Kenya: Jatropha, bioenergy crop, to benefit poor farmers globally
But the report stresses that jatropha is still essentially a wild plant needing crop improvement…
LS9 Develops Modified Microorganisms to produce a wide variety of advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals cost-effectively
renewable fuels with greatest potential for widespread adoption by consumers are those that are cost-competitive with petroleum and compatible with existing distribution…
Secretary Chu Announces Closing of $117 Million Loan Guarantee for Kahuku Wind Power Project
The project includes the development of an innovative 30 megawatt (MW) wind power plant that will supply electricity to approximately 7,700 households per year…
China Annonced a Decision to Move Forward on Cap and Trade, But U.S. Republicans Continue to Sell-out Their Country, World Just to beat Obama
Here’s where the U.S. stands in the global picture on clean renewable energy, and it’s not a pretty sight…
Secretary Chu Announces Initiatives to Promote Clean Energy at First Clean Energy Ministerial
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the United States is helping launch more than 10 international clean energy initiatives…
PNNL, Chinese researchers begin cooperative clean energy work
U.S.-China embark on projects in three separate research areas to accelerate development and deployment of coal conversion, emissions capture and carbon storage technologies…
Report: U.S. Utilities Must Embrace Clean Energy to Remain Competitive
trends in U.S. electric utility industry make essential for U.S. utilities to provide low-carbon electricity to enable customers to manage and reduce energy…
IEA Report: Energy Technology Revolution is Now Underway
global investment in renewable power generation reached an all-time high of $112 billion in 2008, then remained broadly stable in 2009 despite the economic downturn….
USDA Awards $4.2 Million in Woody Biomass Utilization Projects
to small businesses and community groups developing innovative renewable energy projects using biomass from hazardous fuel reduction projects on National Forest land…
Solar Leasing Funds Thriving in Economic Downturn
Despite current economic conditions, solar leasing firms have secured hundreds of millions in investment dollars…
The top 50 purchases of green power in the United States amount to 11.6 TWh
representing 70% of the green power commitments made by all EPA Green Power Partners…
Clean Energy Trends 2010
combined global revenue in 2009 for solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, and biofuels expanded by 15.8 percent over the prior year, reaching $144.5 billion…
Weekly Ethanol Data Now Available
U.S. Energy Information Administration begins publishing weekly fuel ethanol production, inventory, and import data in its Weekly Petroleum Status Report…
DOE Calls for Input on the National Export Initiative
Department of Energy and Department of Commerce are working to develop first U.S. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Strategy…
New USDA Report Provides Roadmap for U.S. Biofuel Energy Goals
to meet the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) mandate for U.S. consumers to use 36 billion gallons of biofuel per year by 2022…
Japan Successfully Deploys a Solar Sail in Space
While solar energy has successfully powered small cars and airplanes, nobody has yet managed to use the sun’s energy to propel a spacecraft…
DOI and DOE Sign MOU to Spur Offshore Renewable Energy Projects
will strengthen the working relationship between the two agencies on the future development of commercial renewable offshore energy projects on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)…
Department of Energy Announces $24 Million for Algal Biofuels Research
$24 million for three research groups to tackle key hurdles in the commercialization of algae-based biofuels…
Biomass now No. 1 energy source in Sweden
Biomass accounted for 32% of the total energy consumption in the country…
China, U.S. team up on airline biofuel venture
High-level U.S. and Chinese government officials pledged to cooperate closely in renewable energy, reported Bloomberg…
