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California Public Utilities Commission Faces Ambitious Energy Efficiency Goals

March 22, 2012

The commission says it needs to invest $4 billion a year and currently only invests half that amount.

U.S. Clean-Energy Loan Program Stalls

March 22, 2012

$16 billion in loans authorized by Congress for fuel-efficient vehicles has not yet been distributed and some applicants are blaming solar panel company Solyndra for the delay and/or...

Siemens Gets $1.6 Million DOE Grant for EV Research

March 22, 2012

Siemens was given a $1.6 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to research ways to cut the cost of electrical vehicle chargers.

Primus Green Energy Gets $12mm Investment

March 22, 2012

Primus, a N.J. based renewable gas developer, received a $12mm investment from Israeli based IC Green Energy Ltd., and expects to raise up to $100mm this year.

GTM: U.S. Solar Growth Jumps to New Record

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U.S. PV installations grew 109 percent in 2011 to reach 1,855 MW, which represents 7 percent of all PV globally, up from 887 MW and 5 percent of global installations in 2010, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

Pike Research: What Cleantech Bust?

February 23, 2012

In a Pike Research blog, the author Richard Martin contradicts assumptions made in a recent article by Wired magazine which describes how the clean tech industry went from boom to...

Hudson Clean Energy Partners Commits to China

February 23, 2012

The opportunities in China’s clean technology industry are impossible to ignore, says Hudson's CEO, Neil Auerbach.

Munich Re Starts Selling Insurance on Renewables

February 23, 2012

Munich Re becomes the first insurer to offer coverage to renewable energy investors for the contingency that a solar supplier goes bankrupt.

Cape Wind Project Gets Boost from Utilities

February 23, 2012

Energy companies Northeast Utilities and NStar have agreed to buy more than 25% of the power produced by the Cape Wind offshore wind farm as a condition of a proposed deal that unites...

Wind Credit Dealt Blow by Congress

February 23, 2012

After a deal to renew a tax credit failed, the wind power industry is bracing for layoffs and stalled or abandoned projects.