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Greenvenders.blogspot.com has become Cleantechupdate.blogspot.com

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The concept of additionality addresses the question of whether the project would have happened anyway, even in the absence of revenue from carbon credits.Only carbon credits from projects that are "additional to" the business-as-usual scenario represent a net environmental benefit. Carbon projects that yield strong financial returns:even in the absence of revenue from carbon credits; or that are

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Bryce Dille @ JMP Securities, send me an Email

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Joint implementation (JI) is one of three flexibility mechanisms set forth in the Kyoto Protocol to help countries with binding greenhouse gas emissions targets (so-called Annex I countries) meet their obligations. JI is set forth in Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol.[1]Under Article 6, any Annex I country can invest in emission reduction projects (referred to as "Joint Implementation Projects") in

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A carbon project refers to a business initiative that receives funding because of the cut the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that will result.To prove that the project will result in real, permanent, verifiable reductions in Greenhouse Gases, proof must be provided in the form of aproject design document and activity reports validated by an approved third party in the case of Clean

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The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is an arrangement under the Kyoto Protocol allowing industrialised countries with a greenhouse gas reduction commitment (called Annex B countries) invest in projects that reduce emissions in developing countries as an alternative to more expensive emission reductions in their own countries.A crucial feature of an approved CDM carbon project is that it has

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A carbon offset is a financial instrument aimed at a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon offsets are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e) and may represent six primary categories of greenhouse gases.One carbon offset represents the reduction of one metric ton of carbon dioxide or its equivalent in other greenhouse gases.There are two markets for carbon offsets.In

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Enphase Energy Inc. Announces Executive Appointment05/18/2009Enphase Energy Inc. announced it has secured $22.5 million in new financing, led by Madrone Capital Partners. This round of funding also includes new investor Bay Partners as well as existing investors Third Point Ventures, RockPort Capital Partners and Applied Ventures, LLC. Jamie McJunkin, General Partner of Madrone Capital Partners

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August 2009U.S. Department of the Treasury and Department of Energy to make Direct Cash Payments for Businesses Developing Renewable Energy Facilities-The U.S. government announced Friday that it is now accepting applications for renewable energy funding lead by President Barack Obama’s initiative to expand nationwide sustainability and green energy job prospects. The U.S. Department of Energy,

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Renewable Ventures, a Fotowatio company, today announced the completion of Solar Fund V to finance more than $200 million of new solar energy projects across the United States.The fund's first project is a two-megawatt solar photovoltaic project located in Ft. Collins, Colorado that will sell energy to Colorado State University and renewable energy credits to

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And the host of companies looking to make such in-home energy display systems is expanding rapidly, with dozens of startups such asIntegrators: People who have busines models that selecte and group pieces of technology and services to activly monitor Energy Use in a facility. Tendril Networks, EnergyHubEnergateControl4,Greenbox Technology, OnzoAlertMeeMeter OpenPeak Utility Companies will have

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By Jeff St. JohnComverge (COMV) has landed another deal that calls for it to turn down homes' energy use during peak demand times with pagers at first, and with smart meters later on.The deal is with Dominion Virginia Power (D), and calls for Comverge to manage about 117 megawatts of commercial and industrial power loads.Comverge will also provide its Apollo software platform to manage demand

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I got an interesting comment on one of my posts about distributed power generation and storage.Charles Toca representing Prudent Energy VRB Energy Storage System (VRB-ESS) says they have an energy storage system base on the the vanadium-based redox regenerative fuel cell that converts chemical energy into electrical energy.This is from their website:-EditorHow It WorksThe VRB Energy Storage

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US venture capital investment in cleantech companies in Q2 2009 reached $572m, an increase of 73 per cent in terms of capital,with 48 financing rounds, a 100 per cent increase in number of transactions compared to Q1 2009, according to an Ernst & Young analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource.Compared to Q2 08, the second-highest quarter for cleantech investment on record, the Q2 09

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SOLARSize of industry:Worldwide: $29.6 billion U.S.: $3 billion, accounting for 0.4% of the nation's electricityMajor players: First Solar, SunPower, China Sunergy (China), Suntech Power (China)Potential: Could provide 10% of the nation's electricity by 2025. Worldwide sales could grow to $81 billion by 2018.Problems: Solar energy wonÕt be cost-competitive with other forms of energy until

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From Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, June 2009Business isn't so sunny these days for SolarCity, the country's largest installer of residential solar-power systems. But Lyndon Rive, chief executive of the Foster City, Cal., firm, says it's an absence of financing, rather than a lack of demand, that has caused the slowdown. "Once you address that bottleneck," he says, "solar power will boom.

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Until the big chill, the solar energy was red-hot, tearing along with a decade-long growth rate that averaged 50 percent a year.Then the global recession hit – and the fizzling of subsidies in Spain and a credit crunch – which squeezed financing for many solar projects. Production slowed at plants making panels that turned sun into electricity. Prices fell sharply.So now, despite climate-change

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Summer 09 The State of Renewable Energy FinanaceVideo from the European Venture Capital Forum specficially focused on CleanTech

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New report suggests the United States could save $1.2 trillion by investing $50 billion a year through 2020.Management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. released a report today suggesting the U.S. could reduce its non-transportation related energy consumption by as much as 23 percent by 2020 ifit invests enough political and financial capital.The report indicates that reducing energy consumption by

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The US wind energy industry installed 1,210MW of new power generating capacity in the second quarter of this year, bringing the total added this year to just over 4,000MW, an increase from the 2,900MW added in the first six months of 2008, the American Wind Energy Association said in its second quarter market report.While the number of completed wind farm installations was solid, AWEA said it is

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Here is a video of their process in Action from their websiteOriginoil is only obne of several companies researching algea as biofuel.

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After a two-quarter period of falling venture capital investments in the cleantech space, the industry is finally picking back up again. But the prospects for early-stage companies and entrepreneurs looking for funding is mixed."It's a challenge for the venture community to have the conviction to truly invest in the kind of venture-backed profile deals that we need and not invest in another '

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Michael Yannell's ComEd bill is almost surely less than yours.Yannell, 44, lives in a new Chicago home that is designed to be net zero energy, which means it will produce as much energy as it consumes -- or more. The $1.6 million, 2,675-square-foot house is the first of its kind in Chicago, which already has achieved green sheen with its energy-saving public buildings and scores of planted

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OGE ( An Oklahoma Power Utility) has a very useful Energy use calculator for commercial buildings. A clean tech Engineer I know uses it for a very quick load demand estimation at the begining of an energy audit.-Editor.

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The number of smart electricity meters with two-way communications is poised to mushroom in the next two years, according to a study.Research company Park Associates this week released figures for smart-meter installations in the U.S., saying that there are 8 million units installed, or about 6 percent of all meters.(Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET)As utilities upgrade equipment as part of

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Ill Wind Blows Over Storage MarketWhen it comes to discussing the "need" for storage to supplement intermittent wind energy, industry professionals are of two very different minds.The majority of wind energy development companies we've spoken with say there's no need for storage; any limitations in the ability to distribute wind power are due to a lack of transmission infrastructure. By contrast,

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Algae PowerBridport, Vermont - July 13, 2009The cows at the Blue Spruce Farm in Bridport make more than milk. Their manure also produces power through the digester at the south side of the barns. But for the last nine months some of that liquid manure has also been sent over to a mini greenhouse where it's being investigated as another source of alternative energy."Algae's been around from day

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Energy Star Could Get TougherSource: BUILDER OnlinePublication date: July 9, 2009By Teresa BurneyQualifying for the Energy Star label on homes is likely to become much more difficult in 2011. The Department of Energy is seeking comments now on proposed significant increases in Energy Star specifications."They are much stricter, intentionally," said Sam Rashkin, national director of Energy Star

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Source: BIG BUILDER NewsPublication date: July 15, 2009A university study of Centex Corp.'s (NYSE:CTX) Energy Advantage homes released Wednesday determined that radiant barrier insulation installed on roof systems reduces heat build up and signficantly improves the efficiency of HVAC systems.The study, performed last summer by the Energy Center of Appalachian State University, compared a pair of

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Negawatt power is the idea of creating incentives to reduce demand for electricity to ease the load at peak times or alleviate the need to build more generation plants. In theory, these negawatts can be aggregated and an arbitrage market could be created to trade these.The term was coined by Amory Lovins, who saw a typo — "negawatt" instead of "megawatt" — in a Colorado Public Utilities

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By Sybille de La HamaidePARIS (Reuters) - Production of biodiesel in the European Union rose by more than 35 percent in 2008 and capacity will grow again this year although half the plants are idle due to poor demand, the EU producers group said on Wednesday.The Brussels-based European Biodiesel Board (EBB) said the European production of biodiesel, by far the main biofuel made in the bloc, had

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This is a Capstone Press Release but the application is is interesting: using coal seam gas to run a microturbine that powers reverse osmosis water purification to clean industrial water in Australia.-EditorCHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today

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In the late 1970s, John Gofman, co-inventor of plutonium, had second thoughts about his work with nuclear power over the years. He authored a book entitled Irrevy, in which he argued that the use of nuclear power for electrical production amounted to a bad tradeoff of inefficient and expensive power generation for an insoluble toxic waste problem and generations upon generations of unknown

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Governor Bobby Jindal recently announced that he signed Louisiana House Bill 110, legislation that increases personal and corporate income tax credits for use of alternative fuel for motor vehicles, including the use of compressed natural gas (CNG.)The legislation, authored by Louisiana State Representative Jane Smith (R-Bossier City) and led by Louisiana Senator Nick Gautreaux (D-Abbeville) in

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March 9, 2009Bio-mass : will that be filtering, pyrolysis or gasification?“Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Zero Emission Energy Plants, Inc. Sign Gasification Licensing Agreement”, “Vegawatt plugs in grease-fired restaurant generator”, and “Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and AERI Collaborate to Develop Gasification Technology”;are but three headlines that have appeared over the last several months

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FYK is a Norwegian sports car designed to run on a blend of hydrogen and natural gas. It was developed by a Norwegian company named Aetek and received backing from Statoil, the largest petroleum company in the Nordic countries and Norway's largest company in all categories. FYK was launched in 2006 as a technology demonstrator and there are currently no plans on putting it into series production.

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The Loopwing Wind TurbineThis loopy looking item is a striking wind turbine design with some interesting features. A Japanese company is offering this small-scale wind turbine that touts an amazingly low 1.6m/sec (3.5 mph) minimum generation speed (compared with 8-11 mph for many turbines.)The company claims a number of benefits for the Loopwing turbine attributed to the unusual configuration of

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The hydrogen economy goes down the toilet: Energy experts have mixed opinions on whether hydrogen might make sense as a portable fuel of the future. It can be made using electricity from renewable sources, which is good, but the process is inefficient and requires fresh water, which is already in short supply in many areas of the globe. All of which makes a recent paper on an alternate method of

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Feds announce terms of cash program for renewable projectsPosted on July 10, 2009 by rohdec12Feds at last announce how to obtain stimulus package cash (in lieu of tax credits) for renewable projects.Treasury, Energy Announce More than $3 Billion in Recovery Act Funds for Renewable Energy ProjectsCash Assistance Will Increase Economic Development, Promote Renewable Energy UseProgram Guidance Now

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July 9, 2009The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which was enacted in February, permits an applicant to receive a grant from Treasury in lieu of claiming investment tax credits (ITCs) or production tax credits (PTCs).Today the U.S. Treasury Department issued much-anticipated guidance concerning applications to receive cash grants in lieu of claiming income tax credits for

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JERUSALEM, July 9 (Reuters) - It may take a little bit of colour to create cheaper solar energy.Israeli start-up 3GSolar says it has developed the world's first commercial-size solar energy system that uses coloured dyes to turn sunlight into electricity.The technology emerged from a relatively new field in solar energy that uses simple organic dyes instead of rare or costly materials, like

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DOE issued solicitations in late June for $3.9 billion in grants to support the development and demonstration of smart grid technologies. Smart grid technologies involve adding communication capabilities and control systems to the electrical grid. Just as the Internet drastically changed how people use their home computers, adding communications to the power grid is expected to change how people

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Among the utilities that have come forward lately to announce deals with energy management software makers — from San Diego Gas & Electric and TXU Energy (working with Google), to Xcel Energy and Sacramento Municipal Utility District (working with Microsoft) — one progressive utility has been notably missing from these early movers: PG&E.So we asked PG&E’s senior director of the Smart Energy Web,

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An Interesting Post by a Northerner, surprised that the South is stilll not living in 1865;CTE EditorThe region's big cleantech deals include billion-dollar polysilicon plants and stealthy new university spinouts, says Shawn Lesser of Sustainable World Capital.When people usually think about the U.S. South, images of NASCAR are more likely to come to mind than successful cleantech startups. But

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Plans for the world's largest wind farm in the Texas Panhandle have been scrapped, energy baron T. Boone Pickens said Tuesday, and he's looking for a home for 687 giant wind turbines.Pickens has already ordered the turbines, which can stand 400 feet tall — taller than most 30-story buildings."When I start receiving those turbines, I've got to ... like I said, my garage won't hold them," the

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BRISTOL TOWNSHIP – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger today toured The Bridge Business Center in Bristol Township, Bucks County, where $1 million in federal recovery funds are being used to install a modern energy system in a former Rohm & Haas laboratory.Secretary Hanger witnessed a milestone in the project’s development, as seven micro-turbines were lifted

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I pulled this from a Alfagy's website: They are developing wood mass gassification in a high heat low oxegen invironment, the burining the clean gas. Very interesting...-CTE EditorThe range of fully automated Wood Gasified Heat and Power Plants are as follows: The ENERCARB wood gas technology offers customers a turn-key automated solution for heat and power generation from wood. We can provide a

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Anyone know anything about Sola Ventura? Not much on their website, but they seem to have a unique distributed cleantech business model.Sola Ventura LLC brings technology and investment opportunity together to solve clients energy needs. Onsite Green Energy Production can reduce your energy usage, lock in a lower rate for an extended period of years, and cost you nothing for installation and

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Nano wires are essential for the increase in efficiency of Photo Voltaic Technology. Since the PV effect can occur on wires one 1000th of the diameter of a human hair. The ability to build a mesh of nano wires within a PV cell or PV material is important toward increasing PV Materials. Now a Company has created a mapping machine that can find a sugar cube in 25 square kilometer of three

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June 26, 2009 Carbonized chicken feather fibers are the cheapest way to store hydrogen. Using chicken feathers is similar to using animal manure and crop waste. All three are waste products that can be used to create something new whether it is hydrogen storage, or biofuel. All three are renewable resources.University of Delaware researchers are the ones who have developed chicken feather fiber

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Feathered fuel tank soaks up hydrogenby Chris Spitzer, The OregonianFriday June 26, 2009, 8:43 PMThe gas tank of the future may be full of chicken feathers.Engineers have discovered a way to store large amounts of hydrogen fuel using carbonized downy fluff, which could help pave the way to clean, green cars. A practical hydrogen car has been elusive for decades. Before the announcement this week

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This is a excerpt from the Fast Company series on Distributed Energy Generation. It reviews the emerging Distributed Energy Industry, ,and suggest feed in Tarrifs funded by a gneral utility tax.EditorIn fact, wherever a little public funding has gotten the ball rolling, consumer appetite for micropower has been essentially bottomless. To see just how fast the microgrid can emerge, there's no

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IBM's energy and utilities group Is developing Multi-Micro Grid management Software.To make that possible, IBM is focusing on smart-grid software to manage the complexities of a system that might have 2,000 variable power inputs over 100 square miles, instead of two power plants. It's also developing cheaper photovoltaics (prices are already projected to fall by 20% to 30% this year), and Shepler

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Why small-scale, local power -- the microgrid -- could be the answer to our energy crisis. And why the big utilities are fighting it with all they've got.Infographic: The Microgrid Dream HouseIn April 2007, a helicopter landed in a backyard in Johnson Valley, California, a desert hamlet of 440 residents on the outskirts of Joshua Tree National Park. "One of the neighbors went out and asked them

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HELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Coca Cola Enterprises signed a 10-year contract with UTC Power that will bring two fuel cells to its southern New York bottling plant.The UTC Power fuel cells will produce heat and energy that can satisfy nearly a third of demand at Coca Cola’s bottling plant in Elmsford, N.Y. The project received $2 million in funds from the state’s Energy Research and Development Authority.

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A new design for fuel cells could make them fault tolerant and resilient to adverse environmental and internal influences.A team from Imperial College London is developing the technology through a project sponsored by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).Current fuel cells are designed with electrodes connected in a series. The weakest link in the cell dictates

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These come from a NCSU Solicitations Newsletter-EditorThe RFPs created or supplemented as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) are identified in the RFP titles.The Recovery homepage (http://www.recovery.gov/) has links to State-level Recovery sites where you may be able to track down some sub-grantee opportunities. Washington State’s Recovery site does an

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(June 5, 2009) Campbell, CA - Real Goods Solar (NASDAQ: RSOL) announced today it has signed a contract to design and install solar electric systems totaling 3.65 megawatts for the Fremont Union High School District in Sunnyvale, Cupertino and west San Jose, California. The new solar systems will be constructed as carports at all five high schools in the District and are expected to save District

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SB412 TestimonySubmitted to the (California) Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce by Jonah Crawford, CEO, MicroGrid Systems Inc. on Monday, June 29, 2009Honorable Members,The public analysis prepared for the June 29th Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce states:“When results of this study are assessed with the quantity of demanded installed capacity, one could conclude that even

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When the intelligent grid gets built, will anyone notice?" Don Von Dollen, EPRI's IntelliGrid program manager, is only partly joking when he asks this question. Of course utilities will notice the benefits that come from greater intelligence in the power-distribution network--better diagnostics, & The Smart GridProvides Smart Grid Technologies Reliability Efficiency UtilizationEnergy Efficiency

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As the dust settles on the nation's first serious effort to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, here's a look at some of the reactions to the House carbon cap-and-trade bill (a.k.a. the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the Waxman-Markey bill, or H.R. 2454).Environmental groups -- and their allies in industry -- were almost unanimous in their support of the legislation, but many noted

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I found this five year old post that proclaims they time for cogeneration has come.It is more true today than ever.-EditorThe Future of Small Scale Distributed GenerationFeb 27, 2004 12:00 PM, By George Zirnhelt, P.E., Power Systems Research, Inc.Even though the United States’ electric utility system delivers only 20% to 30% of potential energy to end-users, it’s still the most cost-effective

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Did you see the Matthew Mcconaughey movie, Sahara? This appears to be a Concetrated Solar Facility like the one inthe movie.-EditorStarwood Energy Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Arizona Public Service Co.; To Build the World's Largest Dispatchable Solar Plant with Lockheed MartinPRNewswireGREENWICH, Conn.May 22Solar-Thermal Electric Generating Facility Will Produce Up to 290 MWs of Clean

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Capstone Receives Order for C200 Microturbines for China Southern Power Grid Pilot ProjectCapstone Turbine Corporation - 05.26.2009Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced that it has received an order for three C200 microturbine systems for China Southern Power Grid Co.,

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Charlottesville to be First City in Dominion Virginia Power's 'Smart Grid' NetworkInnovative program opens doors to wide range of energy conservation optionsPress ReleaseJune 18, 2009CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Charlottesville has been selected as the first city in Virginia and one of the first in the nation to benefit from "smart grid" technology that will make the delivery of electricity more

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This is from the Ca[pstone Website-EditorStimulus Package Signed by President Obama On February 17, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R.1) into law.The package contains a number of measures designed to promote clean energy and energy efficiency, many of which could be beneficial to deployment of Capstone’s products and the continued development of our technology

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The Administration is trying to publicize funding for Geothermal and Solar Recovery Act Funding projects: So far, it is putting the funds in the hands of government, not business, and these institutions are inceted to make the programs last as long as possible, not to be profitbale. When I Read these Funding Opportunities, it seems to me that 16 of the 18 opportunities are for research and

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MERCED, Calif. -- A new study suggests converting biomass to electricity rather than ethanol for transportation produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions and offers more “miles per acre.”Researchers from Stanford University and the University of California, Merced, studied the lifecycle of plant-based electricity, or “bioelectricity,” and ethanol technologies to determine which delivered more miles

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This is a repost of an great articleBy Lindsay Audin from June 2008-EditorIn an effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and give their organizations some green credibility, many facility executives are incorporating on- site renewable or high-efficiency sources of power into their operations. Federal income tax credits (available until the end of 2008) and state and utility-sponsored

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Photovoltaic Solar Modules / GermanyFebruary 4, 2009This notice is to inform the public that the Export-Import Bank of the United States has received an application to guarantee approximately $15 million in commercial bank financing for the U.S. export of approximately $31 million worth of photovoltaic module manufacturing equipment and services for the construction of a new thin film

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Renewable Identification Numbers are becoming increasingly important not just for people in environmental compliance or accounting, but also for those in marketing, investing and sustainability.By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy in Ethenol Producer MagazinePassage of the Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007, and the dramatically increased renewable fuels standard (RFS) within it, took Renewable

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DOE announced on March 26 that it plans to invest $3.2 billion in energy efficiency and conservation projects in U.S. cities, counties, states, territories, and tribal lands.The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will provide formula grants for projects that improve energy efficiency and reduce fossil fuel

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The purpose of the North Carolina State University Green Build database is to help you find projects in the State of North Carolina that have implemented specific green building techniques, strategies, or technologies."Green building" is sometimes referred to as "high performance building" or "sustainable building." It means thatenergy, water, and materials are used efficiently during the

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Hythane is a mixture of natural gas and hydrogen, usually 5-7 percent hydrogen by energy. Natural gas is generally about 90+% methane, along with small amounts of ethane, propane, higher hydrocarbons, and "inerts" like carbon dioxide or nitrogen. Hydrogen and methane are complimentary vehicle fuels in many ways.Methane has a relatively narrow flammability range that limits the fuel efficiency and

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Are You a Veteran buying your first home, and it was built before 2002? Check this out...-EditorThe VA allows VA borrowers to borrow additional funds to install Energy Efficient Upgrades to the home simultaneously when purchasing a new home with a VA Loan or Refinancing an existing loan. The VA Energy Efficient Upgrade program is available to all Veterans and all qualified VA Service Members.It's

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For those of you interested in On site Reliable Energy Generation (OREG), moving to Renewable Energy, we have to know how grid providers see who you are and what you do.In a nut shell, they see you as an energy resource. They call you Distributed Energy Resources (DER)They call your On site energy generation a microgrid, and are fast working on ways to network all OREG resources together.This

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In 1996, a sagging power line in Oregon brushed against a tree, and within minutes 12 million customers in eight states lost power. Such is the vulnerability of today's power grid.To address this weakness, Berkeley Lab scientists are helping to develop a new approach to power generation in which a cluster of small, on-site generators serves office buildings, industrial parks, and homes.Called a

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Environmental Power Corporation is a developer, owner, and operator of renewable energy production facilities. The Company owns and operates the Huckabay Ridge facility in Stephenville, Texas, a multi-digester facility for the production of pipeline-grade natural gas, which began commercial operation and has several similar facilities in varying stages of development.It also operates three

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EDGAR Online via COMTEX) --ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSYou should read the following discussion and analysis of our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth

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Green Ocean Energy has a device to add to wave energy generation to ocean based wind turbins.[This from their website]Wave Treader has grown out of our work with Ocean Treader and uses it's Sponsons and Arms but this time they are mounted on the base of a static offshore structure, typically a Wind Turbine or Tidal Turbine. By sharing the high infrastructure costs with another device, such as

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I found this article @ Renewable Energy WorldVery useful for qualifying potential generation sites-Editorby Karl GawellQ: I live near a geothermal hot spring. Does that mean that there are geothermal power resources underground? How do I go about finding out? -- John from Moscow, IdahoA:Hi John. Thanks for your inquiry. I wish I could take a look at the spring. I came across one on a mesa just

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Signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, President Barack Obama has included a new tax credit to encourage investment in efficient energy production equipment manufacturing facilities.A new 30% investment tax credit is available for projects that establish, re-equip or expand manufacturing facilities for fuel cells, micro-turbines, renewable fuel refineries and blending

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The US Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistane Program2008 Weatherization AssistanceClick on the links below to download a PDF of each section.Here is a Fact SheetPrograms by StateHere is a list of Texas Programs, seachable By UtilitiesTable of Contents1. Program OverviewThis section provides an Executive Summary of the Weatherization Assistance Program, as well as a Legislative and

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Feb 9, 2009National Wind Solutions, Inc. (NWND) announced today that it has purchased an option to acquire a breakthrough new fuel cell technology developed by one of America’s major research universities.The acquisition of this technology is expected to be completed in about 30 days, and will be the cornerstone of NWND’s recently formed subsidiary, Zero Emissions Fuel Cell, Inc. (http://

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On Tuesday, Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi will announce a proposal for a five-year, $50 million spending program designed to boost the state’s clean energy sector, mainly by providing seed grants for early-stage technologies, retraining experienced entrepreneurs from other industries to navigate the energy business, and overhauling vocational-ed programs.Investors and executives

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The WeatherTRAK solution from HydroPoint eliminates landscape overwatering, delivering value faster than any other clean technology.[ Put in basic information about your lot, and the system wirelessly gathers weather data to schedule on-demand irrigation... Editor]Calculate your savings with Smart Water ManagementLandscapes consume 58% of urban water, and are overwatered by 30-to-300%. Add to

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For an additional amount for `Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy', $16,800,000,000: Provided, That$3,200,000,000 shall be available for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants for implementation of programs authorized under subtitle E of title V of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17151 et seq.), of which $2,800,000,000 is available through the formula in

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The Associated General Contractors of America (commercial Construction Professional Organization) did a Great Analysis of the Stimulus bill, where it is going and how to access it.

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The $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law on Feb. 17 by President Barack Obama contains elements that will bolster housing and the economy, according to NAHB.“While we believe that including a more enhanced home buyer tax credit in the final legislation would have been the best way to spur housing demand and move the economy forward, the new law does include several provisions

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Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as Green tags, Renewable Energy Credits, or Tradable Renewable Certificates (TRCs), are tradable environmental commodities in the United States which represent proof that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was renewable (generated from an eligible renewable energy resource).These certificates can be sold and traded and the owner of the REC can

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WIND ENERGY GROWS BY RECORD 8,300 MW IN 2008Smart policies, stimulus bill needed to maintain momentum in 2009The U.S. wind energy industry shattered all previous records in 2008 by installing 8,358 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity (enough to serve over 2 million homes), the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today, even as it warned of an uncertain outlook for 2009 due to the

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is a voluntary association of certificate tracking systems, regulators and interested market participants that are vested in preventing double-counting and promoting harmonization among certificate tracking systems and emissions registries in North America. Such harmonization will encourage trade, create a common currency for certificates, prevent double counting, and support new and emerging

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. lawmakers will vote soon on the compromise version of economic-stimulus legislation that President Barack Obama says will create or save 3.5 million jobs.Obama wants to quickly sign the legislation into law. The House and Senate are expected to vote on final passage before the long Presidents Day weekend. See full story.Here are some of the major features of the

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THis is the House Bill H.R.1These amounst may change as the House and Senete reconcile the billsENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGYEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Research Development, Demonstration and Deployment Recovery funding: $2.000 billionRenewable energy and energy efficiency research, development, demonstration and deployment can contribute to strengthening the United States'

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The Kyoto Protocol’s joint implementation (JI) mechanism has accredited its first third party verifier, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH, whose job is to determine the acceptability of emission reduction projects and verify emission reductions achieved.Under JI, greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in countries with an emissionreduction or limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol can

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