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    How to Make a Parking Garage Energy Efficient

    19 january 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s no secret that researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) do cool things — including finding new…

    Triple Win for Biofuels on Capitol Hill

    19 january 2013 In Washington, the US Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Finance Committee handed the advanced biofuels industry three of its most significant wins on Capitol Hill…

    Small Hydro

    19 january 2013 India’s Assam State planning massive small hydro expansion A partnership between the Assam Power Project Development Company Ltd. and Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd. could create…

    Sustainable Development on the Mekong

    19 january 2013 As it flows south through Southeast Asia, the Mekong River — steeped in history and rich in wildlife — represents the future of progress and security for…

    Wind and Solar Developers Get Access to U.S. Land Used by Pentagon

    19 january 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. will give wind- and solar- energy companies access to 16 million acres of federal land previously set aside for military testing and…

    Local Content Rule Thwarts Solar Development in Brazil

    19 january 2013 Sao Paulo, Brazil – Brazil’s bid to spur solar-energy projects is failing as a ban on state subsidies for foreign-made panel parts hinders sales by the world’s…

    American Battery Maker A123 Looks to China for Financial Rescue

    19 january 2013 A123 Systems Inc.’s financial rescue by China’s largest auto-parts maker is fueling renewed scrutiny of the government’s funding of clean-energy technology. A123, a pioneer in lithium-ion batteries…

    Trendspotting: US States Warming up to Renewable Energy Heating and Cooling, Part 2

    19 january 2013 New Hampshire, U.S.A. — If states are going to add a heating requirement to their RPS or even allow heat energy to be applicable, monitoring and metering…

    Sustainable Industry Predictions for the Second Half of 2012

    19 january 2013 The outlook for sustainable industries looked challenging during the first half of 2012, as cleantech average deal sizes along with equity financings, and project financings were down…

    California’s Geothermal Market In Flux, Part 1

    19 january 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Led by efforts in the 1920s, the first modern geothermal well in the U.S., Magma No. 1 was drilled in 1955 at The Geysers,…