NZ Wave Power Device Heading To Hawaii After Oregon Test

Kaneohe Bay test site (image via University of Hawaii)

WET-NZ, the first wave energy device to take advantage of a new Oregon test buoy, will now move on to Hawaii for a full year of DOE-funded assessment. Read more →

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Obama Blocks Wind Farm Sale To Chinese: Security Or Politics?

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President Obama blocks a Chinese company's purchase of four tiny wind farms under development in Oregon, citing unspecified national security concerns. Read more →

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In Solyndra’s Shadow, SoloPower Opens Portland Plant

SoloPower Portland

Loan guarantee-backed SoloPower opens a factory in Porland, hoping to survive the brutal PV price wars with a lightweight, flexible panel. Read more →

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Oregon Coast To Wave Power: Yes In My Backyard

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The Oregon Wave Energy Trust says a survey indicates strong support for wave energy development among residents of coastal counties. Read more →

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845-MW Shepherds Flat Wind Farm Marks Opening

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The second-largest wind farm in the country officially opens in Oregon; it'll produce 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. Read more →

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Oregon Eco-Winery Goes Beyond LEED

Stoller Tasting Room rendering

Stoller was the first winery in the U.S. to achieve LEED Gold in 2006, and its new tasting room furthers that green focus with solar power and reclaimed wood. Read more →

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Rural Oregon Town Hit By Floods Builds Back LEED

Vernonia School

When the little town of Vernonia, Oregon, was hit by a series of devastating floods that destroyed its school buildings, the town decided to build back green. Read more →

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Wave Energy Devices Put To Test In Oregon

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Wave energy is picking up steam on the West Coast, with the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center beginning operation of the Ocean Sentinel test site. Read more →

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Living Amid Panels: A Brief Meditation On Baldock Solar Station

Baldock Solar Station

"The nation’s largest solar highway project" is big enough to produce significant power, but not so big that it can't fit into our landscape and our lives. Read more →

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Oregon Wave-Power Project Gets Federal Go-Ahead

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Ocean Power Technologies' planned 10-device, 1.5-megawatt Oregon wave power project has been granted a 35-year license by federal regulators. Read more →

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