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California Solar Projects in Danger as Federal Supports Expire

November 2, 2010 by Taylen Peterson
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With some federal supports for solar energy projects due to expire on Dec. 31, 2010, and both Democrats and Republicans under the gun to downsize the federal budget, members of the California Energy Commission appear to be in a last-minute push to approve as many solar thermal energy projects as possible.   Federal funding for... [read more]

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As DOE Wraps Up Recovery Act Energy Investments, Does Clean Tech Funding Cliff Loom?

September 30, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
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With Recovery Act funding coming to a close, private financial markets still largely frozen, and Congress increasingly dead-locked over almost all new spending measures, can clean energy momentum continue, or is the American clean energy sector poised to tumble off of a clean tech funding cliff? [read more]

Key Players in the 2010 Global Solar Industry

September 21, 2010 by Taylen Peterson
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Even outsiders know that the solar energy industry has experienced huge growth during the past few years. This is particularly true of 2009, where solar energy prospered in spite of a worldwide recession. In the U.S., this prosperity is largely due to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.   This Act, also called ARRA,... [read more]

Post-Stimulus Transition for Renewable Energy

September 13, 2010 by Geoffrey Styles
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One of the largest uncertainties affecting the US renewable energy sector is how it will make the transition from the special subsidies provided under last year's stimulus bill (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) back to the "normal" incentives available prior to the financial crisis and recession. The key element of this... [read more]

$1bn Carbon Capture projects

June 14, 2010 by Doris de Guzman
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Can the US afford to spend billions of dollars to invest in this risky business of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects? So far, the US Department of Energy's CCS investment is moving along as 3 companies -- Air Products & Chemicals, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Leucadia Energy -- are now on their phase II activities. DOE... [read more]

VP Biden: Nearly 900,000 New Clean Energy Jobs Thanks To Recovery Act

December 15, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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This guest post was written by Dan Weiss, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. On December 15, 2009, Vice President Joe Biden released a “Progress Report: Transformation to a Clean Energy Economy.” (not yet on line)  It documents the advances in clean energy investments and job creation during the first year of the... [read more]

Energy and Global Warming News for December 9th: US solar market sees 50% growth; California leads in clean energy job growth; Top ten emerging trends

December 9, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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Report: U.S. solar market sees 50% annual growth The hodgepodge of federal and state policies are favoring the growth of large-scale solar farms, which will help propel the U.S. closer to the No. 1 spot, says GTM Research. Solar energy installations in the United States are poised to grow about 50 percent annually in the next three... [read more]

Take Advantage of Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Before it's Too Late

November 9, 2009 by Peter Troast
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - "the stimulus package" to us common folk - includes a slew of economic incentives for homeowners looking to save money by making their homes more energy efficient.    But the clock is ticking: the 2009 deadline for energy efficiency improvements eligible for the tax credit is... [read more]

Smart grid, green jobs, clean future - the administration is getting more vocal on climate change

November 3, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
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In the last week of October the Obama administration seemed to be finally making a concentrated effort to show that climate change is high on its agenda, with several public appearances from the president and the vice president during which they sang the praise of a low-carbon future for America. It started the previous Friday, when... [read more]

Feds Release $151 Million for ‘Transformational’ Energy Research

October 27, 2009 by Tim Hurst
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The Department of Energy today announced major funding for 37 “transformational” energy research projects. Projects ranging from an ultrahigh efficiency engine for plug-in hybrids that is both lighter and cheaper to make to algal biofuel research, building efficiency and advanced battery technologies will receive the critical funding.... [read more]

Solarized new workers

September 9, 2009 by Doris de Guzman
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An interesting and very cool idea coming from Florida-based Solar Energy Initiatives Inc. on setting up job training for laid off/out-of-job workers as solar energy installation and maintenance technicians in Jacksonville. The company's "Renew the Nation" campaign is being funded in part ($396,000) by the federal stimulus program... [read more]

Wind in Wall Street's Sails: Investment Rushes Into Wind, But Can We Make It Last?

September 3, 2009 by WattHead Guest Contributor
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By Yael Borofsky and Jesse Jenkins, originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute "The money is coming back,"That's what Ethan Zindler, head of New Energy Finance Ltd, proclaimed to the Wall Street Journal in response to emerging evidence that the government's $3 billion dollar cash grant renewable energy stimulus program is... [read more]

DOE smacks down Space Solar to Fund Hot Parking Lots

August 20, 2009 by WattHead Guest Contributor
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(by Tyler Burton, crossposted from the Breakthrough Institute blog)The ARPA-E initiative is a project of the Department of Energy, its purpose is to fund "high-risk, high-payoff transformational R&D ... that can enhance the economic and energy security of the United States through reductions of imports of energy from foreign sources... [read more]

$2.4bn money boost for batteries and EVs

August 5, 2009 by Doris de Guzman
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Companies developing next generation batteries and electric vehicles will get further funding from the Obama administration through the expected $2.4bn grants from the US Department of Energy (DOE) courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. According to the DOE, 48 new projects where selected to accelerate the development... [read more]