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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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Breaking Free from Oil
The U.S. now imports more than 60% of its oil. With oil topping $140 a barrel this week, we are now endangering our economy, national security and health with our addiction to oil.
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Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Renewable Energy Bill
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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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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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Report: FPL Green Energy Program Misleading
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Push Towards Green Energy May Carry High Costs for Consumers, Experts Warn
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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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Britain Set to Miss EU Renewable Energy Target
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Inside the Solar Hydrogen House: No More Power Bills -- Ever
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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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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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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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World Energy Leaders Launch Energy-efficiency Initiative
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman concluded his weekend visit to Aomori, Japan where the energy ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized countries (G8) and from China, India and South Korea met to discuss ways to enhance global energy security while simultaneously combating global climate change. The G8 includes Canada, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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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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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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A Harmonized Feed-in System for the EU: Are We Ready to Seize the Opportunity?
During their 2007 spring summit, the European heads of state and government agreed on an ambitious and legally binding target: In 2020, the share of renewable energies in the EU's overall energy consumption shall reach at least 20% -- up from 8.5% now. They agreed to strive for this target in a cost efficient way. The European Commission was mandated to prepare a proposal for a European "Directive on the Promotion of Energy from Renewable Sources" not later than end of 2007.
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Open Letter to Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Chairman IPCC and to Mr Bjoern Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Renewable Energy Helps To Power America's Pastime
In America's baseball parks from coast to coast, fans are learning about what it takes to go green. That's because Major League Baseball (MLB) teams all over the country have started eco-friendly programs in MLB's first league-wide eco-initiative.
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'Last Best Chance' for Renewable Energy Tax Credits?
With Wednesday's passage of a House bill that could extend the production and investment tax credits, many in the industry are cautiously hoping for an end to a political standoff that has threatened to cripple the nation's renewable energy industry.
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