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Residential solar in Connecticut gets new push from Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority

The state's quasi-public agency charged with financing and developing investments in renewable energy projects has a new program designed to promote installation of additional residential solar energy projects. more...
Filed under: Solar

Environmental adviser to Obama to tour Semprius

President Obama's top environmental advisor is planning to visit Durham-based solar technology start-up company Semprius on Tuesday to highlight the administration's energy development strategy. more...
Filed under: Solar

NuScale Power Receives Broad Support for DOE Commercialization

Backed by broad support from the U.S. electric power industry and elected officials, NuScale Power LLC has submitted its proposal to participate in a U.S. Department of Energy program to accelerate the deployment of small modular reactors. more...
Filed under: Nuclear

Kokee hydropower project gets green light

Federal regulators have cleared a Kauai company to begin work on a hydroelectric power project along the Kokee Ditch irrigation canal, but the project's developers still need the support of the local electric utility. more...
Filed under: Hydro

Westinghouse, Burns & McDonnell and Electric Boat Collaborate in Applying for DOE SMR Funding Opportunity

Westinghouse Electric Company, Burns & McDonnell and General Dynamics Electric Boat will collaboratively team to support the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR) application for the U.S. more...
Filed under: Nuclear

 

ARTICLES

The Impossible Dream? Why Renewables Won't Reduce CO2 Emissions by Much

By Herbert Inhaber -
The solution to looming global warming? Easy. Reduce man-made emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by cutting down on the use of fossil fuels -- coal, more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

A Nuclear Dream From London

By Ferdinand E. Banks - During the 10 years of so that I taught international finance at Uppsala University (Sweden), I made two things clear: I didn't teach nonsense any more...
Filed under: Nuclear

Solutions for High Gas Prices

By Tam Hunt -
It is common knowledge that "there is no quick fix" for high gas prices. It's going to be a long-term effort to reduce our reliance more...
Filed under: Fossil & Biomass

Two Natural Gas Kings: Russia & Qatar

By Ferdinand E. Banks - n my forthcoming energy economics textbook (2012), the two natural gas kings are three -- Russia, Qatar and Iran -- while if I were beginning more...
Filed under: Fossil & Biomass

Toward Energy Literacy

By Tam Hunt -
"Energy literacy" and "peak oil literacy" should be requirements for pundits -- and for citizens more generally. I've followed these issues for many years now more...
Filed under: Fossil & Biomass
 
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ENERGY BLOGS

Sierra Club Unrealistic?

By Mark Wooldridge - Sierra Club president on Obama, Santa Cruz and the problem with natural gas - Outgoing Sierra Club board president Robin more...

Offshore energy sources and climate challenge – Part 1 – Destruction Factor and Availability Factor

Blogger Photo By Chavdar Azarov -   In regard of accelerating climate change and anomalies the offshore power industry may have to re-estimate its performance and more...

NRG's Electric Car Charging Network Creating New Jobs in California

Blogger Photo By Fida Hossain - When the idea of creating an Electric Car Charging Station Network in California was born, the idea was that embracing more...

From Water To Oil: The Role Of Algae

Blogger Photo By Ben Lack -   Riggs Eckelberry of Origin Oil discusses his company’s technology solution for producing fuels from algae. Ben Lack Give me more...

Rutgers Builds Solar-Powered Computing Center

Blogger Photo By Ben Lack -   Rutgers Builds Solar-Powered Computing Center Sixteen polycrystalline solar panels on top of a novel computing facility were recently installed more...

Energy Expert Dr. Daniel Fine -> I Spy Radio program +energy speculation, Shale Gas&Oil,elections

By Da Roberts - Hear Energy Expert Dr. Daniel Fine on the I Spy Radio program talking energy speculation, Shale Gas&Oil,Elections 2012 This Week more...
 

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Grid-Scale Energy Storage

 Monday Jun 25, 2012 - Tuesday Jun 26, 2012 - London

SMi's Grid-Scale Energy Storage conference 25-26 June 2012, London provides distilled international perspectives on this exciting field. Our line-up of international experts features a hands-on, case study-driven approach from those at the sharp end of maintaining and sustaining energy provision more...

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