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0Report: DOE's clean-energy loan guarantees will cost taxpayers 46% less than expected 1331768400
If the mainstream media has reported on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) loan guarantees for advanced technologies, it's been about the controversy. Solyndra! But here's the news you probably haven't heard: the federal government loan guarantees will cost the American public about 46 percent ...
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General Motors logged 135 clean-energy patents in 2010; beating all other automakers 1303311660
General Motors received more clean-energy patents in 2010 than any other automaker, according to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI). GM's 135 clean-energy patents represent approximately 14 percent of the 1,881 received by 700 companies in 2010. CEPGI tracks U.S. patents in solar, wind, ...
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Pew: Clean energy investments hit record-setting $243B globally in 2010 1302271200
Worldwide, clean energy investments hit a record-setting $243 billion in 2010, a 30 percent increase over 2009's figures, according to research released by Pew Charitable Trusts. China, Germany and the United States ranked first, second and third in total clean energy investments, ...
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Kia Motors to join Clean Energy Partnership 1298743200
Kia Borrego FCEV - Click above for high-res image galleryKia Motors has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) to promote fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and the establishment of supporting infrastructure in Europe. The initial agreement was inked ... -
UK climate secretary: renewable energy pays off when oil exceeds $100 barrel 1298566560
Recently, the UK's energy and climate change secretary, Chris Huhne, spoke of his country's ambitious low-carbon energy plans, telling conference-goers at the Royal Geographic Society that the billions invested in renewable energy will pay off economically. There's a caveat, though: this only ...
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California, Oregon, Massachusetts named clean energy leaders in U.S. 1291938840
Clean Edge's first annual U.S. Clean Energy Leadership Index ranks all 50 states across a spectrum of clean-energy metrics including, but not limited to, technology, policy, capital, total electricity produced, hybrid vehicles on the road, clean-energy ventures and patent activity. West and East ... -
Why compete? U.S. and China will work together on clean cars 1283889600
The United States and China are the world's top two energy consumers, energy producers and greenhouse gas emitters. Though it's unlikely that either nation will brag about holding those top honors, maybe the creation of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) will help both clean up ...
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Scientist wants automakers held accountable for how electricty is generated for plug-ins 1271895780
A lot of interesting conversation takes place annually at the SAE World Congress. The conference brings together heads of companies, scientists, engineers and people from many other walks of life. With so much diversity present at a single event, it's only a matter of time before some off-the-wall ...
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Miss Electric and the EV Grrls webshow focuses on electric future, needs your help 1269957720
Miss Electric (aka Shannon Arvizu, former ABG'er) and the EV Grrls are in the process of creating an eight-part web show in search of the cleanest, hottest cars of the future. The show puts the crew on a mission to inform the world about revolutionizing the way we drive. The episodes will focus on ...
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Locavolts? Food sourcing issues coming to the energy discussion 1236948240
If you're at all familiar with the hardcore environmentalist mindset, then you know that there is really no limit to how far you can take thinking about your impact on the world. Locavore, the 2007 New Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year, for example, means someone who only (or mostly) eats food ...
