Obama announces $2B for solar power The U.S. government is handing out nearly $2 billion US for new solar plants that President Barack Obama says will create thousands of jobs and increase the use of renewable energy sources. 2010-07-03 cbc.ca
Water and wind: ideal couple, but... As one flows freely, the other blows freely. If one is absent, the other can complement it. When they are together, they make a power couple. They are water and wind. 2010-06-18 todayszaman.com
First renewable energy workshop kicks off in Beirut BEIRUT: The first workshop on renewable energy was launched in Beirut Thursday under the patronage of Environment Minister Mohammad Rahhal. 2010-07-02 dailystar.com.lb
Construction begins on £25m UK facility for bioenergy research Work has begun on construction of a multi-million pound research facility for bioenergy and biofuels, brewing technology and food and drink processing at The University of Nottingham. 2010-07-01 clickgreen.org.uk
Scaled-Back Climate Bill Likely to Strand Energy Innovation As President Obama prepares to sit down with a gaggle of 23 senators tomorrow to try to cobble together a path to passage for energy (and climate?) legislation this year, there is a lot of talk about a scaled-back cap and trade bill as a possible fall-back plan. The proposed "utility-only" cap and trade system would exempt fossil fuels consumed in the industrial and transportation sectors from regulation and focus in only on the electric power plants responsible for roughly one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. 2010-06-29 theenergycollective.com
PGE: Homes, businesses can make money by going solar PORTLAND, Ore. - Home and business owners looking for a reason to install solar panels on their properties got another one Tuesday with the start of the Solar Payment Option plan from Portland General Electric. 2010-06-29 katu.com