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January 2019

Electric Vehicles: Charging Ahead: With emissions crimes still in the rear-view mirror, Volkswagen ramps up its global commitment to electric vehicles and the recharging stations that feed them.
Sustainability: The Push and Pull of Green Building: A new law on the East Coast and a new corporate campus on the West Coast show how cities and companies can converge to attain sustainability and wellness goals.
Research: Swedish Catalyst: Ongoing work at Chalmers University of Technology offers windows into the EU’s energy future.
News: Energy Matters: Asia's share of CO2 emissions, FPL's huge solar commitment in Florida and more.

November 2018

Corporate Campus: Berlin and the Burgh: Two Siemens investments on opposite sides of the Atlantic have energy and community redevelopment at their heart.
Energy Efficiency: Windows on a More Efficient World: Three reports offer guideposts to more judicious energy use in buildings, transport and industry.
Batteries: Where Do All the Batteries Go?: Renault is working on an answer.
News: Energy Matters: The UK's new energy and carbon reporting scheme; helicopter rotors can help service wind farm blades and more.

September 2018

Nuclear Power: Hanging in the Balance: Brinksmanship reaches a fever pitch in Georgia over a megaproject that comes with mega-costs.
Energy Consumption: Define Your Therms: Rhode Island’s low energy consumption is matched by its high profile in renewables.
Energy Efficiency: Lost Generation: A new ranking of Indian state energy efficiency follows a U.S. report’s model, with one crucial difference.
News: Energy Matters: AEP’s cancellation of a $4.5-billion wind project, Infrastructure investment in West Texas and more.

July 2018

Solar: Power Game: In addition to parkland and housing, some closed golf courses are turning into solar power plants.
Solar: Ladies and Gentlemen, Charge Your Engines: The 2018 American Solar Challenge is underway.
Oil & Gas: Refinery Restart Awaits Legislative Approval in the U.S. Virgin Islands: A $1.4-billion investment from ArcLight Capital Partners and Limetree Bay Terminals promises 700 new jobs and new revenue streams in the hard-hit U.S. territory.
News: Energy Matters: Community-level solar power in Kenya; Montana wind could help the Pacific Northwest and more.

May 2018

Solar: Soup’s On in New Jersey: A new project at Campbell Soup Company’s world headquarters showcases a company and a state leading the way in solar power deployment.
Sustainability: Mexico Past and Future: Sustainable design points the way forward while breathing new life into Mexico’s historical landmarks.
Renewable Energy: Sun and Wind Projects Debut in Northwest Ohio: A new manufacturing plant will create 500 jobs, while a new wind farm creates electrons for GM.
News: Energy Matters: Oil & Gas, Solar in China, Wind in Taiwan and Japan, Mexico Energy Reform and more.

March 2018

Solar: New Solar Census, No Sunny Consensus: A new tally of solar jobs nationwide debuts just as new tariffs kick in.
Prices: Lessons from the Neverending Winter: Experts urge customers to lock in rates as 2018 energy prices increase.
Electric Vehicles: Autonomous Autos Roll On: Two pilot projects from Renault put self-driving EVs to work in a Normandy city and on a Portuguese island.
News: Energy Matters: Saudi interest in Chinese oil, Saudi solar, Tesla Powerwalls and more.

January 2018

Oil & Gas: Norway’s Trump Card: Statoil’s busy in more than 30 countries (including the US), but its main pipeline of oil, gas and wind projects continues to churn between the North Sea and the Arctic Circle.
Batteries: Moving Mountains: EnerBlü's two-pronged investment in Kentucky gets its power from a university town and a company town, both of which seek to diversify their economies.
Pipelines: The Pipeline Promise: Projects in Alberta and Pennsylvania illustrate the present benefits and future potential of petrochemical development.
News: Energy Matters: Canada’s map of expanding alternative fueling options, DOE report and more.

November 2017

Design: Making High Performance Buildings Cost Less: Our friends at Pattern r+d describe how one project in Atlanta aims to balance cost and energy goals
Energy Efficiency: Massachusetts, California and Rhode Island Do the Most to Use the Least: The 11th annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard finds familiar names at the top, and incorporates a new metric.
Batteries: Did you Remember the Batteries?: A Nordic venture with powerful backing aims to help power an electrified Europe with a multibillion-dollar battery plant in Swedish Lapland.
News: Energy Matters: What Microsoft is doing in Ireland to support the power needs of a booming data center cluster and more.

September 2017

Electric Vehicles: Get Charged Up: The fallout from VW's emissions scandal includes a $2-billion commitment to EV-charging infrastructure across the US.
Oil & Gas: Cause and (Cartel) Effect: A new report uses rig data to link fracking and other 'advances' to OPEC's rigging of the marketplace.
Power: Electron Immigration: The $1.6-billion Northern Pass Transmission project continues to pass milestones on the journey toward making New England power cheaper with Canadian hydroelectricity.
News: Energy Matters: Nuclear power database, Jones Act waiver, Turmoil at the DOE and more.

July 2017

Energy Efficiency: Better Buildings, Better Cities: Corporate actors take center stage in efforts to brighten the future as well as they brighten workspace.
Nuclear Power: Today Russia, Tomorrow the World?: Actually, the worldwide web of activity by Russian utility and nuclear power champion Rosatom is already quite robust.
Sustainability: Higher Ground: UPS sets new sustainability goals that include vehicle innovations and more renewable power.
News: Energy Matters: A geothermal summit in Amsterdam this November; More LNG about to ship from Lake Charles and more.

May 2017

Energy Efficiency: You Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard: Boston's still the best and LA's leap is laudable in the newest ACEEE ranking of energy-efficient US cities.
Natural Gas: Connecting the Dots: The next step for Greater Philly's resurgent energy sector may be a big one indeed.
Clean Energy: The Power of Choice:A clean power procurement index finds Iowa and Illinois lead the nation.
News: Energy Matters: BPA’s no-build decision in the Pacific Northwest and more

March 2017

On Campus: Money Where Your Mouth Is: Stanford University is cutting-edge in energy practices as well as R&D.
Renewables: Are They Buying What You're Selling?: Two reports highlight where the most solar power is being produced, and where companies are procuring the most clean energy.
Smart Buildings: What Gets Measured: Four snapshots demonstrate what can happen when data, energy and square footage meet.
News: Energy Matters: Storage, Romeo Power, Minnesota, solar atlas, rig counts, and More.

January 2017

Project Finance: Energy's Profile Grows in the Public-Private Partnership Arena:
Solar: Catching Some Rays in Chernobyl: A Chinese solar power giant and its state-owned partner endeavor to make power from the sun at the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
Electricity: Out of the Dark: A project in Sierra Leone could be a beacon for many more to follow in Africa.
News: Energy Matters: Climate change and power, Africa’s energy gap, Dubai’s Clean Energy, and More

November 2016

Cities: Ten More Cities Join the City Energy Project: Mayors from 10 US cities announced that they are joining City Energy Project (CEP), an effort to address energy use and climate pollution caused by buildings.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Tenant Energy Plans Are All About ROI: Sustainability programs come and go, but following the ULI's new program could help yours stick around a little longer.
Green Power: Shine On: While companies often revert to a fighting stance when it comes to the EPA, some are happy to accept its praise for their energy efforts.
News: Energy Matters: Renewables in Scotland, Tidal Energy in Wales, Solar in Ukraine, Nuclear Power in India, and More

September 2016

Wind: New US Offshore Wind Strategy Moves From Testing the Waters to Diving Right In: Announced - the publication of a collaborative strategic plan to continue accelerating the development of offshore wind energy in the United States.
Oil & Gas: Lessons from Canadian Carbon Capture Are There for the Taking: In its first 10 months of operation, the Quest carbon captured and safely stored one million metric tons of CO2 ahead of schedule
Sustainability: Spaceship Earth Stuck in Neutral: A Norwegian firm's analysis says we aren't very far along on the path toward sustainable development, but some leading companies could help get us there faster.
News: Energy Matters: Dakota Access, US Energy Use, GIS in Economic Development, Asia Rising, MIT sponges and More.

July 2016

Wind: Danish Offshore Wind Giant Leads Transition to Renewables: DONG Energy is ahead of schedule in Northern Europe and around the world.
Power: New Energy Projects in Africa Highlight Powerful Opportunities: Progress in Rwanda, Senegal and other African nations strengthens the grid while puncturing misperceptions.
Energy Efficiency: 'Thermal Bubble' Brings the Internet of Things to Your Body: An Italian foundation's HQ seeks to shrink its energy footprint using a system developed by a team at MIT.
News: Energy Matters: Insights from the 2016 Energy Efficiency Global Forum and more.

May 2016

Water & Energy: Water, Water Everywhere:If people think that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, will wake up the industrialized world to finally solve its pressing water shortage and treatment crises, they are sorely mistaken.
Energy Efficiency: Less Energy, More Dollars: A new ranking salutes cities across three population tiers for their energy-efficient building portfolios.
LNG: Second Wave: NextDecade CEO Kathleen Eisbrenner brings a world of experience to the world of LNG.
News: Energy Matters: Renewable power, Trina in Netherlands and Thailand, GE Digital Tech, Oregon Coal Export Stopped, and More.

March 2016

Smart Grid: Grid Transformers: A new report ranks the 50 states on their degree of electrical grid modernization. Are customers modern enough to swallow the cost?
Sustainability: Maps to the Stars: Energy-efficiency efforts far and wide come together in buildings holding these top designations.
Nuclear Energy: From Mega to Modular?: Two glimpses of nuclear power's expensive past and possible future occurred in February within 24 hours of each other.
Energy Matters: TPI Blades in Juarez, Less Rooftop Solar in the South, Boston Southie Power Plant Revitalized, and More

January 2016

Electric Vehicles: Future Zone: Faraday's billion-dollar project in Nevada is just the latest star in a fast-developing galaxy of mobility solutions taking shape in the western United States.
Innovation: Are You On the Bus or Off the Bus?: Proterra launches two new locations in California at a watershed moment in global transportation innovation.
Oil and Gas: Crude Solutions: North America's energy hubs show there's more than one kind of pipeline.
Energy Matters: Solar Plant near Rewa, Apple Clean Energy in China, OECD Taxing Energy Use, Obama's Energy Tax Credit Extension and More!

December 2015

Energy Matters: Old Power in Europe, Key Hubs of North America, Nuclear Power in New York and Texas, and Much More!
Nuclear Power: Hiding Place: Construction moves forward on the world's first permanent nuclear waste repository.
Utilities: Make Yourself Useful: An update on power company–affiliated economic development around the US shows the diverse economic meanings of the word 'utility.'
Solar: Blue-Chip Solution: Retailers top — but don't monopolize — the list of largest corporate solar power users.

November 2015

Solar: Behind the Sun: If returning to the early darkness of standard time has you down, Hoboken and Buffalo will show you the light.
Efficiency: Frugal is Thy Middle Name: California nips at New England's heels in the latest energy efficiency scorecard.
Solutions: Blazing a Trail: Count on California for forward-looking energy solutions backed by real actions.
Energy Matters: Goldman Sachs, Texas Tenaris, Fracking in UK, US Ethane Cracker, and more!

October 2015

Natural Gas: Look What We Found: P&G discovers more than water, wood and workforce at its biggest global plant in Pennsylvania.
Wind Power: Siemens Cuxhaven Germany: Siemens is investing around €200 million to a wind turbine manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany.
Policy: Nature vs. Nurture: Whether you're lucky with climate or good at policy, low-cost power can be an economic development driver.
Energy Matters: Texas Sweet Spot, Palm Bay Batteries, Florida Clean Energy Win, Missouri's Energy Plan Recommendations and More!

September 2015

Power: The Power of the Panda: A Dallas-based private equity firm grows its power generation assets to keep up with growth in North Texas.
Construction: Big Data for Building Decisions: Many developers are rightly worried about the rising costs associated with compliance.
Solar: Excuse Me for Growing: Clean energy plans are bad for business — except when they're not.
Energy Matters: Cemtrex into Energy, Fluor and PTT in Ohio, MOOC, TVA Energy Makeover and Much More!

August 2015

Renewables: Changing the Landscape: Welspun's trail of investments in its home country is more than a well-spun tale.
Workforce: Power Propositions: Events in Pennsylvania and California highlight models for talent development.
Oil & Gas: Fetching a Future: Will Ghana be able to reel in economic development success from a resource just offshore?
Energy Matters: Electricity Generation Profiles, Bill Gates and the Pope, Desal and el sol, and more.

July 2015

Mobility: Garage Culture: Look to these paragons of green parking to shift your sustainability efforts out of idle.
Clusters: The Border Economy’s Energy Transitions: Changes now underway could spark a new round of industrial development equivalent to the creation of maquiladoras and the passage of NAFTA.
Buildings: The Survey Says... : Newly available commercial building microdata from across the nation reveals multiple trends involving building size, regional patterns and energy use.
Energy Matters: A Global Energy Transformation, West Africa's Hunger for Power and more...

June 2015

The Site Selection Energy Report - June 2015
Energy Efficiency: Boston Uncommon:Beantown is the only city to top 80 points in newly released biannual energy efficiency rankings.
Storage: Batteries Included:Projects in Indiana and elsewhere aim to find new ways to store energy from renewable power generation plants.
Solar: Shining in All Directions: It's been a busy spring for SunEdison.
Energy Matters: ComEd, Ireland Biomass Plant, EPA on Fracking, Crime in Bakken, and More!

May 2015

Renewables: Be Your Own Utility: A glimpse of the latest top performers in onsite renewable power generation
Law: Anywhere But Here: A major fine offers multinationals a learning opportunity about why location matters when it comes to international economic sanctions.
Oil & Gas: Clean Slate: Vertex Rail's well-timed project will employ 1,300 in Wilmington.
Energy Matters: Alberta, Oklahoma, CBECS, Data Centers, Scotland, and More

April 2015

Petrochemicals: The Tipping Point: Sasol breaks ground for its nearly $9-billion investment in Southwest Louisiana, and continues to break new ground in workforce development.
Renewables:Thoughts on the Renewable Energy Internet: Economic and cultural theorist Jeremy Rifkin published his seminal work "Entropy" 35 years ago. His ideas about the future, however, are not winding down at all.
Waste to Energy: Slow Burn: Thousands of landfills nationwide contain mountains of methane that could be turned into energy.
Energy Matters: LNG, Smart Grids, Offshore Wind, MISO and More

March 2015

Clean Energy: Clean Numbers: A trio of studies attempts to put some flesh on the bones of clean-energy claims in North Carolina.
Bioenergy: Waste Naught: Nexterra's innovative bioenergy plant is one solution helping the University of British Columbia achieve its lofty sustainability goals.
Industrial Sites: Rare Breeds: Seventy manufacturing plants across the United States join an exclusive club. Twenty communities hope to join one too.
Energy Matters: Oil-filled Railcars, renewables, Shale in Europe and more

February 2015

Energy Matters: News about a Reuters investigation, real estate, Weld County, and much more!
Electric Vehicles: Can You Charge Me Now?: New programs on either US coast and smack in between them aim to make it easier for EVs to go station to station.
Buildings: Green Space Scorecard: New rankings revealed today show which states' human beings benefited the most from new LEED-certified space in 2014.
Storage: Vroom, Vroom: An emerging company picks a re-emerging site in a resurgent metro area.

January 2015

Solar: Welcome to the Family: A new solar power plant in Utah joins the global project lists of Google and Norway's Scatec Solar.
Smart Grid: Back at the Ranch: A new town is about to pop up in southwestern Florida, and energy innovation is at its heart.
Coal: Coal Can't Move: But the power to move it is in policymakers' hands.
Energy Matters: News about: GCL-Poly, Hydro in Nepal, and much more!

December 2014

Energy Matters: News about wind investors, wind power, and much more!
Power: Battery Powered: A flurry of new projects highlights the importance of storage to the smart grid.
Data Centers: Power Priorities: A new survey sheds light on the next energy frontiers for data center operators.
Oil & Gas: Use It or Lose It?: The LNG question continues to be considered and reconsidered.

November 2014

Oil & Gas: Waste Not, Want Not: Among other factors, new regulations are helping a $4-billion project come to fruition in North Dakota.
Clean Tech: Nine Nodes and Growing: Economic developers are gearing up to compete in the $1.1-trillion clean economy marketplace.
Energy Efficiency: Four-Peat for the Commonwealth: The nation's leader in energy efficiency, Massachusetts says it's good for business, as the state's clean-energy economy continues to grow.
Energy Matters: News about Transwestern, Africa, GE, and much more!

October 2014

Energy Matters: News about the UK's push to train nuclear power pros, Chevron's expansion in Pascagoula, and much more!
Renewables: First Came the Sun: Even amid new fossil-fuel finds, Israel's renewables sector aims to advance.
Clean Energy: Global Perennial: How Bloom Energy’s garden grows
Generation: Biomass Breakthrough: In Ontario, coal is bad, but wood is good enough.

September 2014

Design: Circles of Influence: A company's sense of honor means this project only earned honorable mention. But it will pique the curiosity of any corporate office and R&D building designer, builder or occupier.
Renewables: 'Unrivalled' Resources: Renewables bloom in Chile.
Energy Matters: Stories about Singapore, biofuels, solar power, and much more!
Oil & Gas: The Meaning of Utility: Electricity is the latest frontier for innovation in shale oil and gas.

August 2014

Oil & Gas: Ripples, Then Waves: A new report from Jones Lang LaSalle documents how US shale zones reach well beyond the oil patch.
Oil & Gas: The Fervor and the Facts: Facility investment and job creation might hinge on an upcoming ruling on steel pipe dumping. Or they might just keep going full steam ahead.
Energy Efficiency: 'I'm Very Disappointed in You': The United States knows it could do better, says a new report on global energy efficiency.
Energy Matters: News about Thermal storage under Goldman Sachs, MIGA, BYD in Brazil, and much more!

July 2014

Renewables: Up in Arms: Is Australia about to deliver an about-face in renewable energy policy?
Research: Summer Reading: Three new reports from the International Energy Agency offer global insights into future investment needs, the next shale booms and the tremendous energy wasted by our 24/7 devices.
Biofuel: Emissions Transformed: A biofuel/biogas project in Denmark is one of 39 projects across the EU benefiting from a unique funding program.
Energy Matters: News about the literal dance of energy in Muskegon, Mich., new shale oil data, and much more!

June 2014

Energy Matters: News about worldwide renewable energy employment, map of targeted industry incentive programs, and much more!
Oil & Gas: Resounding Victory: The Thunder may not be in the NBA Finals, but OKC’s GE project win is just beginning to reverberate.
Solar: Season in the Sun: What’s happening on the solar frontier? A major investment from Solar Frontier, among other things.
Oil & Gas: Major Moves: Tornado damage won’t slow down this Marathon.

May 2014

Energy Matters: A new biofuels center in Brazil, FERC's EIS on an LNG project in La., and much more!
Renewables: It Takes an Army: The US military continues to make inroads with renewable power.
Wind: Filling the Sails: Vestas is on the make again in Colorado.
Solar: Bright Light: A new deal with a Canadian/Saudi JV could mean billions invested over the next five years in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State.

April 2014

Oil & Gas: Two Thumbs Up in the UK: A pair of oil and gas megaprojects are encouraged by a new government policy.
Buildings: Stars of the Show: California leads the way in the latest tally of Energy Star buildings.
Solar: Clean Machine: Solar Impulse 2 hopes to fly around the world without fuel about this time next year.
Energy Matters: Freudenberg in Wales, The Great Energy Challenge, and much more!

March 2014

Energy Matters: China National Petroleum, North American natural gas, and more!
Oil & Gas: Texas Strikes Back: Strong data and strong words gush from Texas oil and gas regulators and companies alike.
Oil & Gas: Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale: An eight-month investigation uncovers some facts about emissions and complaints related to drilling activity in Texas.
Energy Efficiency: Get In the District: The concept of district energy could spread from colleges and downtowns to a corporate campus near you.

February 2014

Energy Matters: News about a USGBC official getting snarky with a minor-league rival to LEED, and more!
Headquarters: Not a Sprint: Marathon Petroleum further expands its unshakeable commitment to its hometown.
Clean Energy: Waste Not: One green industry’s waste stream meets another green industry's needs on a landfill in Japan.
Construction: Heavy Duty: Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries builds a lot more than the world's biggest ships.

January 2014

Green Building: Extending the LEED: Leading-edge green building policy in Greater Seattle pushes the envelope further.
Policy: No Nukes, No Problem?: Germans face a conundrum of their own creation. And most are fine with that.
Policy: The Geneva Triangle: Which countries do the best job balancing the sometimes competing demands of energy policy?
Energy Matters: The Center for Public Integrity, Weatherford International, and more!

December 2013

Energy Matters: Renewables in Scotland, Texas, and Major Steps Forward in Mexico
Biofuels: Char - Baked, Not Broiled: Researchers at two universities study biochar to address environmental and energy issues.
Oil: Petrodollars on Parade: A glimpse of the latest landmark to grace Abu Dhabi's skyline.
Wind: Turn, Turn, Turn: A major wind power order is the latest reminder that Siemens in the United States is fulfilling demands for power generation and job creation all at once.

November 2013

Energy Matters: News about light bulb changeout redux, Where the oil can't get through, and much more!
Policy: Actions Speak Loudest: A new report and database track which states are doing what in the clean energy sector.
Turkey: Talking Turkey: New energy projects encompass a wide range of resources in the land where two continents meet.
Policy: E2 Equals Mass.: The Commonwealth and California lead the nation in energy efficiency policies that work.

October 2013

Solar: Blemish Remover: An innovative solar cell and module company grows as others fade, thanks to a simply ingenious idea.
Buildings: The Lives of Buildings: Snapshots from the field show results from efforts to reduce energy use and intensity, while increasing energy efficiency.
Solar Energy: Going the Distance: The DOE’s Solar Decathlon was alive and kicking in Southern California.
Energy Matters: News about Fluor Corporation, oil and gas, Canada’s wind energy industry, and more!

September 2013

Energy Matters: News about Sun Country Highway, Kentucky, TransCanada, and more!
Oil & Gas: Milestones Instead of Millstones: Dangote Group's $9-billion complex in its home country of Nigeria could help erase memories of other grand plans that never seem to materialize.
Policy: Mexico's Push for a New Energy Era: Will the Border Be Ready?
Work Force: Interns Fuel Our Future: The Carolinas are replete with stories of energy companies nurturing the talent they're going to need.

August 2013

Biofuels: New Standard: One company's venture aims to satisfy part of the nation's renewable fuel standard requirements by using vegetative matter and even municipal solid waste.
Solar: Putting the Pieces in Place: California’s SolarReserve has its sights set on sites around the globe.
Energy Matters: News about Pemex, BMW's i3 EV, used nuclear fuel storage, and more!
Wind: Turbine Tally: Another looming tax credit deadline causes some wind power projects to hesitate and others to blow right by them.

July 2013

Clusters: Rivers to Cross, Bridges to Build: A corner of Northeast England finds itself in an enviable position at an enviable time.
Exploration & Production: Race to the Starting Line: Another major LNG export facility reaches another milestone in Western Canada.
Energy Matters: Makani Power, Smart Grid Fund, electric cars and more!
Renewable Energy: 'Do You Find Me Attractive?': Ernst & Young is unafraid to tell 40 nations the answer to that question, when it comes to conditions for renewable energy investment.

June 2013

Electric Vehicles: Networking: The electric vehicle ecosystem is not allowing a few bad headlines to inhibit growth.
Oil & Gas: New Canvas: Northeastern Colorado is the latest oil and gas play to attract new facility development.
Government: Interior Reaches Out: Highlights from Sally Jewell's first two months in office may have business leaders shaking their heads up and down instead of back and forth.
Energy Matters: Nevada, Brussels, Wyoming, North Dakota, Minnesota and more!

May 2013

Energy Matters: News about the wonderful Solar Impulse now soaring over the United States, how energy infrastructure impacts the landscape, and much more
Electricity: The New England Challenge: Were last year's record low power prices a sign of things to come? Not necessarily.
Wind Power: Sudden Gust: New research shows which territories led the U.S. in wind power installations in 2012, and why.
Wind Power: Making Noise: The billion-dollar Macarthur Wind Farm makes its debut in Australia just as a new study debunks wind-farm illness warnings and a new investment focus comes to Victoria.

April 2013

Utilities: Weathering the Storm: PSE&G makes its case for an investment in New Jersey's resilience.
Sustainability: Givebacks and the Grid: Wilsonart's moves beyond the low-hanging fruit grow its savings and sustainability profile at the same time.
Oil & Gas: Fabrication Bays: In Texas, 'project pipeline' is not just an expression.
Energy Matters: GE, Earth Day energy facts, DOI, methane hydrates and more

March 2013

Clean Energy: A Good Swift Kick: Two reports from Pew seek to prod U.S. policymakers to help the U.S. catch up in the global clean-energy race, before it’s too late.
Oil & Gas: Icebreakers: New policies and projects move forward in Alaska.
Energy Matters: Atlanta, D.C., Seattle, all the U.S. wind energy manufacturing sites and more
Headquarters: Putting a Charge into an Old Facility: A Standard Oil building gets new life as the home of Thompson Electric in Sioux City.

February 2013

Energy Matters: Fanciful but very real solar from NRG in San Francisco and New Orleans and more.
Renewable Impact: A new report documents the continuing influence of a 35-year-old national laboratory on Colorado’s economy.
Shot in the Arm: A 1-billion-euro LNG terminal is altering the energy equation and construction employment for northern France and nearby Belgium.
Philly's Resurgent Refineries: A cluster of industrial complexes returns from the brink.

January 2013

Energy Matters: Stories from Savannah, Uruguay, Hamilton County, the Pentagon and more.
Biofuels: Stoking Ingenuity: Keeping the Renewable Fuels Standard around may continue to help the biobased economy emerge.
Natural Resources: Lithium - The Mineral of the Future: Can Argentina, Chile and Bolivia harness its power?
Power: Trade-Off Tracker: An energy scorecard clarifies electricity generation choices.

December 2012

Energy Matters: Exxon Mobil, Hoosac Wind Power Project, Singapore, West Virginia and more.
Biomass: Europe or Bust: The U.S. wood pellet industry was feeling especially chipper this fall, thanks to growing demand across the pond.
Exploration & Regulation: The Flow Continues: Opportunities continue to multiply in Western Canada and beyond.
Regulation: Maximum Achievable Control: NAM says new EPA regs will harm industry. Here's where they will harm it the most.

November 2012

Energy Matters: Renault facilities in France; Dept. of Energy; Legal Opinion in Tennessee and more.
Solar: Silver and Gold: In solar as in other endeavors, Germany’s Heraeus knows where the treasure is.
Power: Sunlight Fuels Power Surge: The Valley of the Sun, along with other parts of Arizona, is getting recharged with new investments in solar energy.
Fuel: Where to Fill ‘Er Up: California is the leader in alternative fuel styles.

October 2012

Energy Matters: DESERTEC in Asia, Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity, the Uptime Institute’s data center survey and more.
Green Buildings: Demonstrated Value: Quantifiable results and a how-to guide are among the early returns from a pioneering high-performance tenant demonstration project.
Solar: Dual Advantage: Assurant develops its first solar power installation and its first solar power insurance product at the same time.
Power: Mega Hydro: Alcoa and many others will benefit from Brazil’s newest power plant.

September 2012

Energy Matters: GM’s solar installation in Germany, a renewable energy siting tool in California with some 11,000 properties, and more
Commentary: There's No Lone Ranger in Energy: A new coalition in the Carolinas is just one part of a national and necessary discussion.
OIL & Gas: Channels on the Rise: Inland waterways are the new highways for frac sand, petrochemicals and crude oil.
Wind Energy: The Bight of the Wind: Germany’s Heligoland is set to serve the offshore wind sector.

August 2012

The Site Selection Energy Report | August 2012
Energy Matters: New data center incentives from ComEd; high-achieving HQ in Cambridge and more
Education: Learning By Doing: The green opportunity hits a campus near you.
Biofuel: I Am the Slime: Primordial organism receives Senate go-ahead as a legit biofuel source.
Oil & Gas: Life In the Pay Zone: Got a hankering to run off and make your fortune in North Dakota? Here’s what it’s like.

July 2012

Energy Matters : A Compendium of energy related news briefs for the busy executive
Vehicles: Lighter Could Make Brown Stronger: A recently concluded test of composite vehicles will transform the UPS fleet and provide business case ballast to the composites manufacturing sector.
Wind Energy: Boats and Blades: A Michigan composites builder has high hopes for the wind energy sector.
Infrastructure: Conduits for Change: While the Olympic Games party carries on above ground, tough work underground and behind the scenes continues for London’s future.

June 2012

Natural Gas: Shale Gas Gets a Move On: Lack of fueling infrastructure has been the primary impediment to widespread use of natural gas for transportation – until now.
Energy Management: Not Set in Stone: A Canadian cement plant makes changes to become the first ISO 50001 plant in North America.
Energy Matters: A compendium of energy related news stories for the busy executive.
Smart Grid: Test CITE: “Project Sandbox” promises to bring 350 jobs and $1 billion in investment to Hobbs, N.M.

May 2012

The Site Selection Energy Report | May 2012
Energy Matters: U.S. Army’s renewables initiative, Europe’s car of the year, gas taxes and more.
Energy Efficiency: Illuminations: Replacing all those lighting fixtures is yielding tangible results.
Natural Gas: Export Coves: Natural gas liquefaction projects continue to move forward on every U.S. coast.
Solar: Base Load: Land owned by the U.S. military could be ideal for solar energy bombardment.

April 2012

Energy Matters: A Compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive.
Innovation: Rochester Remake: The town made by Kodak still knows how to develop innovation.
Clean-Tech: Back On Top: Pew says U.S. is No. 1 again in the global clean energy race. But with tax credit expirations looming, the race with the government may matter more.
Renewable Energy: The Cycles To Come: Times may be tough, but nearly all executives anticipate international project investment within the next two years.

March 2012

Sustainability: Momentum Defined: Two reports in the past month from Ernst & Young provide guidance on renewable energy hot spots and corporate sustainability payoffs.
Energy Matters: A Compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive.
Solar Power: Three Rays of Sunlight: A town near Lyon sees the latest outgrowth of Bosch Solar’s global manufacturing network at a former automotive plant.
Petrochemicals: Conditional Tense: A Keystone State site is the preferred choice for a potential mega-complex from Shell.

February 2012

Energy Matters: A Compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive.
Regulation: Time for a Change: Renewable energy projects on Native American lands will benefit if the U.S. Dept. of the Interior’s proposed changes to leasing regulations stay on schedule for final rules later this year.
Oil & Gas: New Energy Hubs Emerge in The Shale Oil and Gas Supply Chain: Move over, Houston. Proximity to shale oil and gas deposits is behind a flurry of recent investments from leading equipment suppliers in regional centers around the U.S.
Policy: Fear of Heights: Germany’s star global financial institution shines bright when it comes to renewable energy and sustainability. But will the German government’s cutback on solar incentives dim the solar industry’s outlook back home?

January 2012

Energy Matters: A Compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive.
Green Building: The Better Buildings Bandwagon: The New Year brings with it a slew of resolutions and reports calling for improved building performance.
Hydropower: Tide's Churning: A project in the East River snares the first license from FERC.
Natural Gas: Turnabout Is Fairest Play: Brownsville is the latest location to experience the satisfaction that comes from liquefaction.

December 2011

Energy Matters: A Compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive
Security: Operational Security: A New View of Site Protection
Carbon Capture: Back In the Ground: Stoked in part by a price on carbon, an expensive carbon capture and storage project moves forward in Alberta.
Renewable Energy: Power Management in the Pacific Northwest: A region rich in renewable energy is under pressure to find bigger energy-storage solutions.

November 2011

Power: Economic Developers Need A Seat at the Smart Grid Table
Solar Power: Power Groves: For a business still housed in an incubator, National Solar Power certainly has big plans. And it’s launching them in rural Florida.
Energy Matters: A Compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive.
Sustainability: Olympian Ideals: Two projects connected to Olympic Games host cities aim to change the energy landscape more permanently.

October 2011

Batteries: Canada’s Lithium Ion Battery Makers Branch Out of a Glutted EV Market: An oversupply of lithium ion battery makers meets an undersupply of electric vehicles to power. Energy storage for utility grids will help.
Data Centers: Dynamic Data Duo: Energy hogs look to lighten their load.
Electric Vehicles: Charged Concept: A brief tour of the latest in electric vehicle manufacturing and smart grid rollout plans, and where they meet.
Energy Matters: A Compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive.

September 2011

Electric Vehicles: Shining a Light: GM puts its money into forward-leaning projects.
Energy Efficiency: Night Walks: Take a walk through your building at night to discover energy wasters.
Energy Matters: A Compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive.
Oil and Gas: In Fact It’s a Gas: Two projects with global scope in Southwest Louisiana figure to cash in on unconventional gas plays and the region’s superior gas infrastructure.

August 2011

Mining: Up From the Brine: A substance essential to clean energy development prepares to emerge from a remote Chilean landscape.
Electric Vehicles: Analysis: China, Not the U.S., Will Lead Electric Vehicle Markets
Energy Matters: A Compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive.
Energy Storage: Crossing Boundaries: A global firm’s investment on the U.S.-Mexico border illustrates the blurring of lines between infrastructure and manufacturing, and between power generation and storage.

July 2011

Batteries: Battery JV Sapped by Rift: Demand for lithium-ion batteries is growing. So why does Johnson Controls want out of its joint venture with Saft?
Energy Conversion: High Rate of Conversion: Fronius converts momentum into new sites in Indiana, Ontario and beyond.
Solar: Rooftop Revolution: Like a mega-sized game of parkour, a new project will see solar wattage leaping onto the grid from select industrial roofs somewhere among 28 states.
Energy Matters: A compendium of recent energy-related news briefs for the busy executive.

June 2011

Energy Efficiency: Battleground USA: The EPA’s second annual Energy Star national building competition is under way.
Energy Policy: Integrated Vision: As all eyes are on his state’s generous energy tax credit programs, Oregon’s governor calls for a larger, long-term perspective.
Energy Efficiency: Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks

May 2011

Biomass: Pellet Run: Proximity to ports and to fiber determines facility locations for Enviva.
Sustainable Buildings: Run to Daylight: The Southeast’s first sustainable county detention center comes to Douglasville.
Hydropower: The Toughest 10K Ever: Now that a tunneling machine has completed the race in just under five years, Ontario will soon benefit from new, clean hydropower.

April 2011

Power: Electricity Generation Options: Regions with multiple sources of electricity generation will be more attractive to site selectors than those dependent on one source.
Batteries: Rechargeable: Maintaining solid connections with its existing companies amps up Virginia Beach’s headquarters and FDI portfolios in one fell swoop.
Biofuels: Drop-In Anytime: As doubts grow about biofuel support in the U.S., a bi-national project takes off in Mexico.

March 2011

Solar: GCL-Poly Rolls On: A Hong Kong-based solar manufacturing and power company ramps up at record speed to reach the world’s markets at the right time.
Alternative Vehicles: Station to Station: Smart vehicle technology sets its sights on Chicago.
Manufacturing: Take Me to the Pilot: Ford takes first steps toward solar energy use at manufacturing sites.

February 2011

Solar Power: Sun Tracking Tools: Need to justify an on-site solar installation? These resources may provide answers … or at least provoke the right questions.
Electric Vehicles: Coda Looks for Columbus Conclusion: A California electric car maker wants to employ as many as 1,000 workers at a battery plant in Ohio. All it needs is that DOE loan.
Nuclear Energy: Nuclear Energy Gets a Callback: Rather than fight nuclear energy projects, communities now welcome them, if their economic development benefits are well articulated.

January 2011

Power: Surge Protection: Redundant power enables WorldWinds to measure the potential impact of devastating storms.
Green Construction: Top 10 Green Building Trends for 2011
Solar Energy: Mississippi Touch Down: A Silicon Valley solar firm finds a manufacturing home in Hattiesburg.

December 2010

Renewable Energy: Get Behind the Sun: Large solar power projects in the desert and the snowbelt look to financial backing befitting their scale.
Coal: Terminal Marks New Beginning: Keystone Coal goes from ‘slow take’ to ramp-up in Jacksonville.
Oil & Gas: U.S. Falling Behind in Oil Production, Says Former Shell Chief: Affordable energy group founder says White House in ‘shutdown mode’ on drilling.

November 2010

Energy Efficiency: The Plain Jane Alternative: ACEEE scorecard finds California first, North Dakota worst in energy efficiency policies and programs
Oil & Gas: Tar Sands Thruway: Is TransCanada’s Keystone XLpipeline expansion good for America? Depends which window you look through.
Renewable Energy: One More Step Off the Grid: Adobe Systems’ green facility revolution graduates to fuel cells.

October 2010

Wind Power: In-House Power: Wind is just one element of an Upstate New York manufacturer's sustainability plan.
Energy Policy: How Energy Parks Can Energize Economic Development
Sustainable Design: New York and the Regional Energy Innovation Cluster (E-RIC)

September 2010

Electric Vehicles: The Hum of the Future: Amsterdam aims to be an electric vehicle capital, and it’s willing to pay your business to help get there.
Sustainable Design: New England and the Regional Energy Innovation Cluster: Energy Regional Innovation Cluster (E-RIC) funding is awarded to
Research & Innovation: Trainer of Green-Collar Workers Chooses Site in Colorado: EcoTech Institute selects the Denver suburb of Aurora for a first-of-its-kind campus.

August 2010

Hydro-Power: Hydrokinetic energy may be Slow Moving Power, but a project in the Big Easy is moving along faster today.
Solar Power: Sun 2.0: China’s Solar Valley leads the way toward a new energy horizon.
Carbon Sequestration: Getting Off the Dime: An abrupt shift by the DOE signals a new site selection process now under way for what was once a forward-thinking project.

July 2010

Energy Efficiency: Green Agendas Meet Reality TV: In an energy efficiency battle for the ages, the biggest loser wins.
Public Policy: Energy Ministers: Stricter Emissions Target Will Trigger Low-Carbon Economy
Solar: Solar Sector Shines Through Spains Bleak Economy

June 2010

Public Policy: The Economy-Wrecking Power Of the American Power Act
Public Policy: The American Power Act: The Breakthrough Which Could Free Us from the Recession
Oil & Gas: When the Land Is Loud: A gust of oil development sweeps across North Dakota, where people know what land is really worth.

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