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WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - Congress is considering a bill to extend tax credits for clean energy. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.,  introduced the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act, which applies to closed-loop and open-loop biomass facilities, as well as geothermal, municipal solid waste, qualified hydropower and marine and hydrokinetic facilities.

ST. CLOUD, Minn., Nov. 1, 2017 - The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) canceled two public hearings concerning Enbridge Energy’s pipeline replacement project last week after the City of St. Cloud raised capacity and safety concerns at the River’s Edge Convention Center.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - Energy Secretary Rick Perry released a statement on the Energy Department’s (DOE’s) regulatory review report to President Trump in which he outlined four recommendations to free the energy sector from regulatory burdens.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - Scientists at DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have advanced the thermoelectric performance of organic semiconductors, which may allow waste heat to be converted into electricity.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - Amid criticism, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) is backing out of a $300 million contract with Montana-based Whitefish Energy.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - Several organizations have joined to ask congressional leaders to appropriate funds this fiscal year for an effective nuclear waste management program.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - The roster of U.S. wind projects under construction and in advanced development as of the end of the third quarter of 2017 reached 29,634 megawatts (MW), the highest level since the statistic was first measured at the beginning of 2016, according to a new report from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - The Commerce Department found that biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia are sold into the U.S. below fair value, handing the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) a win in the preliminaries of its dumping case.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2017 - Several states pledged to scale up their efforts in the wind industry at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER Conference in New York.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has increased the efficiency of quantum dot solar cells.