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Monday, January 10, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Record $7.8 billion year for cleantech venture capital in 2010, but two quarters of decline »
Overall, global investing totals saw a 28 percent increase compared to 2009, making it the highest year for investment after 2008 ($8.8 billion). The drawback...
Friday, January 07, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Kaiser Hospital in California's Silicon Valley Taps Solar Power »
SANTA CLARA, CA — A partnership between  Kaiser Permanente  and  Recurrent Energy  has brought solar power to the heathcare organization's  Santa Clara Medical Center ,...
Thursday, January 06, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Empire State Building goes greener with wind power »
The iconic Empire State Building, undergoing a multi-million dollar green renovation, announced Thursday that it will buy wind power for all its electricity. Full story...
Thursday, January 06, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
With Solar Power, it’s Green vs. Green »
(Reuters) – When Mike Peterson jumped into a colleague’s single turboprop Pilatus and flew over the remote central California valley that he now hopes to...
Thursday, January 06, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Fireman's Fund Axes Carbon Footprint 15% with Bloom Boxes »
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company will soon join eBay, Coca-Cola, Walmart and Google as early adopters of Bloom Energy technology with the installation of six of...
Friday, December 17, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Globalizing the Energy Revolution »
Clean-energy technology is expensive and the United States is spending far too little on developing it. The U.S. government must do more to promote cross-border...
Friday, December 17, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Cali Approves 1GW Program to Auction Clean Power »
California wants 33 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, but hitting that goal might be difficult. To potentially help with the crunch,...
Friday, December 17, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
The Big Question: What Does the Future Hold for Concentrating PV? »
Considering the short term of one to three years, what technology advances may be expected in the CPV sector? What conversion efficiencies might be achieved...
Friday, December 17, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Grant Program Passed, Thousands of Renewable Energy Jobs Saved »
In typical fashion, the U.S. Congress passed a suite of last-minute tax laws last night, including an extension of the Treasury Grant Program (TGP) for...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Report: $723M in Solar Net Exports from the U.S. »
The 11 th -hour lobbying effort continues from a solar trade group that wants Congress to extend a program created by the stimulus package that...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pew: Clean Power Industry Worth Trillions by 2020 »
Looking into the next decade for clean energy deployment gives perspective on where an industry is headed and if Pew Charitable Trusts' recently released report...
Monday, December 13, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Tax Bill Compromise Includes Cash-Grant Program Extension »
The U.S. Senate's tax-bill compromise includes a one-year extension of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's 1603 program, known as the cash-grant program, according to...
Friday, December 10, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
7 Technologies Where China Has the U.S. Beat »
I've been watching China's ascent in cleantech for a couple of years. In that time China's potential to leapfrog the U.S. has gone from talk...
Thursday, December 09, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
US Would Gain $342 Billion From a National Renewable Energy Policy, Pew Report »
The US would have the most to gain percentage-wise from its share of an estimated $2.3 trillion clean energy economy by 2020, a new  Pew...
Wednesday, December 08, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
As Congress Stalls, States Take up Greentech Slack »
Most don’t expect a newly Republican-tilted Congress to do much about clean energy or climate change, so states are reasserting their dominance as greentech incubators....
Wednesday, December 08, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Energy Credits Prove Inflated With Green Claims Seen as Hot Air »
Along the steel-gray Quinebaug River in eastern Connecticut, Duncan Broatch is tinkering with machinery that will keep one of his two hydroelectric plants cranking out...
Monday, December 06, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
America's Largest PV Power Plant Is Now Live »
Last week the largest PV power plant in the U.S. quietly went online in Boulder City, Nevada, about 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas. Sempra...
Friday, December 03, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Starbucks Becomes One of the Top Five Green Power Purchasers »
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)  Green Power Partnership  released its latest list of top green power purchasers. Retaining their places at the top of the...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
FERC Proposes Rule to Integrate Variable Energy Resources into Grid »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on November 18 proposed reforms to its rules to lay the foundation for integrating the rapid growth of variable...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Solar Maps Help Foster Sustainable Cities »
Solar energy is more accessible to Americans than ever before. There are federal tax credits, cheaper photovoltaic systems on the market and hefty rebates that...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Senate Dems press for lame duck action on renewable power grants »
Over two-dozen Senate Democrats are trying to create 11th-hour political momentum for extending a grant program that supporters say has provided a lifeline to renewable...
Monday, November 29, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Greentech Guide to COP 16 in Mexico »
OK, so last year’s COP 15 U.N. climate negotiations in Copenhagen  were a bust . No international treaty emerged that made any of the parties...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Benjamin Moore, Constellation Energy Installing 1.7 MW PV Plant »
Benjamin Moore & Co. and Constellation Energy are nearing completion of a new solar power system that is expected to generate 68% of the electricity...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Renewable Energy Powers Benjamin Moore, Estee Lauder, Verso Facilities »
What do manufacturers of skincare products and makeup, paint and coatings, and paper products have in common? They are all using renewable energy to meet...
Friday, November 19, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
USFloors, Spectrum Lighting Add Solar »
The states of Georgia and Massachusetts are boosting their solar portfolio with new  installations from USFloors and Spectrum Lighting, respectively. Full Story from Environmental Leader
Friday, November 19, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Smart inverters play a critical role in helping utilities adopt solar power »
Connecting the power grid to an ocean of distributed electrical sources poses some special challenges to utilities, which have, until now, been able to tightly...
Thursday, November 18, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
For Eagles, a Winning Mix of Wind, Biodiesel and Solar »
Sports arenas and stadiums are all about getting the most number of people to spend the maximum amount of money in the shortest amount of...
Monday, November 15, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
AltaTerra Online Briefing to Highlight the Role and Evolution of Next Generation Inverters »
AltaTerra Research to deliver online briefing on next generation utility-scale inverters with guest speakers Jurgen Krehnke, President of SMA America, and Tom McCalmont of McCalmont...
Friday, November 12, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Wind, Solar Top Walmart Food Distribution Center »
The newest Walmart Canada fresh and frozen food distribution center is expected to be 60 percent more energy efficient that Walmart's other centers and is...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Wells Fargo to Fund $100M in Energy Projects by GCL Solar »
Wells Fargo and GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited have joined forces in a plan to develop more than $100 million in solar projects in the United...
Tuesday, November 09, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Cheap or Clean? The Energy Dilemma »
As Tom Zeller Jr. and I  wrote in Monday’s Times , the recession has had a significant effect on renewable energy projects like wind farms....
Monday, November 08, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
The Danger of Government Money & Risky Green Startups »
The stimulus package has been one of the largest injections of government funds into green technology in U.S. history. But along with the benefits that...
Monday, November 08, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Cogenra Completes 272 kW Cogeneration Photovoltaic Installation »
Cogenra Solar, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems and renewable energy service solutions, has inaugurated a 272 kW solar cogeneration project at the Sonoma...
Friday, November 05, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
State Commission Approves Latest Solar Plant in Southern California »
The California Energy Commission approved on October 28 the 663.5-megawatt (MW) Calico Solar Project in San Bernardino County, the seventh California solar power plant it...
Wednesday, November 03, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
California climate law survives challenge at polls »
One of the world's most ambitious laws to combat global warming survived a challenge on Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would...

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