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The Monthly e-Letter on Clean Technology from Clean Edge
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Clint Wilder
By Clint Wilder
Here’s a headline that I bet you didn’t see (at least in the United States) in the past month, but based on the facts, could have been written:

Welcome to the Golden Age of Solar Power...

A case can definitely be made. In the past two years, solar PV cell prices have plummeted by more than half, and total installation costs by about 30 percent.
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9/30 Alphabet Energy Raises $12 Million in Series A Financing
Alphabet Energy, a firm focused on thermoelectric materials for waste- heat recovery, has closed $12 million in Series A financing.
Clean Edge News
9/30 As Solyndra Execs Take the Fifth, Company Blames DOE for Its Demise
In announcing that Solyndra executives would invoke their Fifth Amendment rights when they appear before Congress this week, a spokesman for the bankrupt solar energy company laid the blame for its demise at the feet of the same Department of Energy that invested $527 million into the failed enterprise.
The New York Times
9/29 Carbon War Room-Brokered Consortium Aims to Unlock Multi-Billion Dollar Global Retrofit Market
The Carbon War Room, a non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson, announced recently the launch of a new consortium that aims to unlock billions of dollars of investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies for US commercial real estate.
Clean Edge News
9/28 Walmart to Generate Solar Energy at More Than 75 Percent of its Stores in California
Walmart announced plans to install solar panels on up to 60 additional stores in California, expanding the company's solar portfolio to more than 75 percent of its stores in the state, making California the first state in the nation where Walmart has devoted this level of commitment to renewable energy.
Clean Edge News
9/28 Energy Department Awards $8.4 Million for Projects to Improve Engine and Powertrain Efficiency
Secretary Chu announced $8.4 million over three to four years for suppliers and vehicle manufacturers to develop and demonstrate technologies that increase the efficiency of engines and powertrain systems for future highway transportation vehicles.
Clean Edge News
9/27 Who Will Rescue U.S. Green Technology? Asian Conglomerates
Although U.S. investors have become somewhat skittish about green technology, Asian conglomerates are at the start of what could become an extended shopping spree.
Forbes
9/26 India's Gujarat Lands $100 Million Loan for Solar Park From Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $100 million loan to the Indian state of Gujarat to help accelerate the rollout of new large- scale solar power facilities.
Clean Edge News
9/26 Empire State Building Achieves LEED Gold
The Empire State Building has been awarded LEED Gold for Existing Buildings certification as further recognition from the $550 million Empire State ReBuilding program.
Clean Edge News
 
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