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Luke Air Force Base Embraces Solar
While the U.S. Air Force remains the largest energy user in the federal government, many Air Force bases are making significant strides to generate renewable energy on-site. Most recently, an Arizona utility has teamed up with an Air Forcebase to build the largest solar installation on U.S. governmentproperty. Arizona Public Service Co. (APS), a [...]
President Obama Embraces A Clean Energy Future
Despite the ongoing tragedy in the Gulf, there is still a glimmer of hope to be found amid the devastating oil spill: real attention is finally being paid to the need for a clean energy transition, and at the highest levels of government no less. In a speech delivered at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh [...]
First Solar Embraces Solar Development
In order to pull out of the solar energy development business,Edison Mission Group (EMG) had to sell of a string of projects alreadyunder way. Thin-film industry darling First Solar (FSLR), theintegrator with whom EMG had been working, bought the whole set for anundisclosed number. Stocks have suffered a bit in the wake of thesurprise decision. [...]
Taiwan Embraces Renewable Energy
Workingto overcome the challenges of climate change, a school in Taipei, thefirst on the island to embrace renewable energy, is now being poweredby a new solar panel installed above the playground. The solar roof panel was inaugurated at the Taipei European School’s (TES) Swire European Primary Campus on Nov. 17. Thisschool is “the very first [...]