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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google ups investment in giant California wind farm]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>onlinemarket9</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Google is putting $102 million into the large wind farm in California using a financial model it hopes will attract more money into wind projects.(Credit:Terra-Gen Power)In a company blog today, Google said its latest investment in the Alta Wind Energy Center follows the $55 million it put into the same facility last month and brings Google's total investment in renewable energy to $780 million.Google and Citibank are investing in Alta V, an extension to the Alta Wind Energy Center, which is expected to have a generating capacity of 1,550 megawatts when completed. It also will have a dedicated transmission line built, the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project.&quot;We've now invested $157 million in 270 megawatts of clean, wind energy generation at AWEC. That brings our total invested to more than $780 million, with approximately $700 million invested this year alone,&quot; said Rick Needham, director of green business operations. &quot;All in projects that not only provide us attractive financial returns but also help to accelerate the deployment of over 1.7 gigawatts of clean renewable energy.&quot;By investing in the project, Google will benefit from the federal tax credits available to investors in renewable energy projects. Google and Citibank will own the Alta V wind farm but then lease it to Terra-Gen Power, which will manage and operate the project under a long-term contract. Google's push into renewable energy, which started in 2007, has shaken up the world of renewable energy financing by showing that corporations other than banks can make money in these types of projects. Google hopes the leverage lease model it is using at the Alta Wind Energy Center will encourage new types of investors to consider wind, Needham said. <br/><br/>808 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google data center to get boost from wind farm]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>onlinemarket9</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:General Electric)Google said today that it will buy power from a planned 100 megawatt wind farm in Oklahoma located near a data center now being built, another step in the company's goal to be carbon neutral.The power purchase agreement to buy power from Minco II wind farm in Mayes County for 20 years is similar to one Google signed last year with the project developer, NextEra Energy Resources, for a wind farm in Iowa. Through a subsidiary called Google Energy, Google will purchase the power from the wind farm and, as an energy provider, sell the power to the local grid at the wholesale price. Structuring the power deal that way, rather than purchasing renewable-energy credits generated by a pool of projects, gives the project developer capital to continue building projects and ensures that more renewable energy sources are added to the grid, Google explained in a white paper published today.In a blog post, Gary Demasi from Google's infrastructure team said Google has been able to reduce its energy usage by more than 50 percent with efficient data centers. But investing in renewable-energy projects directly and purchasing offsets is the only way to reach the corporate goal of being carbon neutral, he said.&quot;As a company we hope that purchases like these, plus the additional $350 million we've invested in renewable-energy projects, support the market and drive down the cost of clean energy. This will enable even more companies to invest in sustainable energy solutions,&quot; Demasi wrote.The deal follows Google's investment in two large renewable-energy projects this month, including a huge 825 megawatt wind farm in Oregon and the Ivanpah solar thermal power plant in Southern California, both of which are under construction. Those investments were equity stakes in the actual projects, rather than agreements to buy the power output from those plants. Google said its power purchase agreement with the Oklahoma wind farm will result in the project being built. Google's power to its Mayes County, Okla., data center is expected to be operating later this year.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EPA warns of PCB-laden school lights]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[What a typical intact fluorescent light ballast made before 1979 looks like, according to the EPA.(Credit:EPA)The Environmental Protection Agency issued an official guidance document yesterday recommending that all U.S. schools remove fluorescent lighting made before 1979 from their buildings.It's been determined that florescent light fixtures made before 1979 contain polychlorinated biphenyl insulation in their ballasts, and that as the insulation breaks down, it releases PCBs into the air of a building.Until the late 1970s polychlorinated biphenyls were among the chemicals frequently used in electronics and construction materials. PCBs are now known to be cancer-causing as well as irritating to the immune, reproductive, nervous, and endocrine systems in humans who are exposed to it over a period of time. Because of the danger, the EPA banned the use of PCBs in 1978.But old technology containing PCBs is still hanging around, literally, in the form of light fixtures.&quot;The EPA believes many schools built in the U.S. before 1979 have light ballasts containing PCBs. A recent pilot study of three schools in New York City found that many light ballasts in the schools contained PCBs and had also failed, causing the PCBs to leak and contributing to increased levels in the air that school children breathe,&quot; the EPA said in a statement.An old ballast after it sparked and started a fire at a school in California in 1999.(Credit:EPA)The EPA directive recognizes that schools may not have the money in their budgets to make the change. It advises schools to look into federal and state funding programs for removing PCBs, as well as federal, state, Energy Star, and public utility programs that promote installing more energy-efficient lighting, as a way to defray the replacement costs for the old fluorescent fixtures. Schools might also qualify for funds in the Department of Energy's Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE).The environmental agency also offered instructions on how to properly dispose of technology containing PCBs.Keep in mind that the pre-emptive guidance is only a recommendation, and not a mandate. If a lighting fixture, however, is found to be broken and leaking PCBs, schools are already required by federal law to immediately remove and properly dispose of the fixture, as well as anything that was contaminated as a result of the leak, according to the EPA.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Verizon&'s iPhone spells the end of the golden age for carriers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[At Tuesday&amp;'s launch event for the Verizon iPhone, Verizon Wireless displayed an inadvertently ironic slogan: &amp;''Rule the air.&amp;''What the actual news revealed was that Verizon &amp;8212' and other wireless carriers &amp;8212' can no longer make that claim. The Verizon iPhone is exactly the same as the AT&amp;amp'T iPhone, just on a different network &amp;8212' and not even on Verizon&amp;'s fastest, latest network, which could have showcased Verizon&amp;'s strengths.In the U.S., carriers historically had enormous power over handset makers. Because they heavily subsidized the phones consumers bought, they negotiated wholesale pricing and then decided what to charge consumers. It&amp;'s a game that the old Palm, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, Motorola, and others learned to play.Then along came Apple with the iPhone. It signed up AT&amp;amp'T, then badly trailing Verizon, as its exclusive carrier, but kept both carriers mostly in the dark as to the iPhone&amp;'s workings. AT&amp;amp'T struggled to keep up with the load iPhone users placed on its data network, taking most of the PR hit for failings that may have had as much to do with the iPhone&amp;'s immature hardware and software as with AT&amp;amp'T&amp;'s network.The most attractive thing about the iPhone, of course, is its apps. But those run the same on the Verizon iPhone as on AT&amp;amp'T, all things (like local coverage) being equal. If you&amp;'re on a Wi-Fi network, how would you even know what carrier you&amp;'re onGoogle hoped to shift the industry in this carrier-free direction, but it overreached with its unlocked Nexus One, discovering belatedly that wireless carriers&amp;' subpar customer service was better than none at all and that consumers, not surprisingly, preferred the lower prices provided by subsidies.Apple has found a smarter way to hack the carriers&amp;' business models: with cold, hard, cash. While carriers pay top dollar for iPhones wholesale &amp;8212' $350 to $400, analysts estimate &amp;8212' they more than make it up with data charges, as the results for AT&amp;amp'T and other iPhone partners have shown. Those data profits, not to mention blockbuster sales numbers, have made it worth the compromises Apple has demanded &amp;8212' like a complete lack of input into the design of iPhone&amp;'s hardware and software.So the Verizon iPhone points the way to the carriers&amp;' sad if profitable future: They&amp;'ll be no more than dumb pipes for smartphones &amp;8212' phones that other people, who are far cleverer at the job of building hardware and software, design and build.Next Story: Toyota Prius Plug-In: Can it measure up to Chevrolet, Ford and Nissan&amp;'s offerings Previous Story: New Verizon model could boost iPhone shipments by 12M in 2011PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: iPhone, iPhone 4, smartphonesCompanies: Apple, AT&amp;amp'T, Google, Verizon, Verizon Wireless          Tags: iPhone, iPhone 4, smartphonesCompanies: Apple, AT&amp;amp'T, Google, Verizon, Verizon WirelessOwen Thomas is the executive editor of VentureBeat.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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