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Utility Scale Solar Shoots Sky High

2015-08-31 18:54:00| Transmission & Distribution World

California Leads the Way Utilities have embraced utility-scale solar generation in a big way. In June, large solar installations at American utilities cranked out a record high 2.8 gigawatt-hours of electricity, up more than one-third from the previous year. Utility scale facilities have a capacity of at least 1 megawatt. Solar voltaic capacity grew by 47.5 percent from June 2014 to June 2015, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In that time, utility solar thermal capacity was up more than 18 percent. read more

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BT hits Sky for six by winning Ashes TV rights

2015-08-24 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Cricket-lovers will have to fork out for BT Sport and Sky Sports to watch the next two Ashes tournaments.

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Birds in the Sky: Resident Raises Concern Over Campbell County Landfill Permit Expansion

2015-08-22 04:55:33| Waste Management - Topix.net

CAMPBELL CO., Va. - The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is looking to expand Campbell County landfill, holding a public hearing, but not everyone is crazy about the idea.

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Sucking carbon from the sky may not slow climate change

2015-08-03 17:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Science: As U.S. President Barack Obama finalizes plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions today, climate researchers are wondering whether even more extreme measures will be needed--such as using machines to suck carbon dioxide from the environment. Now, a new study of these so-called carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies finds that the strategy would have only a minimal impact. "You hear CDR mentioned as an option to maybe avoid dangerous climate change, but when we did the simulations you see the effect...

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