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Renewable-energy growth hit a record pace in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency.
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Scotland shows path toward boosting renewable energy in a big wayScotland recently powered itself solely with renewable energy.
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Smallest state poses big question: natural gas or renewable energy?
Rhode Island could become a leader in renewable energy.
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China ratchets down green-energy growth for first time ever
China is expected to slow renewable-energy growth for the first time ever.
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Hydrogen for fuel-cell vehicles made from wind energy in Japanese test
Toyota is experimenting with hydrogen made using wind power.
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Small Wind Turbines Now Offered On Leases, Like Solar Panels
A startup offers wind-turbine leases similar to ones already available for solar panels.
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Renault will rent electric cars on Scotland's Outer Hebrides.
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Renewable Energy Doing So Well That Subsidies Could End: Energy Secretary Moniz
Renewable-energy costs are dropping rapidly, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says.
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Minnesota Energy Coop Offers Renewable Power To Electric-Car Owners, At No Extra Cost
Many electric-car owners start to think more seriously about the source of their electricity when they plug their cars in to recharge. And at least in California, data show that owners of plug-in electric cars have far higher interest in photovoltaic solar panels than drivers at large. Now a...
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Small Islands Are Biggest Beneficiaries Of Renewable Energy
A wind farm for an island off the New England coast is expected to dramatically lower residents' electricity bills.
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Wind, Natural Gas, Solar Provide More U.S. Power, Replacing Coal
Wind, natural gas, and solar power generation are set to increase in 2015 while coal decreases, government figures say.
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Georgetown, Texas: Far From Green, But 100 Percent Renewable Energy--Why?
A Texas city converts to renewable energy to save money.
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Low oil prices won't affect renewable energy, analysts say.
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How A Small German Town Became A Renewable Energy Miracle
A German town produces more energy than it needs from renewable sources.
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Honda Generates Enough Wind Power In Brazil To Run Its Car Plant
Honda opens the first carmaker-run wind farm in Brazil.
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Four Ford Dealers To Test Solar & Wind Clean-Energy Systems
Ford will install Windy System wind-and-solar energy systems at four of its dealerships.
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Do Wind Turbines Kill Birds? Far Fewer Than Cell Towers...Or Cats
Wind turbines are among the least-significant causes of bird deaths, a new study says.
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Some Solar, Wind Power Competes With Natural Gas Without Incentives: Study
Fossil fuels have been an integral part of the industrialized world since it began 250 years ago. While renewable, carbon-free energy sources have long been viewed as the ideal solution, they were always more expensive than pumping carbon into the air. That may now have changed, according to a new...
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Solar panels won't destroy electric utilities' business model, a new study says.
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Oklahoma Adds Fee For Homes To Connect Solar, Wind Power To Grid
Renewable-energy advocates have cranked up the outrage machine at a surcharge imposed by Oklahoma on homes that connect rooftop solar panels or wind-turbine generators to the grid. Ten days ago, the Oklahoma House passed S.B. 1455 without debate, and Governor Mary Fallin is expected to sign it. The...
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Long-Lived Clean Power: Wind Turbines Last 25 Years, Study Says
A British study claims that wind turbines can last 25 years without the need for upgrades or replacement.
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