President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate Cathy Zoi for Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy (DOE). Comments are off for this post

It turns out that 2008 was another record year for clean energy. According to Clean Edge's just-released Clean Energy Trends 2009 report, the three major clean-energy sectors -- solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power and biofuels -- kept up a blistering growth rate, increasing 53 percent from $75.8 billion in 2007 to $115.9 billion in revenues in 2008. Comments are off for this post

President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate Cathy Zoi for Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy (DOE). Comments are off for this post

When Barack Obama was still on the campaign trail calling for 25 percent of the electricity used in the U.S. to come from renewable sources by 2025, many voters may not have realized he was talking about a renewable portfolio standard. Comments are off for this post

U.S. Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) this week introduced the Green Bank Act of 2009. If passed, the legislation would create the Green Bank as an independent, tax-exempt, wholly owned corporation of the United States. The Bank's mandate would be to provide a range of financing support to qualified renewable energy and energy efficiency projects within the territorial United States. Comments are off for this post

The nation's largest gathering of hydrogen industry professionals will be at the National Hydrogen Association Conference and Hydrogen Expo, March 30-April 2 in Columbia, S.C. For the full Conference schedule and agenda please visit our website: www.HydrogenConference.org. The Expo and some key activities will be open to the pubic on Hydrogen Public Day, Wednesday, April 1. As in past years, this event will showcase the newest technologies and vehicles and will be the center for new announcements. Complimentary media registration will get you access to all events and is available on-site. We hope you will be able to join the action! (If you are unable to attend or send a correspondent, please see the special webinar note under the VIP keynotes description at the end of this document.) Comments are off for this post

Following a meeting in Sacramento with U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to discuss how federal economic stimulus money could help create jobs in California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the launch of the California Green Corps. The goal of the California Green Corps is to place at-risk young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 into jobs in the state's emerging green economy, which is driven in large part by renewable energy. Comments are off for this post

Cautious optimism, that was the term being used across all sectors of the renewable energy industry in the days and weeks following the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as industry leaders tried to understand exactly what the package could do for their often struggling companies. Yet as the weeks have worn on, the American public's support for the measure has started to wane. Comments are off for this post

House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) announced that Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI) will succeed Rep. Wamp as Republican Co-Chair of the bipartisan Caucus. Comments are off for this post

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released a joint report that could help developers make their way through the new options they have when it comes to the federal renewable energy tax credits. Comments are off for this post