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Facility Sustainability — Leading Practices for Green Facilities
Supply Chain Consortium (2-25-2010)
A recent survey on facility sustainability shows that more companies are prone to putting down greener roots these days.
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Leading Practices for Green Facilities
AWEA: Year End 2009 Market Report
AWEA (2-19-2010)
The wind energy industry brought over 4,000 MW of new capacity online in the fourth quarter of 2009.
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AWEA: Year End 2009 Market Report
Clean Economy, Living Planet: Building Strong Clean Energy Technology Industries
Ward van den Berg, Senior Research Associate, Arnoud van der Slot, Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (1-26-2010)
The market for clean energy technology (CET) is booming and will be the third-largest industrial sector in the world.
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Building Strong Clean Energy Technology Industries
Cleantech Revolution: Building Smart infrastructures
PricewaterhouseCoopers (1-19-2010)
Efforts are under way to build foundational infrastructures that will support a smart electricity grid and an electric vehicle ecosystem.
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Building Smart Infrastructures
Energy Efficient Facilities Make Good Business Sense
George Plattenburg, PE Servidyne (Dec/Jan 10)
Making your plant more energy-efficient through low- or no-cost measures as well as capital improvements makes good environmental as well as business sense.
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Benefits of Greening Your Facility
Lance Ryan, Watson Land Company (Dec/Jan 10)
Increasing your facility’s sustainability will provide both tangible and intangible benefits, while promoting corporate responsibility.
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America's Public Power Utilities: Key Partners for Business in a Challenging Economy
Steve Stackhouse (Dec/Jan 10)
Public power companies are working closely with businesses to create diverse cost-savings programs.
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Wyoming: Looking for Economic Growth Through Wind Power
Mary Lou Byrd (Dec/Jan 10)
Job losses in traditional industries have led the state to focus on renewable energy, particularly wind.
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Oregon: Clean Tech and Related Manufacturing Lead Incentives and Job Growth
Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Dec/Jan 10)
Experts believe Oregon will see job growth early in 2010, with alternative energy leading the way.
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Washington: Entrepreneurial Spirit and Diverse Industries Promise Future Recovery
Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Dec/Jan 10)
High-tech and healthcare industries are expected to forge the state's economy forward in the coming year
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California: Alternative Energy Programs Offer Promising Possibilities for Recovery
Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Dec/Jan 10)
After a difficult year, Golden State officials hope for federal stimulus funds and activity in promising industries.
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Emerging Trends in the U.S. Solar Market
GTM Research (12-18-2009)
The United States is rapidly emerging as one of the world’s leading markets for solar power.
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Emerging Trends in the U.S. Solar Market
Innovating for Better Buildings | An Opportunity Disguised as a Meltdown
Nth Power and the Faunhofer Institute (12-18-2009)
The new construction sector of the U.S. building industry offers an attractive and timely opportunity to innovate.
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Innovating for Better Buildings
Front Line: Inflection Point for U.S. PV Manufacturing
Area Development Online Research Desk (Nov 09)
The global PV (photovoltaic) industry is entering a period of dramatic transformation.
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Energy — A Site Selection and Management Priority
Greg Elam (Nov 09)
An energy plan can help your company to maximize opportunities and mitigate risk, while holding on to earnings.
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States Use Incentives to Attract Renewable Energy Business
Richard K. Greene, Senior Associate, The Williams Group Real Estate Advisors (Nov 09)
As the economy recovers, one particularly bright spot will be manufacturing for the renewable energy industry, which is already enjoying healthy popular and government support.
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Front Line: Wind Industry a Breath of Fresh Air for Arkansas
Kathi Vieser Bianco (Nov 09)
A cluster of wind turbine manufacturing has formed in Arkansas, creating thousands of high-tech jobs.
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Do Green Buildings Make Dollars and Sense?
Norm G. Miller, PhD, University of San Diego, Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate, Dave Pogue, LEED AP and National Director of Sustainability, CBRE (11-23-2009)
Many tenants of Energy Star-labeled buildings find such space more productive, and these buildings do save money on energy costs.
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Do Green Buildings Make Dollars and Sense?
First Person: John Stowell, VP, Duke Energy
John Stowell, Vice President, Duke Energy (Oct/Nov 09)
The road out of the worst economic downturn in decades is not going to be a smooth one.
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Pennsylvania: Educated Workers and Strategic Location Key to Varied Sector Growth
Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Oct/Nov 09)
Alternative energy, advanced manufacturing, and life sciences are important industries to the Keystone State's job growth goals.
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