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Renewable and Efficient Inventions Earn Nine R&D 100 Awards for DOE
DOE national laboratories and other facilities were lauded with
30 R&D 100 Awards, and nine of those were in the fields of
energy efficiency and renewable energy. Five national labs
won awards for their work in solar cells, biofuel production,
lithium batteries, appliance controllers, and other technologies.
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Large-Scale U.S. Solar Power Facilities Becoming Commonplace
Large solar power facilities are planned for locations
throughout the country, including solar thermal power plants
in California, New Mexico, and Florida, and megawatt-scale
solar photovoltaic power projects in Florida, New Jersey,
North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
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Texas to Spend $4.93 Billion on Transmission Lines for Wind Power
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved a plan
to build transmission lines that will deliver up to 18,456
megawatts of wind power to metropolitan areas of the state.
The $4.93 billion transmission system upgrade will be in
service in about 4 or 5 years.
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Pennsylvania Creates a $500 Million Alternative Energy Fund
A new $500 million fund in Pennsylvania will offer a wide
range of grants, loans, and rebates to promote renewable
energy and energy efficiency in the state, while additional
programs will provide $100 million in incentives plus $50
million in tax credits over the next 8 years.
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California Establishes Statewide Green Building Standards
The California Building Standards Commission has adopted
the nation's first statewide green building code. The code
encourages builders to reduce the energy use of their
structures and employ onsite renewable energy production,
but the standards are only voluntary for now.
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USDA Awards $6.9 Million for Renewable Energy, Efficiency Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award $6.9
million in loans and grants for 27 renewable energy systems
and energy efficiency projects at farms and rural small
businesses across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio,
Vermont, and Wisconsin.
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At Halfway Point, 2008 is the Ninth Warmest Year on Record
La Niña conditions depressed sea surface temperatures
for much of the first half of 2008, but despite that effect, the
year currently ranks as the ninth warmest on record. With La
Niña now history, warmer ocean temperatures are
expected for the second half of the year.
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HVAC Product Reviews
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HVAC Video Reviews
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This is a new add-on to High Performance HVAC Systems. We have several video reviews there to keep you busy and as soon as we finish getting the old High Performance HVAC site back to normal on a new program we'll continue adding more videos for your enjoyment and comments. Read the Reviews and See the Videos... |
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