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FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) - Dozens of solar panels and a 100-foot-tall wind turbine will help the Maharishi University of Management's sustainable living center in Fairfield be among the state's most efficient buildings.

One of the consequences of the earthquakes which hit south Iceland in May 2008 were significant changes to the distribution of geothermal heat in the area around the work center of the Agricultural University of Iceland at Reykir in Ölfus.

By Julian McKinley The educational and recreational facility sitting on nearly 500 acres of protected land catapaulted to the forefront of green institutions in 2010 when it converted its Nature Center to a geothermal heating and cooling system, ...

NV Energy has agreed to buy power from the wind farm for the next 20 years. The Western Watersheds Project and the Center for Biological Diversity sued last year in an effort to block the $225 million wind power project, claiming the US Bureau of Land ...

So, it's nice to hear that online auction site eBay is now getting some of its data center's power from renewable energy sources. The company just announced its largest solar installation to date via new solar panels that will sit atop eBay's Topaz ...

When the initial 1550 MWs of the Alta Wind Energy Center are constructed, the Alta wind power projects will have increased wind turbines industry jobs in California by 20 percent. The completion of the Alta Wind VII & IX projects will bring the total ...

By STEVE URBON DARTMOUTH — A $535000 state grant will put the UMass-Dartmouth Marine Renewable Energy Center at the lead of ocean energy research management in the United States, school officials say. The grant is to develop ocean energy technology in ...

DARTMOUTH — A $535,000 state grant is putting the UMass Dartmouth Marine Renewable Energy Center at the lead of ocean energy research management in the U.S., say school officials.

Workers install a new Skystream wind turbine at Waubonsee Community College's Sugar Grove Campus. Measuring 70 feet tall, the turbine sits on the northwest corner of the campus near the Academic and Professional Center. SUGAR GROVE – A 70-foot-tall ...

At JM Lexus in Margate, where most products are powered by gas, the service center will be powered by the sun. On Friday, 134 gleaming solar panels were unveiled on its rooftop. The entire array is expected to produce enough clean energy to provide ...

Several renewable energy incentives are on the congressional chopping block this year, and every year, it seems. There are plenty of persuasive arguments on either side regarding whether or not to keep renewable incentives. We believe a long-term energy policy is needed at the federal level to allow the domestic renewable energy industry to grow and ultimately prosper

Boeing collaborated with All Nippon Airways (ANA) to fly a 787 Dreamliner using biofuel across the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday. The flight from Boeing's Delivery Center in Everett, Wash., to Tokyo Haneda Airport brings the airline industry a step closer ...

FAIRFIELD - When Maharishi University of Management's Sustainable Living Center opens Friday, it is expected to produce more energy than it will consume, thanks to a wind turbine, solar panels, geothermal tubing, extensive use of daylight, ...

     Ford County Commission Chairman Jerry King gave the "State of the County" address at Wednesday's Chamber Luncheon. A little more than 100 attendees listened to King talk about the new Western State Bank Expo Center, the expansion of wind power and the coming oil boom.