Obama’s effort on renewable energy – a tiny drop in the bucket
Cleaning Up: President Obama must begin to lead the nation beyond oil syracuse.com , June 15, 2010, “… a $500,000 grant for the region to cut greenhouse gas emissions. ….The grant, won by the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board, will be combined with $250,000 in matching funds to help nine communities in Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties reduce their carbon footprints by retrofitting buildings, making buses more efficient and other strategies…..compared to the all-out effort needed to wean America from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy, it is a tiny drop in the bucket.……….The future lies in conservation and renewable energy development. But American leaders — including President Barack Obama — have been far too timid about declaring either as a true national priority.
Cleaning Up: President Obama must begin to lead the nation beyond oil | syracuse.com
Clean energy and energy efficiency laws in Colorado
Colorado Governor Signs Clean Energy and Solar Laws, GetSolar . 14, June. 2010 Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed a wide variety of bills boosting clean energy and solar power at the Veterans Green Jobs training facility in Denver last week. Continue reading
UK’s new green energy tariff – good in parts
Residential wind power – cheap, efficient, clean
Already many homeowners all over the world are using wind generators to produce power.
(UK) Residential Wind Power Systems, By: George Moss, Viral Socialite. 14 June 2010 High energy prices coupled with a desire to use more green energy resources has fueled an increasing interest in wind energy. Unstable energy supplies and an ever growing uncertainty among homeowners has caused a tremendous amount of desire to explore developing residential wind power generation systems Continue reading
100 % renewable energy to power UK data centre
U.K. data center commits to 100 percent renewable energy sources, ZDNet, By Heather Clancy | June 9, 2010,
The operator of a newly opened 750,000 square foot data center in Wales has contracted with a renewable energy supplier to ensure that all of the energy that powers the new facility is generated from renewable energy sources.The operator, Next Generation Data Ltd., has contracted with SmartestEnergy, which aggregates renewable energy on behalf of its customers, which include the likes of Marks & Spencer, Toyota, Hitachi and Eurostar. SmartestEnergy is using a wide variety of generation sources including biogas, landfill gas, wind and hydropower.
U.K. data center commits to 100 percent renewable energy sources | ZDNet
USA national photo petetition for truly clean energy, not nuclear
Dirty Energy Hunt in Florida through 1Sky, CleanEnergy Footprints , June 9th, 2010 › by Debbie Attiasa A nationwide “Dirty Energy Hunt” organized by 1Sky to form a national photo petition from dirty energy sites, such as coal and nuclear power plants, as well as protests on beaches where oil from the recent Gulf oil spill is beginning to wash up. These photos are a visual reminder to U.S. Senators that we are not happy they have included incentives and support for such sources of (dirty) energy in proposed federal energy bills…. Continue reading
New U.S. renewable energy office for Eastern States
In USA renewable energy electricity growing, coal-fired dwindling
Why the Renewable Energy Sector Will Prevail Simple Math Proves Cleantech SuperiorityBy Nick HodgeThursday, May 20th, 2010 Numbers Don’t Lie In 2005 — just 5 years ago — there were 5,000 MW of installed solar capacity in the United States.Today, there are more than 23,000 MW — a rise of 360%.In 2005, there were just 9,000 MW of installed wind capacity in the U.S.; today, there are more than 35,000 MW — a rise of 289%.Now consider this…In 2005, the United States consumed 1.037 billion short tons of coal to produce electricity.Today, we use even less than that (about 936.5 million short tons in 2009) for a loss of about 9.7%. Why the Renewable Energy Sector Will Prevail
Role of Biomass in the Green Energy revolution
Coming of the Green Industrial Revolution, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Stephan B. Tanda, 2 June 2010, “……. The use of fossil fuels creates greenhouse gases and compounds the problem of climate change. To wean us off our addiction to fossil carbon sources, we need a more sustainable resource, and I believe that alternative is biomass – biological materials that can be used for industrial production, transportation, heat and electricity. Continue reading
Small scale renewable energy to benefit from bank pledge
Community groups and smaller developers eager to utilise the Government’s new feed–in tariffs regime would benefit from the fund
Co-op bank pledges £200m to UK renewables, guardian.co.uk, by Zara Maung 1 June 2010, Extra funding for renewable energy will be welcomed as project financing gets tougher The Co-operative Bank increased its support for renewable energy today, by pledging to lend an additional £200 million to the sector in 2010.
The bank also committed to expanding its UK specialist renewables team in Manchester and creating Scotland–based teams at its corporate banking centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The investment follows a £400m renewable energy fund set up by the Co-op in 2007, Continue reading
Potential for wind and solar power to provide electricity for 5 U.S. states
Big future for renewable energy in Scotland
New efforts to make California a leader in renewable energy feed in tariffs
Can California Lead the Nation on Feed-In Tariffs? | SolveClimate.com Reviews are mixed, as efforts get underway in the state to pass a somewhat improved FIT bill by Leslie Berliant – May 31st, 2010i
California legislators have struggled to pass a “feed-in tariff” for renewable power that actually works. But a new push looks to fix past mistakes and make California a national model for a financing technique that has helped to turn Germany and Spain into world leaders in solar energy. Continue reading
Egypt to invest hugely in renewable energy
Egypt Government to Invest in Wind, From $110 Billion Renewable Energy Budget Green Prophet, May 28, 2010 The Egyptian government has announced plans to generate 1,000 megawatts of wind power this year. Speaking at the energy forum for the Middle East and North Africa 2010, Egypt’s Electricity Minister Hassan Younis said that the country is ready to increase its capabilities in alternative energy projects by 2027. He said the planned projects are estimated to cost the government around $110 billion. Continue reading
USA: National institute fro Renewable Technology launched
Green Technology -Innovate Texas Announces Formation of National Institute for Renewable Energy MCNet.com, 27 May By Calvin Azuri,
Innovate Texas Foundation, in collaboration with the Texas Tech University System and The Wind Alliance, have announced the formation of the National Institute for Renewable Energy (NIRE) at the Windpower 2010 Conference in Dallas. NIRE, an independent public-private collaboration formed to develop nation’s wind and renewable energy resources, will help in solving key scientific and technology challenges faced by the wind power industry.
Green Technology -Innovate Texas Announces Formation of National Institute for Renewable Energy
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