08.20.2008 | By George Lobsenz
In a clear sign that he will remain aggressively green on key energy and environmental issues, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell Tuesday nominated John Hanger--head of the state's most outspoken environmental group for the past 10 years--as secretary of the...
08.20.2008
In what would be Canada's first offshore wind farm, a small start-up firm, working with Calgary-based ENMAX Corp., has proposed building a 320 megawatt wind farm in Hecate Strait off the coast of British Columbia. NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. said it...
08.19.2008
Southern California Edison Monday announced a deal with developers of a giant wind farm in northcentral Oregon to secure up to 909 megawatts of wind power that the utility said would be a "crown jewel" in its growing renewable energy portfolio. The...
08.18.2008 | By Chris Holly
In a major deal that could dramatically change the way utilities view solar photovoltaic power, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced last week it has inked power purchase agreements with photovoltaic systems manufacturers SunPower Corp. and OptiSolar Inc...
08.18.2008
In what would be the largest single private sector investment in hydroelectric generation in Canada, Plutonic Power Corp. and GE Energy Financial Services announced Thursday they have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner on a bid to develop more...
08.18.2008
The Energy Department announced last week it will award up to $340 million under the third round of the Clean Coal Power Initiative, a Bush administration program aimed at accelerating the commercial deployment of advanced coal technologies. In an August 11...
08.15.2008 | By Johnathan Rickman
The approval last month by World Bank leaders of two new international funds to help developing nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions and finance investments in low-carbon technologies has sparked partisan sniping by congressional leaders and fed...
08.15.2008
American Electric Power Co. announced Thursday that its subsidiary Appalachian Power Co. has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for wind energy with Invenergy Wind LLC subsidiary Beech Ridge Energy LLC. Under the agreement, Appalachian Power will...
08.13.2008 | By Chris Holly
In what appears to be a tactical maneuver aimed at blunting Republican attacks, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said late Monday that she might allow a vote on legislation to open some offshore areas to oil production if the measure also includes key Democratic...
08.11.2008 | Commentary By Daniel M. Adamson
What electricity generation technology wins the prize for receiving almost no attention from policymakers or the media, despite the fact that it could be essential to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and keeping the lights on? The answer--hydropower pumped...
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