GE’s Brilliant Wind Turbine — Wind Power Cheaper Than Coal Or Natural Gas (Part 3)
July 1st, 2013 | by Andrew
This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on GE’s Brilliant 1.6-100 wind turbine. Check out Part 1 and Part [&hellip
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GE’s Brilliant Wind Turbine — Wind Power Cheaper Than Coal Or Natural Gas (Part 2)
June 30th, 2013 | by Andrew
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on GE’s Brilliant 1.6-100 wind turbine. Read Part 1 here, and keep [&hellip
GE’s Brilliant Wind Turbine — Wind Power Cheaper Than Coal Or Natural Gas (Part 1)
June 29th, 2013 | by Andrew
Already competitive with electricity produced by coal and natural gas-fired power plants, GE is driving the cost of clean, green, renewable energy down further with its Brilliant line of wind turbines and power management systems. Incorporating Ramp Control, Predictive Power Analytics, and short-term, grid-scale battery storage in an integrated wind power systems platform, GE Power & Wind believes it's on the right track when it comes to addressing one of the industry's persisting criticisms: the intermittent nature of wind
First Zero Net Energy Apartment Complex In San Diego Completed
May 30th, 2013 | by Andrew
Kyocera solar panels supply 100% of electricity at H.G. Fenton's Solterra EcoLuxury Apartments, which also include smart thermostats, energy-saving smartphone apps and a drip irrigation system
eV2g Marks Milestone, Selling Electricity From EV Test Fleet To PJM Grid
May 1st, 2013 | by Andrew
A distributed power-clean energy milestone was reached late last week as leaders from government and industry joined officials from the University of Delaware and NRG energy to celebrate the first instance of electric vehicle-to-grid (EV2G) technology being used to sell electricity to the power grid. Ongoing success could well provide a critical missing link on the path to a clean, green, renewable and distributed energy infrastructure, economy, and society
SolarWorld Solar Farms Purchase Pushes Duke Energy PV Capacity Beyond 100 MW
April 13th, 2013 | by Andrew
The acquisition of SolarWorld USA's Highlander Solar 1 and 2 solar farms near Twentynine Palms, CA pushes Duke over the 100-MW solar power capacity mark
SEIA & GTM Host US Solar Energy Year In Review On-Air Google Hangout
March 14th, 2013 | by Andrew
The US solar energy market and industry fired on all cylinders in 2012 despite headwinds in Congress, a fragile economic recovery, internal industry turmoil, and ongoing opposition from fossil fuel and utility industry players, according to SEIA-GTM's Solar Market Insight 2012 year in review
New Zero-Down, No-Risk Energy Efficiency Investment Fund Aims To Unlock $150 Billion In Savings
March 13th, 2013 | by Andrew
The Efficiency Resource Fund's partners aim to bridge the financing gap for small- and medium-sized businesses looking to make energy efficiency improvements. Doing so could yield significant reductions in US carbon emissions and generate lots of green jobs, as well as returns for investors
House, Senate Democrats Introduce Carbon Pricing Discussion Draft
March 13th, 2013 | by Andrew
The carbon tax debate continues in the US Congress as sponsors and stakeholders assert carbon-pricing legislation would address the most challenging, and interrelated, problems facing the US today. Amounting to a tax on carbon emissions, the discussion draft's sponsors are soliciting public feedback on how best to allocate proceeds
DOE Issues Guidebook For Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development At Federal Facilities
March 13th, 2013 | by Andrew
Building capacity – capacity in terms of human resources, particularly – is key to driving the transition to a clean [&hellip
110,000 Clean Energy, Clean Transport Jobs Announced In The US In 2012
March 8th, 2013 | by Andrew
Clean energy job growth was broad based geographically and across industry sectors despite opposition and inconsistent support in Congress, according to Environmental Entrepreneurs' clean energy jobs Q4 and 2012 year in review
Federal Budget Sequestration To Suck Wind From Clean Energy’s Sails
March 1st, 2013 | by Andrew
The US economy and society have been reaping the benefits of rapid growth in renewable energy and clean technology under the Obama Administration, progress that's threatened by federal budget sequestration.
Doubling US Energy Productivity Could Boost Job Creation, Economy, Health, and the Environment
February 13th, 2013 | by Andrew
A blue-ribbon panel of energy experts assembled to make recommendations regarding improving energy efficiency asserts that the U.S. could double energy productivity by 2030, yield average annual household savings of $1,000, and create one million new jobs along the way
DOE, US Treasury Announce New, $150M Round Of Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits
February 9th, 2013 | by Andrew
The second round of Section 48C Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits will provide another boost to enhancing US competitiveness in the fast-growing clean energy sector
County-Level Employment And Income Gains From Wind Energy Development
February 4th, 2013 | by Andrew
Conducting a first-of-its-kind empirical study of the economic impacts of wind energy development at the county level across two regions, researchers found substantial gains in employment and income
Official: US Wind Power Accounted For 42% Of New Power Capacity In 2012, Beat Natural Gas
January 31st, 2013 | by Andrew
2012 proved to be a record-setting year for US wind power in more ways than one even as a key federal tax credit seemed doomed to expire
“Smart from the Start” — Government Establishes Arizona Solar Energy Zones
January 20th, 2013 | by Andrew
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced 192,100 acres of public lands have been designated suitable for renewable energy development, including the 2,550 acre Agua Caliente Solar Energy Zone
Atlantic Wind Connection Chooses New Jersey for Phase I Offshore Transmission Backbone
January 17th, 2013 | by Andrew
Political winds are at long last favorable for the development of US offshore wind energy. AWC has selected New Jersey for Phase I of its planned HVDC transmission backbone
Mosaic’s First 4 Solar Energy Crowdfunding Projects Sell Out In Under 24 Hours
January 9th, 2013 | by Andrew
Bringing together crowdfunding and solar energy, the first four solar PV projects debuting on Mosaic's online marketplace sold out in less than 24 hours
DOE Publishes New Study On Biological Impact Of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
December 3rd, 2012 | by Andrew
Involved in OTEC R&D since the late '70s, O'ahu's Makai Ocean Engineering performed simulations of the biological impact a 100MW OTEC plant would have on phytoplankton in Hawai'i waters
Green Jobs & Solar Power At Night: Abengoa’s 280 MW Solana CSP Plant Nearly Ready
December 1st, 2012 | by Andrew
The Solana utility-scale concentrating solar power (CSP) project, capable of storing solar-generated electricity and delivering it in the evenings and at night in order to help meet peak demand, is 80% complete. A workforce of more than 2,000 is on site installing Solana's 32,000 parabolic trough solar energy collectors, one of a range of benefits the project has brought to the Pheonix area
GAO Study Highlights US Governance Challenges At The Water-Energy Nexus
November 16th, 2012 | by Andrew
More comprehensive research, accounting for local context and barriers and improved coordination among government and other stakeholders are essential to meeting challenges at the water-energy nexus, according to a GAO report.
Drought + Superstorm Sandy + Looming Fiscal Cliff —> Revived Talk Of A Carbon Tax
November 12th, 2012 | by Andrew
Though still considered a long shot, bipartisan support for instituting a tax on the largest US carbon and greenhouse gas emitters is being revived. Coupling it with payments to taxpayers and emphasizing the economic benefits would help muster support, according to policy experts.
NRG Bluewater Earns 1st “Smart from the Start” Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Wind Lease
October 25th, 2012 | by Andrew
The federal OCS lease grants NRG Bluewater exclusive right to submit one or more plans to BOEM to conduct activities in support of offshore wind energy development spanning 96,430 acres some 11 nautical miles off the coast of Delaware.
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