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US Tops In Renewable Energy Attractiveness As Sector Comes Of Age

June 3 -- The US unseated China as the most attractive country for renewable energy investment in 2012, according to Ernst & Young’s (E&Y) May 2013 “Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index” (RECAI), which, for the 10th year running, “ranks 40 countries on the attractiveness of their renewable energy investment and deployment opportunities based on a number of macro, energy market, and technology-specific indicators.” >>View Article

ND wind farms producing 1,600 megawatts of power

June 3 -- Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley says North Dakota has about 1,600 megawatts of power generated from wind turbines. Wrigley says amount of wind power has spiked with the addition of new turbines that have been placed in south central North Dakota by Allete (ah-LEET') Inc. >>View Article

A Floating Wind Tower Is Launched in Maine

June 3 -- One reason that offshore wind has not caught on in the United States is the steep cost of erecting a tower in the water, but researchers at the University of Maine tried another approach on Friday by launching a floating wind machine. It is the first offshore wind installation in United States waters, according to the Energy Department, which helped pay for it. >>View Article

DOE loans drive innovation

June 3 -- The Department of Energy's loan guarantee program is working. It's working to drive American innovation, create jobs, transform our economy — and along the way, helping improve our environment, our health and our future. >>View Article

Tesla charging network quells range anxiety

May 31 -- Tesla will triple its supercharging stations by the end of July, and will add more than 100 stations by the end of 2013 for its Model S, the luxury paragon of electric vehicles. >>View Article

Xcel Looking To Add 550MW Of Wind Power

May 31 -- Xcel Energy Inc. is looking to add about 550 megawatts of wind power to its system in Colorado by 2016, which would boost its wind power by about 25 percent to more than 2,700 megawatts. >>View Article

Busting Big Oil Myths on the RFS and Ethanol, Part II: Food Prices

May 31 -- Last week I kicked off a short series of posts examining some of the biggest myths perpetuated by the oil industry in its crusade against biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). As part of an aggressive push to repeal the RFS, oil industry trade groups and their allies have used a well-stocked arsenal of half-truths and misinformation regarding ethanol and other biofuels. Big Oil’s PR machine regurgitates these myths via conference calls with reporters, meetings with editorial boards, sham studies, paid advertising, social media and many other channels. Their goal, of course, is to weaken political and public support for the RFS and put the brakes on the transition to renewables. >>View Article

Wind power a big part of solving climate change challenges, not biggest threat to birds

May 31 -- By neglecting to discuss the main threat to the biodiversity on this planet – climate change – the recent article by Associated Press reporter Dina Cappiello (“Wind farms get pass,“ May 14) offered an incomplete analysis of the interaction between wind power and wildlife. >>View Article

Fox Reporter Conjures Mystery Numbers For New Tesla Attack

May 31 -- Still in search of ways to attack the federal government's investments in green technology, Fox Business baselessly claimed that the battery for the all-electric Tesla Model S "conks out after about 16 miles." In fact, the car is noted for its 200-mile battery range, which is superior to that of other electric vehicles on the market. >>View Article

Some clean energy bets pay off nicely

May 31 -- Remember Tesla, the clean energy automobile company that the Department of Energy gambled on with big investments in 2009? Mitt Romney declared it a "failure" during the presidential campaign and critics compared it to another company with a space-age sounding name: Solyndra, a solar energy company that defaulted on its half-billion-dollar government loan.... >>View Article

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