All Posts Tagged With: "federal stimulus"

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Obama Cleantech Stimulus: Bad Policy, Bad Politics and Bad for Cleantech

The Solyndra debacle is no surprise to this cleantech venture capitalist. The inherent conflict between trying to get money out of the U.S. Treasury as quickly as possible to stimulate the economy and, at the same time, have government agencies that are ill-suited at making business decisions do just that was nothing other than a recipe for disaster.

27Oct2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Stimulus By-the-Numbers –
$768 Million to Colorado for Clean Energy Projects

This, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy. Nationwide, the federal stimulus program ― or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ― has funneled $90 billion into clean energy efforts.

17Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State Gets Close to $1M for Weatherization Job Training

The Colorado Governor’s Energy Office is receiving $963,000 in federal stimulus funds to expand weatherization training programs and establish a new training center in Denver. It is a partnership among the GEO, Saturn Resources Management, Red Rocks Community College and Pueblo CC.

7Jun2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Biden Lauds Colorado’s Lead in Renewable Energy and Talks Up Stimulus Benefits

Thr Vice President praised Colorado’s contributions to renewable energy and alternative transportation during a speech Friday at UQM Technologies, adding that the country needs to sponsor basic research to spur innovation. “We have put basic research off for too long;
I think we’re back on the road.”

30Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Doing the Math –
Stimulus Plus Solar = One More Colorado Install

The recipient this time is a joint venture design-build contract for a 3.2 megawatt system at the Denver Federal Center. Getting more than $17 million in project funding are Denver-based Centerre Government Contracting and E Light Wind and Solar of Englewood.

28Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The DOE Loan Guarantee Program: Too Little Too Late?

The hitch, as always, is in how the government has implemented this program. Indeed, since the first round of loan guarantee solicitations in 2006, only one project has been awarded a loan guarantee. DOE’s cumbersome and slow application process has created huge backlogs of project proposals.

26Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued


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