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Just days before the direct-to-consumer electric car company pioneered by Elon Musk is slated to open a store in Buckhead, the company is asking a judge to allow them to sell their vehicles without the need for dealerships. Tesla plans to open a location in Lenox Square Mall on Nov. 21, but a statewide association of automobile dealerships are seeking

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“Offshore wind offers great promise but the industry is at a very delicate stage now. We can’t afford to make mistakes in construction that lead to cost overruns,” warns Joe Phillips, Head of Strategy & Policy for Renewables at DNV GL, one of the largest technical energy consultancies in the world. DNV GL has recently issued an “offshore wind cost

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The US-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change made on 11 November, has given rise to a lot of commentary in the media worldwide. In this article, Mat Hope of The Carbon Brief provides an excellent critical overview of some of the most significant analyses. Energy Post chief editor Karel Beckman adds some insights of his own. The US and China yesterday agreed

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US-based SunEdison is looking to expand operations and footprints into new and emerging solar power markets. Philippines is the latest market on the company’s radar. Missouri-based SunEdison recently announced that it entered into an agreement with Aboitiz Renewables, Inc, a subsidiary of Philippines-based Aboitiz Power Corporation to develop 300 MW solar power projects. “Our deep knowledge of local markets, together

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Kim Reynolds, the Testing Director of Motor Trend, has formed an attachment to the Tesla Model S P85, with large part due to its frequently updated software. Some recent updates really gave Kim a smile. It all started as the car’s nav screen downloaded the Version 6 software after he tapped the “Accept” button. The Tesla’s 3G connection set the car’s

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The Roen Financial Report Paradigm Portfolio has moved off its record highs reached this summer, but is still smartly up. This select portfolio has gained 42.7% since inception after accounting for additions, removals, and rebalancing*. Two promising alternative energy stocks are being added to the portfolio this month, one a key solar and smart grid player, and the other working

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Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. during Electronica announced the FL7733A Single Stage Primary-Side-Regulated (PSR) Flyback LED Driver for delivering constant brightness and instant flicker-free turn-on of LED lighting. The new low-power LED lighting driver is built for a variety of 5W to over 60W, indoor and outdoor LED applications so that designers can easily overcome the challenge of meeting global standards and

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Falcon Electric, Inc. added a new 10kVA model to its FN Series Scalable Rackmount UPS family. Users can easily scale the FN UPS using individual 3, 4, 5, 6, or 10kVA rackmount models, providing up to 30kVA with N+1 redundancy or up to 40kVA when N+1 redundancy is not required. Critical applications such as industrial manufacturing and process control, 911

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Mean Well Enterprises Co. Ltd. has expanded its LP family of entry-level lighting power for constant current LED power applications with the addition of the 150W LPC-150 series. These new power supplies join the LPLC-18/LPHC-18 (18W), LPC-20 (20W), LPC-35 (35W) and LPC-60 (60W). With the Class II (no FG), and non-PFC design, as well as the plastic case, LPC-150 is

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President Obama and President Xi Jinping announced ambitious new plans to reduce climate change pollution. This marks a turning point in the fight against global warming. The world’s two largest emitters of carbon pollution have come together to set firm targets for cutting emissions. They each recognize that combating the climate crisis requires action at home and collaboration abroad. Their

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