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		<title>US DoI and BOEM announced plans for major Atlantic coast offshore wind development</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Department of Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have announced the progress of the department&#039;s renewable energy initiative, having successully passed an important environmental review. This means the offshore wind energy leases planned for waters near Maryland, Virgina, New Jersey and Delaware can now move forward. BOEM&#039;s National Environmental Policty Act [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABB and partners find way to reuse old Nissan LEAF batteries</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABB, 4R Energy, Nissan NA and the Sumitomo Corporation of America have found a way to extend the life of old Nissan LEAF batteries by using them for energy storage in future local community smart grids. The partners are evaluating and testing ways of reusing the Li-ion batteries in residential and commercial energy storage applications. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vestas reorganizes to reduce fixed costs &#8211; braces for industry slow down</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vestas announced a reorganization of the company&#039;s activities in order to reduce fixed costs by more than EUR 150 million, which is to reach full effect near the end of 2012. Most of the cost cutting measures include streamlining of support functions in the company, but also through closing of factories in accordance with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MPX and E.ON in strategic partnership for energy projects in Brazil and Chile</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2012/01/16/mpx-and-e-on-in-strategic-partnership-for-energy-projects-in-brazil-and-chile.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MPX (Brazil) and E.ON have entered into an agreement to form an equally owned joint venture for energy development and supply and trade activities in Brazil and Chile. The new partnership will aim to develop 20 GW of new power generating capacity in the two South American countries. This figure represents about 20% of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABB improving the power grid in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABB has received an order for USD 50 million worth of electrical equipment and services for the improvement of reliability and strength of the existing power transmission grid in Texas. The improvements will allow greater integration of wind capacity into the state&#039;s power grid. This power grid improvement is part of the Competitive Renewable Energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vestas closes 2011 with numerous orders but downgrades revenue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vestas has closed 2011 with several orders for its wind turbines, amounting to about 560 MW of capacity. The orders from from various markets, including Pakistan, the company&#039;s first in this Asian country. Still, even though the company has had a successful year in terms of order intake, totalling about 7.4 GW, the revenue for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Three Gorges and EDP enter strategic partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China Three Gorges and EDP have entered into a strategic partnership, as the Portuguese government approved the purchase of a 21.35% stake in EDP by the largest Chinese clean energy group. The two companies will combine resources in order to become global leaders in renewable energy production. EDP will continue to lead in Europe, US, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bahrain establishing a renewable energy agency?</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/12/22/bahrain-establishing-a-renewable-energy-agency.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bahrain is evaluating whether to establish an energy agency with focus on renewable energy and conservation. If the country proceeds with this plan, the new agency would work in close cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), whose initiatives are partly responsible for the path taken by the country. Some of the goals of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Siemens and Shanghai Electric sign strategic alliance for China</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/12/12/siemens-and-shanghai-electric-sign-strategic-alliance-for-china.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Siemens and Shanghai Electric have signed a strategic alliance agreement, for two new joint ventures, for the Chinese wind energy market, aiming to better serve the needs of one of the largest and fastest growing wind energy markets in the world. Each of the new JV&#039;s will be in 49% ownership of Siemens, while the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vattenfall working on wind energy to hydrogen gas conversion</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/12/08/vattenfall-working-on-wind-energy-to-hydrogen-gas-conversion.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vattenfall will be taking part in an innovative project to store wind energy as hydrogen gas, which can later be used to generate electricity and heat. The new hybrid power plant, the core of the project, is located north of Berlin, Germany, and will be the first such facility in Europe. The project&#039;s aim is [...]]]></description>
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