http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2008 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:54:48 EST In a key legal win for the wind industry, the state Supreme Court in Washington has upheld action by Gov. Christine Gregoire overriding local government objections to a wind farm planned by Horizon Wind Energy in Kittitas County. The court’s unanimous... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1742.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST With solar panel companies being socked by falling profits and stock prices, JA Solar Holdings Co. Thursday announced a joint venture with BP’s alternative energy subsidiary to bolster its access to key markets. The Chinese photovoltaic (PV)... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1733.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Staking out an aggressive position on a key issue in the global warming debate, President-elect Barack Obama called Tuesday for returning U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020—a reduction of 20 to 30 percent, according to federal... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1713.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Shrugging off the likely steep price tag, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Monday endorsed a proposal by the California Air Resources Board to boost the state’s renewable portfolio standard to 33 percent by 2020, issuing an executive order... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1716.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In the first plug-in hybrid vehicle test involving multiple utilities, an energy innovation firm has announced it is partnering with North Carolina utilities Progress Energy and Duke Energy Corp. to assess the potential for wide-scale adoption of electric... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1717.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In what has become an annual rite since the enactment of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it has revised the renewable fuels standard to 10.21 percent for 2009, an increase EPA said will lead to the use of 11.1... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1705.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Warning that their industries are being crippled by the collapse of banks and other traditional investors in their projects, leaders of four renewable energy trade associations said Thursday that Congress must take immediate action to make tax credits for... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1692.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Meeting an aggressive proposal to tighten California’s renewable energy mandate from the current 20 percent by 2010 to 33 percent by 2020 would require an investment of at least $60 billion in new generation and transmission, the California Public... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1672.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Missouri voters this week approved a ballot initiative to create the state’s first renewable portfolio standard, but Californians killed high-profile proposals to boost use of renewable energy and natural gas-fueled vehicles and Colorado residents... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1666.html Fri, 7 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST First Solar Inc., already reaping stellar profits in Europe from its low-cost thin film solar panels, last week laid the groundwork for substantial U.S. growth by announcing alliances with Edison Mission Energy to pursue utility sector projects and with... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/cleanenergyupdate/1635.html Mon, 3 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST