Creates Renewable Energy R&D Group and Supports Breakthrough Technologies
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created initiative, known as Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal, will focus initially on advanced solar thermal power, wind […]

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Waste Management Inc. said Monday it plans to add 60 renewable energy facilities across the country over the next five years.
The Houston-based waste company currently has nearly 300 sites managing the disposal of millions of tons of waste per year.

Waste Management (NYSE: WMI) said the new facilities, which will capture methane gas from decomposing landfill […]

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GE Energy Financial Services announced an investment in Airtricity’s Champion Wind Farm in Roscoe, TX, that will annually produce power sufficient for 35,000 homes using 55 2.3-megawatt turbines like those in this photo of the nearby Forest Creek wind farm. (Photo: Business Wire)

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