This is just a reminder that I’ve started a page here on CleanTechnica for sharing other notable cleantech stories from around. You won’t see this in the article stream on the front page or in your RSS/Twitter/Facebook feed if that’s how you follow us. You have to go directly to: Cleantech News, also linked in the left sidebar of all CleanTechnica pages. I update the page almost daily. This is my roundup from the past day or so (it’s been an exceptionally busy day after the long weekend):
Solar
- Calisolar to expand solar silicon production
- Is First Solar gaming the system? Getting $456 million U.S. loan guarantee to develop low-risk Ontario projects indicates as much
- Dow Chemical, DOE aim for Solar at $2 a watt
- NextEra Energy Resources’ Subsidiary Closes $935 Million Financing and Secures a DOE Loan
- Photovoltaics among fastest growing industries in the world
Wind
- Construction Complete on Lower Snake River Wind Farm at Pomeroy, WA
- Offshore wind turbine research in Maine gets boost
- Harry Reid: I’m ‘Not Confident’ Congress Can Extend the Production Tax Credit for Wind
- E.ON Climate & Renewables and GE Announce 300 Megawatt Deal for Two Wind Farms in Illinois
- More Reflections on Failed PV Firm Solyndra
- Solyndra’s Loan Guarantee Was 3.4% of the DOE Solar Portfolio
- First Solar Announces Agreement for 100MW Module Supply with Reliance Power
Clean Transportation
- Study finds range anxiety plummets after three months
- UPS Adds 100 EV Delivery Vans to Its Green Fleet
- Race to Make 100,000 Vehicles with Lithium Batteries
Energy Storage
- DoE Awards Nearly $7 Million to Advance Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Storage Research
- ZBB to Provide Energy Storage for US Navy Micro-Grid Project
Energy Efficiency
- GE Leads $22 Million Investment in Energy Efficient Building Maker Project Frog; Installing Sustainable Building at GE Learning Center
- Veeco inaugurates new LED technology center in Taiwan
Other
- GE’s $3.2B Converteam buy: Why it matters for solar and wind
- Researches Discover New Metal Alloy Which Turns Heat into Electricity
- Rwanda harnesses volcanic gases from depths of Lake Kivu
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