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Carbon Capture Facility Breaks Ground in Illinois

August 25, 2011August 26, 2011 by Leon Walker

Construction activities have begun at an Archer Daniels Midland Company ethanol plant that will be able to capture and store 1 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. The project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy, is the first large-scale integrated carbon-capture and storage demonstration project ... Read more »

ClearEdge Raises $73.5m For Fuel Cell Market Expansion

August 23, 2011 by Leon Walker

Fuel cell manufacturer ClearEdge Power has raised $73.5 million in Series E financing through the sale of new shares and the conversion of previously issued promissory notes. New investors include Artis Capital Management, Austria-based Güssing Renewable Energy, Southern California Gas Company – a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy – as well ... Read more »

Fresh & Easy Adds Ryder Natural Gas Vehicles to Fleet

August 5, 2011April 23, 2013 by Leon Walker

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has announced the addition of 25 compressed natural gas vehicles to its distribution fleet as part of a partnership with Ryder System Inc. The grocery chain’s new natural gas vehicles produce 20 to 30 percent less emissions than comparable diesel vehicles, Fresh & Easy says. ... Read more »

Verizon, NREL Sign Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid MOU

July 28, 2011 by Leon Walker

Verizon and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop ways to reduce energy use in the information and communications technology industry. Under the agreement, the laboratory (pictured) and Verizon will work together and share technical expertise in several areas including ... Read more »

Renewables Briefing: Redskins, Marines, Air Products, U.S. Foodservice, Hiram Walker

July 14, 2011 by Leon Walker

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $105 million loan guarantee to support the development of the nation’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. Project LIBERTY, sponsored by POET, LLC, will produce up to 25 million gallons of ethanol per year and will ... Read more »

Renewables Briefing: SunPower, Deepwater Wind, Paint-On Solar Panels

July 6, 2011July 6, 2011 by Leon Walker

SunPower Corp. has begun construction on a massive, 1.1 million square-foot project on the roof of the Gloucester Marine Terminal’s refrigerated warehouse in Gloucester, N.J. near the Walt Whitman Bridge on the Delaware River. The privately funded project will cost $42 million to build and calls for the installation of ... Read more »

DOE Offers $1.2bn to Solar, Bio-Diesel Projects

January 21, 2011January 21, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has offered loan guarantees of $967 million to an Arizona solar plant billed as the world’s largest, and $241 million to a project set to nearly triple the country’s renewable diesel production. The DOE made the solar offer to Agua Caliente Solar, LLC for ... Read more »

DOE Steps Up Energy Efficiency Enforcement

September 15, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

As part of what it calls “it’s commitment to rigorous enforcement,” the U.S. Department of Energy is fining 27 companies over $3.5 million for selling products without certifying that they meet energy and water efficiency standards, DOE announced Monday. The companies, which include manufacturers, importers and resellers of appliances and ... Read more »

Sprint Receives $7.3 M DOE Grant for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Deployment

April 20, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

Sprint has been awarded a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding earmarked for fuel cell technology. The grant funding will be used to expand Sprint’s hydrogen fuel cell program at cell sites throughout the United States. ... Read more »

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