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turner — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:07:33 +0000

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Green Energy CEOs to Face Loan Questions Wednesday

turner — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:39:37 +0000

May 15, 2012 — A House Oversight and Government Reform Committee panel will convene a hearing with a title that advertises the lawmakers’ questions: “The Obama Administration’s Green Energy Gamble: What Have All The Taxpayer Subsidies Achieved?” It will feature top execs from several green-energy companies — such as BrightSource Energy and Abound Solar — that have hit financial headwinds ranging from layoffs to a canceled IPO. >>More

Shift by U.S. Muddles Solar Imports Case

turner — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:30:59 +0000

May 16, 2012 — Renewable energy companies around the world are awaiting a decision Thursday by the U.S. Commerce Department on whether to impose anti-dumping tariffs on solar panels imported from China, as a little-noticed policy shift by the department last year has made the outcome of the case unusually hard to predict. >>More

American Solar Manufacturers Oppose Solar Tariffs

turner — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:27:22 +0000

May 15, 2012 — Awaiting a key U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) decision, American solar manufacturers are speaking out against SolarWorld’s campaign to raise tariffs on imported Chinese solar cells. Manufacturers including [ACORE member] Dow Corning and Hemlock Semiconductor, GT Advanced Technologies, MEMC, REC Silicon, and Suntech America, believe that free trade and global competition are good for the American solar industry and American jobs. >>More

Senate Democrats: Exclude Chinese Solar Panels From ITC

turner — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:06 +0000

May 15, 2012 — Two high-profile Senate Democrats introduced a proposal Tuesday that if passed would set domestic requirements on solar installations looking to qualify for the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit. >>More

World’s 1st Cattle Feedlot Solar Field Completed

turner — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:21:45 +0000

May 15, 2012 — Independent Solar Developers, a leading provider of solar installations to the Agricultural Industry, today announced that they are the first company to install, commission and operate a 480kW CPV solar field that provides both energy and shade to a cattle feedlot. >>More

Blog Post: House Armed Services Committee Threatens Shut Down of Successful Biofuel Development

turner — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:19:56 +0000

May 15, 2012 — “We see, then, that the Armed Services Committee has correctly identified the variability of fuel prices as a major problem for the Department of Defense. I agree: ASP has identified oil dependence as a significant threat to national security for the precise reason that it places American consumers, including the Department of Defense, at the mercy of wild swings in prices.” >>More

Nation’s Largest City-Sponsored Solar Financing Program Re-Launches in Arizona

turner — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:15:17 +0000

May 15, 2012 — U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton took part in an event to unveil the details of a program that will allow up to 1,000 Arizona homeowners access to affordable solar power. Secretary Chu formally recognized the program as an ideal national model of private solar funding that can be easily replicated in cities across America. >>More

US Navy’s ‘Great Green Fleet’ Initiative Sets Bar High for Biofuels Industry

turner — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:10:14 +0000

May 15, 2012 — The US Navy has embarked on an ambitious plan to deploy a fleet of warships powered by alternative fuels by 2016, deemed the ‘Great Green Fleet.’ The initiative has been touted as one of the most effective moves to jumpstart the use of renewable energy in the US military and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, which would, in turn, have similar effects on the larger economy. >>More

Full Committee Hearing This Thursday on The Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012

turner — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:30:55 +0000

May 17, 2012 09:30 AM at SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 2146, the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012.
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witnesses’ testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing. >>More