Showing posts with label energy research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label energy research. Show all posts

January 19, 2012

Virginia: House GOP introduces job-creation agenda

The House Republican Caucus today unveiled their job creation agenda, a package of bills aimed at helping businesses secure capital, promoting research and development, extending tax breaks for start-ups and requiring competitive bidding on transportation projects.

The news conference, a new weekly meeting of the caucus's policy work group, highlighted four pieces of legislation:

House Bill 714, sponsored by Del. Terry G. Kilgore, R-Scott, would extend by two years the major business facility job tax credit set to expire at the end of the year.

January 10, 2012

Scotland signs landmark renewables deal with Masdar

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will travel to Abu Dhabi next week to sign a landmark deal on renewables with state-backed green energy developer Masdar.

The deal, which will be signed next Tuesday at the World Future Energy Summit, will see Scotland work with Masdar on the development of green energy products.