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Expired Treasury Renewable Energy Subsidy Created as Many as 75,000 Green Jobs, $44 Billion in…

April 9, 201213 years ago proteus 6 Comments

The Treasury 1603 grant program– a renewable energy subsidy–was a key strut that kept the US renewable energy growing and creating green jobs in the wake of the near collapse of the US financial system and recession of 2008-2009. This should go a long way towards putting paid to Republican rhetorical diatribe about federal support for clean energy development and job creation, though it almost certainly won’t.

DOE Launches 6-Year, $180mm Offshore Wind Development Initiative

March 2, 201213 years ago proteus 5 Comments

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.

Renewable Energy Investment Attractiveness: China #1, US #2, Germany #3

February 28, 201213 years ago Zachary Shahan 3 Comments

Ernst & Young released its quarterly Country Attractiveness Indices report (CAI) for renewable energy today. There are some quite interesting observations regarding the state of and projections for renewable energy (and specific renewable energy sectors) within the report, but the ranking of the top countries in the index remains the same: … [continued]

Clean Energy Could Supply U.S. with 70% of Electricity by 2030, NOAA Director Says

February 20, 201213 years ago Zachary Shahan 8 Comments

A director of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was in Vancouver on Friday for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual convention and mentioned in a talk there that clean, renewable energy (not even including hydroelectric) could cheaply supply 48 states of the continental U.S. with 70% … [continued]

U.S. Voters Love Clean Energy, SOTU Swing Voter Reactions Show

January 26, 201213 years ago Zachary Shahan 5 Comments

I’ve written many, many times about the overwhelming support for clean energy in the U.S. Unfortunately, a certain portion of our Congressional leaders, as well as billionaires in the oil industry, are trying to attack that support for clean energy by running smear campaigns and spewing complete lies (we’ve covered … [continued]

US Geothermal Industry Looking for New Ways to Move Industry Ahead

January 24, 201213 years ago Adam Johnston 1 Comment

Debating how the US geothermal industry can best take advantage of California’s superb renewable energy rules, and working for extending the geothermal federal tax credit, were the two hot topics at the fourth annual Geothermal Energy Association Finance Forum in San Francisco, California recently. “While analysts projected continued growth for the industry … [continued]