POET Plans to Cut Water Use
US - POET plans to decrease water use in the production of ethanol by 22 per cent over the next five years in the first goal of its sustainability iniative, Ingreenuity.

CPUC Approves New Solar Research Grants
US - UC San Diego is getting a half-million dollars to study ways to improve solar power in cloudy conditions.

REG Applauds Tax Credit Reinstatement
US - Renewable Energy Group has applauded the US Senate’s passage of a bill containing the reinstatement of the biodiesel blenders’ tax credit, a critical piece of energy independence and green...

Wind Energy Bosses Call for Strong RES
US - Leading wind energy industry executives have called on Congress to pass a strong national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) as the best way to save and create US jobs.

Small Farms to Receive Energy Grants
US - Iowa farmers with small to midsize operations are able to apply for grants to demonstrate energy efficiency and conservation measures or how they are using renewable energy from their farm...

CME: Corn Exports Running Behind Forecasts
US - USDA released on Wednesday, 10 March, its latest grain and meat supply forecasts for 2010, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Imperium Resumes Production of Biodiesel
US - Imperium Renewables has restarted production at its Grays Harbor plant, which had called a halt to production after a glycerin tank ruptured in December.

First Solar in Power Deal with PG&E
US - First Solar has reached a power purchase agreement to supply Pacific Gas and Electric Company with renewable electricity from a 300MW photovoltaic solar power plant that it is developing...

ClearFuels to Develop Tennessee Biomass Plant
US – ClearFuels Technology and Hughes Hardwood International have put forward plans to develop a commercial scale biorefinery to produce renewable jet or diesel fuel.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

SAIC Awarded Biomass Engineering Agreement
US - Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) wholly-owned subsidiary, R.W. Beck, has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Golden...

Algae Will Be Local
US – OriginOil president and CEO, Riggs Eckelberry, will join a distinguished panel of speakers to kick off the Algae World Summit in San Diego, California, on 18 May.

Weekly Outlook: Value of US Dollar and Corn Prices
US - It has not been uncommon for daily fluctuations in corn prices to be attributed to fluctuations in the value of the US dollar relative to other currencies. So, what is the connection?, asks...

Funds for University Wind Turbine Research
US - The University of Dayton Research Institute and their partners in a number of wind-energy programs funded by state, federal and private sources have been awarded $270,000 in Ohio Third Frontier...

Call for Long Term Biofuel Tax Credits
US - The US biodiesel industry is hopeful that it will get a $1 a gallon tax credit that expired last year restored.

Moves to Restrict Clean Energy Grants Attacked
US - In the wake of a new report revealing that a clean-energy grant programme in the stimulus has paid out more than $1 billion to foreign manufacturers, US Senators Charles E. Schumer, Bob...

Konarka in Collaboration with Konica Minolta
US - Konarka Technologies isd to form an R&D collaboration and strategic investment agreement with Konica Minolta Holdings.

Western North Carolina's Largest Solar Array Online
US – Progress Energy Carolinas solar photovoltaic (PV) array in western North Carolina is now online and generating electricity.

Loan to a Biorefinery for Renewable Energy
US – Range Fuels, a Colorado based firm with a planned biorefinery located near Soperton, Georgia, is to receive a loan guaranteed by USDA Rural Development to make cellulosic biofuel from wood...

Suzlon Plans 728MW Wind Energy in US this Year
US - Suzlon Wind Energy Corp, the North American subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited, said it plans to bring online 728MW of renewable energy in the US in 2010.

Wind Project for Hamilton County
US - US renewable energy company enXco has put forward plans for a wind farm in Hamilton County in Iowa.

Crownbutte Joins Wind Spirit Project
US - North Dakota-based wind development company Crownbutte Wind Power is to take part in participate in Grasslands Renewable Energy's innovative Wind Spirit Project.

Three US Wind Farms for BP
US - Previewing the company's annual strategy presentation to the financial community, BP Group Chief Executive Tony Hayward said this week the company had established strong momentum in its...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

MPSC Approves Detroit Edison's First Solar Contract
US - The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved Detroit Edison's first Engineer, Procure and Construct contract for the utility's SolarCurrents renewable energy program.