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Utility energy storage no longer just giant batteries

By Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com If you need more evidence that energy storage is much more than lithium ion batteries, take a look at the latest smart-grid utility storage projects. A total of US$770 million from government...

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Nuclear Radiation Worries? There's A Pill For That

Fear turns out be a very good thing for certain businesses. When North Korea or Iran mentions the word "nuclear," orders pour in to NukePills.com a Web site that sells potassium iodide. The government also stockpiles this...

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Ambassador: Peru needs U.S. business

A steadily growing economy and plans for major investments in infrastructure are two reasons to invest in Peru, its ambassador to the United States said on a swing through Cincinnati Tuesday. Luis Valdivieso, ambassador of...

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The Great Call of China

By Brian Schimmoller, Contributing Editor China is frequently painted with a broad, often derogatory brush in terms of intellectual property rights and fair, transparent business practices. In announcing the agreement with ENN...

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Executive Roundtable on New Nuclear

Five executives share their thoughts on building new nuclear plants in the U.S. after a decades-long hiatus. The project received its early site permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in August and could be one of the...

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Fitch Rates Piedmont Muni Power Agency's (South Carolina) $217.17MM Electric Revs 'BBB+'

Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB+' rating to the following 2009 series of Piedmont Municipal Power Agency's (PMPA) electric system revenue bonds: --$13.210 million Series 2009A-1 (federally taxable); --$20,220 million Series...

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Top North American Electrical Utilities Rate SUBNET's Inaugural User Group Conference a Huge Success

The majority of the top 10 Fortune 500 utility companies traveled to Atlanta, Georgia last month to learn about the latest advancements in smart grid (http://www.subnetsolutions.com/) technologies. Despite budget cuts to...

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Duke Energy Carolinas Seeks Rate Hike in SC

Duke Energy Carolinas files proposed settlement seeking rate hike in South Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. November 24, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Utility company Duke Energy Carolinas is seeking to raise utility...

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Joining needy at Freestore

I was one of "them." I took my place at the end of the line of an estimated 500 people on Corwin Street, behind the Freestore. At 8:30 the line wrapped - two or three people wide - from the Freestore office to the west on...

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Coal-to-gas plant would send CO2 to the Gulf

Company would use CO2 to force oil out of wells along Gulf Coast After a Rockport, Ind., plant turns coal into natural gas, it will send the carbon dioxide produced as a byproduct to the Gulf of Mexico via a pipeline. That’s...

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