USDA grants and loans to help rural energy needs – Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, IA)

A total of $3,644,395 in loan guarantees and $2,935,920 in grants will be coming to 61 Iowa farms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The funding is administered under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which assists farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses in developing

Solar Industry Pleads Obama to Help Restore Loan Guarantees

Aug. 9, 2010 — Solar industry officials are pleading with President Obama to restore billions of dollars in renewable energy loan guarantees that Congress is at least temporarily cutting to pay for emergency education and Medicaid help to states and other policy priorities. <<Read more>>

AU Greens Want More Renewables, Less Coal

Yesterday, the Green Party in Australia unveiled a policy that would, among other initiatives, direct AU $5 billion to loan guarantees for large-scale renewable energy projects. The policy also included an enhanced target for renewables uptake, a grant program and a feed-in tariff all designed to help spur the country towards 100% renewable energy.

DOE Cites Recovery Act Benefits for Small Clean Energy Businesses

March 24, 2010 — The Department of Energy recently released a report that highlights the benefits of the Recovery Act to small businesses in various clean energy industries, including wind and solar power, biofuels, and energy efficiency. Through early March, small businesses have been selected to receive nearly $5.4 billion in funding across a number of Recovery Act and related programs, including loans, loan guarantees, grants, contracts, and tax incentives.

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BrightSource Energy gets US funding – The Jerusalem Post

BrightSource Energy, a developer of utility-scale solar- thermal
power plants, announced Monday that the US Department of Energy has
conditionally committed to provide $1.37 billion in loan guarantees to support
the financing of BrightSource’s 400 MW Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating
System. The

Solar project gets federal backing – The Sun (San Bernardino, Ca)

The federal government will back loans to help build a massive solar
power plant in San Bernardino County’s high desert, officials said Monday. The Department of Energy will provide $1.37 billion in loan guarantees for
Oakland-based Brightsource Energy’s Ivanpah solar project, set to be built

Should taxpayers subsidize loan guarantees for nuclear power? – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Yes Loans will spur reliable clean energy and thousands of new jobs. By Nolan E. Hertel Is all the hoopla over solar and wind energy finally ending? One
can only hope, now that President Barack Obama has come out strongly
in support of nuclear power, with loan guarantees to build two

A Reasonable Bet on Nuclear Power – The New York Times

President Obama’s decision to commit $8.3 billion in loan guarantees
to help build two nuclear reactors in Georgia and restart the American
nuclear power industry makes good sense. We know that many environmentalists want Mr. Obama to put all of his chips
on energy efficiency and renewable fuels,

Obama seeks to boost nuclear power in new budget

President’s budget proposal will call for tripling government loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors, an administration official said on Friday.

Energy companies urge Congress to keep supporting solar power – Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Energy firms to Congress: Keep supporting solar WASHINGTON – Energy companies on Thursday urged Congress to continue loan
guarantees, tax incentives and other federal programs designed to encourage
solar power in the U.S. Their plea came as Senate Democrats consider adding
“clean energy” programs