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Sophie is editor of Renew Economy and editor of its sister site, One Step Off The Grid . She is the co-host of the Solar Insiders Podcast. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

More big industrials ride the clean energy wave
Two big industrials broadened their clean energy horizons this week, with Posco boosting its stake in FuelCell Energy, and DuPont backing a US-based R&D project.
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Mar 13, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Korea chooses smart meters over nuclear
South Korea smart meter move to reduce demand for nuclear; Wasabi moves deeper into South African market; North America proves fertile ground for First Solar.
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Mar 13, 2012

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Hot news in cleantech: algae lamps, solar bonsai
Ford joins the EV race; micro-algae lamps that can absorb much more CO2 than trees; solar power-generating ski helmet; and tiny, silver, solar trees.
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Mar 9, 2012

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Smart living: What is a 9-star house made of?
A newly-built house in Melbourne has achieved the enviable energy rating of 9.1 stars. We take a look at how it was done.
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Mar 8, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Tilting at windmills
Mitt Romney’s ‘imaginary world’ of renewables; Obama’s green-auto drive; Toyota’s ambitious hydrogen car plans; Germany delays solar subsidy cuts; new boss at Acciona.
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Mar 8, 2012

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Commentary

Mixed Greens: Offshore wind for Fukushima
A 16MW floating wind farm for post-nuclear Fukushima; Q-Cells’ $1 billion loss; Scotland says 100% renewables means cheaper energy; and fund raisings for geothermal companies.
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Mar 7, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Algae on the up and up
US algae producers optimistic about market, expanding capacity; Aqualia’s big plans for micro-algae fuel production.
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Mar 6, 2012

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Is your EV really so green?
In areas where coal is still king, the carbon footprint of an electric vehicle can be greater than that of a conventional car.
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Mar 6, 2012

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Aiming for the moon: Why America needs the ARPA-E
With funding to the US ‘moonshot’ cleantech agency drying up, this year’s ARPA-E Summit was about making the case for spending on innovation.
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Mar 5, 2012

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Mixed Greens: A gift for EV popularity
Bieber gets luxury EV with solar roof; Libs & Greens unite on solar hot water; positive cost estimates for AquaGen technology; Ergon tips solar rush.
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Mar 5, 2012

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Smart living: My home is my power station
How the Jetsons Mark I enjoyed smart living in the city. Still a few refinements to be made.
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Mar 2, 2012

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The hot news in cleantech this week…
Battery breakthrough that could halve cost and triple range of EVs; the ‘out of the box’ tech program; the new black in solar efficiency.
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Mar 2, 2012

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