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By Alison Pruitt on March 2, 2010
Tags: Bloomberg, Canada, United States, USD, Barack Obama, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, carbon emissions reductions, CEE, Consortium for Energy Efficiency, energy efficiency, GHG, greenhouse gas emissions, Obama administration, public policy, report, research, United States, energy, Finance, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, U.S.
U.S. utilities increased their spending on energy efficiency programs by 43% in 2009, according to a new report from the nonprofit Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE), which represents energy efficiency program administrators from across the United States and Canada.
By Alison Pruitt on February 19, 2010
Tags: Coskata Inc., DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC, Mid-Kansas Electric Company LLC, Tennessee/Genera Energy LLC, Scotland, USD, Abengoa Bioenergy, biofuel, cellulosic biofuels, cellulosic feedstocks, commercial plants, Coskata Inc., demonstration power plants, DOE, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC, pilot projects, POET, Project LIBERTY, research and development, U.S. Department of Energy, energy, biofuels, Department of Energy, Finance, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Tennessee
Thanks in part to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding, a shift in biofuel production to cellulosic biofuels is underway as both demonstration and commercial-scale power plants are opening or moving closer to completion.
By Alison Pruitt on February 16, 2010
Tags: Nissan, Nissan Americas, Progress Energy, Reliant Energy, China, Denmark, France, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Monaco, Portugal, Switzerland, United States, AeroVironment, electric car, electric charging station, electric vehicle, EV, Massachusetts, Nissan, Nissan Leaf, Nissan Leaf Zero-Emission Tour, OTC:NSANY, Renault-Nissan, United States, zero-emission vehicle, energy, Arizona, California, Carlos Tavares, Finance, Florida, Ian Bowles, Massachusetts, Nissan is, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington
The Renault-Nissan Alliance recently announced that Nissan is entering into an agreement with Massachusetts to advance zero-emission mobility throughout the
By Harry Tournemille on February 3, 2010
Tags: Bloomberg, Fisker Automotive Inc., Ford Motor Company, Nissan North America Inc., Tesla Motors Inc., Japan, United States, USD, Advanced Batteries, DOE, electric car, Electric Car Production, electric vehicle, EV, Fisker Automotive Inc., Ford Motor Company, funding, government loan, NASDAQ:NSANY, Nissan, Nissan Leaf, North America, Tesla Motors Inc., U.S. Department of Energy, finance, retail, California, Congress, Department of Energy, Finance, Michigan, Scott Becker, Tennessee, US DOE
The deal has been closed. A loan of $1.4 billion from the U.S. DOE to Nissan North America Inc. (Nasdaq:NSANY) to help build an advanced battery manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee.
By Robert Gluck on January 21, 2010
Tags: Encelium Technologies, International Lights Inc., Winter Park, commercial buildings, daylight harvesting, ECS, Encelium Technologies, energy control systems, energy efficiency, International Lights Inc., LEED, lighting, lighting control systms, New Jersey, SESCO Lighting, software, Tony Marano, energy, Caribbean, Finance, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Tennessee, Tony Marano
Adopting energy efficiency helps businesses. Take Teaneck, New Jersey-based Encelium Technologies for example.
By Robert Gluck on November 19, 2009
Tags: Canada, United States, USD, Al Gore, Arizona, Berkeley Lab, Conference, electricity usage, energy consumption, energy efficiency, green building, Greenbuild 2009, greenhouse gas emissions, new technology, Sheryl Crow, U.S. Green Building Council, United States, USGBC, electricity, energy, Al Gore, American Southwest, Arizona, Congress, Michelle Obama, Middle Tennessee State University, Rick Fedrizzi, Sheryl Crow, Tennessee, Tradeshow Week
If you went to the American Southwest this fall perhaps you got to see Al Gore and Sheryl Crow. But they weren’t the main attractions. Green building took center stage. The former vice-president and the singer/songwriter were on hand this month for the world’s largest conference dedicated to green building--Greenbuild 2009.
By Alison Pruitt on November 18, 2009
Tags: USD, ACEEE, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, California, Conneticutt, EERS, energy efficiency, Energy Efficiency Resource Standards, government policy, Maine, Massachusetts, State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, United States, electricity, energy, oil, Alabama, Alaska, American Council, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Finance, Georgia, John E. Baldacci, Louisiana, Maggie Eldridge, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Steven Nadel, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently released its State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, a 50-state ranking of energy efficiency policies, programs, and practices.
By Robert Gluck on October 7, 2009
Tags: ECOtality Inc., Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation, Nissan, USD, ECOtality Inc., electric car, Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation, electric vehicle, electric vehicle charging station, eTec, EV infrastructure, EV Project, financing, funding, government, Nissan Leaf, OTC:ETY, U.S. Department of Energy, energy, Arizona, California, Charger, Don Karner, Finance, Jonathan Read, Oregon, Tennessee, U.S. Department of Energy
Scottsdale, Arizona-based Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), announced it signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for a grant to undertake its EV Project--the largest deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure in history.
By Robert Gluck on September 30, 2009
Tags: Cyclone Power Technologies, Hansom James Capital, Phoenix Power Group, U.S. Bancorp, Australia, United States, USD, Cyclone Engine, Cyclone Power Technologies, electricity from waste oil, EPA, Hansom James Capital, P5S, Phoenix 5 Series Power Generator, Phoenix Power Group, Popular Science Magazine Invention of the Year, PPG, renewable power system, Terry Bassett, electricity, oil, steel, David Nelson, Environmental Protection Agency, Finance, Florida, Jeffrey Hains, Tennessee, Terry Bassett, Thomas Thillen, Virginia
Phoenix Power Group (PPG) announced that it has started development of a revolutionary renewable power system capable of generating electricity from waste oil.
By Jeanne Roberts on July 10, 2009
Tags: Automotive Energy Supply Company, Government Affairs, NEC, Nissan, Nissan North America, United States, USD, electric car, electric vehicle, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, EV, lithium-ion battery, NASDAQ:NSANY, National Environmental Policy Act, NEC, Nissan, Public, TYO:6701, U.S. Department of Energy, energy, Accord, Altima, Camry, electric car, EV, Fred Standish, lithium ion battery, Nissan is, Tennessee, Tracy Woodard, U.S. Department of Energy
A Japanese business daily recently reported that auto maker Nissan (NASDAQ:NSANY) planned to start production of electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries in its automotive
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