Posts Tagged ‘renewables’

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Nevada Utility to Embrace Renewables and Leave out Coal

Posted on April 7th, 2013 by Mitch Esguerra

Nevada Utility to Embrace Renewables and Leave out Coal Nevada’s major public utility NV Energy announced recently that it plans to shut down its four[...]

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Renewables to Overtake Fossil Fuels in Europe by 2020

Posted on April 4th, 2013 by Mitch Esguerra

Renewables to Overtake Fossil Fuels in Europe by 2020 Europe’s share of generation capacity from renewable sources will increase by at least 40 percent by[...]

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Don’t Dismiss Thermal Energy Storage

Posted on December 4th, 2012 by Paul Valenta

It’s a fact that’s hard to swallow. The United States not only over-produces energy, but it also wastes nearly 70 percent[1] of the energy it[...]

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Fracking Toothpaste

Posted on April 16th, 2012 by Barry Stevens

   Natural gas production, from hydrocarbon rich shale formations, known as “shale gas,” is one of the most rapidly expanding trends in onshore oil and[...]

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Windpower’s PTC: Secondary to State Mandates

Posted on December 27th, 2011 by Lisa Linowes

In recent weeks, wind developer Terra-Gen terminated plans to build its Horseshoe Wind Farm in Illinois, NextERA suspended the permitting process for a 150-megawatt project[...]

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Natural Gas: The Clean Alternative

Posted on December 12th, 2011 by Barry Stevens

It has been common knowledge for quite sometime now that natural gas is a suitable clean alternative to all fossil fuels. Natural gas can reduce[...]

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U.S. Support for Renewables is Miniscule…and Erratic

Posted on November 7th, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

It’s time to ponder a rational comparison of historical U.S. energy incentives. In a thoughtful analysis called “What Would Jefferson Do?” authors Nancy Pfund and[...]

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Nuclear Melts Down, Renewables Explode

Posted on August 26th, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

There has been a lot of talk about Nuclear energy since the near meltdown after the devastating tsunami in Japan earlier this year. So, we[...]

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Details About Xcel Energy’s Smart Grid Roadmap

Posted on June 13th, 2011 by Justin Segall

David Eves, President and CEO of Public Service Company of Colorado, the Xcel Energy Company, Colorado provides a roadmap of smart grid and renewable energy initiatives[...]

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Business Case #4 for Advanced Energy Storage: Renewable Integration

Posted on April 8th, 2011 by Chris Campbell

In addition to frequency regulation, T&D investment deferral and spinning reserve, advanced energy storage technology, including lithium ion battery systems, helps facilitate the increased penetration[...]

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