An urbanologist’s take on the Twin Cities
London-based urbanologist Charles Landry generally gave the Twin Cities high marks for creativity, entrepreneurship and social cohesion. Many of his points dealt with improving the streetscape by...
View ArticleSilicon Energy to sell Motech modules
Silicon Energy, which makes solar panel systems in Mount Iron and Marysville, Wash., said Monday that it will also distribute a standard solar module produced by Newark, Del.-based Motech Americas.
View ArticleGreat River Energy, two co-ops to test smart grid technologies
A new $5 million smart grid demonstration project will be shared by Maple Grove-based Great River Energy, Pelican Rapids-based Lake Region Electric Cooperative and the Jordan-based Minnesota Valley...
View ArticleExperts: Still no consensus on transportation funding
Former U.S. Congressman Jim Oberstar, state Transportation Commissioner Tom Sorel and other experts on Tuesday weighed in on that transportation finance conundrum at the University of Minnesota’s...
View ArticleU.S. sets stiff tariffs on China solar panels
The Obama administration is moving to impose stiff new tariffs on solar panels made in China, finding that Chinese companies are improperly flooding the U.S. market with government-subsidized ones.
View ArticleBranstad says he’ll back fuel tax increase
Gov. Terry Branstad says he’ll push for a fuel tax increase in next year’s legislative session.
View Article‘Unlikely partnerships’ work on sustainability issues
A couple hundred bright minds from business, academia and nonprofits talked through potential fixes for a daunting slate of problems in the coming century at the Solutions Summit 2012 on Tuesday at the...
View ArticleSolar power gets boost in bonding bill
A portion of the newly approved $496 million Minnesota bonding bill has solar power advocates beaming.
View ArticleU.S. sets higher duties on China wind towers
The U.S. Commerce Department set duties from 13.74 percent to 26 percent on imports of wind towers from China used by the energy industry, siding with U.S. manufacturers including Broadwind Energy Inc.
View ArticleProposed suburban power line to get closer look
Xcel Energy’s plans to upgrade an eight-mile power line that runs through Medina and Plymouth will get a more thorough review as the company tries to address concerns raised by residents.
View ArticleXcel Energy unveils conservation plan
Xcel Energy has released details of a three-year, $260 million conservation plan its says will help save enough energy to power 155,000 homes a year.
View ArticleRomney wind-power aversion divides party
Mitt Romney’s opposition to tax breaks for wind farms puts him at odds with conservative support for renewable energy in states such as Iowa and Texas that have built the largest wind industries with...
View ArticleBeverly Jones Heydinger appointed chair of Public Utilities Commission
Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Beverly Jones Heydinger to be the next chair of the Public Utilities Commission.
View ArticleEthanol industry struggles with a changing market
Ethanol producers this year face the twin challenges of falling profits: one brought about by the end of a federal subsidy and the other by Congressional efforts to stymie the federal government’s...
View ArticleXcel Energy plan taps conservation over solar
Xcel Energy said this month it plans to beef up its subsidies for energy conservation – at the expense of a popular incentive it provides for commercial and residential solar investments. That’s bad...
View ArticleMurphy Warehouse plans green update for Eagan acquisition
Murphy Warehouse Co. paid $6.55 million for the 350,000-square-foot industrial property at 905 Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan and plans to invest another $3 million in upgrades.
View ArticleMinnesota Power: Go slow on plant closings
Minnesota Power says it shouldn’t be rushed into closing two older, smaller coal-fired power plants, saying more research is needed on the environmental benefits and economic impacts.
View ArticleContractors ‘move the mud’ after the storms (update)
Minnesota contractors and transportation officials contacted Tuesday said the onslaught of storms that have produced several inches of rain have done little to throw their projects off track.
View ArticleOpus plans offices on Nicollet Mall (update)
Opus Development Corp. said Tuesday it will build an office building in downtown Minneapolis that will be occupied by Xcel Energy.
View ArticleSustainable: University of Minnesota startup has first licensee for technology
A South Dakota startup working to commercialize a new technology developed by University of Minnesota has landed its first client.
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