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THE TICKER – Boston Herald (Boston, MA)

renewable energies Master feed — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:11:02 +0000

** Air support: Boston-based First Wind secured a $117 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy for its wind farm development in Hawaii that will create 200 jobs and power 7,700 Oahu homes. ** Tribe in Taunton: Tribe Mediterranean Foods unveiled the expansion of its hummus-making

Caltech gets $122 million award to research solar energy – Pasadena Star-News (Pasadena, Ca)

renewable energies Master feed — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:19:13 +0000

PASADENA – Caltech will get $122 million over the next five years to
develop cutting-edge technologies for converting sunlight into fuel, the U.S.
Department of Energy announced Thursday. The funding will establish an Energy Innovation Hub at the California
Institute of Technology in Pasadena -

US DoE financing research projects for clean energy with USD 92 million

renewable energies Master feed — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:42:11 +0000

The US Department of Energy announced it has awarded USD 92 in funding for research projects that will contribute to innovation in clean energy technologies, as well as create new jobs and help increase America's competitiveness in the global clean energy market.
The research grants are spread out over six areas of research, grouped in three [...]

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY: FIU competing to be build best solar- powered house in U.S. – The Miami Herald

renewable energies Master feed — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:09:09 +0000

Florida International University is gearing up to design and build an
affordable, solar-powered house after being chosen by the U.S. Department of
Energy to compete in its 2011 Solar Decathlon. The decathlon includes 20 national and international universities, 18 months
of design and construction,

IREC releases 2010 edition of its Field Inspection Guidelines for PV Systems

renewable energies Master feed — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0000

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has just released the 2010 edition of its highly regarded and valuable Field Inspection Guidelines for PV Systems, authored by Bill Brooks. This report is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

DOE passes ethanol mandate conundrum to Congress – The Manila Times

renewable energies Master feed — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:05:05 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) has passed the buck to Congress,
saying that the lawmakers should resolve the issue of whether the government
should still impose the mandated ethanol blend in gasoline amid insufficient
production of the alternative fuel. Zenaida Monsada, Oil Industry and Management

DECC announced recipients of GBP 10 million offshore wind research grant

renewable energies Master feed — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:02:33 +0000

UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced the recipients of the first round of research funding for offshore wind technology. The total of GBP 10 million of funding will be awarded to companies in order to stimulate research into new and advanced offshore wind technologies, with the goal to increase the UK supply [...]

EDITORIAL ; Bad mandate stalls – Boston Herald (Boston, Ma)

renewable energies Master feed — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:11:05 +0000

Drum roll, please! Good sense has defeated – at least for now; we
hope for good – one of the hopeless environmental initiatives of which the
government of the commonwealth of Massachusetts is so fond. The Department of Energy Resources has announced that the “biofuel mandate”
would be unreasonably

GOV’S FUEL PLAN LOSES STEAM ; State suspends clean-energy program – Boston Herald (Boston, Ma)

renewable energies Master feed — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:11:05 +0000

The Patrick administration is in full retreat on a key piece of its
ambitious clean-energy strategy for Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has indefinitely suspended
a new program – which was supposed to have started yesterday – that would have
required increased use

The Ultimate Solar Cell?

renewable energies Master feed — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:14:33 +0000

The ultimate step in utilizing solar power is to convert maximum energy from sun into electricity. This will make solar power highly cost-advantageous compared to other traditional power sources. Capturing energy wasted as heat from the sun can increase solar conversion efficiency greatly. Research funded by the U.S. Department of Energy is on-going to [...]
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