Energy Self-Reliant States: Positive Policy Changes for Distributed Renewable Energy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions

The previous week I covered the one thing Obama’s climate policy can’t leave out, and you can judge the President’s climate plan for yourself.  Also, while I’m on “vacation” (moving) you can read (and link to) a web version of the fourth segment of our Rooftop Revolution report. Sincerely, John Positive Policy Changes for …

Energy Self-Reliant States Weekly: A Local Solar Energy Standard for Minnesota

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

Here’s a short presentation about a Minnesota 10% solar energy standard coming up soon for discussion in the state legislature, with a financing mechanism that looks a lot like a CLEAN Program.  Greentechmedia also has an article about the proposed legislation (I was the primary source). Sincerely, John A Local Solar Energy Standard for …

Blue Pillar raises $7m, US Army venture fund participates in round

kristyGreentech

4 May 2012 Deal News Blue Pillar raises $7m, US Army venture fund participates in round Juhl Wind acquires Midwest engineering firm Canadian Solar announces Bulgarian deal Pratt & Whitney wins biomass deal B&W, KBR win $668m waste-to-energy contract REC wins 20MW of deals in Bulgaria Boskalis wins three wind …

Natural Power wins engineering contract for Scottish wind farm

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity

NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter Natural Power wins engineering contract for Scottish wind farm UK waste management company Sterecycle raises £5.1m KKR teams with Google, Recurrent Energy for first US cleantech venture Abengoa secures $200m credit line Fuel cell developer CellEra secures Vodafone investment Kraft contracts NRG to deliver world’s …

Euro Solar Parks to acquire construction material company E3 Hus

kristyGreen Prosperity

14 December 2011 News and Analysis Deal News Euro Solar Parks to acquire construction material company E3 Hus Enerkem secures equity investment for waste-to-energy plant Nissan partners with FedEx on EV research Siemens contracts Canadian Solar for Spanish PV project UK energy consultants Redpoint and Baringa to merge DTE Energy …

AXA, Neoen take on Verbund’s renewable energy projects

kristyGreentech

Deal News AXA, Neoen take on Verbund’s renewable energy projects Fortum contracts Echelon to deploy smart meters across Norway KKR teams with Munich Re for Grupo T-Solar deal European Commission invests €19m into Green for Growth Fund Hyundai signs supply deal with UK-based Eco Environmentalists H.I.G takes majority stake in …

US Department of Energy offers loan guarantee for Footwatio solar project

kristyGreen Prosperity

9 June 2011 DEAL NEWS US Department of Energy offers loan guarantee for Footwatio solar project Industrifonden, Sustainable Technologies invest in wind power provider Triventus Xodus secures £10m from Sunrise Energy and Simmons Parallel Energy Fund New contracts see Natural Power manage quarter of UK wind farms Indeematec, Solaria sign …

REpower bags Canada wind turbine contracts

kristyGreen Prosperity

4 May 2011 DEAL NEWS REpower bags Canada wind turbine contracts SunBorne, Suntech target India under 100MW solar deal Vestas grows China presence with 100MW turbine order Offshore wind company SeaEnergy to sell subsidiary to energy consortium Silfab, Agris to benefit from Ontario FIT under solar deal Xodus Group continues …

Helius Energy awards contracts for 7.5MW biomass plant

kristyGreentech

20 April 2011 DEAL NEWS Helius Energy awards contracts for 7.5MW biomass plant Rentech to up stake in ClearFuels Eiser Infrastructure closes €475m Spanish solar thermal financing Silfab secures €2.2m loan for Ontario production AMP Electric Vehicles to electrify Northern Lights fleet in $100m deal TPG takes $150m stake in …