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Apple plans Nevada solar farm in clean energy push for data centers

2013-07-02 04:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Apple Inc said it plans to build a new solar farm with NV Energy Inc for power supply to its new data center in Reno, Nevada, a major step towards its goal of having its data centers run on renewable energy. Apple and other technology companies such as Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp, that build and run computer server farms have come under criticism for their high consumption of electricity and other resources. These data centers cater to an explosion in Internet traffic, streaming content...

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Solar Energy Industries Association and BlueGreen Alliance Form Partnership

2013-06-26 16:27:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, and the BlueGreen Alliance, a national partnership of labor unions and environmental organizations, recently formed a new partnership to help support their mutual goal of building a robust clean energy economy to power America. read more

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Solar energy map of Australia

2013-06-21 09:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Clean Energy Regulator data has been analysed by solar lobby group 100% renewable energy to show the breakdown of home solar installations by electorate in Australia, with estimates for capacity, dollars saved off power bills, and cost of installation. Explore the distribution of solar with this interactive map - use the drop-down menu to change between total and proportion, or click on an electorate for more detailed information.

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Five Benefits of Solar Energy | house plans

2013-06-20 21:45:37| The House Designers

There’s been a lot of talk these days about renewable energy, and one of most obvious sources that people have been turning to is right above our heads. Going solar with panels for electricity and hot water will harness the energy but is a solar system really worth installing? Will you see a return [...]

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