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NV Energy and Waste Management Complete Power Purchase Agreement for Landfill Energy Project in Storey County, Nevada

NV Energy (NYSE: NVE) and Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today announced a 20-year power purchase agreement for the sale of renewable energy produced from a three-megawatt landfill gas-powered project to be located southeast of Reno at Waste Management's Lockwood Landfill. more...
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Oglethorpe Power approved to build plant

Oglethorpe Power Corp. announced Wednesday it has received final approval from its 39 member cooperatives to build a 605-megawatt natural gas power plant, potentially in Smarr. more...
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DWP drops plan to build 85-mile power transmission line across the desert

Facing enormous costs and fierce opposition from environmental groups, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Wednesday announced that it has dropped plans to build an 85-mile-long "green" power transmission line across desert wilderness preserves and scenic ridgelines. more...
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Corey McPherson Nash Partners With Renewable Fuels Company Sun Catalytix

Inspired by its client's transformational work, Corey McPherson Nash (www.corey.com), a leading national branding and design firm based in Watertown, Massachusetts, recently developed a website for Sun Catalytix Corporation (http://www.suncatalytix.com/) a Cambridge, Massachusetts based early-stage renewable energy startup focused on distributed energy storage and renewable fuels. more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

DEC acts to cut fish kills at utilities: Equipment would save aquatic life in rivers; but cost is a major concern

Power plants could face costly new requirements intended to prevent water intakes from killing massive amounts of fish and fish eggs, under a proposal announced Wednesday by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. more...
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2nd Annual Thin Film Solar Summit Europe

Mar 17, 2010 - Mar 18, 2010 - Berlin Germany

The conference will provide a comprehensive analysis of the thin film industry and its key challenges in an interactive manner. Leading companies will share their experiences through panel debates and high-level presentations. A great opportunity to network with the whole thin film community, not to be missed! more...

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US Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit

Apr 20, 2010 - Apr 21, 2010 - Dallas, TX - USA

Operating and Maintaining wind farms costs big money and can make a big dent in your bottom line. But that cost can be significantly reduced by adopting outstanding O&M strategies that will reduce downtime and improve the performance of your wind farm. more...

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Essentials of Energy Risk Management

Apr 13, 2010 - Apr 14, 2010 - Houston, TX - USA

The volatility of energy prices has highlighted the need for energy professionals in all areas to develop a functional proficiency in the management of energy risks. This program imparts a practical understanding of the array of tools and concepts that are at the core of the contemporary energy markets. more...

Filed under: Fossil & Biomass

Electric Business Understanding Seminar

Apr 19, 2010 - Apr 20, 2010 - Chicago, IL - USA

Electric Business Understanding provides a comprehensive overview of the electric industry. Position yourself for career advancement by gaining a solid understanding of how the electric business works including key physical, market, and regulatory aspects and how market participants navigate this complex business to achieve success. See event website for additional more...

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Electric Market Dynamics Seminar

Apr 21, 2010 - Apr 22, 2010 - Chicago, IL - USA

Electric Market Dynamics offers participants an in-depth understanding of North American electric markets and how they function. Enhance your career by furthering your knowledge of market structures, pricing mechanisms, services offered in markets, and how various participants use the markets to manage risk and enhance opportunity. See event website for more...

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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED

Green Energy Live Reports on Customer Base and Revenue From Acquisition Target's Telco Division

Green Energy Live Inc. (OTCBB: GELV), a clean energy company engaged in developing sustainable biomass-to-energy conversion solutions for the U.S. livestock industry, has executed a letter of intent to acquire Peck Electric, Vermont's leading provider of electrical contracting services. Green Energy Live is pleased to report that Peck's telecommunications division continues to maintain longstanding relationships with existing customers and make contacts with potential new customers. more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an exemption from the requirements of Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Appendix R, "Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Facilities Operating Prior to January 1, 1979," issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee), for the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAFNPP) located in Oswego County, NY. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact. more...
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Distributed Energy Storage Pilot Project Installed in Austin

Ice Energy, a leading provider of advanced energy storage for the electric utility industry, has completed the installation of a distributed energy storage pilot project, in conjunction with Austin Energy, at the South Austin Recreational Center, located in South-Central Austin. more...
Filed under: Energy Storage

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NFI Fuel Efficiency 'Czar' Spearheads Sustainability Initiatives

--Interdisciplinary approach to maximizing fuel efficiency, reducing carbon footprint more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

German antitrust authority proposes coal plants sell-off

Utilities including RWE and E. ON could be forced to sell coal fired power plants in exchange for extended operations at their nuclear power plants, under proposals by the German Federal Antitrust Office. Nuclear power plants are Germany's most profitable largescale power generators and investors in E.ON, RWE, Energie BadenWuerttemberg (EnBW) and Sweden's Vattenfall were eyeing billions of euros of extra profits. The German government wants to change a law requiring the nuclear plants to be shutdown by the mid- 2 02 Os. more...
Filed under: Distributed & Cogeneration

Firms pick windy Nevada for turbine plant

Two U.S. firms and one from China said Thursday they planned to build a 320,000-square-foot wind turbine manufacturing plant in Nevada. U.S. Renewable Energy Group, a private equity firm, along with A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd of Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, said they were working with American Nevada Co., a real estate development firm, to chose a site for the plant that would provide 1,000 manufacturing jobs, the Las Vegas Sun reported. Bruce Deifik, president The Greenspan Corp., parent of American Nevada, said the companies were scouting the Las Vegas Valley for up to 1,000 acres of property to build a wind turbine plant. more...
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Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. -- Faulkner Power Plant Achieves New Output Record

Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (NGP) (TSX.V: NGP, OTCBB: NGLPF) is pleased to announce that work to replace the damaged power cable systems at the Faulkner 1 plant has enabled all three turbine generator units to be placed into operation and for the Company to re-establish commercial power production. more...
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Heating: Low Carbon Process - Renewed CHP drive

Renewable combined heat and power needs the right investment climate. more...
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Juhl Wind Partners with Honeywell on U.S. Department of Energy Project

Juhl Wind Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: JUHL), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced that Juhl Wind and Honeywell International have been awarded a United States Department of Energy program to test the application of an advanced "Condition Monitoring System" to provide remotely controlled data monitoring for turbine maintenance. more...
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The U.S. Renewable Energy Group, A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. & American Nevada Group To Develop A Wind Turbine Production and Assembly Plant Expected To Create More Than 1,000 Jobs in Nevada

The U.S. Renewable Energy Group (US-REG), A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR or A-Power), and American Nevada Group (ANC) today announced the development and construction of a new production and assembly plant in Nevada that will supply highly advanced wind energy turbines to renewable energy projects throughout North and South America. United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is a leader in developing America's renewable energy sector and his commitment to the sector and to promoting investment in Nevada was instrumental to the decision to locate the new facility there. "Senate Majority Leader Reid's vision for the development of clean energy industries in his home state, Nevada's position relative to the major wind corridors, and the strength and sophistication of Nevada's skilled workforce made Nevada the best option for our headquarters and assembly plant for North and South America," said Mr. Jinxiang Lu, CEO and Chairman of A-Power. more...
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ARTICLES

Life After 40: Suppliers Anxious to Support Life Extension Initiatives for Aging Nuclear Power Plants

By Geoff Gilmore -
With the world's electricity demand continuing to grow, and with the desire to reduce the world's emission output from traditional fossil fuel plants, countries are more...
Filed under: Nuclear

The Potential for Rechargeable Electric Municipal Public Transportation

By Harry Valentine -
The official worldwide history of electrically powered public transportation began in the year 1890 when electric trams and electric streetcar replaced horse drawn trams and more...
Filed under: Energy Storage

Economic Theory and the End of the Day in Copenhagen

By Ferdinand E. Banks - About a month ago, toward the conclusion of an important workshop at the Scuola di Dottorato in Scienza Ambientali of the University of Siena (Italy), more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

Eliminating all Man-Made CO2 -- Earth gets Warmer?

By Bob Ashworth -
Do you realize that CO2 emissions created by man's activities, combustion of fuels, etc. (called anthropogenic emissions) is miniscule compared to the emissions of CO2 more...
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Energy Efficiency options for thermal power plants in India

By A.K. Shyam -
India happens to be fourth coal dependent (51.4% of primary energy) country in the world. Coal would continue to dominate for some more years as more...
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ENERGY BLOGS

Weaving the Threads: Perspectives from the American Coal Council's Spring Meeting

Blogger Photo By Peter Spinney - I was recently asked to make a presentation at the American Coal Council's Spring Meeting in Clearwater Beach, Florida about more...

As frm power stations -whether hazardous.

By Dharam Bir Arora - As far as my experience in the power generation field goes,ash is an inert and harmless.Many a time ash has more...

Where is the wind?

By Allen Sartain - Where can I find information regarding locations where wind is adequate for generation? To start with, I am specifically interested more...

Monitoring System for Overhead Line Conductors. Meeting the demands of a changing power environment

Blogger Photo By LIOS Technology - Providing sufficient electrical power reliably requires ongoing monitoring of temperatures within overhead transmission lines that are more susceptible to atmospheric more...

Economic and Environmental Impact of Abu Dhabi US$1billion CO2 capture and storage Project

Blogger Photo By Shehu Khaleel - UAE has one of the highest per capita carbon emission rates in the world given its massive use of fossil more...

Diverse Energy Mix Needs Nuclear

Blogger Photo By Paul Cicio - I am delighted that President Obama is prepared to, hopefully, jump start a new era for construction of nuclear energy more...
 

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