With growing gridlock in Washington, states throughout the country – both red and blue – are implementing innovative renewable energy and energy-efficiency programs which could be adopted by their neighbors to improve their economies and reduce emissions cost-effectively, according to a new joint study by Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance and… Keep reading →
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New Stanford Report Features U.S. States Pioneering Effective Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficiency Policies
By businesswireUnited Wind Leasing Model “Most Promising 2013 Development” in DOE Distributed Wind Report
By businesswireLast week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released their 2013 Distributed Wind Market Report summarizing 2013 industry highlights, including the advent of third-party financing, which is expected to positively affect the market in subsequent years. The purpose of the report is to help guide future investments and decisions by industry players, including utilities, government… Keep reading →
Energy Quote of the Day: Turning to Renewable Energy to ‘Become Better Warfighters’
By Jared Anderson, Breaking Energy
It’s no secret the US military seeks to increase its renewable energy production capacity as a way to reduce reliance on the sometimes unreliable civilian power grid while decreasing liquid petroleum consumption which is expensive and dangerous to transport. And unlike purely commercial renewable energy projects competing for high profit margins, the military is in… Keep reading →
Admiral Mike Mullen on US Energy Security and the Shale Boom
By Edward Dodge, for Breaking Energy
Admiral Mike Mullen, retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke on U.S. energy security last Wednesday in Washington DC at an event hosted by the groups Securing America’s Future Energy and the Foreign Policy Initiative. Mullen was asked whether the US can take advantage of the surge in domestic energy production as a foreign policy tool. Mullen answered,… Keep reading →
Opinion: EPA Acknowledges CCS Potential but Fails to Create Right Investment Incentives
By Roman Kilisek
In general, when discussing global progress on climate change the ideas often floated with respect to the structure of regulating carbon emissions from fossil fuel-fired power generation have two starting points: They either propose a carbon tax on emissions (e.g. Australia before July 1, 2014) – meaning that a price is basically set for the… Keep reading →
Agua Caliente, World’s Largest Photovoltaic Plant, Helps Advance America’s Solar Leadership
By US Department of Energy, for Breaking Energy
By US Department of Energy on April 30, 2014 at 5:00 PM The United States has long been known for building at a scale previously never achieved: Hoover Dam was the world’s largest dam when it was completed, Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) was the world’s tallest building for decades and the Library of Congress… Keep reading →
The following press release was issued by Vote Solar: Businesses, advocates, and environmental groups joined together to applaud Gov. Andrew Cuomo for extending the successful NY-Sun Initiative to install ten times more solar power in New York State by 2023. Announced today in honor of Earth Week, the Governor’s bold expansion of the state’s landmark solar program will… Keep reading →
Georgetown University to Launch $5 Million Competition for a More Energy Efficient America
By businesswireGeorgetown University Energy Prize: WHAT: National launch of the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a multi-year incentive competition that challenges small- to medium-size U.S. communities to rethink energy use, and implement creative strategies to increase and sustain efficiency. The list of 49 U.S. communities who have signed a Letter of Intent to compete will be unveiled…. Keep reading →
New GEA Report Details Trends and Substantial Growth in the Global Geothermal Market
By businesswireA new report from the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), released today at the organization’s International Geothermal Showcase in Washington, D.C., reveals the international power market is booming, with a sustained growth rate of 4% to 5%. The “2014 Annual U.S. & Global Geothermal Power Production Report” finds almost 700 projects currently under development in 76… Keep reading →
Annual Microgrid Capacity Installations Will Increase Nearly Fivefold by 2020, Forecasts Navigant Research
By businesswireFueled by the growth of distributed generation and the desire of consumers and businesses to move toward greater independence in their use of electricity, the microgrid concept has moved steadily toward the mainstream in the last few years. The main technology components of microgrids have made significant headway, and Navigant Research’s analysis indicates that the… Keep reading →