National Emissions Cap Needed to Drive CCS Technology – GAO Report
A new Government Accountability Office report says carbon sequestration technology will not advance without the incentive of a nationwide strategy to regulate carbon emissions.
Americans Want Renewable Energy, Not Coal and Nukes – Survey
New survey finds that the majority of Americans want the next president and Congress to increase support for renewable energy.
SMUD Experiment Encourages Customers to Reduce Energy Usage
SMUD randomly selected 35,000 customers to receive reports comparing their electricity usage to others in the community.
Cleantech Venture Investments Set Record in 3Q08
Despite economic turmoil, cleantech venture investments set a quarterly record of #2.6 billion.
Hudson Clean Energy Acquires Helium Energy
Private Equity group acquires renewable energy development company founded by Pedro Barriuso, former head of Iberdrola's renewable business.
Waste Management to Expand Landfill Gas To Energy Development
The nation's largest operator of landfill gas to energy systems will begin assisting private landfill operators interested in createing renewable energy.
Lignol, Weyerhaeuser to Collaborate
Two companies have signed a MOU to evaluate commercial possibilities for biochemical outputs from Lignol's biorefining process.
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: October 8, 2008
Economic Stabilization Bill Includes Clean Energy Tax Incentives Continuing Resolution Includes $25 Billion in Automakers Loans DOE Invests $43.1 Million in 21 Enhanced Geothermal Projects DOE Awards $83.3 Million to Develop a Sustainable Biofuels Industry Michigan Requires 10% Renewable Electricity by 2015 GM and Porsche Win the American Le Mans Green Challenge Economic Stabilization Bill Includes Clean Energy Tax Incentives President Bush signed the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424) into law last week, which also extended and enhanced critical tax credits and financing relating to renewable energy and energy efficiency. The Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, which was attached to H.R. 1424, provides a one-year extension of the production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy, keeping the credit in effect through 2009. The bill also provides a two-year PTC extension, through 2010, for electricity produced from geothermal, biomass, and solar energy facilities, as well as trash-to-energy facilities, small hydropower facilities using irrigation water, capacity additions to existing hydropower plants, and hydropower facilities added to existing dams. In addition, the bill creates a new PTC for electricity produced by marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy systems (also called advanced water power systems) with a rated […]
Last Call For Renewables Tax Credits
Time is running out for Congress to pass extensions to tax credits for the renewable energy industry.
RGGI Reports on First Auction
Price of carbon emissions was rather low, despite high demand.