrete, plastic, paper, drugs and more. Yet decarbonization options remain immature and expensive. A green credit regime could help.
by Adam Aston
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Big-league sports need a 'Michael Jordan of sustainability' and six other things, said experts at the Green Sports Alliance in New York City.
by Adam Aston
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Despite plenty of struggles in 2011, clean energy markets jumped 31 percent last year, according to research group Clean Edge. It expects those markets will keep growing -- albeit more slowly -- in the next decade to reach $385 billion by 2021.
by Adam Aston
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Global Investment in clean energy topped $260 billion in 2011, marking a new record for growth even as a gathering of high-level investors at the UN this week worried whether the growth can continue.
by Adam Aston
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The company, which is in the midst of an ambitious, utility-scale solar thermal project in Nevada, is walking a thin tightrope as the solar power industry in the US suffers from poor policies and a newly competitive landscape for solar power.
by Adam Aston
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As spending on renewables comes of age, the sector faces a significant challenge to better manage financial risk, according to a new report by EIU and Swiss Re.
by Adam Aston
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The first class of 14 companies have signed up for the new WindMade label, making a big bet that shoppers will seek out products made in factories powered by wind energy.
by Adam Aston
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In addition to hiring as many women construction workers as possible to build its new green headquarters, Avon has committed to getting green certification for all of its new facilities. Here's what makes the Pink Ladies' new home green.
by Adam Aston
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From political wrangling to economic downturns, there is no shortage of signs that cleantech companies are about to go down a bumpy road. Here's how we went from boom times to dark days ahead.
by Adam Aston
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IBM's pairing with The Cloisters Museum shows how cutting-edge technology can be put to use in making even ancient buildings smarter and more efficient.
by Adam Aston
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The resort-casino in Reno, Nev., has invested nearly $10 million in switching over to geothermal heating for its 2 million-square-foot complex -- and the ROI means they're looking to dig even deeper into renewable energy.
by Adam Aston
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General Electric is making a major bid to become the leading manufacturer of thin-film solar panels in the U.S. with a $600 million investment in the technology that includes plans to build the largest solar panel plant in the country.
by Adam Aston
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Arun Majumdar, the director of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, lays out the audacious goals and the tough budgetary realities of the U.S. Department of Energy unit that's best known by its acronym ARPA-E.
by Adam Aston