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Cleantech A Beacon In The California Gloom

May 15, 2012 by Nino Marchetti
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According to the 2012 California Green Innovation Index, compiled by Next 10, the state’s investment in the clean technology is doing more than innovation. It’s also helping California grow its economy and cut emissions after one of the worst recessions in history devastated the housing sector and reduced the real estate tax base of... [read more]

Assessing Arun Majumdar's Legacy at ARPA-E

May 15, 2012 by Clifton Yin
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Last week saw the unfortunate news that Dr. Arun Majumdar will resign – effective June 9 – from the U.S. Department of Energy, where he has served as the head of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) since October 2009. His departure is a “big hit for energy innovation policy,” ITIF’s Matt Stepp commented (... [read more]

Clean Tech Headed for Stagnation

May 14, 2012 by Matthew Stepp
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To be sure, the U.S. clean energy industry has been in a period of rapid growth, largely due to historic federal investments in the research, development, deployment, and manufacture of clean technologies. From 2009 through 2014, the federal government will invest a total of $150 billion, or the equivalent in magnitude to government... [read more]

Supercritical CO2 turbine being developed for SMRs

May 11, 2012 by Dan Yurman
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A former scientist at Sandia National Lab is bringing the technology to market Temperature / Pressure ranges for supercritical CO2 Image: S. WrightCarbon Dioxide is good for a lot of things like adding fizz to your soft drinking in its gaseous form and keeping food cold in its solid form as “dry ice.”What many people do not know is... [read more]

The 21st Century Energy Transformation will be an Evolution, not a Revolution

May 9, 2012 by Sonita Lontoh
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The possibilities to become active participants in the 21st century energy evolution are plentiful. But to succeed in it, one needs to understand the fundamentals of the business and have the strategic focus, resolve, and patience to ride it for the long run. [read more]

Siemens develops ABS plastic alternative

May 9, 2012 by Doris de Guzman
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Researchers at technology company Siemens have developed an alternative material to polystyrene-based acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic made from renewable-based polymers and carbon dioxide.The new material -- a result of a three-year project funded by the German Research Ministry and in collaboration with BASF, Munich... [read more]

Everyone on the planet helps subsidise fossil fuels by £45 per year

May 9, 2012 by David Thorpe
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NASA's James Hansen  Fossil fuel companies get between $400 and $500 billion in subsidies per year. This must end. The first major scientist to alert the world to the dangers of climate change, NASA's James Hansen, has issued a new challenge to the world based on the latest science surrounding the issue. In a new paper... [read more]

National Clean Energy Standard Would Lower Power Sector CO2 Emissions 44% By 2035

May 8, 2012 by Joseph Romm
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There’s no way around it: we need a price on carbon in order to rapidly reduce emissions. But absent that necessary policy, putting the investment structure in place to promote renewables can also have a substantial impact on lowering emissions. [read more]

Stanford On Renewables Policy: Get Real

May 8, 2012 by Nino Marchetti
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With the untimely demise of Fremont, Calif.-based Solyndra adding fuel to the fire of public debate on what, exactly, the federal government’s role should be in supporting the growth of renewables, two researchers from Stanford University says the U.S. and the world at large need a reality check on renewable energy policies.Jeffrey... [read more]

Current and Projected Costs for Biofuels from Algae and Pyrolysis

May 7, 2012 by Robert Rapier
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Can algal biofuel actually be competitive with petroleum? Recent DoE studies suggest it will. [read more]

Military moves ahead on smart energy investments despite political opposition

May 3, 2012 by Peter Lehner
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Last month, the U.S. Army announced the opening of a 30,000-square foot research facility in Michigan for developing fuel cells, hybrid systems, battery technologies and advanced alternative fuels for the next generation of vehicles. Under Secretary of the Army Joseph Westphal described the benefits of the lab in his dedication speech:... [read more]

Senate Appropriations Bill for Energy and Water FY2013 Finds Approval

April 30, 2012 by Megan Nicholson
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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY2013 Energy and Water Appropriations bill on Thursday, delineating funds for the Department of Energy, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation. Overall, the legislation enacts $33.36 billion in appropriations for FY2013, with $27.13... [read more]

Clean Energy Rides Bucking Economy To Growth

April 25, 2012 by Nino Marchetti
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Reflecting on clean-energy performance in 2011, research firm Clean Edge released a report of the good, the bad and the not-too-ugly. Despite a turbulent economic year for most industries, combined revenue for the global solar, wind and biofuel industries rose 30 percent from $188 billion in 2010 to $246 billion... [read more]

How Tripling Government Investment Made Clean Energy Cheaper

April 24, 2012 by Breakthrough Institute
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Over the last five years, the world's largest nations collectively engaged in a massive policy experiment: what happens when governments triple the historic rate of public investment in clean energy?In the U.S., taxpayers will have spent $150 billion between 2009 and 2014, three times more than we did between 2002 and 2007, according to... [read more]

Support Grows for Clean Tech Subsidy Reform

April 20, 2012 by Breakthrough Institute
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Support is building for policies to encourage the growth of a globally competitive, subsidy independent clean tech sector in the United States, as moderate Republicans, industry insiders and analysts expressed keen interest in reforms that would drive production of cheaper, more innovative forms of energy."I think that there could be... [read more]