SOLAR ENERGY

Amendments

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11602, H11605, H11606, H11608, H11609, H11612, H11613, H11614, H11615, H11616 [22OC]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (H. Res. 846), H11593 [22OC]

Articles and editorials

ALCOA Hopes New Power Contract Will Bring Smelting Restart, S4732 [27AP]

Getting Real on Wind and Solar, S4731 [27AP]

Greening the Rustbelt, H11611 [22OC]

Toledo Finds the Energy To Reinvent Itself, H11610 [22OC]

Toledo's Makeover—Glass City to Solar Valley, H11611 [22OC]

Bills and resolutions

BLM: dedicate a portion of wind and solar energy project rental fees for administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects (see H.R. 2662), H6074 [2JN]

———exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (see H.R. 964), H1158 [10FE]

———provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and renewable energy development in California desert areas, and designate Renewable Energy Coordination Offices (see S. 2921), S13698 [21DE]

Dept. of Energy: create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (see S. 2776), S11382 [16NO]

Developing countries: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects (see H.R. 2878), H6806 [15JN]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (see H.R. 3585), H9670 [16SE]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (see H. Res. 846), H11514 [20OC]

———expedite increased supply and availability of energy to our Nation (see H.R. 3005), H7145 [23JN]

———promote energy security through investment in renewable and alternative energy and authorize appropriations for research and development of fungible fuels (see H.R. 3909), H11712 [22OC]

———promote renewable energy (see S. 826), S4311 [2AP]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (see S. 2899), S13382 [17DE]

Taxation: allow a new refundable credit for equipment used to manufacture solar energy property and waive application of the subsidized financing rules to such property (see S. 284), S719 [21JA]

———allow a refundable investment credit, and 5-year depreciation, for property used to manufacture solar energy (see H.R. 576), H380 [15JA]

———clarify tax credit eligibility for electricity produced from certain renewable resources in certain U.S. possessions and other areas (see H.R. 2884), H6902 [16JN]

———expand credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources and investment energy credit to include ocean thermal energy conversion projects (see H.R. 2885), H6902 [16JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain energy production and distribution facilities (see H.R. 1812), H4249 [31MR]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see S. 2755), S11290 [9NO] (see H.R. 4085), H13068 [17NO]

———treat certain solar energy credits as refundable, allow a new refundable credit for equipment used to manufacture solar energy property, and waive application of the subsidized financing rules to such property (see H.R. 546), H325 [14JA]

———treatment of bonds issued to finance renewable energy resource facilities, conservation and efficiency facilities, and other specified greenhouse gas emission technologies (see H.R. 3525), H9279 [31JY]

Letters

Solar Technology Roadmap Act: R. Gene Gardner, Black Hawk College, H11600 [22OC]

Motions

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (H. Res. 846), H11594 [22OC]

Remarks in House

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to solar energy companies, H6418 [10JN]

BLM: dedicate a portion of wind and solar energy project rental fees for administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects (H.R. 2662), H6080 [3JN]

———exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (H.R. 964), H11592 [22OC]

Business and industry: strengthen research and development strategies to assist in commercialization of solar technologies, H11609-H11612 [22OC]

Dept. of Energy: designate hospitals, universities, and public safety facilities as potential selectees for infrastructure reliability projects, H11600 [22OC]

———ensure minority-serving institutions are represented on the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee, H11608 [22OC]

———evaluate potential benefits of large-scale solar technology projects, H11612, H11613 [22OC]

———expand types of technologies able to be considered for solar energy projects, H11609 [22OC]

———provide special consideration for energy infrastructure projects to areas affected with high unemployment and to Texas and other States with high potential for solar energy production, H11600 [22OC]

———require Solar Technology Roadmap Committee to release a draft roadmap to the public, H11614, H11615 [22OC]

———require Solar Technology Roadmap Committee to submit yearly report on activities, H11616 [22OC]

———solar energy storage technology research funding, H11613 [22OC]

Dept. of State: establish Global Clean Energy Exchange Program, H6505 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: renewable energy projects funding, H7971 [10JY]

Dept of Energy: require Solar Technology Roadmap Committee to study potential solar demonstration projects on Federal lands, E2646 [28OC]

Global Solar Energy, Inc.: prohibit funding for certain solar energy projects, H7213, H7214 [24JN]

Hawaii: development of renewable energy sources, H4846 [28AP]

Power resources: advanced battery research and development funding, H6531, H6532 [10JN]

———encourage development of water efficient solar technology products, H11614 [22OC]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11488 [20OC], H11596-H11622 [22OC], E2622 [23OC], E2646 [28OC], E2673 [29OC]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (H. Res. 846), H11587-H11595 [22OC]

———freeze solar energy technologies funding, H11606-H11608 [22OC]

———include solar thermal technologies and concentrating solar photovoltaic technologies in research and development programs, H11615 [22OC]

———national energy policy, H1071-H1073 [9FE], H3500 [17MR], H3821-H3825 [24MR], H4138 [31MR], H4380, H4381 [1AP], H4565-H4571 [21AP], H4763-H4768 [27AP], H4847 [28AP], H4920, H4993-H4995 [29AP], H5083 [4MY], H5100, H5104, H5105, H5145-H5155 [5MY], H5172 [6MY], H5381, H5384-H5387 [7MY], H5448, H5455-H5460, H5462 [12MY], H5557-H5561, H5575-H5577 [13MY], H6081 [3JN], H6312 [9JN], H6419 [10JN], H6747 [15JN], H7449 [26JN], H8687 [23JY], H9197-H9199 [30JY], H9790, H9791, H9793-H9799 [22SE], H9874 [23SE]

Principia College: tribute to participation in Global Green Solar Challenge, E3042 [17DE]

Renewable energy: require a solar energy carve-out as part of a renewable energy standard, H6594 [11JN]

Sierra Vista, AZ: tribute to Fort Huachuca Brownie Troop 2181 for conducting the Fort Huachuca Sun Oven Cook-off, E1823 [16JY]

Solar Millennium AG (company): use of dry-cooling technology to cool solar power plant in Amargosa Valley, NV, H13011 [17NO]

Space policy: tribute to use on the International Space Station, H3644 [19MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable investment credit, and 5-year depreciation, for property used to manufacture solar energy, H577 [27JA], H1161 [11FE]

———expand certain solar energy credits, H563 [27JA]

Team California (academic team): tribute to solar decathlon team, E2649 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

BLM: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and renewable energy development in California desert areas, and designate Renewable Energy Coordination Offices (S. 2921), S13699-S13703 [21DE]

Dept. of Energy: create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (S. 2776), S11386-S11388 [16NO]

Nature Conservancy (organization): scientific findings and suggestions on renewable energy from paper entitled ``Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency—Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America'', S10085-S10087 [5OC]

Nellis AFB, NV: tribute to use of solar energy, S5891 [1JN]

Power resources: development of renewable energy sources on public lands, S9545-S9547 [17SE]

———national energy policy, S4730, S4731 [27AP], S5009-S5011 [1MY], S5170 [6MY], S5465 [14MY], S5768 [21MY], S5891 [1JN], S6693 [17JN], S7446-S7448 [14JY], S8107 [27JY], S8238-S8242 [29JY], S9117 [8SE], S9339, S9357-S9360 [15SE], S9706-S9710 [23SE], S9864-S9866 [25SE], S10085 [5OC], S10885-S10887 [29OC]

———prohibit restrictions on development of renewable energy sources on public lands, S3152-S3154 [17MR], S3348, S3349 [18MR], S9720 [23SE]

———promote renewable energy, S10087 [5OC]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (S. 2899), S13386 [17DE]

———promote, S4730, S4731 [27AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 846) (H. Rept. 111-304), H11514 [20OC]

Solar Technology Roadmap Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 3585) (H. Rept. 111-302), H11456 [15OC]

Summaries

Clean Energy Act (S. 2776), S11387 [16NO]

Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency, S9546 [17SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 846, consideration of H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act, H11587 [22OC]