Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: May 7, 2008

DOE Helps Greensburg, Kansas, Rebuild as a Wind-Powered City DOE Offers $60 Million for Concentrating Solar Power Research DOE Offers $7.5 Million for Advanced Water Power Technologies Ohio Requires 25% Renewable or Advanced Energy by 2025 Long Island Utility Calls for 50 Megawatts of Solar Power New Jersey Utility Offers $105 Million in Solar Loans DOE Helps Greensburg, Kansas, Rebuild as a Wind-Powered City DOE’s work with the city of Greensburg, Kansas, over the past year is bearing fruit, as the city is now rebuilding with a new emphasis on energy efficient buildings and renewable energy, particularly wind energy. Greensburg was devastated by a tornado on May 4, 2007, after which the city announced its plans to rebuild as a model of sustainability. When Greensburg contacted DOE for assistance, the agency sent a team of experts from its National Renewable Energy Laboratory to conduct studies; develop renewable energy and energy efficient business strategies; and assemble financing and ownership options to produce or procure renewable energy technologies. DOE opened an office in Greensburg and helped the city develop and pass a resolution that all large city buildings achieve LEED Platinum certification, the highest green building rating available under the U.S. Green […]

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