Flurry of power plant proposals offers hope
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After years of warning that New England's electric grid was on the brink of having to impose Third World-style rolling blackouts, top power officials now cautiously predict the region may have enough power for the near future.
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A South Boston power plant seen as a potential site for a multimillion-dollar hotel or condominium development will continue to crank out electricity for the next several months while its owners figure out the plant's future.
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The power station that sent steam heat to all 11 buildings of the Watertown Arsenal for nearly two centuries is a pipsqueak among giants in the former Army complex. But the little brick building is impossible to miss.
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Three companies this week proposed using two sites on the South Boston Waterfront for large-scale maritime or industrial projects.
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Southern California is gambling its future power needs on its constant sunshine, wind and the ability of engineers to effectively harness those and other alternative energy sources.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Jun. 12--VICTORVILLE -- When it comes to a new power plant north of the city, California Energy Commission officials are most concerned with air and water quality.
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In China, where coal is king, the governmentâs push to increase the use of alternative energies faces obstacles, from bureaucracy to bottlenecks in manufacturing.
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From a mud hut under the world&#39;s  longest high-tension power line, Tshisumpa Nvita can see the  rusting remains of a power station that, for a few months 30  years ago, brought electricity to this corner of Congo.
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By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald Feb. 11--Coal, the source of half of the nation's power, has a dirty reputation with environmentalists. But a plant that Tampa Electric Co.
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Household-scale renewable energy schemes could provide power for many British familes, conservationists say.
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Britain is expected to give the go-ahead to a new generation of nuclear power stations next week, sparking a frenzy of deal-making by nuclear firms as well as a fresh challenge from environmental campaigners.
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The British government on Thursday approved plans to refresh the countryâs fleet of nuclear reactors, and invited companies to offer plans to build and operate the plants.
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Oct. 22 -- The US Department of Energy has awarded a $235 million grant to help fund the development of a clean, advanced technology coal-fired power plant near Orlando, Fla.
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The two power plants would use advanced technology intended to capture carbon dioxide before it escapes into the atmosphere.
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Plans for a large increase in the numbers of wind turbines around the UK coast have been set out by ministers.
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Wind power projects are in various stages around the state, from the Atlantic coast in the east to the wooded slopes of the Berkshire Mountains in the west, gigantic towers whose hurtling blades are designed to create clean energy.
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A renewable energy system built in the Highlands is to be tried out in the sea off Orkney.