Renewable Energy Week in Review

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 E.On to boost Solar Invest-Renewables Head

German utility E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) is set to ramp up its investment in solar energy, which it expects to grow at the same pace as wind power over the next decade, the company's head of climate and renewables told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview...Wall Street Journal

U.S. House Passes Cap and Trade Bill

The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES Act) was passed by the US House of Representatives, 219 to 212, yesterday. A simple majority of 218 votes was needed to pass the bill... Examiner.com

Study reveals jobs in fledgling renewable energy sector are growing

The fledgling renewable energy industry has grown steadily over much of the past decade, adding jobs at more than twice the national rate, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts study released recently. Solar and wind-power companies, energy-efficient light bulb makers, environmental engineering firms and others expanded their work force by 9.1 percent from 1998 to 2007...Hattiesburg American

Energy Dept Sees Renewable Energy Loan Rules Soon

DOE says working quickly on clean energy loan rules,  hoping to create small business loan program ...Reuters

Solar Power Faces Early Sunset in Australia

Australian support for the solar industry is faltering just as the technology promises to deliver baseload power. Recent breakthroughs in concentrating solar power technology allow heat energy to be stored almost indefinitely - in molten salts - and dispatched as needed. Paddy Manning, WAToday.com.au

In Small Fish, Large Lesson in Renewable Energy Obstacles

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama wants to boost the nation's production of energy from the sun as part of an effort to double renewable power generation in three years. Among the obstacles to Mr. Obama's agenda: the imperiled Devil's Hole pupfish...Wall Street Journal

Hill Air Force Base Flips Switch on 1,400 Solar Energy Panels

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- The switch was flipped on more than 1,400 solar panels Thursday morning at Hill Air Force Base, creating enough energy to power 25 homes for an entire year. The solar panels are part of a new ground-based photovoltaic array system constructed in a field on the west side of the base. Construction on the area and installation of the panels began in January, but the system just began providing energy to the base this week. The project is the largest ground-based stationary solar array system in Utah... Utah Standard-Examiner