Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: December 8, 2010

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Initiative Launched California Approves $4B High-Speed Rail Line 10 EU Countries Sign for North Sea Offshore Grid Oregon Biomass Cogen Plant under Construction Chevy Invests $40M in U.S. Clean Energy Projects Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Export Initiative Launched DOE joined seven other U.S. government agencies on December 7 in launching the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Initiative, a coordinated effort to promote exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. In 2009, the US exported roughly $2 billion of manufactured renewable energy goods, which will be used as a benchmark for progress. The Department of Commerce and DOE co-chair the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Working Group on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for the federal agencies participating in the initiative. DOE is investing in market research and discovery that can help focus U.S. government resources for trade promotion. For example, DOE will identify U.S. manufactured energy efficiency products likely to be competitive in global markets, and in collaboration with U.S. trade associations, DOE will consider creating guides for foreign buyers that list technologies and services available from U.S. providers. The initiative, which will involve 23 agencies over the next five years, is […]

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