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ECOtality has unveiled its electric vehicle charging stations 'Blink', which is available in two models - an in-home residential wall-mount unit and a commercial stand-alone charger.
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- The U.S. Coast Guard is still searching for 11 missing oil rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico today, following a catastrophic explosion aboard an offshore oil platform Tuesday night.
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- The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that Seattle City Light, Seattle's publicly owned power utility, has been selected to lead a national effort to guide municipalities in evaluating light emitting diode (LED) street lights.
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- Solar Impulse, a prototype of an airplane designed to fly around the world using only solar power, made its first real flight this week.
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- A record 10,010 megawatts of new wind capacity was installed in the United States last year, accounting for 39 percent of new electrical generation, the American Wind Energy Association said in its annual report.
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- GE’s Appliances & Lighting division announced that it plans to release a new 9-watt LED bulb — a replacement for 40-watt general service incandescent bulbs – that will last for 17 years.
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- Chromasun, a developer of solar collectors designed to drive air conditioning chillers, has raised $3 million in its first round of venture capital.
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- Mitsubishi said this week it will produce wind turbines in Arkansas by next year at a new $100 million plant, as well as create at least 400 new jobs.
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 General Motors is finally answering the question of pricing for its first mass-market electric vehicle - the Chevrolet Volt. The electric vehicle will have a sticker price starting at $41,000 when it hits showrooms later this year.
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 The U.S. Department of Energy said Friday that it has made $62 million available to 13 companies to test equipment and materials, such as molten salts, to add storage to solar power systems.
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 By 2020, nearly half (46 percent) of the $4.4 billion commercial lighting business will be given over to LED lighting, according to a Pike Research report released Wednesday.
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 Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have successfully coated paper with a solar cell, part of a suite of research projects aimed at energy breakthroughs.
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 After almost a decade of federal study and analysis, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) approved the Cape Wind project, allowing the first U.S. offshore wind farm to move ahead.
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 The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named the year's top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design.
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 Designed to help Denver residents and visitors increase their daily activity, save money and reduce carbon emissions, Denver B-cycle offers the first U.S.public bike sharing system as an alternative to using cars for short commutes and errands.
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