Lignol, Suncor Suspend Joint Venture
Plans to build an $80M demonstration scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Colorad have been put on hold indefinitely.
Spark Solar Australia To Build $60M Plant
The project is the first to be awarded Major Project Facilitation status by the Rudd Labor Government.
China Hydroelectric Plans $200M IPO
Company founded in 2006 buys and operates hydropower assets in China.
Weekly Investor Round Up
SunPower 4Q results; Ener1 goes to Japan; Novozymes goes to China; Martha Stewart goes organic; and more
CenterPoint, Chooses eMeter For Houston Smart Meters
eMeter's software will manage 2 million smart meters to be installed in Houston beginning in March.
Juwi Secures Long-Term Rooftop Solar Collaboration
German renewable energy developer scores big, partnering with major European property owner Segro.
Evergreen Solar Report Falls Short
Massachusetts-based solar company reported wider net loss, but company says new facility exansion is on track.
Podcast: Green Week in Review – February 6, 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 — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar cancels contested drilling leases granted under the Bush administration in Utah. Energy Secretary Steven Chu warns that California is in peril from Climate Change. Joe Biden heads up a new jobs task force. And a New York Times editorial suggests that the administration return to the Supreme Court’s 2007 ruling on the Clean Air Act. Hybrid power plants reduce fossil fuel usage by introducing concentrating solar power. FPL is working on one, and so is Israeli startup Aora. News from around the states: Wind power transmission in Texas; legislative initiatives in Michigan and Georgia. Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week. ++++ The music in today’s program is from the CD Live Steamboat Bill Jr by Athens, GA-based experimental […]
Obama Orders More Efficiency for Appliances
President on Thursday ordered quicker efforts to make appliances more energy efficient.
House Introduces 25×25 Federal RPS
Legislation introduced yesterday in the U.S. House would required 25% renewable energy by 2025 and reduced electricity demand of 15%.
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