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By David Engle These days, “fracking” is almost a household word. Half a dozen years ago few had even heard of this rupturous, explosive method for fuel extraction. Back then, the energy mantra was “go green”. People worried about peak oil; now we wonder if the bounteous fuel output is harming aquifers. Today, electricity costs are fairly level. Historically low-cost natural gas is piping forth in abundance. So, with such competition, how are projects for solar, wind, and other alternative energy faring...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Fuels, Power Supply, Renewable
CHICAGO-May 15, 2013– Wide majorities of likely Illinois voters believe it is important that the state maintain its commitment to increase its use of renewable power and support legislation that would achieve this goal by fixing the state’s broken renewable portfolio standard (RPS) law, according to a Zogby survey released today. The survey, conducted for Clean Energy Trust (CET) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), found an overwhelming majority (86.5 percent) of likely Illinois voters believe it is very ...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Renewable
On Earth Day, a new white paper released by IEE — an Institute of The Edison Foundation — entitled “Forecast of On-Road Electric Transportation in the U.S. (2010-2035),” projects that even under the most conservative of scenarios more than 5-million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on the road by 2035. This figure could actually increase to as high as 30 million EVs depending on advances in battery technology. Lisa Wood, IEE’s Executive Director and Vice President of the Edison Foundation, said, “Opportun...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Renewable
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a series of changes to make it easier for agricultural producers and rural small businesses to apply for renewable energy and energy efficiency funding. USDA remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today's announcement is one part of the Department's efforts to strengthen the rural economy. "These changes are intended to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Renewable
PEORIA, IL – Four Caterpillar customers were among the eight landfill gas (LFG) energy development groups honored at the Landfill Methane Outreach Program’s (LMOP) 16th Annual Conference and Project Expo sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Each was recognized for excellence in innovation and creativity, success in promoting LFG energy, and achieving both environmental and economic benefits. Honored Caterpillar customers include Anne Arundel County’s Millersville Landfill, Lyco...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Renewable
By Thomas Arnold Sites in the Bavarian Forest offer major potential for harnessing wind power, opening interesting options (in addition to conventional forestry) for farmers and forest owners. Until recently, woods were largely considered no-go zones for wind farms, not only because of nature conservation constraints, but also because they offered inadequate profitability. However, the fact that only a very small percentage of land throughout Germany offers suitable conditions for profitable wind...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Efficiency, Renewable, Wind
LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 20 February 2013 - Despite the ongoing growth expected in global wind power installed capacity, wind turbine manufacturers have several major hurdles to overcome if they are to thrive in a challenging and highly competitive market, states an alternative energy expert for research and consulting firm GlobalData. The wind turbine market suffers from manufacturing overcapacity, falling subsidies, and uncertainty in some wind power sectors. Vestas’ announcement of its 2012 results b...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Renewable, Turbine, Wind
NEW DELHI - Continued uncertainty in the future direction of climate frameworks, political instability of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, energy price volatility, and the global economic recession are what energy leaders consider as the top ‘insomnia’ issues driving the world energy agenda this year, according to the 2013 World Energy Issues Monitor, published today by the World Energy Council (WEC). Speaking at the launch of the report in New Delhi at the World Energy Leaders’ Summit, Pi...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Renewable, Renewables
NEW YORK (GBI Research), 24 January 2013 South and Central American nations are aspiring to be more environmentally friendly, as renewable energy strategies are introduced, but thermal power remains the main player, states a new report by energy experts GBI Research. The new research* reports that the power market in South and Central America is dominated by thermal power, which accounted for 39.9% of the total installed capacity in 2011, but this share is expected to decrease to 35% by 2020, while the s...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Renewable
By Elizabeth Cutright What will our energy landscape look like over the next decade? How about the next 30 years? We’ve all experienced first hand the quick and dizzying changes wrought by emerging technologies, and there’s no reason to think that our current energy infrastructure won’t look vastly different in the years to come. After all, the modern smart phone is only about five years old, and in that short amount of time we’ve gone from using our cell phones to make and receive calls, to a 20th cent...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Energy Efficiency, Reliability, Renewable
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