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80 Percent Endorse Using Incentives to Promote Carbon-Free Energy Technologies

Nearly 80 percent of Americans endorse the use of federal financial incentives to help promote development of carbon-free energy technologies, including new nuclear power plants, according to a new national survey of 1,000 adults.

25 Apr 2008

Turning Citrus Fruit Waste into Ethanol

Xethanol Corporation, a renewable energy company, today announced its subsidiary Southeast Biofuels LLC has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

25 Apr 2008

A Plan to Make Clean Energy Affordable Has Won the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition

A plan to make clean energy affordable around the world to poor, rural households without access to electricity won the grand prize of the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

24 Apr 2008

Installation of Rooftop Solar Panels Supports New Jersey Clean Energy Pilot Program

Manheim, the world's leading provider of vehicle remarketing services and a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., today unveiled the installation of solar panels at its Manheim New Jersey facility (formerly National Auto Dealers Exchange).

24 Apr 2008

Voters Rate Energy Issues as Very Serious Concerns

When it comes to energy, Americans worry most about dependence on foreign oil. Almost half of the 1,200 voters polled by Peter D. Hart Research Associates Inc. rate imports as one of their two biggest energy concerns....

24 Apr 2008

Event Highlights Growing Industry in the Garden State

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and its Clean Energy Program today announced its 2008 Clean Energy Conference & Leadership Awards Program will be held October 17th at the Jersey City Hyatt Regency Hotel. This year's conference -- "Investing in a CleanTech Economy" -- will engage businesses, regional organizations and municipalities in harnessing cleantech investment and growth opportunities.

23 Apr 2008

Cyanobacteria Produce Cellulose and Sugars for Conversion to Ethanol and Other Biofuels

A newly created microbe produces cellulose that can be turned into ethanol and other biofuels, report scientists from The University of Texas at Austin who say the microbe could provide a significant portion of the nation's transportation fuel if production can be scaled up.

23 Apr 2008

Five-year Plan Includes New Programs and Greater Incentives for Customers to Conserve Energy

Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, filed with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) today its proposed 2009-2013 Energy Efficiency Plan (EEP). The proposed EEP includes a commitment of approximately $400 million to electric and natural gas energy efficiency customer programs over the next five years.

23 Apr 2008

Organization Forms Public Policy Arm to Sustain Investment in Clean Technologies

The California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) today announced the launch of the Center for Innovation and Sustainability, a new public policy arm created to address critical issues affecting the long-term transformation of the energy industry.

23 Apr 2008

Projects Will Generate More Than 620,000 Metric Tons of CO2 Offset Credits

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced today that it has completed funding for projects in China and the United States that will reduce or sequester greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Total funding of the projects is approximately $4 million.

23 Apr 2008