USDA Funds 500 Rural Clean Energy Projects
Source: Brighter Energy  (9/19/11)
"More than 500 agricultural producers and rural small businesses received grants to implement renewable energy in their operations." More >

Europe's Energy Mix
Source: Solar Novus Today, Anne Fischer  (9/13/11)
"Although photovoltaic power installation doubled from 2008 to 2010, coal, gas and oil account for 61% of Europe's electricity generation." More >

The Start of an Energy Storage Breakthrough
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (9/5/11)
"A tiny upstart company just made a major move toward revolutionizing energy storage. The cost of renewable energies could come down dramatically, making them viable competitors in the energy marketplace." More >

Car Bodies and Windows As Solar Energy Panels to Recharge Lithium Batteries?
Source: Green Prophet, Maurice Picow  (8/29/11)
"Using the sun to recharge electric car batteries appears to be an excellent idea, but the technology involved in making this idea become reality is still in the works." More >

Renewable Energy Bill Clears Japan's Lower House
Source: Dow Jones, Mitsuru Obe  (8/23/11)
"The bill aims to reduce Japan's greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020 from the 1990 level." More >

U.S. Hails Clean Fueling Breakthrough
Source: UPI  (8/18/11)
"The first fuel cell and hydrogen energy station in Orange County uses biogas generated from a wastewater treatment plant as fuel."
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Why Smart-Grid Analytics Are a Big Deal
Source: Washington Post, Emi Kolawole  (8/16/11)
"Upgrades to the energy grid are leading to a 'data tsunami,' according to clean-tech market research, but the industry needs programs that can make it actionable for energy producers and consumers." More >

Security Industry: Bright Light for Fuel Cell Market
Source: UPI  (8/15/11)
"The military fuel cell market is expected to grow to a $1.2B industry segment by 2017." More >

Green Energy Costs Will Drop: Mcguinty
Source: Toronto Sun, Jonathan Jenkins  (8/10/11)
"McGuinty unveiled an $80M fund to boost the number of electric car recharging stations." More >

Clean Energy Companies Seek Australian Grants
Source: Bloomberg, James Paton  (8/10/11)
"Australia aims to generate 20% of its power from renewables by 2020. At least a third of the grant money will go to geothermal companies." More >

John Mcllveen: Renewable Energy Shares Could Bounce Off 52-week Lows
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (8/9/11)
Renewable energy stocks have not been the darlings of Wall Street, but that's just the angle Senior Vice President for Research John McIlveen of Jacob Securities is playing for his institutional investor clientele. He sees renewables as the classic unloved value sector that could pay off big for investors over the next decade. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, John shares his best ideas, including some that could offer surprise upside given the right set of deals, power purchasing agreements and joint ventures. More >

Korea to Spend 70 Billion Won to Develop Electric Car
Source: Bloomberg, Seonjin Cha  (8/9/11)
"A group led by Hyundai Motor Co. will lead the project." More >

On the Money: Reading Up on Green Investing
Source: McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Chuck Myers  (8/8/11)
"The green revolution has fueled a strong interest in potential investment opportunities, particularly in the renewable energy sector." More >

XGD Update: Very Promising
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (8/3/11)
"When long consolidations finally break to the upside, the move is usually explosive."
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Unlocking Tallow Tree's Potential as a Biodiesel Feedstock
Source: Biodiesel, Bryan Sims  (8/2/11)
"Producers shouldn't overlook the tallow tree as a potential methyl ester feedstock." More >

Calif. Governor Vows to "Crush" Foes of Renewable Energy
Source: Greenwire, Debra Kahn  (7/28/11)
"Brown's goal is to build 12,000 MW of distributed renewable energy, extending former Gov. Schwarzenegger's target of 5,000 MW by 2020." More >

Green Energy Bullish Despite Weak Economy
Source: UPI  (7/18/11)
"Most of the new renewable projects came from countries in the developing world." More >

Carbon Dating to Aid Energy from Waste
Source: Reuters, Gerard Wynn  (7/14/11)
"W. Europe's power plants must pay for every ton of C02 emissions by 2013." More >

Nevada to Reduce Energy Assistance for Needy
Source: Associated Press, Sandra Chereb  (7/14/11)
"Demand has outpaced available funds in NV's energy-assistance program" More >

U.S. Clean Economy Employs 2.7M
Source: Dow Jones, Cassandra Sweet  (7/13/11)
"Study finds U.S. renewable energy companies employ 2.7 million people." More >

Republicans Lose the Battle of the Bulb
Source: AHN, Kris Alingod  (7/13/11)
"GOP fails to overturn law to make light bulbs more energy efficient." More >

Debt-Ceiling Deal Imperils Energy Subsidies
Source: NationalJournal, Amy Harder  (7/13/11)
"Oil & gas likely to take cuts in tax breaks. . ." More >

Why Republicans Are Fighting to Save the 30-Cent Light Bulb
Source: Christian Science Monitor, Mark Clayton  (7/11/11)
"House will debate legislation to roll back energy-efficiency standards that would outlaw Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulbs." More >

Biomass Furnace Provides Alt. Energy Source
Source: Leader Post, Dan Yates  (7/11/11)
"A Saskatchewan-based pilot project is looking for an alternative fuel source in a familiar form—wood." More >

Brazil's Ethanol May Have Hit Bottom
Source: Platts, Guilherme Kfouri  (7/11/11)
"Brazil's swap curve for hydrous ethanol follows the sugarcane harvest, which spans from April to December." More >