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NREL’s 23rd Industry Growth Forum Results
We blogged about the NREL industry growth forum 2 weeks ago prior to the event. NREL’s industry growth forum is ahighly recognized event featuring start-up companies in cleantechnologies showcasing new products for venture capitalists, witheventual ‘winners’ selected to receive cash prizes. This year’sevent drew more than 500 investors, entrepreneurs, scientists andpolicymakers to Denver. The event [...]
NREL’s 23rd Annual Industry Growth Forum Oct. 19-21
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will be hosting the 23rd annual Industry Growth Forum in Denver,Colorado from october 19-21. The forum serves to highlight start-upcompanies invested in developing renewable energy technologies,displaying their new innovations in front of panels, one-on-onemeetings, and organized networking opportunities. The main focus of companies attending is to help raise capital [...]
Happy 23rd Birthday, Montreal Protocol!
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, the international treaty that was created in 1987 to protect andrestore the ozone layer. The treaty has achieved each of its goals overthe last few decades, including the complete phase-out of CFCs thisyear. Aggressively phasing out CFCs translated not only to majorozone protection, but also to [...]
Solar Power Recap: July 23rd
After a two-week hiatus, the solar power rundown is back. With a vengeance… This week’s big energy story? The Senate abandoned plans for a comprehensive energy bill that sought to curb carbon emissions, nationwide. Democrats simply didnot have the votes to move forward, and will now focus instead on anarrower bit of legislation centered on: [...]
Solar Power Recap: June 23rd
A California initiative that seeks to overturn the state’srestrictions on greenhouse gas emissions has qualified for theNovember ballot, via the L.A. Times. The proposed changes were spearheaded by Texas oilfirms, Valero Energy and Tesoro Corp. The news, it seems, has madeArnold pretty damn angry: “This initiative sponsored by greedy Texas oil companieswould cripple California’s fastest-growing [...]
Solar Power Recap: Feb 23rd
Here it is, folks, your daily dose of today’s solar energy news and info… The big story this morning: BrightSource Energy on Monday got a preliminary OK for a monster federal loan guarantee, worth $1.4 billion, via the Los Angeles Times. As GetSolar’s Margaret Collins reported last week,the company has revised its plans in an attempt to [...]