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US Announces New Investments to Advance Biofuels Industry
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3 July 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
Obama administration announces new investments to advance biofuels industry and enhance America's energy security.
Los Angeles Set To Launch a Feed-in Tariff Program
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5 April 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
"Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a feed-in tariff program that will enable the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to buy renewable electricity from …
Why the Clean Tech Boom Went Bust
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7 Feb. 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
Wired's article on Clean Tech, speculating that renewable energy technology has hit a wall.
U.S. military to be largest rooftop solar customer
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8 Sept. 2011 — added by Bose Falk, University of New Mexico
The Department of Energy today backed a deal to connect solar electric panels at 160,000 locations on military bases, a move which could double the number of residential …
Fuel to Burn: Now What?
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11 April 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
"The reversal of fortune in America’s energy supplies in recent years holds the promise of abundant and cheaper fuel, and it could have profound effects on what people drive, …
President Obama Announces Funding for Breakthroughs in Natural Gas and Biofuels as Alternative Fuels
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14 March 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
"$30 Million Will Fund Breakthrough Natural Gas Vehicles Technologies, $14 Million to Support Development of Transportation Fuels from Algae"
DOE Secretary Steven Chu Pursues Clean-Tech Leadership with Thinning Wallet
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2 Aug. 2011 — added by Will Bittinger, 2degrees
Over the past year and a half, Chu said, he's begun gearing DOE's machinery -- some parts smoothly, some parts with more resistance -- toward a new strategy. As he summarizes …
Exporting Solar Solutions
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5 Aug. 2011 — added by Will Bittinger, 2degrees
Rising demand for energy efficiency solutions abroad may offer new, and expanding, opportunities for US renewable energy firms.
More Than 100% Green
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11 July 2011 — added by Will Bittinger, 2degrees
Distributed emission-free electrical generation may seem like a far-off dream. But one community college in Chico, California has already made it come true. Butte College, …
How one undergrad built the largest solar farm in Michigan
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1 Aug. 2011 — added by Will Bittinger, 2degrees
This wasn't a project installed by a major corporation; indeed, what's most remarkable about the solar farm is that Field is still a student studying both economics and …