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            <description><![CDATA[The GT’s circumnavigation of the planet, a first for a sustainable automobile, will set a “Guinness Book of World Records” record for the longest distance covered by a solar car.]]></description>
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            <title>Where's the Hydrogen Economy? (Find it in Distributed Power)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The parallel system – the latest member of BAE Systems’ HybriDrive family – complements and draws upon the company’s proven HybriDrive series system, currently deployed in more than 3,800 transit buses across the globe. The system, which can improve fuel economy by an average of 30 percent, is designed for heavy-duty truck applications that include refuse collection, construction, pick-up and delivery, and utility vehicles.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 4.95 megawatt project (the “GL Wind project”) is the first-of-its-kind in North America to be constructed specifically to address the energy concerns of a large regional health organization.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[With a growing global awareness of the need for environmental protection and sustainability, organizations are eager to demonstrate their efforts to inventory, report, and reduce GHG emissions by turning to third-party bodies to verify their claims. The majority of existing voluntary disclosure programs as well as mandatory reporting regulations in North America require accredited third-party verification.]]></description>
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            <title>Verdant Power Receives FERC License for NYC Tidal Energy Project.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The RITE pilot project is estimated to have an annual generation of 2.4 gigawatt-hours (GWh) after the completion of Phase 3. Verdant Power, will install its 5th Generation Free Flow System, an updated version of the technology previously demonstrated in the East River.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Solar3D has performed a series of tests of its new silicon solar cell design that projects the efficiency to be 25.47%; During the week beginning January 1, 2012, this publication received news announcements regarding nearly 52 megawatts (MW) of solar energy projects completed and more than 11 megawatts (MW) in the development pipeline.]]></description>
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            <title>Tough Sell for Electric Drive? Maybe Not.</title>
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            <title>Bombardier Selects Maxwell Technologies' Ultracapacitors for Innovative Rail Transit Braking Energy Recuperation System.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ultracapacitor-based energy storage unit captures and stores energy that otherwise would be wasted in a conventional, friction-based, braking system.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Honda unveiled the 2013 Fit EV at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show and announced plans to begin leasing the 123 city-mile per charge (76 mile range combined adjusted city/highway)(1) battery-electric commuter vehicle to its U.S. customers in the summer of 2012. Equipped with a 20 kWh lithium-ion battery and 92 kW coaxial electric motor, the Fit EV battery can be fully recharged in as little as 3 hours when connected to a 240-volt circuit.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The $451 million project was approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and adds 227.5 megawatts of renewable generating capacity to the OG&E fleet, with 95 turbines rated at 2.3 megawatts each, plus three 3-megawatt, direct-drive turbines.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA["As a leader in cleantech PR, we are able to spot the trends that will have the greatest influence in the year ahead," said Antenna Group CEO Keith Zakheim. "2012 is shaping up to be a critical year in the transition to a cleaner, more energy-efficient world. By identifying the leading trends, we can help business leaders and investors gain a foothold in the industries that will be at the forefront of that transition."]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[First Wind submitted an amendment in June 2011 to increase the size of the original proposal for a 51 MW Oakfield project, which had received full approval from the Maine DEP in January 2010.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The team plans to develop a LEAF battery storage prototype with a capacity of at least 50 kilowatt hours (kWh), enough to supply 15 average homes with electricity for two hours.]]></description>
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            <title>LED North America Completes First Large-Scale Commercial Light Project Using Technology Developed at ORNL.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[According to LED North America, the lighting operates at cooler temperatures, has a longer life compared to other lighting and has a higher light output with lower energy usage.]]></description>
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            <title>Pricey Oil Forever?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National budgets may push oil prices skyward. Nationalized oil companies may not truthful about the quantity and quality of oil in reserves.]]></description>
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            <title>The Power of Plasma.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While in green energy the technology focus right now is in solar and batteries, converting waste to energy by way of plasma could provide a 24/7 source of renewable energy for homes and perhaps in the future transportation too.]]></description>
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            <title>CODA Automotive Announces More Affordable Mileage Range Option for 2012 All-Electric Sedan.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In addition to the original model, offering up to a 150-mile range with a MSRP of $39,900, the new 31kWh battery option will provide a driving range of up to 125 miles(i) and will be available at a lower base MSRP of $37,250.]]></description>
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            <title>Verso Paper Corp. Completes $45 Million Waste Wood Energy Project at Michigan Mill.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The project includes design upgrades to the mill’s existing combination boiler (which burns biomass from waste wood sources), a new biomass handling system, and a new turbine generator.]]></description>
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            <title>SAIC, Enova Energy Group, The Carlyle Group Launch $225 Million Connecticut Waste Wood Biomass Energy Project.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite election year politicking and a dysfunctional Washington, 2012 could be a good year for clean, renewable and efficient energy.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The WVU-based National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium has created a suite of modern technology products that put knowledge about specific electric drive and alternative fuel vehicles at the fingertips of the nation’s first responders.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Electrification Leadership Council (ELC) is a coalition of key stakeholders throughout the EV supply chain who have the expertise and resources required to engage federal, state, regional and local agencies and coalitions, utility companies, vehicle manufacturers and financial institutions to help overcome the barriers to broad scale EV deployment.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Minor changes are made to the extended range EV after much publicized after-the-fact crash-test fires. Is this part of the EV learning process?]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The trade case brought against Chinese solar manufacturers by U.S. solar-panel producer SolarWorld and six other domestic equipment makers could undermine the solar industry’s significant progress at the very moment it is poised for success.]]></description>
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