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07/03/2008 12:00 AM
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High Tech to Low, World's Green Methods are Many |
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07/03/2008 12:00 AM
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DOE Announces US $10 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy |
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a solicitation for up to $10 billion in federal loan guarantees for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. This marks the second round of solicitations for DOE's Loan Guarantee Program, which encourages the commercial use of new or significantly improved energy technologies.
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06/30/2008 12:00 AM
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Energy Storage Coming to a Power Grid Near You |
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06/30/2008 12:00 AM
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Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Renewable Energy Bill |
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06/30/2008 12:00 AM
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UK Launches New Blueprint for Renewables |
The UK government has set out a national renewable energy blueprint designed to slash carbon emissions and reduce dependency on oil and gas. UK Business Secretary John Hutton outlined the proposals that are likely to include up to a third of electricity coming from renewable sources as well as significant increases in the use of renewable forms of heat and transport fuels last week. The blueprint is designed to help meet the UK's anticipated 15% renewable energy target by 2020, an increase of 1000% on current levels.
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06/27/2008 12:00 AM
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US Rep. Inslee Introduces Renewable Energy Pricing Legislation |
U.S. Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA) on Wednesday tackled head-on the question of whether Congress can mandate electricity prices with the introduction of legislation that would set "feed-in" tariffs to motivate the development and purchase of more renewable sources of electric power.
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06/26/2008 12:00 AM
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Easton Becomes a Connecticut Clean Energy Community and Earns a Solar Array |
Rocky Hill, Conn., June 26, 2008 – Today it was announced that the town of Easton, Connecticut, has joined a growing list of municipalities in the state that have become "Connecticut Clean Energy Communities." Easton earned this designation by successfully completing the three required benchmarks, including:
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06/25/2008 12:00 AM
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Report: FPL Green Energy Program Misleading |
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06/24/2008 12:00 AM
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Push Towards Green Energy May Carry High Costs for Consumers, Experts Warn |
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06/23/2008 12:00 AM
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ICP Solar Selected by Sea Choice for Solar Products Design and Supply |
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06/23/2008 12:00 AM
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EnerNOC Signs 110-MW Deal with SCE |
EnerNOC Inc. announced that it has entered into a new demand response agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE). The agreement includes up to 110 megawatts (MW) of capacity over its term, which expires in 2012.
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06/20/2008 12:00 AM
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Britain Set to Miss EU Renewable Energy Target |
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06/19/2008 12:00 AM
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Renewable Energy Tax Credit Extension Vote Fails in U.S. Senate |
On Tuesday, The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (H.R. 6049) failed to pass a procedural vote to limit debate and proceed to consideration of the bill. The vote count was 52-44, 8 votes short of the 60 needed to overcome a potential filibuster. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) reserved the right to bring the bill up again at a later date, possibly following the Senate's Fourth of July break.
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06/19/2008 12:00 AM
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EDF Announces UK Renewables Venture |
EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDFEN) and utility company EDF Energy have announced the creation of a joint venture to become a major player in the UK renewables market. The joint venture, called EDF Energy Renewables, is seeking to capitalize on the synergies between the two companies to make the combined entity a major force in the UK renewable energies market, according to EDFEN.
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06/16/2008 12:00 AM
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How the U.S. Government Can Take the Lead in Reducing Carbon Emissions |
The Department Of Energy (DOE) -- Power Marketing Administration (PMA) is an organization dedicated to the marketing of electricity generated from government hydroelectric dams, management of the transmission and distribution grids and economic development. To achieve its mission, the PMA has substantial technical and engineering capability, contract management expertise, good relationships with the major public utilities as well coordination and cooperation with state and local governments.
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06/15/2008 12:00 AM
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ICP Solar Launches New Line of Sunsei® Solar Products and Services at Intersolar Conference in Munich |
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06/13/2008 12:00 AM
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Alternative Energy Store Growing Fast, Opens New Location in Columbus, Ohio |
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06/09/2008 12:00 AM
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Kyoto's Great Carbon Offset Swindle |
The world's biggest carbon offset market, the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), is a global shell game that is increasing greenhouse gas emissions behind the guise of promoting sustainable development. The misguided mechanism is handing out billions of dollars to chemical, coal and oil corporations and the developers of destructive dams -- in many cases for projects they would have built anyway.
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06/05/2008 12:00 AM
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U.S. Western Governors Seek 30 GW of Renewable Energy by 2015 |
Western Governors Assocation (WGA) in the United States have been working together within the region to encourage increased investment in cleaner and more diverse energy sources in the West. A critical barrier to continued expansion of renewable energy in the region still exists because of lack of transmission lines to areas with some of the greatest potential.
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06/02/2008 12:00 AM
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Last Carbon Markets Seminar for the Summer |
The successful introduction to carbon markets seminar will wrap up its summer program on July 9th. This will be the last seminar on carbon trading and finance taught by carbon markets expert Peter Fusaro until the fall.
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