http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2010 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:16:17 EDT  Hoping to encourage renewable but intermittent energy sources, such as wind and solar, three Senate Democrats have proposed offering up to $1.5 billion in tax credits to storage projects that are connected to the electric grid. Senators Jeff Bingaman... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4758.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT A fledgling solar developer announced last week that local government authorities have approved its plan to build a 14.4 megawatt facility in Upper Pittsgrove Township, N.J., but they rejected a much larger 60 MW project proposed by the company on an adjacent... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4761.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT A fledgling solar developer announced last week that local government authorities have approved its plan to build a 14.4 megawatt facility in Upper Pittsgrove Township, N.J., but they rejected a much larger 60 MW project proposed by the company on an adjacent... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4762.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT In an affirmation of its pledge to retain its renewable energy assets in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, BP said it will buy Massachusetts-based Verenium Corp.’s cellulosic biofuels business for $98.3 million. The global energy giant is trying to sell... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4726.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT In our three decades of Green Investing®, never have the environmental challenges loomed so large, nor has the investment universe of sustainable solutions been this compelling. The BP catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico is the most recent in a rapidly... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4708.html Fri, 16 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT In its quarterly report on utility compliance with the state’s renewable portfolio standard, the California Public Utilities Commission said last month that the state’s three investor-owned utilities collectively obtained 15.4 percent of their... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4688.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT With the backing of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Interior and Energy departments Thursday signed an agreement in principle to develop a 25-square-mile site at the Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site to demonstrate new solar technologies... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4690.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT With the backing of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Interior and Energy departments Thursday signed an agreement in principle to develop a 25-square-mile site at the Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site to demonstrate new solar technologies... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4691.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT In a move focused on U.S. jobs and manufacturing, the Obama administration has announced conditional commitments for a $1.45-billion loan guarantee to Abengoa Solar Inc. to finance a concentrating solar power plant and $400 million loan guarantee to Abound... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4653.html Tue, 6 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT Second quarter investment in clean technologies increased nearly 43 percent over the same period of 2009, with solar energy at the highest level, followed by biofuels and smart grid, according to the latest report from research firm Deloitte and Touche. In... http://www.theenergydaily.com/ced/solar/4657.html Tue, 6 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT