Archive for July, 2009
U.S. Treasury Now Accepting ITC Grant Applications
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced that it is now accepting applications for the estimated US $3 billion that will be made available for the development of renewable energy projects around the country. This follow the guidance for the program being issued earlier this month.
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Hydrogen Gets More Funding from US Congress
The U.S. Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (S. 1436), which includes the Department of Energy's (DOE) FY10 budget, passed on the floor of the Senate this week by a vote of 85-9. The bill contains hydrogen and fuel cell technologies provisions appropriating US $190 million for EERE's Hydrogen program at DOE, as well as $10 million above the budget request for hydrogen from coal research and $4 million above the budget request for fuel cells at DOE's Office of Fossil Energy.
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DOE Will Provide US $30B in Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy Projects
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that Department of Energy (DOE) will provide up to US $30 billion in loan guarantees, depending on the applications and market conditions, for renewable energy projects. Another $750 million will support several billion dollars more in loan guarantees for projects that increase the reliability, efficiency and security of the nation's transmission system.
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Sun Day Analysis: Renewables Account for 11% of US Energy Production
The latest issue of the Monthly Energy Review by the U.S. Energy Information Administration reveals that production of renewable energy for the first third of 2009 (January 1 - April 30) was six percent higher compared to the same time period in 2008. In April 2009 alone, renewable energy sources accounted for 11.1 percent of domestic energy production and exceeded the amount contributed by nuclear power, according to analysis done by the Sun Day Campaign
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Britain To Launch Innovative Feed-in Tariff Program in 2010
They said it couldn't be done, but Britain has risen to the challenge. Britain's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband has released long-awaited details on the Labour Government's feed-in tariff policy.
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Solar Power International 2009 Announces Keynote Speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Annual CEO Panelists
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 16, 2009 – Solar Power International 2009, the largest business‐to‐business solar conference and expo in North America, today announced that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will deliver a keynote speech on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 8:00 a.m. PT. The conference also announced the line‐up for its annual CEO Panel, in which top solar and electric power decision‐makers will explore issues of vital importance to the solar industry.
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Sun Day Releases Directory of US University Renewable Energy Programs
The Sun Day Campaign has released its "National Directory of University Sustainable Energy Programs." The directory provides a zip-coded listing of more than 185 U.S. university and college degree and non-degree educational and/or research programs and more than 200 affiliated educators or researchers at those institutions.
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Show Me the Money — And How To Get It
The U.S. departments of Energy and Treasury announced on July 9 that guidelines would be available for companies wishing to apply for $3 billion in stimulus payments.
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Renewable Energy Standards Advance in Four States
The states of Kansas and West Virginia recently adopted their first mandatory requirements for renewable energy use through so-called renewable energy standards, while Maine and Nevada have boosted the requirements under their renewable energy standards.
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UK Announces Long-term Carbon Reduction and Renewables Strategies
This week the UK announced its strategy for meeting carbon emissions targets including a massive increase in renewable energy.
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