Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil
The second round of 30% cash grants for renewable projects was awarded today by DOE and Treasury. I gave some context for these grants, as well as discussing potential concerns in a post a few weeks back covering the first...continued→
Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil
Today, the Department of Energy and Treasury Department announced the first set of cash grant recipients to take advantage of a new Stimulus program for renewable projects. (The cash grant program allows renewable developers or associated parties to receive an...continued→
Posted by Cai Steger in Solving Global Warming
Update: additional thoughts on the latest article from Jim Manzi are here. While I am always interested in Jim Manzi's perspective, I feel his most recent post ("Dear Member of Congress: Why You Should Vote Against Waxman-Markey") gets things dead...continued→
Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil
Today, President Obama’s new budget was officially released. Those interested only in the energy provisions can skip here, although a look at the actual draft budget is extremely informative. As usual, more industrious and well-connected sorts have beaten me to...continued→
Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil
Given that President Obama signed the Stimulus bill in Colorado yesterday (after touring a solar facility), I thought it might be useful to discuss some of the major renewable energy provisions within the Stimulus package, and provide some detail as...continued→
Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil
One can be forgiven for fearing the demise of our clean energy industry. Recent headlines spell out the rather dour mood in the clean energy sector: “Will Green Energy Wilt from Lack of Funds?” asks BusinessWeek while the NY Times...continued→
Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil
Those interested in investing the solar industry may want to check out a recent NREL report on the topic: “A Historical Analysis of Investment in Solar Energy Technologies”. The report analyzes global investment growth patterns in order to shed light...continued→
Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil
Pacific Gas & Electric, a California based utility, has agreed to purchase 800 MW in solar power from 2 solar companies – OptiSolar and SunPower. This is exciting news for the solar industry, and advocates of clean energy, as it...continued→
