Solar Farm to Power 300 Homes in GA County July 23rd, 2012Clean Tech/Green Energy One-megawatt solar energy power plant opens in Upson County, Georgia. Read More
Georgia Power, Southern Co. to Develop More Solar Projects July 6th, 2012Clean Tech/Green Energy Georgia Power and an Atlanta-based solar company have formed a partnership to build a series of solar projects across the state to produce 19 megawatts of power. Read More
Solar Industry Report May 24th, 2012Clean Tech/Green Energy Silicon Valley Bank Solar Industry Report Read More
Apple Data Center To Be Green by 2013 May 22nd, 2012Clean Tech/Green Energy Apple has announced that its 500,000- square-foot data center in Maiden, North Carolina, will be powered entirely by renewable sources by the end of the year. Read More
Highlights from the 2012 Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference April 10th, 2012Clean Tech/Green Energy Last week 560 advanced biofuels delegates, including 120 C-level executives met at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. Biofuels Digest provides a comprehensive look at the highlights from the event. Click here to read. Read More
Obama Budget Plan Proposes 29% Increase in Renewable Energy Funding February 21st, 2012Clean Tech/Green Energy President Obama has renewed his proposal to cut over $40 billion in tax breaks for oil, gas and coal producers over the next decade in an attempt to spend more for alternate energy and conservation. The $3.8 trillion budget proposal represents a 29% increase in renewable energy funds in 2013, as compared to 2012. As part of the budget proposal: – the DOE is allotted $27.2 billion, $2.3 billion of which would go to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable energy for biofuels, advanced vehicles, renewable electricity and research and development. – the USDA budget would decrease by 3% to $23 billion. Read More
Florida Bioenergy Project Closes $75M Loan August 23rd, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy INEOS New Planet BioEnergy’s Indian River BioEnergy Center is now the first large-scale advanced biorefinery facility in U.S. to close financing in latest round of USDA backed financing. The company announced last week that it has closed $75 million in private financing utilizing the USDA loan guarantee program. The program will use feedstock-flexible BioEnergy technology, which turns various waste materials into biofuels and renewable energy by using a combination of gasification and fermentation technology. As part of the government’s goal to replicate the technology, INEOS Bio plans to enter licensing agreements with third parties to build similar commercial bioenergy plants around the Read More
Georgia Power Announces Plan for 50MW Solar Power June 29th, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy Georgia Power announced plans last week to buy up to 50 megawatts of solar power by 2015. This plan comes in response to the Georgia utility regulator’s request for agreements with local solar-power producers to increase the state’s alternative fuel supply. Read article. Read More
Georgia Solar Tax Credits Spur Economic Growth May 13th, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy Georgia Solar Tax Credits Spur Economic Growth ATLANTA, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — With the signature of Governor Nathan Deal, Georgia’s solar energy tax credit is increasing to $5 million annually in 2012, 2013 and 2014 from the current $2.5 million yearly limit. The new law, which the General Assembly approved last month, helps ensure that the vibrant solar energy industry in Georgia continues to thrive, creating jobs and new investment opportunities statewide. Businesses are eligible to receive up to $500,000 in tax credits to offset the cost of installing solar photovoltaic Read More Georgia Chosen for New Bio-Coal Project Site May 9th, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: Vega BioFuels has announced that Georgia’s Crisp county will be home to the newest bio-coal manufacturing plant. The plant will produce green energy bio-coal for use in various coal-fired power plants in the U.S. and abroad. Read article here. Read More Previous 1 2 3 Next
Georgia Chosen for New Bio-Coal Project Site May 9th, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: Vega BioFuels has announced that Georgia’s Crisp county will be home to the newest bio-coal manufacturing plant. The plant will produce green energy bio-coal for use in various coal-fired power plants in the U.S. and abroad. Read article here. Read More