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07/03/2009 01:00 AM
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VC Investment in Green Tech Up to US $1.2B in Q2
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 Greentech Media Inc. this week released quarterly data showing that venture capital investment in green technologies totaled US $1.2 billion in 85 deals in the second quarter of 2009. This is up from $836 million in 59 deals in the first quarter of 2009.
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07/02/2009 01:00 AM
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Nominations Open for Lifetime Leadership Awards
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 People who know worthy nominees for the Building Efficiency Lifetime Leadership (BELL) award are encouraged to visit http://bit.ly/BELLdoc to review the nomination criteria and download the award nomination form.
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07/02/2009 01:00 AM
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Ox Mountain Landfill Gas Project Begins Operation
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One of the San Francisco Bay Area's largest renewable energy projects, a landfill gas-to-energy station at Republic Services' Ox Mountain Landfill in Half Moon Bay, began operation this week. Owned and operated by a subsidiary of Ameresco Inc., the landfill gas to energy plant will supply enough renewable energy to customers in Alameda and Palo Alto.
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07/02/2009 01:00 AM
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Federal Efforts a Travesty
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 "'We've ensured a role for coal," said Rick Boucher, Democratic Congressman from West Virginia, regarding the federal climate change "mitigation" bill that recently passed the House. I'm forced to use quotation marks around "mitigation" because this "deal with the devil," as Ted Nordhaus, of the Breakthrough Institute, described it, confirmed my worst suspicions: even under a progressive and popular President the chance of an effective federal climate change mitigation bill passing through Congress is minimal to none.
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07/01/2009 01:00 AM
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Funding for a wide range of energy related projects
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07/01/2009 01:00 AM
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Renewable Energy Investors Are Cautiously Optimistic
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 In just five months, the U.S. government has gone from being a casual supporter of renewable energy to the one of world's biggest investors in the space. Now the private sector is trying to figure out what role it will play in this new era of government involvement.
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06/30/2009 01:00 AM
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IRENA Names Pelosse As Director General and Abu Dhabi As Headquarters
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The Preparatory Commission of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has named Hélène Pelosse as the first head of the emerging Agency during its second session in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Four candidates with outstanding profiles and strong backgrounds in the field of renewable energy were nominated by the Member States for the position and the French candidate, Pelosse, was appointed.
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06/30/2009 01:00 AM
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Zoi Confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at DOE
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Cathy Zoi has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the post of Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy (DOE).
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06/30/2009 01:00 AM
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SRS Engineering Planning 10MMGY Biodiesel Plant
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SRS Engineering Corporation has finalized a contract with ReNvision Biofuels Inc. to build its 10 million-gallon-per-year (MMGY) biodiesel plant in, Alberta, Canada. SRS Engineering Corp. will provide the complete design and engineering services and the equipment required to build this biodiesel plant. The project will use a number of feedstocks that are available locally, including animal fats, canola and camelina.
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06/30/2009 01:00 AM
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Are the Chinese Working To Curb Their Emissions?
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 Beijing's formulation of the {Alternative Energy Revitalization Plan} is yet another concrete illustration of the determination of the Chinese government to develop a low-carbon economy. It is also a reminder to critics of China's efforts to tackle climate change that Beijing is taking significant steps in realizing that goal. To be responsible in their criticism, those who care about climate change need to get under the hood and examine in detail the renewable energy engine that China is building and avoid the oversimplification that obscures a real convergence of interests.
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06/29/2009 01:00 AM
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Biogas and Second Generation Fuels at European Biomass Event
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 At the 17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, which opened today in Hamburg, Schmack Biogas was awarded the EUBIA (European Biomass Industry Asociation) award for its innovative work in biogas. The company and the bioenergy sector have experienced record development. The Schmack brothers identified the potential at an early stage, starting with a 30 kilowatt plant. Having started small, the company now operates on an international scale.
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06/29/2009 01:00 AM
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House Passes Climate Bill Including National RPS
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Late last Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 219-212 to pass the American Clean Energy & Security Act. The new climate legislation includes a National Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) provision, mandating that investor owned utilities buy a minimum of 15% of their energy from renewable sources.
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06/29/2009 01:00 AM
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Aora Launches Hybrid Solar Thermal Station
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Aora has launched its first hybrid solar thermal gas turbine power station at Kibbutz Samar in southern Israel. Aora's Samar "Power Flower" station consists of a field of 30 tracking mirrors (heliostats) situated on half an acre of land.
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06/25/2009 01:00 AM
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U.S. Department of Labor Announces US $500M For Green Job Training
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced five grant competitions this week, totaling US $500 million, to fund projects that prepare workers for green jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.
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06/25/2009 01:00 AM
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Roadsters Embrace Green Racing
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 Fast and green. That's what it takes to get to the winner's circle in a new type of auto racing. Called green racing, it's a meshing of the fast and furious world of auto racing with the quest for cleaner-burning fuels and more energy efficient engines. But make no mistake about it, being green does not mean being slow.
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06/25/2009 01:00 AM
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Can Biomass Replace Coal?
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 Wind and solar power are clean and free but they only work part of the time. When the sun goes down and the wind dies, coal is still the workhorse for generating baseload power. But coal is killing us by warming the planet, acidifying our lakes and oceans and sprinkling mercury over the landscape. Geothermal can do part of the job but it will take decades to drill enough wells.
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06/24/2009 01:00 AM
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Vermont School District Shifts to Wood Pellets
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The Windsor School District in Windsor, Vermont will become one of the first public school systems in the state to heat its building entirely with locally sourced wood pellets. The district has contracted with International WoodFuels LLC to provide a metered thermal heating solution that includes a high-efficiency pellet boiler, pellet storage silo, pellet delivery and monitoring and maintenance of the system with no capital cost investment by Windsor Schools.
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06/23/2009 01:00 AM
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Investing in Solar and Renewable Energy Related ETF's
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 Hello. I had a quick question. Is it possible to invest in the REW 40 index? I am new to investing, and was wondering if I could just invest in the REW 40 index, or do I have to invest individually in each company? Thank you for your help. -- John G., Plymouth, MA
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06/22/2009 01:00 AM
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Renewable Energy World Conference Now Seeking Abstracts
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Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo is now accepting abstract submittals for the 2010 conference program. Submit your abstracts by August 7, 2009 and take advantage of the opportunity to share your insight with the renewable energy industry.
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06/22/2009 01:00 AM
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Rekindling Wood Energy in America
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 Clean-energy opportunities are many and will be realized if energy policy can both promote the efficiency of our energy system and sustainable development of a full complement of renewables: solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, and biomass.
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