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The Clean Energy States Alliance has released a new report titled “Potential RPS Markets for Renewable Energy Generators“. The report, written by Ed Holt of Ed Holt & Associates, provides information regarding where a renewable energy generator in a particular state or Canadian province can possibly sell its renewable energy certificates in order to meet the demand created by a …

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Patton Boggs has released “The State of the Union in 2014,” a succinct yet substantial analysis of President Barack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union address to Congress and the nation, delivered the evening of Tuesday, January 28, 2014. The report details key agenda items and priorities for the remainder of the year, as laid out by the President in …

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The shortlist has been announced for the 3rd annual Solar Power Generation USA awards. Fifteen entries in the categories of Best Solar Collaboration, Best Solar Project 2013 and Most Innovative Solar Company have been whittled down from a large number of very high calibre nominations submitted over the course of the past 6 months. Winners will be announced on Tuesday …

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Pacific Ethanol has announced it will implement yield-enhancing technology at its Magic Valley, Idaho plant. The company chose ICM Inc.’s Selective Milling Technology as a component in its process to increase corn oil production and boost ethanol yields by increasing available starch for conversion. International marine engineering company, SeaRoc, have been shortlisted for the 2014 renewableUK Health & Safety Awards …

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Joanna Schroeder

The UI GreenMetric World University Ranking has ranked the University of California, Davis in the top 10 for campus sustainability and environment-friendly management. In Universitas Indonesia’s fourth annual GreenMetric rankings, for 2013, UC Davis is ninth overall (up from 17th a year earlier) and fourth in the U.S. The rankings comprise 301 universities. The University of Nottingham, England, claimed the …

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Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, the Iowa Senate, and the Iowa House of Representatives along with Iowa’s entire Congressional Delegation are unanimously standing together to pass a resolution in support of a strong, robust federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). EcoEngineers has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with …

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Joanna Schroeder

Registration is now open for exhibitors looking to showcase their projects, equipment, services and state-of-the-art technology to the geothermal community at the GRC Annual Meeting and GEA Geothermal Energy Expo in Portland, Oregon, September 28, 2014 through October 1, 2014. The Expo is the world’s largest gathering of the geothermal industry, providing support for geothermal resource exploration, characterization, development, production …

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Joanna Schroeder

The Board of Directors of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) announced today that Michael R. Brower has been appointed the new President and CEO of the organization. Brower served as the Interim President and CEO since July 29, 2013. Clive Maxwell, Chief Executive of the Office of Fair Trading, has been appointed Director General of DECC’s Consumers and …

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Joanna Schroeder

The Center for Rural Affairs has released a report, “From the Ground Up, Addressing Key Community Concerns in Clean Energy Transmission“. The report examines the clashes that can arise between communities and transmission line developers and the causes of those clashes, with a unique focus on proposing a set of solutions to those issues. The report found six major common …

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Joanna Schroeder

Save the date for the Solar Summit 2014 taking place April 14-16, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sponsored by Greentech Media, the solar conference will focus on global market trends, relevant technologies and project finance. Key themes include: The Global Solar Market in 2015; The Future of the Module: Costs, Technologies and Strategies; Inverters and the Balance of Systems: The Next …

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