1 Fossil Fuel Subsidies Outpace Renewables
The research and consulting firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reports that subsidies for fossil energies are far outweighing those for renewables. While many governments are putting support behind clean energy, the figures show that renewables are still far behind, reports BNEF. Source: Renewable Energy World
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2 Fossil Fuel Subsidies Dwarf Support For Renewables
TravisTR sends word of research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance which found that direct subsidies for renewable energy from governments worldwide totaled $43-46 billion in 2009, an amount vastly outstripped by the $557 billion in fossil fuel subsidies during 2008. "The BNEF preliminary analysis suggests the US is the top country, as measured in dollars deployed, in providing direct subsidies ... Source: Slashdot
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3 Connecting renewables initiative: commentary from stakeholders
Matthew Warren Clean Energy Council Chief Executive It will drive down the cost of renewable energy by enabling the best projects to connect to the grid. Conventional fossil fuel power stations have never paid to connect to the grid, because the grid was built around them. Our ability to quickly and affordably decarbonise energy generation [...] Source: Crikey
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4 Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are 12 Times Support for Renewables, Study Shows
Global subsidies for fossil fuels dwarf support given to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power and biofuels, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said. Source: Bloomberg
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5 US Defense Department vows to march to a greener drum
Jessica Shankleman, BusinessGreen , Friday 30 July 2010 at 16:40:00 Memorandum signed with Energy Department to use more renewables The US Department of Defense (DoD) has inked an agreement with the Department of Energy (DoE) to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technology intended to provide better protection for troops and secure the country’s energy supply. A memorandum of ... Source: vnunet.com
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6 Energy Policy Council Appoints Parker Poe Partner to Renewable Energy Committee
Triangle - The Chair of the North Carolina Energy Policy Council has appointed Henry Campen, a partner with the law firm Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, to its committee on Low Carbon Energy Supply-Renewables. Source: dBusinessNews.com
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7 Blog - Fossil Fuel Subsidies Dwarf Support for Renewables
A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance details international government energy spending on biofuels and renewable energy. Fossil fuels are the backbone of economies worldwide, so governments spend a lot to support them. A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance says altogether governments spent between $43 anf $46 billion on renewable energy and biofuels last year, not including ... Source: Technology Review
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8 Panasonic offers $9.4B for acquisitions in renewables
Tetsuya Yamada/BloombergFumio Ohtsubo, president of Panasonic Corp., center, Seiichiro Sano, president of Sanyo Electric Co., left, and Shusaku Nagae, president of Panasonic Electric Works Co., pose during a photo session at their joint news conference in Osaka, Japan today. Panasonic,... Source: The Star-Ledger
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9 Entenza boosts renewables at MSU
Minnesota State University was the location Tuesday for a visit by Democratic candidate for governor Matt Entenza, who wanted to talk about renewable energy. Source: Mankato Free Press
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10 Solectria Renewables Announces Commercial and Utility-Scale PV Inverters Available for Ontario Feed-in-Tariff Program
Lawrence, MA – July 22, 2010 – Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today the availability of commercial and utility-scale inverters that are fully compliant with the domestic content requirements of Ontario's Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) program. Solectria Renewables is the leading inverter provider for Ontario's Micro FIT program providing products ranging in ... Source: Renewable Energy World
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