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Created on Tuesday, 08 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: clean energy, consumers, renewable energy, solar, wind energy, climate change, energy policy
January 8 -- After facing several challenges in 2012, including the demise of some high-profile solar energy firms, continued political inaction on climate change and energy policy, and concerns around ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 03 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Iowa, wind, jobs, fiscal cliff, energy policy, production tax credit, PTC, renewable energy, wind energy, clean energy
January 3 -- There is plenty to dislike about the last-minute fiscal-cliff deal that Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell hashed out on New Year’s Eve. But the technology and energy provisions are bright ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: biofuels, ethanol, clean energy, RFS, fuels, policy, Washington
December 17 -- This has been a tough year for the U.S. biofuels industry: drought curtailed corn starch ethanol production and investment in the industry shrank to its lowest level in nearly a decade. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar, renewable energy, energy policy, wind, University of Delaware, electricity, energy storage, grid
December 12 -- A combination of solar power, wind, and currently available storage technologies could fill 99.9 percent of a large power grid's needs by 2030, according to a new study out of the University ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 26 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Germany, renewable energy, clean energy, electricity, policy, solar energy, wind power
November 26 -- From a block away, the house was hardly visible, hidden by a dense stand of native mesquite and palo verde trees and tall clumps of prickly pear cactus. Close up, you could see the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 13 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: elections, carbon emissions, renewable energy, clean energy, energy policy
November 13 -- Now that the election is over, elected officials need to return to the important act of governing. Building a low-carbon energy future will be essential for the country’s continued ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, state energy policy, Renewable Energy Portfolio, solar energy, wind energy
... in over 20 states - supported 32,734 projects in 2011, up 18% from 2010 and almost double that of 2009. >>View Article   ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind power, renewable energy, clean energy, coal plant, fossil fuels, electricity, energy policy, Montana
November 6 -- PPL’s announcement that it will mothball its 44-year-old Corette coal plant in 2015 has generated a lively conversation this election season. The plant is old, dirty and uncompetitive ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 05 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind energy, Bloomberg, energy costs, energy policy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, wind projects, renewable energy
... operation and maintenance (O&M) costs have declined dramatically from €30,906 per megawatt (MW) in 2008 to €19,200/MW in 2012, a decrease of just over 11% a year, or a total of 38% for the period as ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 05 November 2012 / Blog
Tags: energy independence, all of the above energy strategy, energy policy, renewable energy, wind power, PTC, energy subsidies, oil, natural gas, coal, American manufacturing, jobs, economy
By ACORE CEO and President, Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn During the final sprint to Election Day, Americans will hear political leaders point fingers as they attempt to explain why the U.S. is experiencing ... [ +++ ]
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