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7 January 2009
The US Department of Energy Resources has unveiled a series of regulations promoting the use of renewable energy and alternative energy technologies, as mandated by the Green Communities Act.
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6 January 2009
President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to double US renewable energy production, in a recent speech broadcast on his www.change.gov website.
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6 January 2009
The GridWise Alliance estimates that up to 280,000 new jobs can be created through the deployment of smart grid technologies.
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6 January 2009
US service company McKinstry became one of sixteen service companies to receive a United States Department of Energy Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) that could result in up to $80bn in energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation projects at federally-owned buildings and facilities.
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6 January 2009
Commitments have been made by 11 US states, including Massachusetts and ten other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, to develop a regional Low Carbon Fuel Standard in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses, according to US Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles. These 11 states will work together to create a common fuel standard that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a technology-neutral basis.
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5 January 2009
Wind power is gathering momentum across China, with a growth rate of more than 127 per cent by the end of 2007, according to the latest report by RNCOS, ‘Wind Power: Opportunities in Emerging Markets.'
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5 January 2009
The US Fuel Cell Council has called on Congress to take advantage of the federal laws already in place to accelerate green technology across the US, resulting in the creation of 24,000 jobs and a slow down in climate change.
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2 January 2009
Dr James E Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and an expert on climate change, has written an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama calling for urgent reforms tackling climate change and new energy production.
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2 January 2009
Continued wind turbine price reductions and improved availability, continued expansion of community-owned wind farms, federal government implementation of an aggressive cap-and-trade program and long term extension of the production tax credit are to significantly benefit the domestic wind power industry in 2009, according to a report, U.S. Wind Power - State of the Industry and 2009 Predictions, from Emerging Growth Research.
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31 December 2008
The Government of Scotland has forecast 2009 to be a greener year, with recycling and being more energy efficient are top of the list, according to a statement.
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30 December 2008
Despite the economic downturn, the wind industry is set to make progress in 2009, buoyed by a strong strategic position and the prospect of a new President, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
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29 December 2008
Finance Minister of Northern Ireland, Nigel Dodds, will implement ‘green' rate rebates for homeowners who introduce modern standards of insulation.
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23 December 2008
UK energy regulator Ofgem is proposing radical reforms to the regulatory framework for Britain's electricity transmission network to speed up the connection of renewable and other low-carbon electricity generation.
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23 December 2008
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will plough $200m into pilot and demonstration-scale biorefineries over the next six years.
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23 December 2008
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has identified the wind industry's top accomplishments of 2008, and highlighted key environmental and economic achievements.
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23 December 2008
Forest carbon is to play a significant role in emerging environmental markets designed to address climate change, despite the reluctance of some countries to accept forest carbon offsets, predicted environmental economics expert Ricardo Bayon.
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22 December 2008
US-based energy company Chevron Energy Solutions has been granted a master contract by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to work with federal agencies to reduce energy and water consumption and increase the use of renewable energy at agency facilities.
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19 December 2008
Wind energy company Vestas has welcomed the European Parliament's endorsement of the EU climate and energy package.
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19 December 2008
Owens Corning, producer of commercial building materials, has teamed up with T Boone Pickens to endorse the Pickens Plan which calls for energy independence and energy efficiency in homes and buildings across the US.
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18 December 2008
The US Fuel Cell Council has called for Congress and the incoming Obama Administration to set aside $1.2bn in the planned stimulus package for fuel cells.
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