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The U.S. has made great strides in installing renewable energy projects in the last five years. Renewables account for a larger percentage of U.S. energy generation than ever before and the country has surpassed Germany to lead in installed wind capacity worldwide. Germany and its European neighbors however remain far ahead of the U.S. when [...]

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August 26, 2009
First U.S. Hydrokinetic Project Begins Commercial Operations
The first federally licensed in-stream hydrokinetic power project in the United States began operating commercially on August 20 on the Mississippi River in Hastings, Minnesota. Hydrokinetic projects produce power from moving water without the use of a dam, and they include wave energy systems and in-stream turbines, [...]

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Lockheed Martin Receives Largest Federal Ocean Energy Award in 30 Years
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Released Friday, August 21, 2009 5PM EST:
Lockheed Martin Corp., Manassas, Va., is being awarded an $8,119,625 firm-fixed-priced contract to advance the development of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology system components and subsystems for Navy applications.  The work will support the Naval [...]

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Exxon Mobil to Invest in Oilgae
The international oil giant Exxon Mobil, whose chief executive had been infamous for mocking ethanol, one of the alternative energies as “moonshine,” is poised to enter in the field of biofuels. Exxon is going to announce investment of $600 million in producing liquid transportation fuels from algae — organisms in [...]

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Two years into development, innovative startup enables path to energy independence; Unveils proprietary production system capable of supplying unlimited quantities of renewable fuel at costs competitive with fossil fuels

Cambridge, Mass.—July 27, 2009—Joule Biotechnologies, Inc., an innovative bioengineering startup developing game-changing alternative energy solutions, today unveiled its breakthrough Helioculture™ technology—a revolutionary process that harnesses sunlight to [...]

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Converting Ocean Energy into Electricity
A Seattle-based company is hoping to convert the motion of the ocean into electricity. Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company has called for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permits to harness energy from waves off the coastline of six states.
In all, the company would build seven harnessing sites – in federal [...]

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