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Ford EVs to come with household solar-panel option

CNET

Buyers of Ford's electric vehicles will have an option to have SunPower's rooftop solar panels installed for about $10000 after a federal tax rebate. The companies estimate that the 2.5-kilowatt array will generate enough juice, ...
 
India Plans to Relax Solar Rules

Wall Street Journal

He said the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is planning to increase the size of the projects that will be awarded and also extend the timeline for arranging finances by one month to seven months. "If the size goes up, more time is needed to tie-up ...
 
Renewable Energy Consumption Passes Nuclear

EarthTechling

Renewable energy consumption in the United States recently exceeded current and historical consumption levels for nuclear energy, a government study reports. According to the US Energy Information Administration, during the first quarter of this year a ...
 
A Fifty Million Dollar Tipping Point?

InvestorIdeas.com (press release)

August 10, 2011 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) At a press conference on July 21, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he was contributing $50 million to the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign. ...
 
MEA Lawton Loan Recipient Receives High Performance Building Awa

Citybizlist (press release)

BPG financed the energy efficiency improvements with a low-interest loan from the Maryland Energy Administration's Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Program and a rebate from Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). "Energy efficiency is a smart investment ...
 
Detroit's Big Three win Energy Department grants

The Detroit News

Washington -- The Energy Department said Wednesday it is awarding more than $175 million over the next five years to 40 projects for advanced technology vehicles. The projects were selected out of 400 applicants are in 15 states and include about $40 ...
 
Scientists slam US DOE fracking panel make-up on eve of release of report


Platts

The scientists said that the experts EPA chose for its study were vetted to ensure those scientists had no ties to industry, "we would like to see similar standards for the Energy Department's Natural Gas Subcommittee." They called for Deutch, ...
 
Dow Corning Sponsoring U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 To Help ...

MarketWatch (press release)

MIDLAND, Mich., Aug 10, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To spur growth of the solar industry and support education, Dow Corning has announced that it is a sustaining sponsor of the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011, which will be held Sept. ...