Sustainable Business Oregon Archives
January 2013
- Energy Trust has $1M for large solar project developers
- PGE to build natural gas plant at Port Westward to meet variable energy demand
- Wind energy turbines spin to a 2012 record
- NOAA report highlights coastal climate risks
- SolarWorld CFO: Company 'committed' to survival
- Analysts size up SolarWorld's uncertain future
- Beaverton School District unveils solar projects
- Pennsylvania reopens its solar rebate program
- New 1366 Tech factory aims to deliver 'solar at the cost of coal'
- Ralls Corp. suing over blocked Oregon wind farm
- Nest to raise $80M for smart thermostats
- North Carolina agencies cut fossil fuel use by almost 20%
- PGE's power plant beauty contest coming to a head
- PNNL strikes licensing deal for fast-charging battery technology
- Oregon State to lead overhaul of marine research fleet
- Investment world shifts toward sustainability — or does it?
- Comments on high-speed rail in Oregon roll in
- AltaRock announces success with Oregon geothermal test
- Tax ruling could make solar project finance easier
- Juhl Wind to build turbines for Honda plant
- Bulk Handling Systems acquires Amsterdam-based recycling equipment maker
- Reality check: It takes a village to get EVs to prime time
- Hawaii Electric Light Co. looking for geothermal energy developers
- Sacramento sees a quiet cleantech boom
- Wind energy projects saw a a record year in 2012
- Waste Management, Arizona State partner on sustainability forum
- Territorial Sea Plan approved in Oregon, saving room for wave energy
- More job cuts loom as SolarWorld seeks debt restructuring
- Oregon's largest solar array complete
- More Oregon school districts land farm-to-school grants
- PNNL, Oregon State get $2.8M from Department of Defense
- Wanted: The next generation of organic leaders
- PGE, ECOtality complete fast charger installation along I-5
- How companies can get started on a greener path
- Columbia Sportswear distributes $80,000 in grants for conservation projects
- Progress Energy looking to slash solar incentives in the Carolinas
- Schnitzer Steel leads recycling push in Hawaii
- EPA wants PDX harbor Superfund plan changes
- Ford updates electric and efficient car offerings
- Gallery: OMSI exhibit illuminates region's renewable energy
- Report: Oregon wind energy impact equal to taking 550,000 cars off the road
- Mass. startup targets micro-wind sector
- Vitale out as head of The Climate Trust
- Oregon tops nation in new Clean Jobs Index
- Washington DC tops annual LEED list from U.S. Green Building Council
- Oregon startup refining solar-powered rooftop ventilator
- Report: Coal export in the Northwest holds heavy CO2 emissions potential
- Wind turbines installed at Honolulu Harbor site
- Ohio, Ky. and Ind. sign landmark water agreement aimed at innovation
- Sedlar aims to bring 'health to neighborhoods' with Green Zebra convenience stores
- Pew: U.S needs better policies for stable clean energy sector
- Duke Energy looks to boost wind portfolio
- Japan's tsunami spurred cleantech development
- Year-end numbers highlight cleantech VC slowdown
- Battle Ground schools tap Ameresco for $3.9M efficiency upgrade
- Gallery: Inside the world's first Homb green prefab in Portland
- As homes get greener, NEEA works on the next green thing
- Why 2012 was pivotal for next-gen transportation
- Central Ohio plans green industrial park
- Better Place vet offers cautionary advice to Oregon EV cluster
- Prius C dubbed greenest car
- Bill Drummond named BPA administrator
- Sungevity raises $125 million for solar projects
- Google, Yahoo getting their own smart grid
- Vestas strikes tower deal to boost employment at Colorado factory
- Solar, wind companies sad to see Ken Salazar go
- Kilowatt Crackdown enlists more than 50 buildings
- Newsmakers: Herman D'Hooge on what makes smart cities tick
- Tennessee sees delayed return on solar investment
- Army Corps HQ in Seattle wins national green building award
- Tesla talks up free charging for its electric cars
- Austin Energy boosts renewables with more wind power
- Blu Homes selling prefab houses in Hawaii
- It's time to fix the pricing problem
- Oregon saw 54 extreme weather records broken in 2012
- Pacific Marine Energy Center to land in Newport
- PGE proposes shrinking transmission project by 101 miles
- Portland's Skylab Architecture sees green potential in prefab
- Gallery: Local Choice opens to bolster local food scene
- Iberdrola: Uncertainty continues for wind project development
- California's 'virtual net metering' bill could boost solar industry
- Emeryville Public Market's 'green living room' showcases sustainability
- Car-sharing services help city dwellers
- Green marketing: Consider the righteous return
- Alternative fuels will have a busy year, thanks to Congress
- Pacific Power helps fund solar at Rogue Valley airport
- ReVolt clashed with state officials
- NY Gov. Cuomo proposes $1B 'green bank' to invest in cleantech
- Google invests $200M in a Texas wind farm
- Duke Energy switching on large solar farms in NC, Arizona
- SunPower's Portland office central to last week's blockbuster deal with Warren Buffet
- Looptworks hits Consumer Electronics Show
- Nicky USA acquires organic farm in Aurora
- Elon Musk: Vegetarians only on Mars colony
- Former lobbyist for now-bankrupt ReVolt claimed cash position was sound
- Oregon leads in bike signal use
- Meyer to fund REACH for green apartment project
- Plum Creek to fund water-quality research at Oregon State
- Ameresco giving Austin Energy plant a $5.2M efficiency upgrade
- Per-mile tax targeting efficient cars back on the table for Oregon Legislature
- Pay-for-production solar incentive proving viable in Oregon
- Southern Research Institute gets $1.5M for alternative fuels work
- Seattle's green star is on the rise
- Vestas trims hours for Colorado workers
- Tesla's consumer-direct approach passes legal muster in Mass.
- Gamesa plans layoff at wind turbine plant despite PTC extension
- Cleantech venture capital investment dives 33 percent
- Portland couple hits zero-energy goal
- EnerG2 raises $9.4M for Oregon high-tech battery manufacturing plant
- The business case for greening our cities
- Starbucks to offer $1 reusable cups
- SunPower sells world's largest solar project to MidAmerican
- PUC slaps PacifiCorp for not researching coal alternatives
- San Francisco revokes Recology contract
- Penrith exits Earth Advantage, CakeSystems
- Avis buys Zipcar, joins the 'sharing economy'
- Last-minute PTC extension cheers Oregon businesses
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