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Stimulating project
2011-04-28 02:14:00By Kat Kerlin, Reno News & Review The Beowawe geothermal plant in Eastern Nevada last week became the first geothermal project in the country funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to start generating power. It’s a low-temperature, binary cycle plant that uses waste heat from the brine of an existing geothermal plant at the facility, a Department of Energy statement described....
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Obama visit spotlights Reno's growing reputation as a clean energy hub
2011-04-22 02:05:00Written by JASON HIDALGO The economy may have been issue No. 1 during President Obama’s Town Hall meeting Thursday in Reno. But for people familiar with Nevada's green economy, three things about the visit stood out: location, location, location. The fact that the president picked a homegrown company that manufactures energy-efficient technology had people in the clean...
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Oasis of Nevada turns different shade of green
2011-04-22 01:50:00By Maddie Reynolds Lahontan Valley News The city of Fallon is getting an energy-efficient makeover that began in spring 2010. The Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant from the Department of Energy awarded Fallon $1.277 million to make upgrades the city would normally not be able to afford, City Engineer Jim Souba said. “The city would never be able to scrap money together and...
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House passes budget, energy loans spared in agreement
2011-04-14 08:19:00April, 14 2011 By BRIAN DUGGAN The federal program that provides loans to start-up clean energy projects was spared in the budget agreement that passed the U.S. House today. House members voted 260-167 to continue funding the the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year. The bill, which is expected to pass the Senate, includes about $38 billion in cuts for federal agencies. Funding...
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Federal Green Energy Loan Program Lives On
2011-04-13 08:05:00by Nichola Groom (Reuters) - A federal program to support the development of clean energy technologies escaped the budget ax this week and the Energy Department wasted no time announcing major commitments to fund two of the world's largest solar projects. SunPower Corp received a conditional commitment on Tuesday for a $1.187 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to finance...
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