07.02.2009
Jim Flanary, a former top official at First Solar when it was scaling up its thin film solar manufacturing process, has been named chief executive officer of HelioVolt Corp., another thin film company that is moving to begin commercial production of its...
06.30.2009
Seeking to speed development of utility-scale solar power projects, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Monday his agency will evaluate 670,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in six western states to see if they are suitable for solar projects...
06.29.2009 | BY CHRIS HOLLY
In a historic response to the threat of global warming, and a crucial domestic policy victory for the Obama administration, the House of Representatives Friday narrowly approved Democratic legislation to establish the nation’s first limits on greenhouse...
06.29.2009
The Obama administration announced last week it has awarded $8 billion in initial loan commitments to three U.S. automakers under an incentive program included in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 designed to spur rapid deployment of advanced...
06.26.2009 | BY JOHNATHAN RICKMAN
In another case of a major U.S. oil refiner jumping into the ethanol business, Sunoco Inc. announced last week the completion of an $8.5 million transaction to buy Volney, N.Y.-based Northeast Biofuels LP—the largest ethanol production plant in the U.S...
06.26.2009 | BY ERIC LINDEMAN
Taking a strong stance on a controversial energy and national security issue, a recent report by a panel of distinguished retired admirals and generals concludes the Defense Department should rethink an effort to wholly or partially replace traditional...
06.26.2009
Privately held equity firm Riverstone Holdings LLC announced Thursday it has acquired Babcock & Brown’s North American wind energy group and its wind development pipeline to form a new group called Pattern Energy Group LP. The price of the...
06.26.2009
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Thursday appointed Liz Birnbaum, a former associate solicitor and staff director for congressional committees at Interior during the Clinton administration, as director of the Interior Department’s Minerals Management...
06.24.2009 | BY JOHNATHAN RICKMAN
Calling the move “the first major step” toward harnessing the Atlantic Ocean’s abundant winds, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday he has issued the first five renewable energy leases for the Outer Continental Shelf to three New...
06.24.2009
Endorsing one of President Obama’s key Energy Department nominees, the Senate Friday approved by voice vote the nomination of Cathy Zoi as assistant Energy secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy. In her new post, Zoi will be responsible...
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