The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC) and 37 of their member companies today wrote the White House to express grave concerns over a draft proposal for the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules recently unlawfully leaked to the media. The leading advanced biofuel trade organizations and companies noted that EPA must… Keep reading →
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Advanced Biofuel Companies Tell White House: Changes to RFS Program Will Undercut Investment
By businesswireThe U.S. ranks 5th out of 13 heavily oil-dependent countries that are highly vulnerable to global oil price fluctuations. On October 14, 2013, Securing America’s Future Energy and Roubini Global Economics released the Oil Security Index, which assesses the relative oil security of 13 countries including the U.S. The report emphasizes the need for active measures… Keep reading →
California Center for Sustainable Energy Selected To Lead U.S. DOE Regional Clean Energy Partnership
By businesswireThe California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) will receive $2.2 million over four years from the U.S. Department of Energy to provide support and technical assistance throughout California, Nevada and Hawaii to drive wider development of cogeneration energy technologies as solutions to the nation’s energy issues. DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced… Keep reading →
CPUC passes controversial mandate for 1.3 gigawatts of batteries, grid storage by 2020 California’s status as the vanguard in pushing energy storage technologies onto the power grid is now official. On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved its proposed mandate (PDF) that will require the state’s big three investor-owned utilities to add 1.3… Keep reading →
California and Quebec Sign Cap-and-Trade Linkage Agreement
By Energy Solutions Forum
Starting January 1, 2014, California and Quebec have signed an agreement to integrate their cap-and-trade programs. On October 1, 2013, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Government of Quebec signed an agreement defining the steps and procedures to link California and Quebec cap-and-trade programs. The agreement, a result of more than five years… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: EPA Could ‘Effectively Shut Down’
By Jared Anderson, Breaking Energy
Without stop-gap funding from congress by October 1st, the EPA could ‘Effectively Shut Down,’ leaving it with just a skeleton crew needed in case of emergency. The EPA has reportedly not shut down due to lack of funding since 1996. [AP] French oil major Total could sell its stake in giant Russian gas field Shtokman…. Keep reading →
Opinion: Moving the Energy Policy Discussion Forward
By Bill Squadron, for Breaking Energy
Today, the future of America’s energy policy seems to have been put on the back burner. Yet energy issues are directly tied to the economic future and security of the U.S., and it is important that the American people fully understand the impacts and costs associated with implementing sound energy policy. Among the challenges in… Keep reading →
ION Engineering (ION) today announced that the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy (DOE-FE) will provide $15 million to support a CO2 (carbon dioxide) capture one megawatt equivalent (1 MWe) pilot project at Nebraska Public Power District’s Gerald Gentleman Station in Sutherland, Neb. ION and partners will contribute another $4 million in matching funds… Keep reading →
SolarWorld, Coalition for U.S. Solar Manufacturing Respond to SEIA Proposal Regarding U.S.-China Solar Trade Dispute
By businesswireThe following statement is from Gordon Brinser, the U.S. president of manufacturing for SolarWorld Industries America Inc., leader of the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), in response to a proposal from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) regarding settlement of the U.S. solar trade cases against China: “While we appreciate the efforts of the… Keep reading →
Siemens Government Technologies, Inc. announced today that the United States Coast Guard has awarded a $5.3 million task order to install and implement energy-conserving upgrades at the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Using an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) from the Department of Energy, the cost of the project will be… Keep reading →