DOE Issues Waiver Under Section 1605 of ARRA for Solar PV Equipment Projects

By William H. Holmes on August 11, 2010 Posted in Renewable, Show Me the Money, Solar

From our colleagues Jere Webb and Jason Davis: On August 6, 2010, the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (“EERE”), through delegated authority by the Department of Energy, issued a nationwide limited public interest waiver under Section 1605 (the “Buy American Provisions”) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Recovery … Continue Reading

New Tool for Renewable Energy Investors, Entrepreneurs, and Companies

By John Laney on July 1, 2010 Posted in Algae, Biofuels, Biomass, Cleantech, Energy Storage, Geothermal, Green Building, Hydropower, Ocean/Wave Energy, Patent Applications, Renewable, Smart Energy, Smart Grid, Solar, Transmission, Wind

On June 30, 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") launched its Technology Commercialization Portal (the "Portal"). The Portal is an online resource that provides a mechanism for investors, entrepreneurs and companies to identify new technologies coming out of DOE laboratories and other participating research institutions. Relevant technologies include: Advanced Materials Biomass and Biofuels Building Energy Efficiency Electricity Transmission and … Continue Reading

Demonstration of Low Temperature Geothermal Power Generation

By John Laney on October 5, 2009 Posted in Geothermal, Sustainable Development

Seeing how Stoel Rives is a Silver Sponsor of the Geothermal Energy Expo, held in Reno until October 7, 2009, it appears timely to talk about some geothermal energy news (click here for conference details, come by and see us at booth #520). On October 2, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the … Continue Reading