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 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
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→
Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil
The rapidity of change in the solar sector (both distributed and concentrated photovoltaic) can perhaps best be measured from the first sentence of the “Introductory Note” found in a July 2008 National Renewable Energy Laboratory report on the concentrated photovoltaic...continued→
