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$3.5 Million in Renewable Energy Grants Offered in Ohio
Monday, 5 Jan, 2009 – 5:40 | 3 Comments
$3.5 Million in Renewable Energy Grants Offered in Ohio

The Ohio Energy Office wants to entice developers to include those efficient energy-generation methods in single- and multifamily homes by offering $3.5 million in grants for solar hot-water systems and wind turbines.
The goal is to …

World’s Largest Solar Power Project Announced
Saturday, 3 Jan, 2009 – 6:59 | No Comment
World’s Largest Solar Power Project Announced

Image above is of the largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the United States at Nellis Air Force Base producing 15 megawatts of power.

On Friday, two Chinese companies announced plans to build a solar power …

Ocean Energy Review 2008
Thursday, 1 Jan, 2009 – 12:07 | One Comment
Ocean Energy Review 2008

A look at the wave, tidal and ocean current power renewable energy technologies, the companies and project news during 2008.
While much of the attention on renewable energy in recent years has focused on solar and …

Kevin Walsh Financing Renewable Energy – VIDEO
Thursday, 1 Jan, 2009 – 10:04 | No Comment

Kevin Walsh, Managing Director, Renewable Energy at GE Energy Financial Service, talks about his recent trip to Washington, D.C. where he talked with customers and legislators about energy policy.

Wind Energy Study Shows ‘Green’ Job Potential in Nebraska
Thursday, 1 Jan, 2009 – 4:19 | No Comment
Wind Energy Study Shows ‘Green’ Job Potential in Nebraska

A new study of the potential for wind energy in Nebraska shows there could be a big jump in jobs if new wind farms are developed in the state.
The report (link to PDF) from the …

Passive House Technology Makes Renewable Energy for the Home Much Cheaper
Wednesday, 31 Dec, 2008 – 8:54 | No Comment
Passive House Technology Makes Renewable Energy for the Home Much Cheaper

The Seifert House by Bau Kultur architects in Austria
The UK is going to require that new homes be carbon emissions neutral by 2016. One of the ways that this target can be achieved is by …

Scottish Green Technology Prize of £10 Million Attracts Dozens of Entrants
Tuesday, 30 Dec, 2008 – 16:58 | No Comment
Scottish Green Technology Prize of £10 Million Attracts Dozens of Entrants

The Saltire Prize has been set up in Scotland to attract marine renewable energy projects that could bring better access to cheap energy. Dozens of companies will compete for the prize reports the Herald.
The competition …

New Smart Grid Infrastructure for Clean Renewable Energy Future
Monday, 22 Dec, 2008 – 14:35 | 2 Comments
New Smart Grid Infrastructure for Clean Renewable Energy Future

image credit: woodleywonderworks
In July, Nobel laureate and former vice president Al Gore issued a challenge: generate 100 percent of American electricity from truly clean sources that do not contribute to global warming, and do it …

SeaGen Achieves Maximum Capacity of 1.2 MW
Thursday, 18 Dec, 2008 – 15:05 | No Comment
SeaGen Achieves Maximum Capacity of 1.2 MW

The Marine Current Turbine SeaGen project in the UK, is the world’s first commercial scale tidal stream turbine. Today it has been reported that the strong tidal flows of Strangford Lough have enabled the turbine …

Renewable Energy Projects Cancelled
Friday, 14 Nov, 2008 – 7:00 | No Comment
Renewable Energy Projects Cancelled

Abandoned Solar Power plant – Carrizo Plain
Until September, cleaner technology was on a roll, collecting some $3.3 billion in venture capital investment during the first nine months compared with $2.6 billion for all of 2007. …