SF Launches First City-Wide Brown Grease Program
Public-private program will collect brown grease from city's restaurants for conversion into fuel.
Westar Issues 500MW RFP for Renewables
Westar is evaluating up to 200 MW of the generation being online by late 2010.
Researchers Convert Biomass to Hydrogen
Researchers have produced hydrogen gas pure enough to power a fuel cell by mixing cellulosic materials, enzymes and heated water.
SunPower To Sell NJ Solar Credits to PPL
New Jersey-s solar power incentive program has transitioned this year from reliance on state rebates or grants to a market-based system.
Act Solar Receives 8MW Order
Company's products are designed to optimize performance of solar power systems.
Podcast: Green Week in Review – February 13, 2009
The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is about 15 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… White House Watch — President Obama orders the DOE to speed the development of higher efficiency standards for appliances. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar delay’s Bush’s offshore oil and gas plan to develop a comprehensive offshore energy plan that includes renewables. And the EPA delay’s Bush’s reworked version of New Source Review for power plant emissions. The House and Senate reach a compromise on the economic stimulus package, settling differences in proposed cleantech spending. Google releases a prototype web application called PowerMeter to display home energy information from smart metetrs. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) works to developed detailed wind forecasts for wind farms. Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com.
Congress Reaches Stimulus Compromise
$50 billion in loan guarantees that could have been used by the nuclear industry have been pulled from the stimulus bill.
S.C. Governor Opposes New Coal-Fired Power Plant
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is the third governor in a matter of days to renounce coal.
Clean Tech Competition Expanded Nationwide
The Clean Tech Open, a Silicon Valley non-profit, is expanding its annual funding competition beyond California.
Sustainability-Minded Companies Outperform in Crisis – Report
In 16 out of 18 industries, companies with a commitment to sustainability were the clear leaders in the financial markets from May to November 2008.