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February 22, 2012
New UK Report on Wave Energy Obstacles and Opportunities
See link below regarding link to new report mandated by British Parliament on obstacles and opportunities for Britain to scale up wave energy. The report, "Energy and Climate Change - Eleventh Report The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK," has several recommendations relevant to U.S. efforts to build a marine technology energy industry.
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February 17, 2012
Energy Storage Technology Advancement Project (ESTAP) RFI Released by DOE and Sandia
Today, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), on behalf of DOE-OE’s Energy Storage program, released a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting ideas from U.S. state and territorial governmental entities for the design, procurement, installation, and demonstration (for a minimum of one year of operation) of state-of-the-art electrical energy storage technology demonstration projects that meet the goals of the Energy Storage Program (see http://energy.gov/oe/downloads/energy-storage-program-planning-document).The RFI is available here: http://supplier.sandia.gov/opportunities/expanded.aspx?ID=1145.
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February 14, 2012
CESA Files Comments on Draft DOE Offshore Wind FOA; Recommends State/DOE Joint Funding
Clean Energy States Alliance submitted the following comments on the Draft Financial Assistance Opportunity No. DE-FOA-0000410, entitled U.S. Offshore Wind: Advanced Technology Demonstration Projects. CESA is a national non-profit organization that works with states to advance renewable energy policy, programs, finance, and technology innovation. CESA is a membership organization, composed of the major state clean energy programs in the country. CESA also facilitates a collaborative of state officials, federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, industry representatives, and other offshore wind (OSW) stakeholders with the objective of accelerating the development of a robust OSW industry in the U.S. – the Offshore Wind Accelerator Project.
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February 3, 2012
CESA Announces Hire of New Communications Director
*Clean Energy States Alliance Welcomes New Communications Project Director*
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January 29, 2012
Eight Annual Small Wind Installers Conference June 12-13, 2012
After seven years of continued growth in the Small Wind industry, the eighth annual Small Wind Installers Conference is scheduled to take place June 12 – 13, 2012 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The Small Wind Installers Conference is the premier event for small wind-electric system installers, site assessors, designers, consultants, manufacturers, supply chain vendors, educators and advocates, and for those involved in sales, specification, management, grants and funding, and the permitting of small wind systems. The Conference is organized by Small Wind Conference Coordinating Committee.
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January 25, 2012
Guidebook and Web-Based Tool Released to Aid in Best Use of Incentive Dollars for On-site Wind
State and utility policy makers, county officials, and other interested stakeholders can now explore the best ways to improve the bottom line of consumer-owned wind turbines with a new Distributed Wind Policy Comparison Tool and accompanying Guidebook, available at www.windpolicytool.org. The Guidebook is also available through the U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Water Power Program online library at www1.eere.energy.gov/library/default.aspx?Page=9.
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January 20, 2012
States Advancing RPS Newsletter - Current Issue
To download the most recent issues of the *States Advancing RPS Newsletter *as a PDF, please click on the links below.
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January 20, 2012
Interstate Turbine Advisory Council (ITAC) Issues Technical Assistance RFQ
The Interstate Turbine Advisory Council (ITAC) is a CESA-managed alliance of clean energy programs and utility incentive providers working jointly to tackle the challenges, and promote the potential, of the small and midscale wind market.
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January 17, 2012
Independent Expert Science Panel Releases Report on Potential Health Effects of Wind Turbines
An independent panel of experts studying potential health impacts of wind turbines has issued its report, Wind Turbine Health Impact Study: Report of the Independent Expert Panel. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) convened the panel in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). The panel was composed of physicians and scientists with broad expertise in areas including acoustical noise/infrasound, public health, sleep disturbance, mechanical engineering, epidemiology, and neuroscience. Three public meetings on the report will be held in February as part of a 60-day comment period.
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December 23, 2011
CESA News and Notes - December 2011
The current issue of the CESA Newsletter is available for CESA members to download from the Members-Only section[[sitetree_link id=42]] of the website. If you need log in assistance, please contact Maria at maria@cleanegroup.org[mailto:maria@cleanegroup.org]. The Newsletter is also distributed via the CESA Members' listserve.
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December 2, 2011
CESA, State Agencies, and Stakeholders Recommend DOI to Designate Offshore Wind Ombudsman
Clean Energy States Alliance joined the Maryland Energy Administration, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Enviornmental Control, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Conservation Law Foundation in a letter addressed to US DOI Secretary Ken Salazar recommening that the Department announce the designatin of an ombudsman position to assist stakeholders who have a major unresolved conflct or issues with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) or other Department agencies with a role in the permitting and leasing program for offshore wind.
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November 30, 2011
California Energy Commission Awards $227,000 to SMUD for Energy Storage Research
SACRAMENTO - The California Energy Commission today awarded $227,000 to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) for a research project demonstrating how energy storage can be integrated into local microgrids.
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November 15, 2011
MassCEC Announces Clean Energy Job Growth In Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced significant growth in the Massachusetts clean energy economy, which now employs more than 64,000 people, according to the 2011 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report released today. The report identified 4,909 clean energy companies across the state that saw a 6.7 percent increase in jobs between July 2010 to July 2011, and expect employment growth rate of 15.2 percent from July 2011 to July 2012.
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October 31, 2011
CESA Supports Agriculture-based Clean Energy Program in New Farm Bill
In a recent letter to US Lawmakers on the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, Clean Energy States Alliance Executive Director Mark Sinclair expressed support for continued energy-related programs such as the Energy Title of the 2088 Farm, Conservation, and Energy Act:
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September 15, 2011
LBNL Announces New Solar Report on Installed Cost of PV - "Tracking the Sun IV"
“Tracking the Sun IV: An Historical Summary of the Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the United States from 1998 to 2010.”
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September 5, 2011
Texas takes major step toward energy storage
On Friday June 17th, Texas Governor Rick Perry recently signed into law the right for large energy storage projects – such as those using battery or flywheel technologies – to participate in the competitive wholesale electricity market, providing generation services, bringing significant grid reliability and environmental benefits to Texas.
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August 30, 2011
Batteries for Energy Storage: New Developments Promise Grid Flexibility and Stability
In this article from Renewable Energy World, Tildy Banyar looks at developments in large-scale battery energy storage solutions for integrating variable output renewable generation into the grid. The original article is available here: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/08/batteries-for-energy-storage-new-developments-promise-grid-flexibility-and-stability?cmpid=WNL-Wednesday-August31-2011.
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August 25, 2011
DOI Launches Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Energy Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts
As part of Interior’s “Smart from the Start” offshore wind energy initiative to spur rapid and responsible siting, leasing and construction of new wind projects, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced the initial steps to develop commercial wind energy on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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August 19, 2011
UMass Dartmouth-based Marine Renewable Energy Center conducts first in-ocean technology test in Massachusetts
The first in-ocean demonstration project of a tidal energy device in Massachusetts was recently completed by UMass Dartmouth's New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) as officials outlined plans to establish a 300 square mile first-in-the-nation test site off Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
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August 16, 2011
Energy Department Applauds World's First Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Station in Orange County
The U.S. Department of Energy today issued the following statement in support of the commissioning of the world's first tri-generation fuel cell and hydrogen energy station to provide transportation fuel to the public and electric power to an industrial facility, located at the Orange County Sanitation District's wastewater treatment plant in Fountain Valley, California. The fuel cell commissioned today is a combined heat, hydrogen, and power system that co-produces hydrogen in addition to electricity and heat, making it a tri-generation system. The hydrogen produced by the system is sent to a hydrogen fueling station that will be open to the public and can support between 25 and 50 fuel cell electric vehicle fill-ups per day. The fuel cell also produces approximately 250 kW of power for use by the wastewater treatment plant. This on-site approach to hydrogen production advances hydrogen infrastructure technologies that will accelerate the use of this renewable fuel.
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August 11, 2011
Clean Energy Is Booming And Creating Jobs
by Joel N. Shurkin | August 11, 2011 http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/clean-energy-is-booming-and-creating-jobs.php
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August 10, 2011
New Carbon Trust Report on Accelerating Marine Energy
The Carbon Trust released in July an update on marine energy activities and support: Accelerating Marine Energy.
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August 10, 2011
New Research in Puget Sound on Tidal Ocean Energy
Experiments are under way to test the effects that a proposed tidal ocean energy project would have on wildlife in Washington's Puget Sound.
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August 10, 2011
Marine Energy Demonstration hosted by MREC on August 15th
*Information Contact: *John Miller, Executive Director, New England MREC, 508.999.6732. J2miller@umassd.edu
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August 3, 2011
NYSERDA Announces $20 Million in First Round of $150 Million Program to Help Fund Solar Energy Projects in New York City and Westchester
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), in conjunction with the state Public Service Commission (PSC), announced today the award of $20 million in large-scale solar power projects to help facilities in New York City and the lower Hudson Valley generate electricity for their own use. This is the first round of a $150 million, five-year funding program. Another $10 million is available for a second round of proposals due Aug. 10, 2011.
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August 2, 2011
New Tool from the California Energy Commission Helps Homeowners Calculate Value of Their Solar Home
A new online tool launched today by the California Energy Commission now helps the housing market evaluate the value of solar on California homes. The Solar Advantage Value Estimator (SAVE) will give the industry a long term and cost-effective method for calculating the added value of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on new and existing solar homes.
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August 2, 2011
Debt Deal Puts States Back in the Clean Energy Driver's Seat
The recent debt ceiling deal announced this week means two things for clean energy. One, forget Washington as a source of significant new funding and programs for a long time. Two, look once again to the states to keep momentum on clean energy alive.
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August 1, 2011
Offshore Wind Wire: Four Questions for Lew Milford and Mark Sinclair about Offshore Wind
Offshore Wind Wire
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July 29, 2011
New Jersey Surpasses Milestone of over 10,000 Solar Installations
Press Release by the New Jersey Public Utilites Commission, July 25, 2011.
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July 28, 2011
CEC Awards Funding to Energy Storage Research
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has shown its support for energy storage by awarding $845,894 from its Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program to energy-storage research projects.
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July 27, 2011
DOE: Defense Department to Install Fuel Cells on Eight Military Bases
DOE, Defense Department to Install Fuel Cells on Eight Military Bases
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July 22, 2011
Utility Scale Electricity Storage Ramps Up with Growing Renewable Energy Use
Global sales of utility-scale electricity storage (UES) technology will grow at a 36.6% compound annual rate (CAGR) over the next five years, from $3.9 billion in 2010 to $18.5 billion in 2015, as the drive to incorporate renewable power supplies into grids and build outs of transmission interconnections and smart grids accelerates, according to a BCC Research forecast[http://www.bccresearch.com/pressroom/report/code/EGY056B].
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July 21, 2011
Hydrokinetics: Quest For Renewable Energy Turns Back To Water
Huffington Post GREEN blog by Alan Sayre, July 18, 2011. This is an interesting post about the potential future for hydrokinetic power generation in rivers.
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July 19, 2011
Best Practices for Sustainable Wind Energy Development in the Great Lakes Region
A new online guide to advancing wind energy while protecting the environment and addressing community concerns was released today by the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative (GLWC), a public/private coalition of interests advancing sustainable wind energy development within the Great Lakes region.
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July 18, 2011
US Tidal Energy Resources Map
Tidal energy—one of the fastest growing emerging technologies in the renewable sector—holds great promise for clean energy generation. And now, a first of its kind database gives researchers deeper insight into the potential of this vast energy resource for the United States.
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July 18, 2011
DOE/EERE Marine and Hydrokinetic Environmental Research Webinar Series
Kickoff Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
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July 15, 2011
New Carbon Trust Report: "Accelerating Marine Energy"
The best marine energy sites could be cost-competitive with nuclear and onshore wind by 2025 with accelerated and targeted innovation, according to a new report from the Carbon Trust.
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July 12, 2011
New Study Reveals Challenges and Opportunities in U.S. Wind Power Market
Despite a trying year in which wind power capacity additions declined significantly compared to both 2008 and 2009, the U.S. remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2010--second only to China--according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
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June 8, 2011
Electricity Storage and American Wind Industries Release Joint Principles for Clean Energy
The Electricity Storage Association (ESA), the preeminent trade association dedicated to fostering the development and commercialization of energy storage technologies, and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), thenational trade association representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, services providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry – have released joint principles crafted by the two industries to create a level playing field for the deployment of clean energy technologies.
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May 17, 2011
NJ Launches Process for Financing Offshore Wind Farms
Christa Marshall, E&E reporter, ClimateWire 5.17.11 (Quote from Mark Sincliar, CESA)
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April 22, 2011
DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Publications - March 2011
Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP)
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April 19, 2011
States Advancing RPS Newsletter - April 2011
Download the monthly newsletter (PDF) of the State-Federal RPS Collaborative for April 2011 by clicking here.
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April 19, 2011
New Report from NREL and CESA Explores Clean Energy Deployment Lessons Learned by States
Proposed federal clean energy initiatives and climate legislation have suggested significant increases to federal funding for clean energy deployment and investment. Many states and utilities have over a decade of experience and spend billions of public dollars every year to support EE/RE deployment through programs that reduce the cost of technologies, provide financing for EE/RE projects, offer technical assistance, and educate market participants. Meanwhile, constraints on public expenditures at all levels of government continue to call upon such programs to demonstrate their value.
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April 1, 2011
DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee Releases Annual Report
The US Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) issued its annual report on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Commercialization and Technical Development Activity. HTAC was established to provide technical and programmatic advice to the Energy Secretary on DOE’s hydrogen research, development, and demonstration efforts. The group includes representatives of domestic industry, academia, professional societies, government agencies, financial organizations, and environmental groups, as well as experts in hydrogen safety.
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March 31, 2011
CCEF Launches New Program - offers financing for development of emerging clean energy technologies
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that it has launched its newest initiative, the Alpha Program, which funds development and testing of emerging clean energy technologies to establish their technical viability and commercial potential. Successful commercialization of such technologies will help create jobs and grow Connecticut’s clean energy industry, as well as reduce clean energy costs, enhance energy security and ensure a healthier environment.
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March 17, 2011
Renewable Energy Standards -- California and Congress Moving in Different Directions
By Dustin Till, Marten Law California and Congress seem to be headed in opposite directions on climate policy this year. California has expanded its renewable portfolio standard (RPS), meaning public and private utilities must now acquire up to a third of their energy from renewable energy sources. Congress, meanwhile, has been backing away from climate change regulation, including a federal clean energy standard (CES) that, until recently, was considered relatively non-controversial.
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March 11, 2011
NCLS Summarizes State and Federal Incentives for Fuel Cells
The National Conference of State Legislatures has posted a webpage on “Fuel Cells—Clean and Reliable Energy.” It includes a summary of state and federal incentives for fuel cell implementation. It was written primarily with the needs of state legislators in mind and is a handy summary.
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March 10, 2011
U.S. Solar Doubled in 2010, May Add 2 Gigawatts to Double Again
By Ehren Goossens, Bloomberg The amount of new solar energy capacity in the U.S. doubled last year and may double again in 2011 because of government incentives, stronger demand and falling prices, a trade group said.
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March 3, 2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee to Support Maine Wind Project
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a conditional commitment to Record Hill Wind LLC for a $102 million loan guarantee.
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March 3, 2011
UK Minister for Climate Change Sets Out Government Support for Marine Energy
Speaking today at the RukWave and Tidal conference in London, Greg Barker, the minister for Climate Change, gave some insights into the future level of government support for the nascent UK marine power industry.
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March 1, 2011
Big Challenges Remain for U.S. Offshore Wind
The U.S. could see as many as 10 GW of offshore wind capacity installed by 2020. But it won't be easy, say industry experts.
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February 16, 2011
EESI Fuel Cell Briefing on Capitol Hill
On February 16th,* *the Environmental and Energy Study Institute help a briefing on Capitol Hill on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Development. It may be useful for you to see the information and ideas that federal policymakers heard. Representative Charlie Dent (R-PA) kicked off the session and Ruth Cox (President and Executive Director, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association) served as moderator. There were four speakers, who discussed the state of the fuel cell industry and trends related to hydrogen energy development. They primarily focused on transportation applications, with an emphasis on California perspectives. The speakers were Tim Brown (Technical Manager, National Fuel Cell Research Center), Tom Cackette (Chief Deputy Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board), Catherine Dunwoody (Executive Director, California Fuel Cell Partnership), and Anthony Eggert (Member, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Energy; former Commissioner, California Energy Commission). You can access their presentations and a session summary at http://www.eesi.org/fuel-cell-and-hydrogen-energy-development-16-feb-2011[http://www.eesi.org/fuel-cell-and-hydrogen-energy-development-16-feb-2011].
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February 14, 2011
CESA Executive Director Mark Sinclair Interviewed on New Hampshire Public Radio about NH RPS
CESA Executive Director Mark Sinclair was featured on New Hampshire Public Radio, where he discussed ways that New Hampshire can inprove its renewable energy standards law, passed in 2008.
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February 10, 2011
Stop & Shop Steps Up Innovation with Fuel Cell
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company announced today a significant step in retail store innovation: a special dedication of a 400 kilowatt fuel cell ' a first for the supermarket chain ' at its store on Torringford Street in East Torrington, Conn.
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February 9, 2011
New Solarize Guidebook: A tool for local governments and communities to pursue energy independence
A new guidebook that shares best practices from recent volunteer-driven Solarize projects about volume purchasing of solar energy systems aims to help other communities grow clean energy programs and create family-wage jobs. The Solarize Guidebook, developed for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the City of Portland, is now available at: www.portlandonline.com/bps/solarizeguide.
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February 1, 2011
The Breakthrough Behind a 300% Increase in Photosynthesis Productivity
A story about a recent breakthrough that will triple the productivity of photosynthesis in plants and algae to generate clean, renewable fuels, is currently posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Blog[http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTExOTcxODYmbWVzc2FnZWlkPVBSRC1CVUwtMTE5NzE4NiZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTEyNzY1NjM3NDgmZW1haWxpZD1hbm5lQGNsZWFuZWdyb3VwLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9YW5uZUBjbGVhbmVncm91cC5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://blog.energy.gov/]. The blog entry was added by Fuel Cell Technologies Program Manager Sunita Satyapal.
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January 26, 2011
New LBNL report profiles innovation in "community wind" project finance
The 'community wind' sector in the United States ' loosely defined here as consisting of relatively small utility-scale wind power projects that sell power on the wholesale market and that are developed and owned primarily by local investors ' has historically served as a 'test bed' or 'proving grounds' not only for up-and-coming wind turbine manufacturers trying to break into the broader U.S. wind market, but also for wind project financing structures. For example, a variation of one of the most common financing arrangements in the U.S. wind market today ' the 'partnership flip' structure ' was first developed by community wind projects in Minnesota more than a decade ago before being adapted by the broader wind
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January 25, 2011
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Portable Light Tower Lights Up the Golden Globe Awards
The world's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered mobile light tower lit up the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 16th. The Multiquip portable light tower, developed in collaboration with Altergy Systems, integrates clean, reliable backup fuel cell power technology with filament-free, efficient plasma light technology. The DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Program and Sandia National Laboratories are key stakeholders supporting the development and commercialization of this product.
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January 1, 2011
DOE Releases Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments - Second Edition
The U.S. Department of Energy developed Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments - Second Edition to assist local governments and stakeholders in building sustainable local solar markets. This second edition of the guide was updated to include new market developments and innovations for advancing local solar markets that have emerged since the first edition was released in 2009. January 2011.
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January 1, 2011
A Guide to Community Solar: Utility, Private, and Nonprofit Project Development
A Guide to Community Solar: Utility, Private, and Non-profit Project Development is designed by the U.S. DOE to be used as a resource for those who want to develop community solar projects, from community organizers or solar energy advocates to government officials or utility managers. By exploring the range of incentives and policies while providing examples of operational community solar projects, this guide will help communities to plan and implement successful local energy projects. In addition, by highlighting some of the policy best practices, this guide suggests changes in the regulatory landscape that could significantly boost community solar installations across the country.
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December 31, 2010
Clean Energy States Alliance Announces New Members
Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) welcomes six new organizations into its membership: *District Department of the Environment, Energy Administration (D.C.)*; *New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission* and *New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services*; *Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD)*; *Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)*; and *State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, & Tourism*.
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December 21, 2010
2010 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Global Commercialization Development Update Report Released
The International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program, recently released the 2010 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Global Commercialization Development Update \"PDF\"/[http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/pdfs/iphe_commercialization2010.pdf] report. This document outlines the role hydrogen and fuel cells can play in a portfolio of technology options available to address the energy-related challenges faced by nations around the world. It offers examples of real-world hydrogen and fuel cell applications and the progress of the technologies, including government policies that increase technology development and commercialization.
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October 28, 2010
Clean Energy States Alliance Announces 2010 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards
Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) today announced seven state clean State Leadership in Clean Energy (SLICE) Awards to programs and projects that demonstrate leadership, effectiveness, and innovation in clean energy. The second annual SLICE awards were made today at The Monocle restaurant in Washington, DC, before an audience of state clean energy fund managers, federal energy program managers, renewable energy advocates, congressional staff, and invited press.
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October 27, 2010
Patrick-Murray Administration Celebrates New Wind Measurement Manufacturing Facility and Development of Wind Energy Data Partnership
Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles today visited wind measurement company Second Wind to celebrate the company's new manufacturing facility in Newton. Secretary Bowles also announced a partnership between Somerville-based Second Wind, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and Arlington-based WindPole Ventures to construct a wind measurement information network that will aggregate real-time, hub height standardized wind speed data, which will be used for future real-time forecasting and assure that Massachusetts' wind farms operate more efficiently.
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October 6, 2010
OREC Releases Overview of Tax Benefits for MHK Industry
The Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) has prepared an overview of tax benefits for the MHK industry here[http://www.oceanrenewable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mhk-financial-incentives-spreadsheet-final-10-6-2010.pdf]. As the spreadsheet shows, MHK receives more benefits than it did five years ago, but at the same time, it lacks parity with other renewables: MHK projects do not qualify for 5 year MACRS, and are only eligible for half of the PTC available to other renewables. OREC continues to work to achieve parity.
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September 29, 2010
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs AB 2514 Into Law
The nation's first energy storage bill was signed into law the afternoon of Thursday, September 29, 2010 by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Bill, AB 2514, puts a timetable in place for the integration of energy storage technologies and is seem as an important first step towards increasing the efficiency of the electric grid.
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September 21, 2010
CCAT to Support the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Industry Through a Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) of East Hartford, CT, today announced the receipt of a grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to expand a growing hydrogen and fuel cell regional cluster centered in the northeast United States. This energy technology cluster is currently driven by a global market and is poised for growth as a US based industry to meet worldwide demand for clean and efficient electric generation.
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July 6, 2010
New Report Finds States Take Clean Energy Lead, Investing Billions, Creating Jobs, and Reducing Carbon Emissions
A new report from Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) demonstrates how state clean energy funds have emerged as a major driver of renewable energy projects across the U.S. Within the past decade, states from Connecticut to California have funded 52,000 projects using the full range of renewable energy technologies, including wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower. The 10-year voluntary investment by states of $1.9 billion has leveraged $10.1 billion in additional project investment and added 2.5 new, clean gigawatts (GW) to the grid.
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March 17, 2009
Interior and FERC Announce Agreement on Offshore Renewable Energy Development
In a joint statement issued today Secretary of the Interior (DOI), Ken Salazar and Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Jon Wellinghoff announced that the two agencies have confirmed their intent to work together to facilitate the permitting of renewable energy in offshore waters.
