US Senate Energy Committee approves 10 Million Solar Rooftops Bill
Some good solar news, Beyond Nuclear, 24 July 2010, The Senate Energy Committee yesterday approved Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) 10 million solar roofs bill (S. 3460). This bill would provide tax credits and other incentives to encourage people to install solar power on 10 million rooftops across the U.S. It would ramp up mass production of solar panels and thus likely reduce their cost. It’s an easy bill to support. Here is an article that describes the bill.
Article below – quick summary of the Bill
Decentralised Solar Energy – 10 Million Solar Roofs
Here’s how the Ten Million Solar Roofs Act works: take the example of a homeowner who decides to install a 5-kilowatt solar system which, depending on location, would produce enough electricity to cover most, if not all, of an average electric bill (the solar panels would produce excess power during the day that can be sold back to the utility, covering some or all of the cost of electricity when the sun is not shining).
Here Comes the Sun: Ten Million Solar Rooftops, Renewable Energy World, by Greg Chafee : July 21, 2010 “……Today 92% of Americans want our country to develop solar energy resources, and 77% believe the federal government should make solar power development a national priority. Continue reading
Pressure on US Senate to adopt Renewable Energy Standard
“A renewable Energy Standard would provide a down-payment on carbon reduction goals, save and create jobs, and keep America competitive,”
Coalition seeks to salvage renewable power mandate in Senate, The Hill, By Ben Geman – 07/23/10 Environmentalists and renewable energy trade groups are pressing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to include a national renewable electricity standard, or RES, in the slimmed-down energy package heading for the floor next week. Continue reading
Prosperous future for decentralised renewable energy
it highlights the role that far-flung places can play in clean energy innovation. Where electricity and fuel prices are high, new energy technologies are often much more competitive.
Want to See the Future of Energy? Look to Alaska and Hawaii The Atlantic, Alexis Madrigal , 21 July 2010, “……….a hydroelectric turbine for Gustavus Electric Inc. spins in a small metal building not much bigger than a farmland garage.T Continue reading
Australia’s new Prime Minister wants huge renewable energy investment
In 2007, Australia committed to ensuring 20% of electricity supply to come from renewable energy sources by 2020.
Gillard wants ‘record investment’ in renewable energy, Recharge Lee Hong Liang 21 July 2010, Australia’s new Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised to spend a “record” amount of money to develop the country’s solar and renewable energy sector. Continue reading
Exponential growth in European Union’s renewable energy jobs
The biggest growth is anticipated to come from job creation in the consumer and small business sectors as homeowners focus on green lifestyles in order to enhance home energy efficiency, health, comfort and sustainability.
Green Jobs and Renewable Energy ECOINSTITUTION, July 20, 2010davidhoward by Renewable energy industry has proven its potential to create jobs. Under current policies, the European Union could create sizeable number of jobs: 950,000 direct and indirect full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs and increase to 1.4 million in the next decade. Continue reading
Wind power going ahead with Google
Google Energy’s First Purchase: 20 Years of Wind Power, Tech Crunch, by Lora Kolodny on Jul 20, 2010, Google Energy today announced an agreement to purchase 114 megawatts of wind power capacity per year for 20 years at a set price from an Iowa wind farm owned and operated by NextEra Energy Resources……….. Continue reading
Renewable energy in use in Antarctica
Mawson Station has two turbines that provide more than 70 percent of its power needs. It should be noted, as the NREL explained, that often the combination of these two technologies is important. “Like many places, generating large amounts of renewable power in Antarctica with a single technology is unlikely. Fortunately, polar winds blow during the winter months when the sun does not shine.”
Clean Energy A Big Deal In Antarctica | EarthTechling by Nino Marchetti, July 19th, 2010“……….There seems to actually be quite a bit of renewable energy usage going on in Antarctica, according to the NREL. Continue reading
Egypt to showcase profitable renewable energy
“Ninety percent of the land in Egypt is empty and is suitable for setting up wind farms,” Abou El-Ella said………….According to an environment ministry official in the Red Sea, Egypt has the potential to “show the world how renewable energy can be profitable and sustainable.”
Egypt to Build Two 100 MW Solar Energy Plants | Green Prophet, 19 July 2010, Egypt gets serious about building solar energy plants on top of its 500 MW plant, with bids open for 1,000 MW more. Continue reading
Investment grows worldwide in Renewable Energy and Efficiency
Policies that favor the development of a green economy and businesses in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency also increased: more than 100 countries enacted some type of policy target and/or promotion policy related to renewable energy by early 2010…...
Global Clean Energy Report: China Surpassed U.S. as Top Sector Investor in 2009, GreenTech by Lora Kolodny on Jul 15, 2010The United Nations Environment Program and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century today reveal in a pair of new reports that despite an overall financial downturn in 2009, global investments in sustainable energy increased worldwide. Core clean energy investments from private and public sources totaled $162 billion. Continue reading
Nuclear power getting more costly than solar
proposed new nuclear plants would generate power at a cost of 14 to 18 cents per kilowatt-hour. But commercial-scale solar developers are already offering utilities electricity at 14 cents or less per kWh.
(USA) Solar power now cheaper than nuclear in North Carolina FACING SOUTH 12 July 2010, While the price of solar photovoltaic systems has been falling for decades, the cost of new nuclear plants has been climbing — and a historic crossover point has been reached in North Carolina, where solar power is now cheaper than nuclear. Continue reading
Nevada to export solar energy, not import nuclear wastes
“Nevadans are well positioned to use their world-class natural resources and talented workforce to be an exporter of clean solar energy rather than an importer of hazardous nuclear waste and polluting fossil fuels,”
Nevada Nuclear Test Site to Host Solar Demonstration Zone, Environment News Service, LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 9, 2010 (ENS) – Advanced utility-scale solar energy technologies soon will be tested at a sprawling federal site in the Nevada desert where nuclear weapons were tested 60 years ago. Continue reading
UK govt to let local councils sell renewable energy?
local authorities will be able to sell electricity from renewables – generating revenue to help local services and keep council tax down.“
Councils may gain power to sell green energy | ZDNet UK, By Tom Espiner, 8 July, 2010 The government wants to overturn a ban which prevents councils selling renewable energy to the grid, energy minister Chris Huhne announced on Wednesday.The Local Government ACT 1976, which currently prevents councils from selling electrcity, will be amended, said Huhne in a statement.”It’s ridiculous that the 1976 Local Government Act prevents councils from selling electricity from local wind turbines, or from anaerobic digestion,” said Huhne. “I want to see this repealed and by the end of the year I hope local authorities will be able to sell electricity from renewables – generating revenue to help local services and keep council tax down.”
USA federal govt threatening financial renewable eneergy initiatives
The PACE program provides a great incentive for homeowners to switch to renewable energy or reduce their energy consumption….If PACE is to be saved, the Obama Administration needs to send a clear message to all federal agencies, including those bailed-out, quasi-private bodies like Fannie and Freddie, to get on the green energy train. Today.
The Federal Government Attacks Creative Local Green Energy Finance, THE HUFFINGTON POST, July 8, 2010 Continue reading
Renewable energy provided 62% of Europe’s new electricity
Europe’s 2009 Energy Growth Dominated by Renewables, IEEE Spectrum, Dave Levitan July 07, 2010, The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre released its annual “Renewable Energy Snapshots” report this week, and found that 62 percent of all new electricity generation installed in 2009 in the 27 EU member countries was from renewable sources. This represented an increase from 2008, when 57 percent of new electricity was renewable………
IEEE Spectrum: Europe’s 2009 Energy Growth Dominated by Renewables
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