We're investing in new technologies to produce electricity in cleaner ways, including solar and wind energy, clean coal technologies.
Several companies have pulled their IPOs over the past year, including solar thermal power plant builder BrightSource Energy.
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She stated that SEWA's training targeted 1.5 million women for programs in green technology including solar energy and cook stoves.
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The Black Olive, which touts environmentally friendly features including solar panels, geothermal wells and recycled wood furniture, was under construction during the depths of the recession.
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The SunShot initiative focuses on bringing down costs by pursuing innovations in four particular areas, including solar cell technology, power electronics that optimize the performance of installations, improvements in manufacturing processes, and installation and system design.
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McInnis, like other employers at the conference including solar technology provider Namaste Solar and social business platform Brainpark, discussed the benefits and also the difficulties that come with a policy of complete workplace transparency and shared ownership.
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SunPower and EBS also plan to construct a chain of solar power plants, including rooftop solar projects on government buildings, across the State of Punjab to generate nearly 1, 000 MW of power over the next two years.
Not only does it have eye candy amenities like a glass elevator and porcelain floors, but it also has a long list of green features including a solar heat pool, vent-less fireplaces fueled by bio-ethanol, and thermal glass double-glazed U.V. windows.
Other major Chinese solar producers, including Yingli Green Energy, LDK Solar and Trina Solar, have also reported heavy losses.
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In addition the bill aims to boost renewable energy sources, including wind and solar power and alternative-fueled vehicles.
The pig joins a line of bizarrely-named pigs, including Snuff, Solar and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.
The 60 new projects announced by Majumdar will tackle a wide range of subjects, including biofuel, solar energy and electric grid.
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Why not set a national goal of having 20% of our electricity come from domestic alternative and renewable sources, including wind and solar power, by the year 2020?
AeroVironment has worked on some strange projects over the years, including building a solar-powered airplane and a working model of a Quetzalcoatlus, a giant flying dinosaur, for an IMAX movie.
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The paper notes the success of numerous policies California has implemented to promote distributed generation, including the California Solar Initiative (CSI), net energy metering (NEM), the renewable auction mechanism (RAM), and the Self-Generation Incentive Program.
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To be sure, there are potential opportunities in the development and implementation of energy-saving technologies in the next decade, including wind and solar energy, but it's doubtful that many jobs can be generated without a major shift in the economic climate here.
In its green technologies fund (better known in Silicon Valley these days as "clean technology"), Kleiner Perkins is treading a similar path taken by global giants like General Electric and U.K. oil company BP, both of which have made investments in renewable technologies including wind and solar.
In its green technologies fund (better known in Silicon Valley these days as "clean technology"), Kleiner Perkins is treading a similar path taken by global giants like General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ) and U.K. oil company BP (nyse: BP - news - people ), both of which have made investments in renewable technologies including wind and solar.
The Ministry of Science and Technology confirmed that it has provided subsidies to more than 100 solar companies, including U.S. listed players Trina Solar and Yingli Green Energy.
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Hybrid solar systems for buildings have been developed, including by the Turkish company Solimpeks Solar Energy.
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Moreover, a host of new technologies will be required, including more-powerful solar panels, electric-ion engines, extraterrestrial mining equipment and robotic refineries.
Young companies that were entering mass production of their technologies in order to compete effectively with larger rivals went bust, including Solyndra and Abound Solar.
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Switzerland is home to several renewable energy projects, including the most advanced solar-powered aircraft, the Solar Impulse, which made its first international flight less than two weeks ago.
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After a long day of studying data, including slope angles, solar energy, weather and powder patterns and nearby transportation facilities, Mr. Mathews occasionally goes to bed pondering problems and wakes up with solutions.
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Goldman also reduced its price targets for a wide range of alternative energy stocks, including not just First Solar but also MEMC Electronic Materials, SunPower, STR, EnerSys, Itron, Amyris, KiOr and Solazyme.
The Department of Energy, as part of its efforts to promote clean energy, launched OpenEI.org, containing dozens of clean energy resources and data sets, including maps of worldwide solar and wind potential, information on climate zones, and energy best practices.
Solar policy advocates note that even after state financial incentives for solar have declined precipitously in top-tier markets including Arizona and New Jersey, small-scale solar adoption continues to grow.
And there are plenty of cloudy places, including northern Europe, where solar panels may never make much sense.
Yet there are plenty of hidden subsidies found elsewhere, including government support to the solar market in the name of clean energy.
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