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Renewable Energy Groups Seek 1603 Extension; Analysts Offer Hope for Life After the Grant

by Jennifer Runyon, Managing Editor | December 2, 2011 | 3 Comments
This week more than 750 large companies, small businesses and organizations sent a letter to Congress calling for a one-year extension of the Department of Treasury's Section 1603 Program. Full Article
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GOP Strategy on Renewables: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

by Steve Leone, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | December 5, 2011 | 3 Comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger has always held an uncomfortable place in the Republican Party. His ascent from the silver screen to the Sacramento hot seat at first seemed Regeanesque. But these days, he's seen by many in his party as a tr... Full Article
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FAA Awards $7.7 Million for Advancement of Aviation Biofuels

by Meg Cichon, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | December 2, 2011 | Post Your Comment
In an encouraging move for the biofuels industry, the FAA announced it is awarding $7.7 million to eight companies to advance the development of drop-in commercial aviation biofuels, with a significant focus on ATJ (alcohol to jet... Full Article
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Asia Report: Mixed Signals Over Emissions

by Renewable Energy World Editors | December 5, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Even as renewable capacity surges ahead despite a down global economy, this past weekend brought a sobering reminder that market forces continue to pull the world toward carbon emissions — and not away from them. Full Article
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ITC Determines Harm in Solar Trade Case

by Steve Leone, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | December 2, 2011 | Post Your Comment
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced Friday that its has unanimously determined that Chinese solar panel and cell imports are harming the American solar manufacturing industry. Full Article
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Champion Companies of Photovoltaics

by Pete Singer, Chief Editor, Photovoltaics World | December 5, 2011 | Post Your Comment
The supply chain behind today's photovoltaics industry is vast, including materials suppliers, equipment manufacturers, cell and module manufacturers and balance-of-system providers. In this section, we recognize those companies t... Full Article
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Navigating the Clean and Bloody Streets of Europe

by Tom Konrad, Contributor | December 5, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Baron Rothschild was an 18th century British nobleman who supposedly originated the phrase "Buy when there's blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own." Although accounts differ, Rothschild was a successful banker, and ... Full Article
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Group Purchase Gets Residential Solar to Grid Parity in Los Angeles

by John Farrell | December 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
Back for a second round, the Open Neighborhoods organization in Los Angeles has organized another group purchase of residential and commercial solar PV, bringing the lifetime cost of solar well under the cost of grid electricity... Full Article
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MEMC Restructures In A Big Way Amid Solar Market Downturn

by Ucilia Wang, Contributor | December 8, 2011 | Post Your Comment
MEMC is hurting. The silicon wafer and solar project developer is undergoing some big restructuring that includes laying off 20 percent of its workforce and idling – or possibly closing – a polysilicon factory, the company said Th... Full Article
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Latin America Report: U.S. Bill Would Extend Tax on Brazilian Ethanol

by Renewable Energy World Editors | December 7, 2011 | Post Your Comment
There are new accusations of protectionism being levied against the United States, but this time it's coming from Brazil's sugarcane industry. Full Article

Billionaire Buffett Bets on Solar Energy

by Steve Leone, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | December 7, 2011 | 5 Comments
The "Oracle of Omaha," who made his fortune by betting on technologies that appear underpriced, is now putting his money into solar. Full Article

Wind Energy Outlook 2012: An Uncertain Forecast

by Lindsay Morris, Associate Editor, Power Engineering | December 8, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Onshore wind power is in a good place, at least through the end of 2012. Wind power has made up 35 percent of all new generating capacity added to the U.S. grid since 2007. That's twice what coal and nuclear combined have added in... Full Article

Champion Advocates of Photovoltaics

by Pete Singer, Chief Editor, Photovoltaics World | December 8, 2011 | Post Your Comment
The solar industry is just one technology in a large pool of power generation, and its growth depends on public interest and advocacy. The articulate thought leaders in this category have led the public discourse on solar power, s... Full Article

First Atlantic Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Deployed

by Renewable Energy World Editors | December 7, 2011 | 2 Comments
The offshore wind industry passed a milestone recently with the installation of the world's first floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal. The WindFloat project consists of a 2-MW semi-submersible wind... Full Article

Renewables Can Save the Debate To Save the Climate at COP17

by Dan Cass | December 8, 2011 | Post Your Comment
The UN’s climate negotiations in Durban are stuck in the same morass as the carbon price was for us in Australia for so many years. Both the Australian and the international climate debates have been focused on abstract... Full Article

International Hydropower Association Emphasizes Sustainability in COP17 Discussion

by Michael Harris, Online Editor, HydroWorld | December 7, 2011 | Post Your Comment
The International Hydropower Association took part in the first of three events at the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), with hopes of addressing hydro-related issues in... Full Article

Geothermal Energy Still Far From Widespread Utilization in China

by Liu Yuanyuan, Contributor | December 6, 2011 | Post Your Comment
Shallow geothermal energy is a form of thermal energy that is available in underground soil and groundwater. Compared to other sources of energy, geothermal energy from shallow ground is an abundant and recycled energy resource wi... Full Article

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