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Utility to Build First Power Plant with Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits in California
Calpine Corp. is poised to build the first U.S. power plant with federal limits...
Fixing the Broken Government Policy Process
The breakdown of the Washington policy process has four manifestations. First...
Obama Budget Increases Funding for Energy Research and Nuclear Power
Nuclear energy and energy research are among the big winners in the proposed...
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Advanced biofuels planned capacity to reach 1.38 billion gallons by 2013
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Today in Biofuels Opinion: “There is some good and some bad in the renewable fuel standard final rule announced today.”
House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson: “Typical of most decisions made...
Carbon Dioxide recovery from waste sources: a Biofuels Digest special report
By Biofuels Digest special correspondent Sam A. Rushing BACKGROUND Carbon...
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Toyota Troubles: Lessons in How (Not) to Handle a Green Halo
Toyota’s ongoing recall and the safety concerns embroiling an automaker that climbed to the top of the global car market through a reputation for reliability, may offer an opportunity for competitors to seize market share, at least in the near term. But Toyota’s troubles, which most recently have spread to the automaker’s 2010 Prius... [Read more of this review]
10 Questions for Greentech Investor David Gelbaum
The famously private investor David Gelbaum, founder of The Quercus Trust, and who by his own estimates has between 40 and 50 cleantech investments, as a rule hasn’t done interviews for years. According to the last comprehensive story on him, published in the LA Times in 2004, the former math whiz, hedge fund manager and philanthropist, is so... [Read more of this review]
Fisker on DOE Loan Timeline (Next Month) and Pulling Out of Michigan
The times they are a-changin’ for Fisker Automotive. The Irvine, Calif.-based startup working on a plug-in hybrid luxury sports car and mid-range plug-in sedan called Project Nina tells VentureWire it expects to close its $528.7 million loan with the Department of Energy by the middle of next month. [Read more of this review] More... [Read more of this review]
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Cash Money, Oil Money: The founders of Cash Money Records — Birdman and Ronald “Slim” Williams — have started an oil exploration company called Bronald Oil & Gas. — Business Insider [Read more of this review] Read More →
Quiet Quercus Trust Chief Gelbaum Signs On as Solar CEO
Former hedge-funder-turned-greentech investor and philanthropist David Gelbaum has taken on a new role, as CEO of Entech Solar. A developer of concentrating solar modules and a daylighting system that’s scheduled to launch early this year, Entech Solar got its official start in 2008. That’s when solar installer WorldWater & Solar... [Read more of this review]
Areva to Buy Solar Thermal Startup Ausra
Whoa — big news on the solar thermal front today, as French power giant Areva says it’s agreed to buy solar thermal startup Ausra. Back in November there were several media reports that said Ausra was in talks to be acquired by one of three companies, and it looks like Areva won the deal. Terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed. ... [Read more of this review]
America’s Unfounded Fears of A Green-Tech Race with China
At a factory in Wuxi, China, workers lift solar panels onto conveyor belts, while others in white lab coats move between machines as they check on a process for etching and engraving silicon wafers to form solar cells. [Read more of this review] Read More →
Pole Solar: Petra Solar Goes Big With $40M Funding Round
Update: Petra Solar, which develops pole-mounted solar systems for electric utilities, announced Monday that it has raised $40 million in funding led by Craton Equity Partners and Espírito Santo Ventures with participation from existing investors including OnPoint Technologies, a venture fund for the U.S. Army. [Read more of this review] Read More →
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America’s Unfounded Fears of A Green-Tech Race with China
At a factory in Wuxi, China, workers lift solar panels onto conveyor belts, while others in white lab coats move between machines as they check on a process for etching and engraving silicon wafers to form solar cells. [Read more of this review] Read More →
Utility to Build First Power Plant with Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits in California
Calpine Corp. is poised to build the first U.S. power plant with federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions in California after clearing a final regulatory hurdle today. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District granted the Houston-based utility its final air quality permit today, allowing the company to proceed with the planned construction... [Read more of this review]
Obama Budget Increases Funding for Energy Research and Nuclear Power
Nuclear energy and energy research are among the big winners in the proposed $28.4 billion Energy Department fiscal 2011 budget the White House unveiled today. The almost 5 percent increase in funding from fiscal 2010 covers a $36 billion boost in loan guarantee authority for nuclear power facilities for a total of $54 billion, $300 million for... [Read more of this review]
How to Profit from the Smart Grid
The Smart Grid Revolution: Two Tech Stocks Ready to Profit One of the key areas of focus at the Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies was on how to foster seamless communication between the various devices on the Smart Grid. That’s where Fred Baker comes in. He’s a Fellow at Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) – one of the world’s leading... [Read more of this review]
A Flare for Forecasting: Sun Seismology Points to Better Solar Weather Predictions
A team of solar scientists says it has improved on approaches that predict the eruption of solar flares, violent bursts of energy that can damage satellites, endanger astronauts in orbit and even threaten the power grid on the ground. Space agencies, airlines, satellite operators and power utilities would like to have access to better forecasts of all... [Read more of this review]
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