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PUBLICATIONS --- Peachtree Capital Advisors, 011 Greentech M&A Report. Insights, trends and valuations in the cleantech sector in 2011 --- Mortenson Construction --- Solar Energy Industry and Construction Trends. --- RAND Corporation --- Making the Connection Beneficial Collaboration Between Army Installations and Energy Utility Companies --- American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) --- National Post-Consumer Plastics Bottle Recycling Report --- World Resources Institute (WRI) --- Climate Science 2009-2010 --- Center for Rural Affairs: Connect the Dots: Transmission and Rural Communities --- The White House: Driving Efficiency: Cutting Costs for Families at the Pump and Slashing Dependence on Oil --- Peachtree Capital Advisors: Mid-Year Update on Greentech M&A --- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): Show Me the Money: Energy Efficiency Opportunities and Barriers --- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI): Program on Technology Innovation: Integrated Generation Technology Options. --- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI): Transportation Electrification: A Technology Overview. --- Center for American Progress: Clean Energy from America’s Oceans. Permitting and Financing Challenges to the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry. | ||
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E-POWER BOATING. High energy batteries open up opportunities for fast, clean and quiet cruising. (story)
CALIFORNIA’S ZEV MANDATE RETURNS. With clean cars to sell, automakers now support the effort. Hydrogen, battery switching, new battery technologies could spawn from the ruling. (story)
WHERE’S THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY? (FIND IT IN DISTRIBUTED POWER.) Small stationary fuel cells for home and business might be a new starting point for hydrogen. (story)
OBAMA, “I WILL NOT WALK AWAY FROM THE PROMISE OF CLEAN ENERGY.” Republican nominees on alternative energy; Obama’s SOTU comments. (story)
TOUGH SELL FOR ELECTRIC DRIVE? MAYBE NOT. A decade ago hybrid sales started off slow, then took off. (story)
PRICEY OIL FOREVER? National budgets may push oil prices skyward. Nationalized oil companies may not truthful about the quantity and quality of oil in reserves. (story)
THE POWER OF PLASMA. Underutilized as a 24/7 alternative energy technology, maybe that’s about to change. (story)
BULLISH ON 2012. Despite election year politicking and a dysfunctional Washington, 2012 could be a good year for clean, renewable and efficient energy. (story)
GM FIXES THE VOLT. Minor changes are made to the extended range EV after much publicized after-the-fact crash-test fires. Is this part of the EV learning process? (story)
MONTANA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE. Flywheels, pumped storage and zinc air flow batteries are included in the state’s clean energy future. (story)
THE POLITICS OF A PIPELINE. Obama must soon give a thumbs up or down on the Keystone XL pipeline. A “strings-attached” decision may be an alternative to yes, no or later. (story)
SEVEN DAYS OF SOLAR
NEW! 1-22-12 Global solar capacity is soaring. The U.S. isn’t doing too bad either. News updates of more than 63 MW of solar projects completed, more than 100 MW in the development pipeline. (story)
1-15-12 Gearing up for a new solar year, news updates of more than 5.3 MW completed and nearly 192 MW in the development pipeline. (story)
1-8-12. Globally, solar led the way in 2011 clean energy investment. News updates of more than 52 MW installed, 1 MW in the development pipeline. (story)
1-1-12. Why not three dimensional solar cells? 3D Solar announces projected efficiency. News updates of nearly 52 MW of projects completed, more than 11 MW in the development pipeline. (story)
12-25-11. Market intelligence firm looks to 2012. Solar thermal sector keeps busy during holiday break. (story)
12-18-11. Will “black silicon” be the breakthrough that allows solar PV to compete with coal? Updates of 660 kW of solar energy projects completed and more than 239 MW in the development pipeline. (story)
CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES
--- Dow Corning Opinion: Striking Balance – How the Solar Industry Benefits From the U.S. & China. The trade case brought against Chinese solar manufacturers could undermine the solar industry’s significant progress at the very moment it is poised for success. (story)
--- U.S. Support for Renewables is Miniscule…and Erratic. Calls to action for renewables to stand up to competition without any government support need to look at historical efforts to promote energy transitions in the U.S. (story)
--- Are Natural Gas Fleets in America’s Future? Any business with a fleet of vehicles is a good candidate for natural gas vehicles. (story)
EVENTS
-- NYU’s Educating for Sustainability Lecture: Geoengineering Earth’s Climate: Crazy or Necessary? February 14, 2012 , New York, New York.
--- Webinar: Challenges and Opportunities in the Texas Distributed Solar Market, February 21, 2012, 1:00 - 2:30 Eastern
--- Webinar: Improve Your Local Economy with a Sustainable Energy Plan PLUS Case Studies of 2 Example Cities, February 22, 2012 at Noon ET for a 1 1/2 hour
--- Offshore Wind USA, February 22 - 23, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts.
--- Webinar: Grid Parity: Fact or Fiction and Will the PV Industry Survive It? February 24, 2012, 1:00 - 2:30 Eastern
--- European Hydropower Summit, February 27 - 28, 2011, Bucharest, Romania.
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
--- Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
--- The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is seeking renewable energy and capacity.
--- The City of Tacoma, Washington is seeking proposals to install and operate a community-owned photovoltaic solar array.
--- FirstEnergy Corp. is seeking to secure 10-year contracts to provide Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs).
--- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) through the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is seeking proposals for demonstrations of energy technologies, including On-Site Distributed Generation
Requests for Proposals and Funding Opportunities
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--- Zentric Signs MOU with OneEnergy for Fuel Cell Battery Technology. (more)
--- Berkeley Lab to Develop Novel Materials for Hydrogen Storage. (more)
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--- European Wind Energy Association: Wind Energy Over 21 Percent of All New EU Power Capacity in 2011. (more)
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--- CARB Approves $11 Million Contract to CALSTART to Incentivize Sales of Electric and Hybrid Trucks. (more)
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--- BAE Systems and Caterpillar Sign 20-Year Agreement to Outfit Heavy-Duty Trucks with HybriDrive Parallel Systems. (more)
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--- American Wind Energy Association: Wind-Turbine Installations Up 31 Percent in 2011: Extension of PTC Needed to Sustain Industry Growth. (more)
--- Chevrolet Vehicles Get Ecologic Environmental Labels. (more)
--- Gamesa, NREL Collaborate on Wind Turbine R&D Project. (more)
--- Juhl Wind Completes Community Wind Farm Project for Gundersen Health System. (more)
--- EV Connect Expands Electric Vehicle Charging in Santa Monica, California. (more)
--- Natural Power Appointed as Owner’s Engineer on 20.5MW Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm in the UK. (more)
--- Ernst & Young Achieves ANSI Accreditation for Greenhouse Gas Emission Verification. (more)
--- Verdant Power Receives FERC License for NYC Tidal Energy Project. (more)
--- Bombardier Selects Maxwell Technologies' Ultracapacitors for Innovative Rail Transit Braking Energy Recuperation System. (more)
--- Honda Begins Deliveries of 2013 Fit EV for Demonstration Program. (more)
--- CODA Holdings Launches CODA Energy to Provide Energy Storage Solutions. (more)
--- OG&E Completes Crossroads Wind Farm Project. (more)
--- Antenna Group Announces Top 10 Cleantech Trends to Watch in 2012. (more)
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