Navy Retrofits California Base with Lighting Science LEDs
Streetlights and residence lights are part of major retrofit at Naval Base Ventura County.
Hawaiian Regulators Approve 'Decoupling' To Support Renewables
Breaking the link between electricity sales and profits is viewed as a critical step in reducing consumption and encouraging renewable power.
EPA, NREL Evaluating Renewables Development On Contaminated Sites
Initiative would site renewable energy power plants on Superfund and brownfield sites to lessen impact on green sites.
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: February 24, 2010
$1.4B in Loan Guarantees to BrightSource Energy EIS Issued for 750 MW Solar Two Project Biofuel Options Expand as Science Taps New Sources U.S. Utilities Spent $5.3B on 2009 Efficiency Programs Winter Olympics Sets Public Transit Records Copenhagen Accord Pledges Fall Short $1.4 Billion in Loan Guarantees to BrightSource Energy DOE announced on February 22 its conditional commitments for $1.37 billion in loan guarantees to BrightSource Energy, Inc. in support of the construction and start-up of three utility-scale concentrated solar power plants (CSP) in the Mojave Desert of southeastern California. The loan guarantee is funded under the Recovery Act and is predicated on BrightSource meeting financial and environmental requirements. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is leading a federal review of the project with support from DOE. Pending local, state, and federal regulatory approval, the plants will generate 400 MW of electricity. This output would nearly double the existing generation capacity of U.S. CSP facilities. The Ivanpah Solar Complex will be located on federally owned land near the Nevada border and will be the world’s largest operational CSP complex. BrightSource will employ solar tower technology, using thousands of flat mirrors, or "heliostats," to concentrate the sun’s heat onto a receiver […]
League of Conservation Voters Praises Congressional Efforts
Annual scorecard shows the 111th Congress improved significantly on environmental votes.
E-Waste: Developing Nations Need to Prepare for Surge
UNEP report points to opportunity in developing state-of-the-art e-waste recycling facilities in developing nations.
Draft Plan Would End Whaling Ban
Working group within the International Whaling Commission has proposed a plan to allow limited whaling.
Intel To Lead $3.5B 'Invest in America Alliance'
Large group of VC firms and corporations commit to higher funding levels for growth technologies and expanded hiring initiatives.
Clipper Breaks Ground on UK Blade Factory
72-meters-long blades will be part of the massive turbines being built in the 'Britannia Project.'
Yingli Green Energy Signs 285MW Supply Deal With German Company
Gehrlicher Solar AG will employ the panels in residential and commercial systems over three years.
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