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  • Settlements Reached in More Kleen Energy Lawsuits

    The settlements involve workers injured when a gas explosion wracked the construction site.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 22, 2012
  • Third Solar-Power Company in Germany Goes Bust

    Solarhybrid is the third German failure in the industry in four months.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 22, 2012
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    Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive

    Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources. 

    By Utility Dive staff
  • Bujagali Energy Delivering First 50MW to Ugandan Grid

    The company's first power plant has completed mandatory reliability testing.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 21, 2012
  • Reactions to the China Solar Tariff Verdict

    Here's what U.S. and Chinese makers and U.S. groups think of the Commerce Department's decision.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 20, 2012
  • Puget Sound Energy Set to Open Wind Farm Visitor Center

    With two tours daily, the center encourages tourists to stop during the April-November season.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 20, 2012
  • Indiana Coal-to-Gas Plant Is Unbuilt. Is It Undone as Well?

    Falling prices for natural gas that nature made is only one issue for the plan.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 20, 2012
  • Overturning the Eight Biggest Myths in Renewable Energy

    Political wrangling over subsidy levels and climate change muddy the waters.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 20, 2012
  • Bloomberg Names 10 Clean Tech Pioneers

    The goal is to get to "when clean energy just energy, when smart grid is just the grid"

    By Ron Gallagher • March 20, 2012
  • CASE Calls on CASM Members to Disclose Subsidies

    Chinese-made panels and possible tariffs are at the heart of a dispute.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2012
  • Toronto Startup Goes Underwater With Compressed-Air Energy Storage

    Testing will come in an arrangement with Ontario Hydro. There's a video on YouTube.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2012
  • SiGen Targets Thin Silicon Wafers With Ion Implant Technology for Solar PV

    Ions are in the air this month.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2012
  • NextEra CEO Hay to Retire; Robo Named Successor

    Lewis "Lew" Hay, III, will become executive chairman in July and leave at the end of 2013.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2012
  • Wind Rush 2012: An AOL Energy White Paper

    The wind energy business is no longer a fringe activity for environmentalists. It has become a multibillion-dollar behemoth.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 18, 2012
  • Tampa Electric to Seek Power Sources for 2017

    Growth in demand and expiring supply agreements will bring an RFP for sources this week.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 16, 2012
  • Dry Sorbent Injection Can Help Power Plants Meet MATS

    DSI, combined with scrubbers, will let plants meet the MATS for HCl and other acid gases. the EIA says.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 16, 2012
  • Nebraska Methane-Powered Generating Station Good for Another 5-Year Run

    The Omaha Public Power District station will keep using landfill output from a county landfill.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 16, 2012
  • 'Invisible' Wires Transport Electricity on SolarWindow

    The technology developed with the help of the government aims to make see-through glass a power source.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012
  • Energy Star's Anniversary; Texas Electricity Price Caps

    A roundup of news developments of note for the electric power industry.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012
  • World Wind Record Set; U.S. Contributions Lag

    In 2011, a record 41,000 MW of wind capacity was installed, bringing the world total to 238,000 MW.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012
  • Ireland Readies for Opportunity in Wind, Smart Grid and EVs

    It sounds right for the nation known for its green landscape to be thinking "renewable."

    By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012
  • Top 10 U.S. Solar Stats From 2011

    A Solar Energy Industries Association report looks at the state of the PV, CPV and CSP markets.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 14, 2012
  • Dominion Offshore Wind Study Says Ocean Substations Needed

    The study by ABB concluded that one substation for every 500-700 MW would be the right ratio.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2012
  • Renewable Energy Will Cost Grid More: MIT

    Unintended consequences could include higher, not lower, carbon emissions.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2012
  • Grid Smarts Get Texas Record Amounts of Wind and Renewables

    The largest contribution to date was supplying 22 percent of load at the time.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2012
  • Clean Edge: $246B Market for Solar, Wind, Biofuels in 2011

    A report says growth in solar led market increases, with wind and biomass following.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2012