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Understanding Wind Farm Exposures and Managing Risk

rvdru — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Wind energy is becoming one of the most widely used sources of renewable energy.

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Accelerating Geothermal Growth Through DOE Initiatives

MisterTwister — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:15:56 +0000

The U.S. geothermal power industry is poised for a bit more rapid growth now that the U.S. Department of Energy’s geothermal development program is maturing with demonstration-stage pilots

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Navigant Finds PTC Extension Will Create and Save 54,000 Jobs; Expiration Will Kill 37,000 Jobs

evagree — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:30:14 +0000

A new study released this week finds that with stable tax policy the wind industry can create and save 54,000 American jobs in the next four years, including growing the wind manufacturing sector by one third to 46,000 American manufacturing jobs. This will keep the wind sector on track toward supporting the 500,000 jobs by 2030 projected in a report by the U.S.

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Let’s Spend Our Energy Developing an Energy Policy

wwwzona_jeyn — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:48:14 +0000

As a nation, we are spending way too much energy arguing about energy.

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OwnEnergy Project Sale to NextEra Epitomizes Community Wind

Affonvifeseaf — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:05:42 +0000

Community wind company OwnEnergy has closed a transaction for NextEra Energy Resources to acquire, construct and operate the Blackwell Wind Farm, an Oklahoma project developed by OwnEnergy and slated to be completed by the end of next year.

Policy Outlook 2012: Don’t Expect Much From Washington

teecubs — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:26:39 +0000

Political turmoil has enveloped 2011, and it is expected to set the scene for the coming year. The late-August Solyndra bankruptcy news cast a dark mark on the Department of Energy (DOE) loan program, which is fueling an already fiery Washington D.C.

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Kansas Wind Power Delivered To the East: Clean Line Energy Gets Kansas Utility Status for Trans. Project

BillyhitBoy — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:43:20 +0000

Renewable energy-focused transmission company Clean Line Energy received unanimous approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission this week to conduct business as a public utility, marking a step forward for the company’s Grain Belt Express Clean Line—a 700-mile overhead, modern high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project that would move low-cost clean power from wind-rich Kansas to western Missouri and on to power-hungry Eastern states.

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Biomass Could Produce Fifth of Global Energy Without Damaging Food Production, Says UK Energy Research Centre

aabulgarForeva — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:13:18 +0000

A new report released by the Technology and Policy Assessment function of the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), which addresses key controversies in the energy field, suggests that up to one fifth of global energy could be provided by biomass (plants) without damaging food production. The report reviews more than 90 global studies.

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Electric Vehicles: Ineptitude, Apathy and Piles of Taxpayer Money

cyclalgadia — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

The last few weeks have been a media and political circus in the U.S. as a pair of high-profile Department of Energy loan guarantees wound up in bankruptcy court

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Chu to Congress: ‘We Can And Must Compete’

SectAnnepaync — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:21:04 +0000

Just as Congressional Republicans have sought to make Solyndra about more than Solyndra, Energy Secretary Steven Chu continued to broaden the scope of his department’s loan program during testimony to members of Congress on Thursday.