http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2010 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 1:29:30 EST The Senate was poised to approve late Tuesday a one-year extension of a biodiesel tax incentive that the industry says is crucial to maintaining its viability as it faces stiff competition from low-cost petroleum diesel. A proposed extension of the $1 per... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/4047.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In a finding that managed to perturb both wildlife groups and oil and natural gas industry officials—while also threatening wind, solar and transmission development in the West—the Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service Friday... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/4029.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Four Democratic senators, saying millions of taxpayer dollars are going to support clean energy manufacturing jobs in other countries, Wednesday called on the Treasury Department to suspend an economic stimulus program for renewable energy projects until they... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/4014.html Thu, 4 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Looking to transform uncontrolled hazardous waste sites into incubators of clean energy, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory last week announced plans to evaluate the feasibility of... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/4017.html Thu, 4 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST The Interior Department said Tuesday that opponents and proponents of the Cape Wind project have failed to resolve their differences over the proposed 468 megawatt wind farm offshore Cape Cod, meaning the agency will decide... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/4010.html Wed, 3 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Randall Luthi, former director of the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service under the George W. Bush administration, Monday was named president of the U.S. trade association representing both offshore oil and gas drillers and renewable... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/4003.html Tue, 2 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Arizona legislation to allow utilities to use nuclear and hydro generation to meet a state renewable electricity standard was dropped last week after utilities and solar companies blasted the measure and a Chinese solar manufacturer threatened to cancel plans... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/3993.html Mon, 1 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In what company officials said will be the largest such plant in the United States and one of the world’s largest, an affiliate of oil major Chevron announced Tuesday it is teaming with German solar manufacturer Concentrix Solar to build a 1 megawatt... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/3978.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST Brushing aside warnings of higher costs to consumers and damage to the state’s emerging wind power industry, a committee of the Wyoming legislature last week approved a tax on wind energy production. The measure, passed by a 6-3 vote, now moves to the... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/3971.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST In a big boost for the kind of marquee clean energy project ardently sought by the Obama administration, the Energy Department announced Monday it would provide $1.37 billion in federal loan guarantees to BrightSource Energy Inc. for construction of a... http://www.theenergydaily.com/alternative_energy/3959.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST