19-12-2007
After a hard-fought battle on the political playing field, the renewable energy industries have suffered a difficult defeat. The Senate voted yesterday evening on an Energy Bill that left out the investment and production tax credits and a renewable portfolio standard (RPS), avoiding a Presidential veto but dramatically reducing the role of renewables in Congress' energy plan.
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08-01-2008
With an anticipated investment value of $25 billion this year, following on the heels of a stellar 2006 in which investments tripled, Renewable Energy Investment in the U.S., a new report from market research firm Packaged Facts, projects that the rapidly emerging renewable energy (RE) investment market could skyrocket to nearly $50 billion by 2011.
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24-01-2008
Record installations in US, China and Spain. 20 GW of new capacity in 2007!
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28-01-2008
Germanwatch and CAN-Europe published the data from their latest climate change performance index to coincide with the climate change conference in Bali. This index compares the climate protection performance of 56 industrialized countries and emerging economies, which together are responsible for more than 90 per cent of global CO2 emissions.
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31-01-2008
Intel will purchase 1.3 billion kilowatt hours per year of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC), as part of its drive for better environmental efficiency.
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06-02-2008
Last week, the governments of the United States, Brazil and the European Union (EU) released an analysis of current biofuel specifications with the goal of facilitating expanded trade of these renewable energy sources. Spurred by increased market demands, the report was solicited by the U.S. and Brazilian governments and the European Commission (EC) on behalf of the EU, with the work conducted by an international group of fuel standards experts.
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06-02-2008
Designs decorating the huge windows of corporate buildings may soon be able to provide more than just advertising.
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19-02-2008
European Commission prices six projects for their energy-efficient methods
The six projects were prized come from Italy, Austria, Hungary and France and were presented at the Sustainable Energy Europe Awards. European Commission plans to raise the use of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient methods.
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09-02-2008
An opinion of an independent Wall Street Analyst
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20-02-2008
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced last week that it has allocated $406 million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) for a total of 312 renewable energy projects to be located throughout the United States. Unlike normal bonds that pay interest, CREBs are known as "tax-credit" bonds, and they pay the bondholders by providing a credit against their federal income tax. In effect, the CREBs will provide interest-free financing for certain renewable energy projects.
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