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January 2010 Posts (4)

China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy, Adds Over 100,000 Jobs Each Year

From the NY Times, "China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, and is poised to expand even further this year. China has also leapfrogged the West in the last two years to emerge as the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels."

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Added by Matt Raker on January 31, 2010 at 8:50am — No Comments

North Carolina Receives $545 Million for High-Speed Rail from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that North Carolina is receiving $545 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for further development of the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor, a nearly 500-mile route that will allow trains to travel between Charlotte and Washington, D.C. at top speeds of up to 90-110 miles per hour and an average speed of 86 mph.

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Added by Matt Raker on January 29, 2010 at 8:41pm — No Comments

More than $200K awarded to WNC "Main Street" towns and businesses for clean energy projects

Hendersonville, Morganton, and Spruce Pine have all been awarded recovery fund grants for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. These grants were awarded by the NC Energy Office in partnership with the NC Main Street Center. Grants of up to $250,000K are available.

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Added by Matt Raker on January 29, 2010 at 8:37pm — No Comments

Local solar company installs 250KW solar array on a Food Lion in Cary, NC

FLS Energy built the new 250-kilowatt solar system for the center's owner, who is selling the entire output to Progress Energy for use by its customers.

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Added by Matt Raker on January 29, 2010 at 8:23pm — No Comments

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