R&E Tax Credit Extension – Update

As you are likely aware, President Obama’s 2011 Budget Proposal recommends making permanent the Research and Experimentation (R&E) Tax Credit, which at this time remains expired as of the end of 2009. The President has shown consistency in his support of science and the advancement of technology. As quoted in the Tech Daily Dose, National […]

Carbon Emission Requirements – Potential Driving Force for Big Industry R&E

photo credit: James Jordan If Congress doesn’t do it, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will, that is, they will severely restrict Greenhouse-Gas emissions for large industrials. Consider the impact of the following scenarios on your company’s potential investment in plant retrofit requirements: EPA’s proposed requirements for new, large industrial facilities and existing ones (power plants, […]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Energy Research and Development

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides $3.4 billion to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the purpose of funding initiatives focused on research, development and deployment of technologies to use coal more cleanly and efficiently. The DOE is anticipating issuing Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA’s) in March 2009 for the following initiatives: $800 million […]