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Energy Department Announces New Technical Assistance for Tribal Clean Energy Projects

Building on the Energy Department’s technical assistance awards for Alaska Native communities announced last month, the Department today announced that five additional Tribes will receive technical assistance through the Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Program for renewable energy project development and installation. These awards are part of the Department’s broader efforts to help Tribal [...]

Solar and Lithium Ion Car Race Winners Announced

Ninety-seven teams from 28 Colorado schools participated in today’s car competitions hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The student teams raced solar and lithium ion powered vehicles they designed and built themselves. Trophies for the fastest lithium-ion powered model cars were given to Colorado students from University School, Greeley, [...]

$16 Million Set for Small Businesses Focused on Energy Technologies

The Energy Department on May 9 announced that it will award 88 grants to small businesses in 28 states to develop clean energy technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and job creation. These awards, totaling more than $16 million in investments, will help small businesses with promising ideas that could improve manufacturing processes, boost [...]

Ram Power announces 2013 First Quarter Results

Ram Power, Corp. (TSX: RPG) (“Ram Power” or the “Company”), a renewable energy company focused on the development, production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy, is pleased to announce itsoperating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. This earnings release should be read in conjunction with Ram Power’s financial statements, and management’s [...]

Altair Nanotechnologies Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Altair”) (NASDAQ: ALTI) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Altair reported revenues of $1.9 million for the first quarter compared to $0.3 million for the same period in 2012. The gross loss was $0.3 million due to inventory cost adjustments and the launching of new electric [...]

ECOtality Reports 2013 First Quarter Financial Results

ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation technologies, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. “Our first quarter results reflect continued installations of our prevalent and growing Blink® network,” stated Ravi Brar, ECOtality’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are on track to complete the commitments under the [...]

U.S. Geothermal, Inc. reports First Quarter 2013 Results, provides 2013 Guidance

Recent Achievements: Operations: – Generated fleet wide total 84,896 MWh in the first quarter of 2013 – Delivered quarterly average availabilities of: Raft River – 97.7%, San Emidio – 94.6%, Neal Hot Springs – 79.8% – Following fourth quarter commercial operation of Neal Hot Springs, continued with final commissioning completion activities. – Began drilling resource [...]

ScottishPower Renewables Scoops Energy Globe Award For Islay Tidal Power Project

ScottishPower Renewables’ plans to install up to 10 underwater tidal power turbines in the Sound of Islay, off Scotland’s west coast, has been recognised with an Energy Globe Award, one of the World’s most prestigious environmental awards. The Energy Globe Award was founded in 1999 by the Austrian energy pioneer Wolfgang Neumann and is now [...]

Study: Nearly 22 Million Electric Vehicles Will Be Sold from 2012 to 2020

A total of 21.9 million EVs will be sold worldwide during the period from 2012 to 2020, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. “Electric Vehicle Market Forecasts” reports that electric vehicles (EV) sales will grow at a much more rapid pace than the overall automotive market during that timeframe. Both plug-in electric vehicles [...]

Joint Statement between U.S. Department of Energy and Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy

Acting Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman and Mr. Yoon Sang-jick, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea, met on May 7, 2013, at the Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters in Washington, D.C., where they exchanged views on cooperation on a wide range of energy priorities. They noted the importance [...]