Archive for February, 2009
DOE & Israel Update Energy Cooperation Agreement
The Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference kicked off this week with the launch and update of the United States – Israel Energy Cooperation Act, an international collaboration aimed at creating a renewable energy storage initiative to reduce the world's oil dependence.
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DOE To Expedite Disbursement of Funds Received via Stimulus Act
Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a sweeping restructuring of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) processes for issuing direct loans, loan guarantees and other funds to expedite the disbursement of the DOE funds received via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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Obama-Era Carbon Policy Must Transform Old Divisions
During his historic campaign, one of President Barack Obama's signature lines was "We are not just blue states and red states, we are the United States of America."
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Ontario Unveils Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009
Just one week after U.S. President Obama signed into law the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 with billions set aside to promote the build-out of new renewable energy capacity and make the U.S. more energy efficient, Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty and Energy Minister George Smitherman unveiled a plan to infuse the Canadian province with green energy and energy efficiency improvements.
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US Interior Secretary Says Department Will Play Large Role in Transmission
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar participated in a roundtable with many of the nation's top leaders at a summit examining how development of renewable energy in conjunction with a "National Clean Energy Smart Grid" is an economic, environmental and national security imperative.
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Compact Power Systems and Lithium Battery Packs?
An alternative energy source can be of great importance when using off-grid power systems, because the average household's energy consumption only has high energy-demands for a shorter period of time. In particular, if the excess energy at low consumption is stored in modern lithium batteries.
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Clean Energy Aspects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on Tuesday and the measure includes US $16.8 billion for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The funding is a nearly tenfold increase for EERE, which received $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2008.
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Venture Capitalists: Money Is Tight in the Green Sector
If your clean tech company was looking for financing, the Clean Tech Investor Summit was the place to be. Unfortunately, if your clean tech company was counting on financing any time soon, the chances aren't good.
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Update: President Obama Signs Stimulus Package into Law
On Friday, the both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate voted 246-183 and 60-38 respectively to pass the final version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. President Obama has now signed the bill into law. The congressional vote was along party lines as no Republican House members voted for the measure and seven Democrats also voted no. As RenewableEnergyWorld.com has been reporting for the last two weeks, the bill includes a host of provisions that will greatly benefit the renewable energy industry.
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Renewable Energy and Climate Change Front and Center in D.C.
Three stories out of Washington, D.C. this week show that renewable energy, climate change and green jobs are hot topics around the beltway and could play a big role in policy passed by the new U.S. Congress.
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