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Commercial-scale solar developers pocket funding

11 hours ago ago from Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renewable Energy Today

news.cnet.com December 18, 2009 Two solar project developers this week raised funds to install commercial and utility scale projects from a somewhat unlikely source: venture capital firms. On Friday, Tioga Energy said it has raised $20 million to build out its business of providing project financing for commercial and municipal solar installations, such as schools and businesses. Investors included solar wafer manufacturer MEMC and ...

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California Approves New Wind Power Transmission Lines, Solar Roofs

11 hours ago ago from Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renewable Energy Today

www.ens-newswire.com December 18, 2009 SACRAMENTO, California, December 18, 2009 (ENS) - California energy regulators have approved Southern California Edison's request to construct a 173 mile long electricity transmission line to bring wind energy generated in the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area in Kern County to Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. To increase access to new renewable energy, the California Public Utilities Commission, ...

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First Solar opens utility-scale power plant

17 hours ago ago from EcoChamber Global Green Chamber of Commerce | Environmental Business Advocacy

December 22, 2009 by admin Filed under Features Leave a Comment Solar module maker First Solar on Monday opened the largest photovoltaic solar power station in California, which the company plans to replicate in order to expand its utility business. The plant in Blythe, Calif., which First Solar purchased from energy developer NRG, will have the capacity to generate 21 megawatts of electricity, or enough to power about ...

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VMware Lowers Operational Cost with Most Advanced Virtualization and Management Solutions

3 hours ago ago from MyHostNews: Web Hosting News, Web Hosting Interviews, Web Hosting Awards and Web Hosting Reviews

Hosting News PALO ALTO, Calif. — VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, today announced independent research convincingly proves that VMware customers are drastically lowering operational expenditures (OpEx) with VMware solutions. VMware vSphere™ and the VMware vCenter™ Product Family lower the day-to-day costs of running IT, enabling IT resources and ...

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New Ulm wind energy project rejected

16 hours ago ago from Breaking News

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Monday rejected a permit for a proposed wind-power project in New Ulm, according to an Associated Press report. The project was to involve the construction of five wind turbines to provide power for the city's energy needs. New Ulm City Attorney Hugh Nierengarten said the project is not dead, despite the commission's rejection, the report said. City officials will discuss alternatives for getting ...

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Fresh Funds for a Green Energy Start-Up

11 hours ago ago from The New York Times

Search All NYTimes.com Search Business Financial Tools December 22, 2009, 12:53 pm Fresh Funds for a Green Energy Start-Up By ROBERT P. WALZER A California start-up that claims to undercut electric utility prices with solar-based power has received $20 million in venture capital funding to help it grow. Tioga Energy , which is based in San Mateo, received a second round of ...

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