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DOE To Award $41.9M In Recovery Act Funds For Fuel Cells
4/27/2009
To expand the use of clean and renewable energy sources and reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced $41.9M in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for fuel cell technology.
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GE Energy's Jenbacher Biogas Engines Expanding The Use Of Agricultural Waste As Renewable Power Source
4/27/2009
With the international community seeking to expand the development of different types of renewable energy, more farmers in North America and Europe are using GE Energy’s ecomagination-certified Jenbacher engines to generate onsite power from biogas created from converted animal waste and other agricultural organic materials.
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NIST Announces Three-Phase Plan For Smart Grid Standards, Paving Way For More Efficient, Reliable Electricity
4/22/2009
As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to moving the nation toward energy independence, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced recently a three-phase plan to expedite development of key standards for a Smart Grid, a nationwide network that uses information technology to deliver electricity efficiently, reliably, and securely.
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PSE&G Extends Offers To First Of 900 People To Work On Electric And Gas Infrastructure Projects
4/22/2009
With recently approval of its plan to invest $694M in accelerated electric and gas infrastructure projects, Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G) began to hire the first of 900 new utility and contractor positions to be created during the next two years.
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American Superconductor Receives Wire Order For First Superconductor Power Cable To Be Deployed In Korea's Commercial Grid
4/21/2009
American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, recently announced at Hannover Fair 2009 that LS Cable Ltd. (LS Cable) has ordered approximately 80,000 meters (50 miles) of 344 superconductors, which is AMSC’s proprietary brand of second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire.
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CH2M HILL Named 'Leader' In Climate Change Consulting
4/1/2009
CH2M HILL, a global full-service engineering, procurement, construction, and operations firm, has been named one of the top leaders in climate change consulting in the United States, according to research from Verdantix, an independent research firm focused on climate change, carbon markets and business sustainability.
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Sirit RFID Solution Selected For Inventory Tracking Program
4/1/2009
Sirit Inc., a global provider of radio frequency identification (“RFID”) technology, recently announced that its INfinity 510 (“IN510”) reader and RSI-647 Corkscrew RFID tags have been selected for deployment at Pacific Gas & Electric’s (“PG&E”) Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Avila Beach, California.
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Cummins Power Generation Enables Australian Metal Producer To Save Money With Natural Gas Prime Power
3/26/2009
Reliable power from a Cummins Power Generation Inc. natural gas-fired power station has been a key element for Jabiru Metals Ltd in becoming a low-cost producer of zinc and copper concentrates for world markets.
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S&C Installs Smart Grid Storage Management System For Xcel Energy Wind-To-Battery Project
3/23/2009
Integrating variable wind and solar power production with the needs of the power grid is an ongoing issue for the utility industry.
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Siemens Introduces Powerful Wind Turbine For Low To Medium Wind Speeds
3/20/2009
At the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC) in Marseille, Siemens Energy announces the arrival of the SWT-2.3-101 which is ideally suited to sites with low to medium wind speeds
