While DOE Drops Hydrogen Budget DoD Gives $1.5 Million Contract
While the Obama Administration and Department of Energy (DOE) have decided to slash the hydrogen research budget by 60-percent and zero out funding for hydrogen vehicles, the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) has other plans.
The DoD has recently awarded Plug Power Incorporated a $1.5 million contract to produce hydrogen-powered forklifts for the defense department. [...]
Aora Launches Hybrid Solar Thermal Station
Aora has launched its first hybrid solar thermal gas turbine power station at Kibbutz Samar in southern Israel. Aora’s Samar “Power Flower” station consists of a field of 30 tracking mirrors (heliostats) situated on half an acre of land.
House Passes Climate Bill Including National RPS
Late last Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 219-212 to pass the American Clean Energy & Security Act. The new climate legislation includes a National Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) provision, mandating that investor owned utilities buy a minimum of 15% of their energy from renewable sources.
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