In a letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner, dated March 5, ACORE respectfully objected to Senator Schumers’ proposal, but fully endorsed the underlying intent of the Senator’s proposal.

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RE Type: Wind Energy

March 10, 2010 -- The Department of Energy has offered a $117 million conditional loan guarantee to ACORE member First Wind to finance the construction and start-up of an 30-megawatt wind energy project in Kahuku, Hawaii. The proposed Kahuku Wind project, located on the island of Oahu, involves installing a dozen 2.5-MW wind turbine generators and a battery energy storage system for electricity load stability. The project is expected to employ two hundred workers during the construction phase and will create approximately ten full-time jobs. << Full Story >>

March 9, 2010 -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently told participants at a major energy industry gathering that they need to accept a limit on carbon pollution and start finding ways to meet it. "Let's get moving now," Chu told a conference sponsored by IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates. "That will get the innovation machine moving. Time is running out, and the train is leaving the station." << Full Story >>

British Airways, in partnership with the Solena Group, is to establish Europe’s first sustainable jet-fuel plant and plan to use the low-carbon fuel to power part of its fleet from 2014.

March 9, 2010 -- The fate of comprehensive energy and climate legislation rests in the hands of about 30 senators. The list includes coal and Rust Belt Democrats, Westerners and moderate Republicans. They bring several high-profile issues to the forefront that, if satisfied, offers several potential paths to the bill's lead authors looking for the magic 60 votes. << Full Story >>

March 8, 2010 -- The Obama administration has no plans to set up a “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases under existing law if Congress doesn’t pass legislation doing so, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said. << Full Story >>