News Archive
2010
- NV Energy Determines Provider for Smart Grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Source: Energy Central - Defunct Polaroid Factory Produces Solar Panels
Source: National Public Radio - Cleantech Investment Down Worldwide
Source: Red Herring - CUBE Sparks Innovation Growth in Downtown Reno
Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly - BLM Speeds Renewable Energy Development
Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly - DOE Makes $80 Million Investment for Advanced Biofuels Research and Fueling Infrastructure
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Senator Reid Addresses Geothermal Forum on Energy and Climate
Source: Renewablesbiz - U.S. Commerce Secretary Highlights Innovation System Weaknesses
Source: Kauffman Foundation - Rural Development Agency Hosts Forum on Economy [and NIREC Serves on Forum Panel]
Source: Las Vegas Sun - Senator Reid Discusses the Creation of Clean Energy Jobs In Nevada
Source: United States Senator for Nevada Harry Reid - Department of Energy to Invest up to $12 Million to Support Early Stage Solar Technologies
Source: U.S. Department of Energy Press Release - [NIREC Participates as] Northern Nevada Business Leaders Discuss Job Creation
Source: Nevada Appeal - Nevada Challenges California for Geothermal Crown
Source: Las Vegas Sun - 2010 State of Entrepreneurship Address
Source: Kauffman Foundation - President Obama Announces Energy Budget Request
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - President Obama Announces Biofuel and Clean Coal Strategy
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - A State Cannot Rely Solely on Low Taxes to Stimulate its Economy
Source: Reno Gazette Journal - San Francisco Prepares for Electric Cars
Source: The New York Times - Boulder City Solar Plant gets $2.9 Million Grant
Source: Las Vegas Sun - Co-Processing of Carbohydrates and Lipids in Oil Crops to Produce a Hybrid Biodiesel
Source: Energy and Fuels Communication - BrightSource Energy Gets $2.4 Billion U.S. Guarantee
Source: Reuters - Kauffman Foundation Launches Clean Energy Innovation Online Network
Source: Kauffman Foundation - DOE Secretary Chu Gives Innovation a Kick Start
Source: CNET News - Brookings Institution Fellow Talks Climate Change
Source: Las Vegas Sun - ARPA-E Summit - Reinventing Energy
Source: CNET News - Wind Turbine Manufacturing Plant in Southern Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Sun - DOE Releases New Report on Benefits of Recovery Act for Small Businesses in Clean Energy, Environmental Management Sectors
Source: Press Release - Governors Seek Nationwide Renewable Energy Standard
Source: Clean Skies News - NIREC Funding Recipient Professor Mark Mascal Featured in Chemical & Engineering News Article
Source: Chemical & Engineering News - Environmentalists make plea for desert preservation
Source: Las Vegas Sun - Patent or Perish: The Evolving Role of Scientists in Technology Commercialization
Source: NIREC Innovation Insights - ARPA-E Announces Fellows Program
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Wind Towers Foul Radar
Source: RenewablesBiz - Obama Administration Announces $100 Million for Smart Grid Workforce Training and Development
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - San Francisco Launches Nation's Largest Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program
Source: Business Wire - New Partnerships Under the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - $4B in Recovery Funds Spent on Green Retrofits
Source: Sustainable Business.com - US Climate Report Demonstrates Serious Commitment
Source: Sustainable Business.com - Vice President Biden Kicks off Earth Day with New Energy Efficiency Effort
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Secretary Chu Announces More Than $200 Million for Solar and Water Power
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Demand for Solar Rebates Sets Record in Nevada With Over 1,000 Applicants
Source: Sunpluggers.com - Nation's First Offshore Wind Farm Approved
Source: CNN - Planned Wind-Turbine Plant Gathers Momentum
Source: Las Vegas Sun - Fernley Geothermal Plant Closer to Reality
Source: Nothern Nevada Business Weekly - Renewable Energy: Commercialization Leader Jim Croce Shares Ideas, Vision
Source: North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Department of Energy Announces $60 Million for Small Business Clean Energy Innovation Projects
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Nevada: A Prime Setting for Renewable Energy
Source: Las Vegas Sun - Senate May Take Up Smaller Energy Bill This Year, Reid Says
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek - Reid Announces Nearly 300 Permanent Green Jobs At "Flipping The Switch" Ceremony
Source: Press Release - National Geothermal Institute Established at UNR
Source: Daily Sparks Tribune - Smart Meters Need Better User Interface
Source: CNET News - Firm Plans to Build Plant for Solar Cells
Source: Reno Gazette Journal - U.S. Patent Office Loosens Rules for Green Tech
Source: CNET News - Treasury Grant Report: Program Boosts Renewable Energy Capacity, Jobs
Source: Sustainable Business.com - Small wind turbines add megawatts to U.S. grid
Source: CNET News - Green Tech - Top Ten Wind Turbine Suppliers in 2009
Source: Reuters - U.S. Seeks Renewable Energy Projects in Indonesia
Source: TempoInteractive - Geothermal Energy Loses a Bit of Its Steam
Source: Las Vegas Sun - CEO Jim Croce Discusses Clean Energy on KUNR Public Radio Show
Source: KUNR 88.7 - Remote California town blazes trail with solar plant that saves water
Source: Las Vegas Sun - EDITORIAL: Brighter day ahead
Source: Las Vegas Sun - Sierra Nevada Corporation gives $1 million for energy research
Source: Nevada News, University of Nevada, Reno - DOE Announces $30 Million in New Small Business Funding to Help Commercialize Clean Energy Technologies
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - A show of sympathy for our joblessness President says a push to expand tax credits for clean energy developers will create jobs, spur $12 billion in investment
Source: Las Vegas Sun - The Importance of Research and Development (R&D) for U.S. Competitiveness and a Clean Energy Future: Growth through Innovation, Energy and Climate, Energy, Jobs and the Economy
Source: Brookings Institute - Energy and Defense Departments Announce Agreement to Enhance Cooperation on Clean Energy and Strengthen Energy Security
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - "As entrepreneurs,...we need capital deployed now," says Under Secretary of Energy Dr. Kristina Johnson
Source: YouTube - Nevada's Big Bet on Geothermal: How the Silver State will become a lab for a growing renewable
Source: greentechmedia - Department of Energy Announces $188 Million for Small Business Technology Commercialization
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Up to $150,000 in Funding and Services (per project) Offered for Technology Development and Commercialization of Early-Stage Clean Energy Technologies
Source: Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization - Commercialization: Promises, challenges
Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly - Report: Nevada should be hub for clean-energy innovation
Source: Las Vegas Sun
2009
- Make Way for Green Power: Federal government's push for new transmission lines is critical to growth of industry
Source: Las Vegas Sun - UNR Forms Renewable Energy Collaborative
Source: Nirec - Introducing DRI's new Renewable Energy Center
Source: DRI Renewable Energy - Mariah Power is Making News with its Windspire ® Wind Turbine
Source: Mariah Power - Towards the Efficient, Total Glycan Utilization of Biomass
Source: ChemSusChem, April 30, 2009 - Federal Funding for Renewable Energy Commercialization
Source: Ecopreneurist - Forum touts Nevada's efforts in renewable energy
Source: Knight Ridder/Tribune - Power to the People: Smart business minds are moving renewable energy discoveries from lab to market
Source: Tahoe Quarterly, Summer 2009 - First seeds of solar energy plan may be planted in Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Business Press - Obama Admin Urges Senate to Pass Energy, Climate Bill
Source: NY Times - DOE Announces Nearly $14 Million to go to 28 New Wind Energy Projects
Source: Department of Energy - Nominations Open for Award Recognizing Scientific Entrepreneurs
Source: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation - Energy Secretary Chu, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce $6.3 million for Biofuels Research
Source: Department of Energy - Obama Administration Awards More than $54 Million for State Energy Programs in Four States and Territories ($13M for Nevada)
Source: Department of Energy - DOE Announces Awards for up to $11 Million for New Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems
Source: Department of Energy - Obama Administration Announces Billions in Lending Authority for Renewable Energy Projects and to Modernize the Grid
Source: Department of Energy - FACTBOX - U.S. "green tech" by the numbers
Source: Reuters - Healthcare, green tech brighten dim U.S. jobs picture
Source: Reuters - A Lack Of Energy
Source: Las Vegas Sun - Summit Puts Spotlight on Clean Energy
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal - Public Comment Extended for Solar Energy Study Areas
Source: NaturalResourcesReport.com - Energy, Treasury Now Accepting Applications for Funding for Renewable Energy Projects
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Should You Spring Clean Your Solar Panels?
Source: Google Blogs - Obama Administration Announces More Than $327 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Science Research
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - New Independent Analysis Confirms Climate Bill Costs About a Postage Stamp a Day
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Former President Bill Clinton is featured speaker at National Clean Energy Summit
Source: National Clean Energy Summit - Obama: DOE Grants for Electric Car Technology
Source: Clean Skies News - DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - NIREC CEO Jim Croce to speak on NSHE’s Central Role in Transforming Nevada’s Economy
Source: 2009 UNLV Renewable Energy Symposium - NIREC CEO calls for collaboration between NSHE and Renewable Energy Industry
Source: NIREC - National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 Focuses on Jobs and the New Economy
Source: www.cleanskies.com - Chu Announces More Wind Energy for Northwest
Source: Clean Skies News - Sierra Nevada Corp. solar plans take shape
Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly - How to Finance a Green Revolution
Source: CNET News - UNLV adds solar minor at right time
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal - First Solar Scores Large California Deal
Source: CNET News - Green energy, wildlife habitat can co-exist, says Nevada wilderness Project biologist
Source: The Desert Valley Times Online - Wood chips provide valuable fuel at Tahoe
Source: Reno Gazette Journal - Energy-aware Internet routing coming soon
Source: CNET News - California's Conceptual Transmission Plan for Access to Renewable Energy Announced
Source: California Energy Commission - 'Green goo' biofuel gets a boost
Source: CNN.com Technology - Join DRI on August 27 for dedication of LEED building featuring six sided CAVE
Source: DRI News and Communications - PG&E to compress air to store wind power
Source: CNET News - Mariah Power’s Windspire is introduced in Europe
Source: Business Wire - UC Davis Awarded $32.6 Million in Stimulus Funds for Research
Source: UC Davis News and Information - Recap of the Third Annual UNLV Renewable Energy Symposium
Source: UNLV - Biofuel Projects Selected by DOE to Receive $21 Million
Source: Department of Energy - $500 Million in Funding Awarded to Clean Energy Projects
Source: Department of Energy - Department of Energy Grants $535 Million Loan to Solyndra
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - DRI Boosts Local Economy
Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly - Brookings Institute to Partner with University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun - First Solar Signs 2,000 Megawatt Deal with China
Source: CNET News - What's Next for the Patent Office?
Source: Innovation: America's Journal of Technology Commercialization - Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Executive Order to Advance State's Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard
Source: Office of the Governor: State of California - Recovery Act Passes $1 Billion Milestone for Clean Energy Projects
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Sierra Nevada Corp. Announces Solar Contracts
Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly - Dr. Stephen Wells, President DRI, Named 20/20 Visionary
Source: Nevada Business Magazine - Nevada: U.S. Geothermal Hub
Source: Reno Gazette Journal - U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - $87 Million in Department of Energy Funding to Support Solar Technologies
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Recovery Through Retrofit
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - SBIR Conference, November 2009
Source: - $151 Million in ARPA-E Grants Funded
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Obama Administration Announces $3.4 Billion in Smart Grid Investment
Source: CNET News - DOE Awards $338 Million to Accelerate Geothermal Energy
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - EcoFactor Wins Cleantech Open National Award
Source: CNET News - National Laboratories Receive More Than $104 Million in Funding
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Department of Energy Invests $18 Million in Small Business Clean Energy Innovation
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects Receive $620 Million in Funding
Source: U.S. Department of Energy - Clean Energy Forum to be Held at University of Nevada, Reno
Source: The Nevada Sagebrush - New iPhone App from Mariah Power Measures Wind Speed
Source: Mariah Power - Solar Thermal Hybrid Power Plant Demonstrations
Source: Energy Central - Second Round of ARPA-E Funds Released
Source: CNET News - Obama Administration Rules Greenhouse Gases Endanger Human Health
Source: CNET News - $2.1 Million Headed to Reno for Renewable Energy Projects
Source: Senator Harry Reid Newsroom - Renewable Energy May Save Nevada's Economy
Source: Reno Gazette Journal - First Solar has Produced and Shipped 1 Billion Watts
Source: CNET News - Solar Power from Space
Source: National Public Radio - 2009 Geothermal Recap
Source: Renewable Energy World.com - NV Energy Approved to Purchase Renewable Energy
Source: PV-Tech.org - Utility Scale Solar Project Contract Signed by NV Energy
Source: Earth Times
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