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Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas to meet in DC on April 15-16, 2010
In Washington, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas in Washington, DC on April 15-16, 2010. The Ministerial will have two parts. The first day will be a meeting of representatives from government, civil society, industry, academia and international financial institutions. The second day will be a [...]
Clinton, Obama open 5th Clinton Global Initiative Meeting, with focus on energy, climate change
In New York, President Barack Obama and President Bill Clinton opened the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, with more than 60 current and former heads of state, 500 business leaders, and 400 leaders from nongovernmental and philanthropic organizations attending the meeting, representing 84 countries.
The meeting will focus on harnessing innovation, strengthening infrastructure, [...]
Dubuque and IBM partner in “smarter, sustainable city” project for advanced energy, water management
In Iowa, IBM and the City of Dubuque outlined a plan to transform the 60,000 member Iowa community into one of the first “smarter, sustainable cities” in the U.S. Under the partnership, IBM and Dubuque will address energy, water management, and transportation issues, while reducing the community’s impact on the environment.
The first phase of the [...]
Study says biomass will comprise 12.5 percent of all renewable energy generation by 2014
In New York, SBI concludes that Biomass will comprise 12.5% of total renewable energy generation in 2014, up from 10 percent today, in a new report: “Global Biofuels Market: Opportunities, Emerging Technologies and Production.” Worldwide data is provided on biorefineries, conversion and separation technologies, manufacturing, research and development, organic biofuels, capacity, components and competition.
SBI projects [...]
First Reserve forms $9 billion, energy-focused private equity fund; believed to be largest ever assembled
In Connecticut, First Reserve announced that it has formed what is believed to be the largest energy-focused private equity fund ever assembled, the $9 billion First Reserve Fund XII, L.P. Fund. The global fund will make privately negotiated equity and equity-related investments in a diversified portfolio of companies in the global energy industry.
Law firm Simpson [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “At the end of this first year of Congress there will be an energy bill on the president’s desk.”
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel: “At the end of this first year of Congress there will be an energy bill on the president’s desk. Asked whether the bill would include a controversial cap-and-trade system aimed at curbing emissions of carbon dioxide, Emanuel said “our goal is to get that done. We will see.” [...]
Washington state’s Sen. Maria Cantwell to head key Senate subcommittee on energy
Washington State’s junior senator, Maria Cantwell, has been appointed to chair the key Senate subcommittee of energy, and said that she believes the subcommittee can and will play a greater role in the development of climate change legislation as well as enable the development of clean energy technologies. Cantwell chief of staff Maura O’Neill has [...]
Chu nomination at Energy expected to win committee “yes” this week; Chu says ethanol not necessary to future; E10 blend wall needs study
In Washington, Secretary of Energy-designate Steven Chu faced the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee in his confirmation hearing.
The Des Moines Register reports that Dr. Chu “said that the next generation of biofuels will not necessarily be ethanol”, said he did not know whether the EPA should raise ethanol blending limits in non flex-fuel vehicles [...]
Stanford launches $100 million energy research institute including Center for Sustainable Energy
In California, Stanford University announced that it would launch a $100 million energy research institute. Stanford president John Hennessey said that the new Precourt Institute for Energy would provide funding for additional faculty and graduate students, to supplement to $30 million already spent each year on energy research.
Hennessey said that the Institute will be at [...]
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