Funding & Incentives

U.S., China Partner on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency

President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao have agreed to a wide ranging package of programs and initiatives (seven in total) to strengthen the ...

November 18, 2009

Solar Rebates Are Going Fast

The popularity of solar rebates, which is causing shortages in some communities, is also the primary reason why rebate programs are being cut back across the ...

November 17, 2009

Mafia Ties to Wind Fraud in Italy Investigated

Italian finance police have arrested two prominent businessmen -- including one with ties to a former investor in the Cape Wind project in Nantucket -- in ...

November 17, 2009

Owens Corning, SunEdison Power Up 440-kW PV Solar System in NJ

Owens Corning, a leading supplier of building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, and SunEdison, North America's largest solar services provider, announced the activation ...

November 10, 2009

Clean Tech VC Funding On Rebound, Up 50% Since 2nd Quarter

Venture capital funding for the clean tech industry, beleaguered for most of the year, finally rebounded in the third quarter, according to figures from ...

November 6, 2009

Disney Buys $7M in Reforestation Offsets, a Corporate Record

Walt Disney Corp., by donating about $7 million to various conservation programs, aims to offset a portion of its emissions. Some are calling the move by ...

November 5, 2009

U.S. Export-Import Bank Adopts Carbon Policy to Support Renewable Energy

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) says it is the first Export Credit Agency (ECA) to adopt a comprehensive Carbon Policy ...

November 5, 2009

DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency ...

November 4, 2009

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries Presents Financing Challenges

A new global deal on climate finance will significantly redistribute power, responsibility and accountability between traditional donor and recipient countries, according to a new study released ...

November 3, 2009

Global Smart-Meter Installations to Reach 250 Million Units

As electricity metering undergoes a significant transformation since the first meter was installed more than 120 year ago, smart-meter shipments are forecast to reach 39.5 million ...

November 2, 2009

DOE Awards $338M for Geothermal R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $338 million in Recovery Act funding for geothermal research and development. The grants were awarded to 123 ...

October 30, 2009

Old GM Plant to Make Fisker Hybrids

Fisker Automotive, which aims to make a plug-in hybrid sedan for around $40,000, has signed a letter of intent to purchase an idle General Motors plant ...

October 29, 2009

Solar Industry Headed for Sunny Skies in 2010 but Obstacles Remain

U.S. solar executives expect significant growth for their businesses in 2010 and 2011, according to results from the 2009 U.S. Solar Industry Monitor survey. Over 90 ...

October 28, 2009

Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks. The ...

October 27, 2009

Feds Create Framework for Property Tax Financing of Renewables

More businesses should be able to take advantage of property tax financing to fund installation of renewable energy, as well as energy ...

October 20, 2009

17 Million Natural Gas Vehicles Predicted by 2015

The number of natural gas vehicles on the road globally will grow to 17 million vehicles by 2015, up from 9.7 million in 2008, according ...

October 20, 2009

Soros Throws $1B into Cleantech

Influential investor George Soros is a big believer in the future of clean tech and energy efficiency - so much so that he has ...

October 10, 2009

PacifiCorp Tries to Reduce Incentive for Small Wind Developers

Companies that produce less than 10 megawatts of wind power may be denied the full rate that PacifiCorp pays other ...

October 8, 2009

Texas Electricity Users May Pay for Utilities’ Bypassing Stimulus Funds

Purchasers of renewable energy in Texas may pay a higher rate after the companies building a $5 billion renewable energy transmission network in the ...

October 2, 2009

Bill Would Pave Way For Green Taxi Fleets

New legislation would allow cities to create local regulations mandating energy efficiency and emissions standards for taxi fleets. Previous efforts by cities, including New York City, to ...

October 1, 2009

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