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London and New York, 12 January 2012 – Global investment in clean energy reached a new record of $260bn in 2011, up 5% on 2010 and almost five times the total of $53.6bn in 2004. Investment in solar far outstripped that in wind, and perhaps of most note, US clean energy investment moved back ahead [...]
Solar and wind power provide the means for America to strengthen its energy security, create jobs in growing markets, and improve the environment. Thanks to breakthroughs in energy storage systems, including the first grid-tied solar and storage facility, that potential is getting closer to reality. By combining energy storage systems with smart grid technology, utilities [...]
After six years of studies, debate and planning, Cross Texas Transmission and Sharyland Utilities have launched the construction of lines to collect wind energy and send it downstate at a cost of $1 billion. Cross Texas has an Amarillo office and Sharyland is building one just south of town, but the action is further afield. [...]
Austin, Texas – The City of Austin municipal government is switching to 100% clean, renewable energy starting Oct. 1, 2011 – becoming the largest local government in America to power all of its facilities with 100% green energy. All facilities from neighborhood libraries and recreation centers to police and fire stations are subscribing to Austin [...]
Irving’s new Lady Bird Johnson Middle School represents not only a place of learning, but a bold experiment and statement about the importance of energy efficiency. At 150,000 square feet, Irving ISD officials believe Johnson will be the largest “net zero”-style middle school in the nation and the first such school in Texas. The term [...]
Austin-based Wind Energy Transmissions Texas LLC announced Wednesday it has secured more than $500 million in financing from a consortium of financial institutions. The money will be used to build five 345kV substations and around 378 miles of electricity transmission lines in West Texas. With financing in place, construction of the project should begin next [...]
Houston, TX (PRWEB) July 17, 2011 The Government of Israel Economic Mission to the US Southern Region in partnership with the the Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce, will host the 2nd Annual Cleanovation on September 14, 2011 at Hotel ZaZa, Houston, TX. Last year’s inaugural Texas-Israel Cleanovation emerged as one of the most important clean technology [...]
Xtreme Power doesn’t like to describe its technology in depth in public, but power plant owners certainly like what they see. Duke Energy, the mega utility and power plant provider, has selected Xtreme to build a 36-megawatt dynamic power resource at its 153-megawatt wind farm in Notrees, Texas. The battery pack should go live in [...]
Duke Energy Corp. (DUK), a U.S. utility that operates 986 megawatts of wind-energy capacity, selected Xtreme Power Inc. to design and install the world’s largest power-storage system linked to a wind farm. The 36-megawatt storage system is expected to cost $44 million and will go into operation in the third quarter of 2012, Charlotte, North [...]
At 1 P.M. on February 28, 2010 a jaw-dropping 22 percent of the electricity being used in the state of Texas was supplied by the wind. Today, Texas is home to more than 10,000 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity—more than the next three largest wind states (Iowa, California, and Washington) combined. In the course of [...]