Google Data Center To Get New Renewables From Duke

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Google will apparently get the clean energy it wants for an expanded North Carolina data center, as Duke Energy goes along with adding new renewable sources. Read more →

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SolarWorld Builds It And Duke Energy Comes

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SolarWorld, not usually a big utility-scale developer, does a 21-megawatt SoCal project from soup to nuts, and Duke Energy scoops it up. Read more →

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Wind Energy Battery Storage Advances, Despite Hiccups

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There have been a few issues, but more wind farms are using big batteries to enhance wind energy integration. Read more →

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Duke Energy Addresses Blueprints For Greater Distributed Generation

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In this sponsored story on EarthTechling, Smart Grid Update talks about Duke Energy and its plans for greater distributed generation. Read more →

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Chrysler’s Electric Efforts Show Spark Of Life

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Chrysler seems to be recovering from a 2009 bankruptcy, but what are the company's plans for electric and hybrid vehicles? A new test fleet may offer a clue. Read more →

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Texas Wind: Duke Takes Another Bite

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Duke Energy locks up a power-purchase agreement for phase two of the Los Vientos wind project in Texas, which will add 202 megawatts to its generating capacity. Read more →

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Pig Power: How Two Dukes, And Google, Do It

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A Duke University and Duke Energy pig-waste-to-power prototype takes advantage of the Google spotlight to spread word about the project. Read more →

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Wind Power Gobbled Up By Texas Utility

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CPS Energy has agreed to buy 200 megawatts of wind power from Duke Energy, which will build, own and manage the Los Vientos I Windpower Project in Texas. Read more →

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Wind Power vs. Whooping Crane On The Prairie?

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The wind industry is petitioning the government for special permitting to potentially impact endangered or threatened species along a a 200-mile wide corridor. Read more →

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Wind Turbines: No Tourism Turnoff?

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Michiganders' fears that large-scale wind development in scenic areas will harm tourism appear to be unfounded, a new report suggests. Read more →

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