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Solar Gets Big Boost in CA, NY

December 21, 2009 by Gina Roos

The partnership between First Solar Inc. and NRG Energy Inc. has claimed commercial operation of the largest solar project in California, while New York is set to undertake its largest solar project. First Solar developed and built the 21-megawatt (MW) power plant in Blythe, Calif., which was acquired last month ... Read more »

Feds Invest $564M in Advanced Biomass Projects

December 7, 2009December 7, 2009 by Gina Roos

To help build the foundation of a biomass industry in the United States, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture have selected 19 biorefinery projects in 15 states to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These projects were chosen to speed up the construction ... Read more »

Northwest Gets Smart-Grid Funding, Northeast Loses Out

December 2, 2009 by Gina Roos

Several Northwestern states are the beneficiaries of the U.S. Department of Energy’s $620 million in funding for smart-grid demonstration projects announced in November. The losers: two National Grid projects in the Northeast. The $178-million Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project (PDF) was one of 16 regional smart-grid demonstration awards selected ... Read more »

Community-Owned Wind Farm Planned in Montana

December 2, 2009December 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Landowners in several Montana counties have banded together to pursue a 500 megawatt wind energy farm. Landowners in the Montana counties of Judith Basin, Wheatland, Golden Valley and Fergus will share in the revenues from the wind farm, which will be managed by Judith Highlands Energy LLC and National Wind, ... Read more »

5-Step Guide to Financing Rooftop Solar

November 25, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Most businesses acknowledge the inherent benefits of using the sun to generate clean energy while, at the same time, saving on utility bills. However, there remains great uncertainty on how best to finance the initial capital required for the installation, operation and maintenance of integrated photovoltaic, hot water or thermal ... Read more »

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

November 10, 2009November 9, 2009 by Gina Roos

Owens Corning, a leading supplier of building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, and SunEdison, North America’s largest solar services provider, announced the activation of a 440 kilowatt (kW) roof-mount photovoltaic (PV) solar system at Owens Corning’s Kearny, N.J., facility. The new system will produce more than 522,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) ... Read more »

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

November 4, 2009 by Gina Roos

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 projects across the country. These awards include funding for industrial combined heat and power systems, district energy systems for industrial facilities, and grants to support ... Read more »

ARPA-E Deserves Support

October 26, 2009October 23, 2009 by Paul Nastu

In October 1957, at the height of Cold War passion, the U.S. scientific and military establishment watched as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit. Surprised, and stung at being beaten into space, the U.S. government responded in several ways, one of which was to create, within a matter of ... Read more »

Coordinated Sustainability Intelligence Generates Potential Tax Benefits

October 18, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

An evolution in green IT is under way as it rounds the bend from a siloed cost-reduction strategy to an enabler of corporate responsibility and sustainability. In this next wave of green IT, smart companies are elevating green IT to the enterprise level and focusing on sustainability intelligence – the ... Read more »

Smart Grid Projects Get Ready to Roll in the U.S., UAE

October 5, 2009 by Gina Roos

Cisco, together with utility, technology and local government partners, are developing some of the nation’s first projects to create a smarter electric grid. General Electric is also testing how smart appliances can help lower power demand in a pilot program at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. Hoping for a piece ... Read more »

DOE to Fund Large-Scale Renewables Transmission in Montana

September 18, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Businesses in Western states should find it easier to purchase renewable energy in the future. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is financing a large-scale transmission project between Great Falls, Montana, and Lethbridge, Alberta, with the goal of bringing new jobs and expanding renewable energy production to the western region ... Read more »

Section 48C Big Opportunity for Advanced Energy Manufacturers

September 10, 2009September 14, 2010 by Michael Bernier

The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) authorizes the Department of Treasury to award $2.3 billion in tax credits for qualified investments in advanced energy projects, to support new, expanded or re-equipped domestic manufacturing facilities. This $2.3 billion will be distributed with a new tax credit program that ... Read more »

Solar Gets Big Boost in CA, NY

Feds Invest $564M in Advanced Biomass Projects

Northwest Gets Smart-Grid Funding, Northeast Loses Out

Community-Owned Wind Farm Planned in Montana

5-Step Guide to Financing Rooftop Solar

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

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

ARPA-E Deserves Support

Coordinated Sustainability Intelligence Generates Potential Tax Benefits

Smart Grid Projects Get Ready to Roll in the U.S., UAE

DOE to Fund Large-Scale Renewables Transmission in Montana

Section 48C Big Opportunity for Advanced Energy Manufacturers

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