EPA Regulations Reinforce Red-and-Blue Divide
The lawsuit over pending greenhouse gas regulations is breaking down along political geographies.
First Solar to Build Two New Manufacturing Plants
Facilities in U.S. and Vietnam are expected to boost annual production by 500 MW.
IBM To Lead NV Energy Smart Grid Project
IBM wins systems integrator contract for high-profile smart grid deployment.
JCI To Develop Concentrator Photovoltaic Power Plants
JCI will build and operate utility-scale plants with panels made by Concentrix.
Solar Startups Retooling To Address Market Realities
Silicon Valley companies that hoped to drive down production costs were beaten to the punch by Chinese competitors.
Wind Power Could Provide a Fifth of Global Electricity by 2030
In 2010 the wind industry put up a new wind turbine every 30 minutes.
California, Massachusetts Leading Energy Efficient States
ACEEE released its 2010 scorecard for state energy efficiency efforts.
Commercial Real Estate Is $190B Market For Energy Retrofits
New report by Urban Land Institute urges financing innovation to achieve energy efficiency potential.
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: October 13, 2010
DOE Loan Guarantee Supports World’s Largest Wind Project DOI Signs First U.S. Offshore Wind Lease DOI Approves First Solar Tower Project on Public Lands U.S. Energy Consumption Up 2.7% for First Half of 2010 DOE Awards Third Grant for U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center Federal Energy and Water Management Award Winners DOE Loan Guarantee Supports World’s Largest Wind Project On October 8, the Dept of Energy (DOE) announced a conditional commitment for a partial guarantee of a $1.3 billion loan for the world’s largest wind farm, the 845 MW Caithness Energy’s Shepherds Flat project in eastern Oregon. Sponsored by Caithness and General Electric (GE) Energy Financial Services, the project consists of 338 GE 2.5xl turbines, which are being deployed for the first time in North America. Southern California Edison is buying all the electricity through 20-year fixed-price power purchase agreement (PPA). According to Caithness, the project will directly create 400 construction jobs, followed by 35 permanent wind jobs on site, while avoiding emissions equivalent to 212,000 passenger vehicles, or 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. The Shepherds Flat project is the largest project to date to receive a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee under the Financial Institution […]
SEEDS Center Services Green Jobs Programs at Community Colleges
More than 300 community colleges have already signed on to the SEED Center initiative.
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