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For the first time, Spain has outdistanced Germany as a producer of wind energy in Europe, although Germany still tops Spain for installed capacity, according to figures released by the Spanish Wind Energy Association.
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Starting next month, the droppings from thousands of chickens will add their might to a biogas power station serving this Cotsworld market town.
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The Recovery Act has kept the country on track to halve the cost of solar power and has helped lay the foundation to double renewable energy generation and renewable equipment manufacturing in the U.S., according to a White House report.
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Two solar companies -- one building a giant solar power plant in Arizona and the other constructing state-of-the-art factories to make thin-film panels -- have been offered conditional commitments for $1.85 billion in loan guarantees backed by Recovery Act funds, President Barack Obama said.
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Design plans for the Soliloquy include up to 600 square feet of photovoltaic surfacing that can propel the 58-meter (190-foot) vessel to nearly 8 knots during a 12-hour period, Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd. has announced.
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Kohl's Department Stores and hip upcycler TerraCycle are among the winners of the inaugural Edison Green Award Winners, the latest category to be added to the 23-year-old award competition that honors innovative new products and the companies that make them.
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PepsiCo will scale back its purchases of renewable energy certificates in favor of on-site green power projects, the company announced Friday, the latest company to leave the voluntary carbon market in favor of direct action.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev's new environmental goals include a 30 percent reduction in water use, 10 percent drop in energy and greenhouse gas emissions, and a 99 percent waste recycling and reuse rate.
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While China is leading the global clean tech race, the competition isn't over, according to research firm Clean Edge, whose latest report pegged global revenue for solar PV, wind and biofuels at $139.1 billion last year, an 11.4 percent increase over 2009.
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<a href='http://bacardilimited.com/'>Bacardi Ltd.</a>, the world's largest privately held spirits company, cut greenhouse gas emissions 9.2 percent in the last fiscal year by increasing efficiencies and the use of renewable energy, while <a href='http://www.us.kpmg.com/'>KPMG LLP</a> shrank its carbon footprint in the U.S. by reducing air travel, use of electricity and waste.
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Global Equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) has extended its money-saving environmental management program to 20 percent of its portfolio, including two companies located outside the U.S.
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Design software developer Autodesk, Vestas, the East Japan Railway and Henkel are among the firms that have made the Top 10 Green Companies list compiled by global mutual fund Portfolio 21.
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For a third year, Intel Corporation heads the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's January list of top green power purchasers in the U.S. with Kohl's Department Stores and PepsiCo holding second and third place, respectively.
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VC investment in green technologies totaled $4.85 billion in 356 deals in 2009, down from 2008's $7.6 billion, though the number of deals in 2009 exceeded the previous year.
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Work is set to begin in the new year on the 48-megawatt expansion of Sempra Generation’s 10-megawatt El Dorado site in Nevada with the approval last week of the Pacific Gas and Electric’s plan to purchase power the new facility.
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Independent power producer Caithness Energy has awarded GE a $1.4 billion contract for 338 of the company’s most advanced wind turbines to build a 845-megawatt wind farm in Oregon -- a size that outstrips all others currently operating worldwide. <br />
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With an annual increase of 2.4 percent per year, jobs in a wide number of green areas have far outpaced employment rates in other industries, according to a new study by Next 10.
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In releasing its first-ever sustainability data, the U.S. Postal Service shows that it has cut total energy use by 9 percent in the past three years, while making strides in e-waste recycling and energy intensity.
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The Green Confidence Index launched today by GreenBiz.com, Earthsense and Survey Sampling International offers a monthly snapshot of how mainstream American consumers think about green goods and the companies that make them.
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At least 30,383 jobs have been created directly or saved by contractors receiving money from the U.S. government's stimulus program, according to new reports.
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Fuel switching and a shift to renewable energy allowed health care company Abbott to cut its coal and oil consumption by 15 percent last year across its global operations, relative to 2006 levels. When normalized against sales, which have grown since 2006, the decline in the company’s coal and oil use is even greater: a 35 percent reduction.
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"Green-Collar Jobs: Realizing the Promise," a new study from the Sightline Insitute, takes a close look at how stimulus funding and green collar jobs are already benefiting the Pacific Northwest -- and how those successes can be spread.
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The companies are the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 Green Power Partners of the Year, and are among 17 firms named leaders in purchasing renewable energy.
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Sempra Energy leads the list of the top 25 smart grid utilities in the first ranking of its kind conducted by IDC Energy Insights and Intelligent Utility magazine
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The George Bush Intercontinental Airport will reduce emissions by 60 percent by replacing its gas-powered steam energy system with new solar panels, heaters and chillers.<br />