Originally published on Climate Progress. By Emily Atkin When President Obama made his second State of the Union address, he talked extensively about the importance of addressing global climate change. “For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more,” he said. “But if Congress won’t act soon to … [continued]
Group buying programs have caught on fast in the US, helping reduce the up-front cost of installing solar PV systems. Via HGACBuy, municipal and state government agencies are getting in on the act.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced 192,100 acres of public lands have been designated suitable for renewable energy development, including the 2,550 acre Agua Caliente Solar Energy Zone.
Here’s the bulk of a long email I received from the NRDC this week. Very apt, very on point, very useful, and… very objective (it’s centered around exactly what Obama & Romney have said and what’s in their policy proposals). Here you go: Mitt Romney has promised to roll … [continued]
Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar on Friday announced a federal blueprint for large-scale solar power project developments spanning six Western states. The Obama Administration’s Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) refines the approach that’s been taken previously — the Interior Department is now first identifying solar energy development zones … [continued]
Semprius and its backers — including the DOE, NREL, Pratt & Whitney, and Siemens — believe record-high efficiency ratings and low-cost production will make the startup’s concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) cells and modules a winner in a global solar market undergoing much turmoil, including bankruptcies, plant shutdowns, slowdowns, layoffs, and cutbacks in government solar incentives and subsidies […]
Q2 was a record quarter for the US solar market, intensifying opposition and populist rhetoric notwithstanding. Utility solar power installations powered second quarter gains in solar power capacity, though residential solar power installations increased for the fourth consecutive quarter, according to SEIA-GTM Research’s latest quarterly report. […]
Local and national government officials joined with project partners to mark commissioning of the 151-MW Spring Valley Wind project, which has brought green jobs and investment to Nevada along with clean, renewable electrical power for decades to come. […]
Part of Obama’s “We Can’t Wait” renewable energy strategy, the 7 projects have been deemed “nationally and regionally significant.” If completed, they would add 5 GW of max rated clean, renewable power capacity to the US total. […]
The energy policy winds are increasingly shifting in favor of renewable energy resources as Energy Secretary Chu announced the launch of a six-year, $180mm initiative to kick-start development of the US’ vast offshore wind energy resources.
