Articles tagged with: US
Despite the tightness of global credit markets the Chinese are showing a willingness to finance renewable energy projects wherever they may be. A consortium of Chinese businesses backed by Chinese banks have committed $1.5 billion …
This is the possible mix that the US could have by 2020 (still far short of countries like Germany and Spain with 16% and 35% respectively) according to the latest report, projecting that The United …
The Chinese government has planned massive solar projects during the last six months far outstripping the US in planned capacity.
In January 2009, the Qinghai province Haixi region rolled out the world’s first 1GW solar farm …
The U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has marked a radical shift in U.S. energy policy away from its historical focus on OPEC and oil supply and toward a policy of cutting petroleum demand and promoting …
In the last 24 hours two utility companies ordered twice the total solar capacity the United States had installed in 2007, over a gigawatt of solar power.
NRG is partnering with Google.org-backed eSolar, a startup incubated …
Originally posted at WattHead – Energy News and Commentary
The American Recovery and Investment Act agreed upon by the Senate and House Conference Committee contains over $61.9 billion in energy-related public spending as well as tax …
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today reported that both wind and solar energy enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2008. However both industry trade groups say the renewable …
In President-Elect Barack Obama’s first weekly radio addresses of 2009 yesterday he called for the U.S. to double renewable energy production as part of a plan to add 3 million new jobs. In the address …
Germany has been deposed as the number one wind energy generator in the world by The United States. US wind producers had record year of growth in 2008 according to the American Wind Energy Association …
A total of $3.2 billion has been invested in cleantech so far in 2008. This far surpasses last year’s $2.7 billion and this is despite the economic slow down being experienced by the wider economy.
