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In this episode, Climate Tech Reporter Leah Garden co-hosts. Plus, tune in for our interview with Kath Williams, an early leader at the U.S. Green Building Council and World Building Council.
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For the first time, Spain has outdistanced Germany as a producer of wind energy in Europe, although Germany still tops Spain for installed capacity, according to figures released by the Spanish Wind Energy Association.
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<meta charset='utf-8'><a href='http://www.ge.com/'>GE</a> today handed out the first of what will be $200 million in awards from its <a href='http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2010/10/06/ges-ecomagination-challenge-smart-way-spur-innovation'>Ecomagination Challenge</a> to companies making windows that automatically tint to keep buildings cool, heating systems that run on solar-powered hot water and other energy-efficient technologies developed with the smart grid in mind. </meta>
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Wells Fargo and GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited have joined forces in a plan to develop more than $100 million in solar projects in the United States by the close of 2011.
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Starting next month, the droppings from thousands of chickens will add their might to a biogas power station serving this Cotsworld market town.
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Which waste is the best to convert to energy -- animal dung or leftover funnel cakes, corn dogs, cotton candy and other fairground favorites? That's what a Midwest scientist and a group of researchers are exploring at the Minnesota State Fair.
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The Recovery Act has kept the country on track to halve the cost of solar power and has helped lay the foundation to double renewable energy generation and renewable equipment manufacturing in the U.S., according to a White House report.
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The U.S. Department of Energy is giving $188 million to small business across the United States that are working on smart grid, building energy efficiency, biofuel and computing technology that can be commercialized and create jobs.
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The total private investment in companies that are building the clean economy has climbed over $400 billion since the end of 2009, and puts G-20 countries on track to invest $20 trillion in sustainability by 2020.
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Two solar companies -- one building a giant solar power plant in Arizona and the other constructing state-of-the-art factories to make thin-film panels -- have been offered conditional commitments for $1.85 billion in loan guarantees backed by Recovery Act funds, President Barack Obama said.
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The Obama administration is awarding $100 million in Recovery Act funds for smart grid workforce training to prepare an estimated 30,000 Americans for the jobs that are expected to help transform the country's utility and electrical manufacturing industries.
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While China is leading the global clean tech race, the competition isn't over, according to research firm Clean Edge, whose latest report pegged global revenue for solar PV, wind and biofuels at $139.1 billion last year, an 11.4 percent increase over 2009.
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Two solar power system providers are expanding the availability of solar leases with no down payments.<br />
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VC investment in green technologies totaled $4.85 billion in 356 deals in 2009, down from 2008's $7.6 billion, though the number of deals in 2009 exceeded the previous year.
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As the sun began to set on 2009, we asked some of our readers and partners to share their innovations, commitments, and passions for the coming year.
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Work is set to begin in the new year on the 48-megawatt expansion of Sempra Generation’s 10-megawatt El Dorado site in Nevada with the approval last week of the Pacific Gas and Electric’s plan to purchase power the new facility.
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Independent power producer Caithness Energy has awarded GE a $1.4 billion contract for 338 of the company’s most advanced wind turbines to build a 845-megawatt wind farm in Oregon -- a size that outstrips all others currently operating worldwide. <br />
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With an annual increase of 2.4 percent per year, jobs in a wide number of green areas have far outpaced employment rates in other industries, according to a new study by Next 10.
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The banking giant's new commercial banking group focused on clean technology firms will add to the $600 million the company has already dedicated to the market.
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A firm that converts raw sewage into biodegradable plastic and another that turns recycled PET plastic into roof tiles are among the six early stage startups that have won the California competition of the Cleantech Open.
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At least 30,383 jobs have been created directly or saved by contractors receiving money from the U.S. government's stimulus program, according to new reports.
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"Green-Collar Jobs: Realizing the Promise," a new study from the Sightline Insitute, takes a close look at how stimulus funding and green collar jobs are already benefiting the Pacific Northwest -- and how those successes can be spread.
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In partnership with IBM, Cisco and Pacific Gas & Electric, the City of San Jose has launched a project to add smart meters to 75,000 businesses and homes, while IBM itself unveiled a new software tool to make it easier for utilities expand smart grids.
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Google's search for a high-tech solution to lower costs for solar power and the World Bank's freeze on palm oil investments are among the news items in this week's roundup.
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Consolidated Edison Inc. is partnering with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Viridity Energy, the Boeing Company, Columbia University and others to apply for $46 million in stimulus money from the U.S. Department of Energy to help fund demonstration projects for a $435 million smart grid program.