$2B Record Quarter for Cleantech Investment
Despite a global economic downturn, cleantech venture investments in 2Q08 soared to an all-time record of $2.0 billion.
GE Reaches $4B Mark With Investment in NY Wind Projects
GE to invest $100 million in three new wind farm projects being developed in New York by Noble Environmental Power.
Global Carbon Market Is Booming
Carbon trades in the first half of 2008 almost equal to total trades for 2007.
A-Power Completes Construction of Chinese Wind Turbine Plant
Company says phase one of its wind turbine plant is the largest in China.
Companies Form BIPV Alliance
SolarPower Restoration Systems and SBM Solar working together to develop and manufacture products for BIPV market.
When Will Bioplastics Arrive?
What companies are working to fulfill the promise of biodegradable plastics?
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: July 8, 2008
DOE and Volvo Extend Fuel-Efficient Truck Partnership for 3 Years DOE to Guarantee $10 Billion in Loans for Efficiency, Renewables New "Freedom Prizes" to Reward Innovative Energy Deployments American Le Mans Race Cars to Compete to be the Greenest Florida Energy Bill to Boost Efficiency and Renewable Energy California Proposes a Path to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions EIA: World Energy Use to Grow 50% by 2030 DOE and Volvo Extend Fuel-Efficient Truck Partnership for 3 Years DOE and the Volvo Group announced on Monday that they will work together for an additional 3 years to develop fuel-efficient trucks. DOE and Volvo, the parent company of Mack Trucks, Inc., originally signed an agreement in June 2007 with the goal of demonstrating heavy-duty engine systems with at least 10% higher fuel efficiency than conventional diesel engines. The new agreement between DOE and Volvo focuses on testing and analyzing the effects of various biofuels on diesel engine performance, developing hybrid vehicle technology for heavy-duty engines, and creating an engine and advanced transmission system that are designed to operate within a narrow range, making them ideally suited for use in a hybrid vehicle. Under the new agreement, DOE will invest $9 million over the […]
G8 Agrees on 'Global' Emissions Reduction Target
G8 Summit in Japan agrees that the global goal for greenhouse gas emissions should be at least 50% by 2050.
Thin-Film Solar To Produce 26 GW by 2015 – Report
A new report says thin-film solar will account for more than half of the world's PV production by 2015.
GM Factory To Have World's Largest Solar Power System
12-megawatt rooftop solar system in Spain will have roughly 85,000 solar panels.
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