Chanceller Merkel described the project as a "milestone in energy co-operation" and the "basis of a reliable partnership" between Russia and Europe.

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That milestone for a project so massive it is expected to directly boost the GDP of Bahamas when it opens in December of 2014, received a suitably outsized commemoration.

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No doubt spurred on by his success, Langford would soon be instrumental in a new project that would represent a definitive milestone for HPAs.

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The DOE Loan Guarantee Program Office has provided a draft term sheet for the California Valley Solar Ranch project, which is a significant milestone in the process leading to a conditional loan guarantee commitment.

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We project that WSJ.com will soon reach the milestone of one million paying subscribers.

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And today, I return to Columbus to mark a milestone on the road to recovery: the 10, 000th project launched under the Recovery Act.

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Project co-ordinator, and PowerSmart MD, Mike Basset-Smith said that the move represented a "milestone of huge importance" for Tokelau, as it would now be able to spend more on social welfare.

BBC: Tokelau islands shift to solar energy