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Created on Monday, 10 June 2013 / Industry News
Tags: electric car, niche industry, loan repayment
June 10 -- Is Tesla a one-off triumph, or does it signal more successes with the nascent electric-car industry? Nine years ahead of schedule, Tesla paid off its entire $465 million government loan ... [ +++ ]
June 10 -- Is Tesla a one-off triumph, or does it signal more successes with the nascent electric-car industry? Nine years ahead of schedule, Tesla paid off its entire $465 million government loan ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 05 June 2013 / Industry News
Tags: wind power, offshore, Interior Department
June 5 -- The race to harness the power of North Atlantic winds is on. On Tuesday the Interior Department unveiled plans for the nation's first auction of offshore wind leases. It's more good news ... [ +++ ]
June 5 -- The race to harness the power of North Atlantic winds is on. On Tuesday the Interior Department unveiled plans for the nation's first auction of offshore wind leases. It's more good news ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 03 June 2013 / Industry News
Tags: wind, clean energy, renewable energy, offshore wind, Energy Department
June 3 -- One reason that offshore wind has not caught on in the United States is the steep cost of erecting a tower in the water, but researchers at the University of Maine tried another approach ... [ +++ ]
June 3 -- One reason that offshore wind has not caught on in the United States is the steep cost of erecting a tower in the water, but researchers at the University of Maine tried another approach ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 03 June 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Department of Energy, Tesla, clean energy, renewable energy
June 3 -- The Department of Energy's loan guarantee program is working. It's working to drive American innovation, create jobs, transform our economy — and along the way, helping improve our environment, ... [ +++ ]
June 3 -- The Department of Energy's loan guarantee program is working. It's working to drive American innovation, create jobs, transform our economy — and along the way, helping improve our environment, ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 16 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Nissan Leaf, EVs, EPA, clean energy, sustainable transportation
May 16 -- The Nissan Leaf reached an important milestone this week: the hatchback EV hit 25,000 sales in the U.S. market. The Nissan Leaf was first announced in 2009, but didn’t go on sale in the United ... [ +++ ]
May 16 -- The Nissan Leaf reached an important milestone this week: the hatchback EV hit 25,000 sales in the U.S. market. The Nissan Leaf was first announced in 2009, but didn’t go on sale in the United ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solyndra, renewable energy, clean energy, Department of Energy, Loan Guarantee Program
May 7 -- The latest data from the Department of Energy indicates that the same loan guarantee program which was roundly criticized after the failure of Solyndra has now created more than 20,000 jobs ... [ +++ ]
May 7 -- The latest data from the Department of Energy indicates that the same loan guarantee program which was roundly criticized after the failure of Solyndra has now created more than 20,000 jobs ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Department of Energy, Fisker, loan guarantee program, clean energy, sustainable transportation
May 1 -- Problems with the Energy Department's $529 million loan to troubled startup automaker Fisker Automotive Inc. prompted the Obama administration to tighten its loan criteria, documents released ... [ +++ ]
May 1 -- Problems with the Energy Department's $529 million loan to troubled startup automaker Fisker Automotive Inc. prompted the Obama administration to tighten its loan criteria, documents released ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 18 April 2013 / Industry News
Tags: AOL Energy, clean energy, renewable energy, Department of Energy, DOE, ARPA-E, global warming, climate change, fossil fuel
April 18 -- The key to broader penetration of solar energy depends on access to capital markets and innovative financial structures that can reduce the cost of capital for project finance as well ... [ +++ ]
April 18 -- The key to broader penetration of solar energy depends on access to capital markets and innovative financial structures that can reduce the cost of capital for project finance as well ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, New England Ratepayers Association, RPS, New Hampshire, green energy
April 9 -- In a recent column the New England Ratepayers Association’s Marc Brown incorrectly claims that ratepayers are being forced to buy expensive electricity under the state’s renewable portfolio ... [ +++ ]
April 9 -- In a recent column the New England Ratepayers Association’s Marc Brown incorrectly claims that ratepayers are being forced to buy expensive electricity under the state’s renewable portfolio ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 26 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Ken Salazar, oil, energy independence, Department of Interior, renewable energy
March 26 -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in his Monday farewell speech that realizing a goal since his Senate days of curtailing oil imports was one of his top accomplishments at the Interior Department. ... [ +++ ]
March 26 -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in his Monday farewell speech that realizing a goal since his Senate days of curtailing oil imports was one of his top accomplishments at the Interior Department. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 11 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Tesla, Energy Department, clean energy, electric vehicles, Elon Musk
March 11 -- Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), which received $465 million in U.S. Energy Department loans to develop and build electric cars, will repay the funds five years ahead of schedule in a plan approved ... [ +++ ]
March 11 -- Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), which received $465 million in U.S. Energy Department loans to develop and build electric cars, will repay the funds five years ahead of schedule in a plan approved ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Oregon, Clean Fuels Program, CFP, Department of Defense
March 5 -- In 2013, Oregon’s elected leaders have the opportunity to reduce our dangerous, single-source dependence on oil. >>View Article [ +++ ]
March 5 -- In 2013, Oregon’s elected leaders have the opportunity to reduce our dangerous, single-source dependence on oil. >>View Article [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 04 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Renewable Energy Policy, EPA, Secretary of Energy, Gina McCarthy, Ernest Moniz
March 4 -- President Obama on Monday nominated Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ernest Moniz as the next Energy secretary. At an event Monday at the White House, Obama ... [ +++ ]
March 4 -- President Obama on Monday nominated Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ernest Moniz as the next Energy secretary. At an event Monday at the White House, Obama ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 28 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Department of Defense, Navy, Green Fleet, Alternative Energy, Biofuels
February 28 -- The Navy has set five ambitious goals to reduce energy consumption, decrease reliance on foreign oil, and significantly increase the use of alternative energy. >>View Article [ +++ ]
February 28 -- The Navy has set five ambitious goals to reduce energy consumption, decrease reliance on foreign oil, and significantly increase the use of alternative energy. >>View Article [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 27 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Bipartisan Policy Center, energy policy, BPC, renewable energy, ARPA-E, EPA, clean energy, energy efficiency
February 27 -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today unveiled over 50 energy policy recommendations developed by its Strategic Energy Policy Initiative, which is co-chaired by former Sen. Byron ... [ +++ ]
February 27 -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today unveiled over 50 energy policy recommendations developed by its Strategic Energy Policy Initiative, which is co-chaired by former Sen. Byron ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 08 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Sharon Burke, department of defense, energy security, national security, clean energy, renewable energy, military, ACORE policy forum
February 8 -- Sharon E. Burke, the assistant secretary of defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, told industry partners and congressional leaders at the American Council on Renewable Energy's ... [ +++ ]
February 8 -- Sharon E. Burke, the assistant secretary of defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, told industry partners and congressional leaders at the American Council on Renewable Energy's ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 07 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: DOE, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, renewable energy, ACORE, clean energy
February 7 -- Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior Ken Salazar joined industry, financial and government leaders today on Capitol Hill at the American Council On Renewable Energy's (ACORE) National ... [ +++ ]
February 7 -- Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior Ken Salazar joined industry, financial and government leaders today on Capitol Hill at the American Council On Renewable Energy's (ACORE) National ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 01 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Senator Hagel, Department of Defense, military, energy efficiency, alternative fuels, biofuels, clean energy
February 1 -- Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), President Obama’s nominee for Defense secretary, said Thursday that he will make the Pentagon’s efforts to boost energy efficiency and alternative fuels ... [ +++ ]
February 1 -- Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), President Obama’s nominee for Defense secretary, said Thursday that he will make the Pentagon’s efforts to boost energy efficiency and alternative fuels ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Department of Defense, renewable energy, clean energy, wind, solar, oil, biofuels, energy costs
January 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest single consumer of energy in the world, gobbling up 3.8 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and 120 million barrels of oil per year. It’s an ... [ +++ ]
January 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest single consumer of energy in the world, gobbling up 3.8 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and 120 million barrels of oil per year. It’s an ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 24 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: DOE, Department of Energy, energy policy, Steven Chu, EPA, DOI
January 24 -- Despite its namesake, there are other agencies that are actually more influential over America's energy industry than the Department of Energy, and they will be at the center of how the Obama ... [ +++ ]
January 24 -- Despite its namesake, there are other agencies that are actually more influential over America's energy industry than the Department of Energy, and they will be at the center of how the Obama ... [ +++ ]
