Category: Green & Clean

  • NREL helps DOE assess progress of SunShot Initiative goals.

    Series of reports examine progress toward SunShot Initiative goals, identify emerging solar energy R&D opportunities for 2020 and beyond Analysts and researchers at the Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) played a significant role in a suite of studies released today by DOE's SunShot Initiative that identify the progress made by the U.S.…

  • NREL helps DOE assess progress of SunShot Initiative goals.

    Series of reports examine progress toward SunShot Initiative goals, identify emerging solar energy R&D opportunities for 2020 and beyond Analysts and researchers at the Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) played a significant role in a suite of studies released today by DOE's SunShot Initiative that identify the progress made by the U.S.…

  • EPA proposes increase in renewable fuel levels.

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed increases in renewable fuel volume requirements across all types of biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The proposed increases would boost renewable fuel production and provide for ambitious yet achievable growth. “The Renewable Fuel Standards program is a success story that has driven…

  • DOE awards IREC $2.2 M for solar training.

    Solar Resources and Training to Reach 100,000 Through Partnerships in the Building Code, Inspection and Firefighting Sectors Ã, Ã,  ALBANY, NY – As the solar industry matures and diversifies, there is an increasing need for other “allied” industries to know more about solar technologies, both for safety and quality assurance. Firefighters, local code officials and building…

  • SEIA has issues with Illinois’ Next Generation Energy Plan amendment

    Illinois has a lot to figure out about its energy future. Amendment 3 within currently proposed SB 1585, the Next Generation Energy Plan, is an attempt to do that, but the Solar Energy Industries Association has a bunch of issues with it. Here is the group’s statement: “SEIA has significantRead More — Solar Builder magazine