SunPower Builds Another Korean Solar Power Plant
1.4-MW solar power plant is the fourth built by SunPower in Korea in recent months.
Quantum, Asola To Triple Solar Module Output
Solar partnership is expanding production capacity to 45 MW with new German facility scheduled to open later this year.
Western GeoPower Signs $500M PPA
Geothermal company signs a 20-year power purchase agreement with Northern California Power Agency for geothermal well expected to come on line in 2010.
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: May 28, 2008
DOE Offers $130 Million to Advance Fuel Cell Technology Honda to Launch Three New Hybrids and Lease Fuel Cell Vehicles DOE and Portugal to Cooperate on Wave Energy New Farm Bill Speeds Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels Americans Driving Less, Says Federal Highway Administration EIA: U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increased 1.6% in 2007 DOE Offers $130 Million to Advance Fuel Cell Technology DOE issued two Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) yesterday that offer up to $130 million over three years for research and development (R&D) of fuel cells for automotive, stationary, and portable power applications. DOE is also seeking proposals to demonstrate fuel cells in distributed energy systems and to launch market transformation efforts that provide real-world operation data. The agency plans to select up to 50 projects through this competitive funding opportunity, which is open to industry, universities, and national laboratories. With a minimum 20% private-sector cost share for the R&D projects and a minimum 50% cost share for the demonstration projects, the total DOE and private sector investment in fuel cell technologies under the FOAs may exceed $170 million, although the future DOE funding is subject to congressional appropriations. Applications are due by August 27, and separate FOAs were issued […]
Toyota Making 'Green' Dealerships, Not Just Cars
Japanese auto company has created a prototype 'green' dealership it hopes will be built in mass by 2011.
New Los Angeles Water Plan Includes Recycling
Plan calls for 600% increase in recycled water use, as well as conservation, to meet rapidly growing demand.
Three Cleantech Startups Make Red Herring 100 List
Advanced metering, solar installations and renewable liquid fuels are the focus of three startups named to Red Herring 100 Best list.
Bush Administration Steps Forward on Alaska Wetlands, Back on Air Quality
U.S. Bureau of Land Management agrees to protect sensitive wetlands from oil drilling. EPA prepares to change Clean Air Act to provide less protection for air quality in national parks.
Energy Efficiency Has Met Majority of New Demand Since 70s – Report
New report emphasizes 'invisible' success of energy efficiency over the last four decades, and points to future potential.
SunPower to Build 1,000MW Plant in Malaysia
Company's third production facility is expected to be operational in 2010.
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