LATEST NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wind farm up and running

Thirty-five turbines are spinning at Somerset County's newest wind farm. more...
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Wind turbine company receives loan approval

Two Somerset County men received approval Wednesday for a low-interest loan to manufacture equipment aimed at streamlining and reducing the cost of repairs to wind turbines in the field. more...
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National Grid objects to proposed cost of wind power

Despite pressure from the governor and other state officials, National Grid has again rejected a proposal to buy clean power from a developer proposing to build a $200-million wind farm off Block Island. more...
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NRC Advisory committee on reactor safeguards to meet Dec. 3-5 in Rockville, MD.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting Dec. more...
Filed under: Nuclear

Millstone reactor up and running

Millstone Power Station's Unit 2 reactor was generating electricity late Wednesday but had not yet returned to full power. more...
Filed under: Nuclear

Sierra Club lauds San Mateo's green building law

Builders will be ringing in the New Year with water and energy conservation. more...
Filed under: Emissions & Environmental

Wind proposal too close for Salisbury's comfort

Salisbury officials have only recently become aware that 10 wind turbines could be built less than a quarter-mile off Salisbury Beach if the state's draft Ocean Management Plan were adopted. more...
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GE Awarded $2MM to Develop Sensor for Geothermal Wells in the United States

GE has been awarded $2MM to develop a sensor that can operate at the high temperatures and pressures needed for enhanced geothermal systems. more...
Filed under: Geothermal

AEHI Gets Favorable Decision for Its Nuclear Site From Elmore County

Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AEHI): In somewhat of a reversal from last year, the Elmore County Planning and Zoning Commission voted last night to move forward with amending its comprehensive plan so AEHI could rezone land for a proposed nuclear plant. more...
Filed under: Nuclear

SunPower Completes 1-Megawatt Solar Power System at Agilent Technologies Headquarters

SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the completion of a 1-megawatt solar power rooftop system on three buildings at Agilent's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. more...
Filed under: Solar Photovoltaic

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Wind Works Power Corp. Submits Application for Power Contract Under the New Feed-In Tariff Program in Ontario

Wind Works Power Corp. (OTCBB: WWPW) (FRANKFURT: R5E1) (WKN: AOKE72) is pleased to announce that it is submitting an application for its 10 megawatt (MW) Clean Breeze wind energy project for a power contract under the new Feed-in Tariff program as part of the Ontario Power Authority initial launch period. more...
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Ameresco and City of Santa Clara Unveil New Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant

The City of Santa Clara and Ameresco today unveiled an innovative clean energy project that will capture and put to use gas created naturally at the city's closed municipal landfill. more...
Filed under: Biomass

Drill tests nuclear plant's crisis plan

Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. For Linn and Benton county emergency management agencies, failure is not an option. more...
Filed under: Nuclear

Alliant to heat 5 steam clients temporarily

Alliant Energy says just five of the original 200 customers won't be ready Dec. more...
Filed under: Cogeneration

Wärtsilä to operate and maintain Nigerian power plant

Wärtsilä, a leading supplier of flexible power plants for the decentralized power generation market, has been awarded an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for 10 years by Lafarge Cement WAPCO Plc, a major cement manufacturer, to run its cement plant power station in Nigeria. more...
Filed under: Distributed Generation

Emerson's Scenario Simulation Technology to Streamline Startup of New 515-MW Paju Combined Heat & Power Plant in Korea

Emerson Process Management announced today that it has won a contract to install its Scenario® simulation technology at the new 515-MW Paju Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Plant. more...
Filed under: Cogeneration

Finavera Renewables Provides Update on 293 Megawatts of Wind Projects in BC Hydro Clean Power Call

Finavera Renewables Inc. ('Finavera Renewables' or the 'Company') (TSX VENTURE: FVR) is pleased to provide an update on the four wind projects submitted by the Company into the 2008 BC Hydro Clean Power Call. BC Hydro has eliminated 21 projects from the Clean Power Call leaving 47 remaining in the process. more...
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NaiKun Wind Project Advances to Next Step in Clean Power Call

NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NKW) is pleased to confirm that its offshore wind energy project is moving forward in BC Hydro's Clean Power Call. more...
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Wind farm to build U.S. turbine plant

Companies planning a controversial wind farm in Texas that would seek millions in federal stimulus funds said Tuesday that they'd build a U.S. more...
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Support for Renville Co. wind energy proposal is on the rise

A proposal to erect one of the state's largest wind farms amidst some of its most productive farm lands found clear sailing Tuesday with the Renville County Board of Commissioners. more...
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CALENDAR

 

Tracking the Global Bubble: Is Europe at a Tipping-Point?

Dec 1, 2009 - 10:00-11:00am Eastern - Your City

Join Platts as they discuss the changes in gas markets across the globe. William Powell, Editor, Platts International Gas Report will examine the key shifts in the global gas supply/demand balance. Alex Froley, European Gas Markets Editor, Platts will discuss how the gas market in Europe is changing and more. more...

Filed under: Gas

2nd Thin Film Solar Summit US

Dec 1, 2009 - Dec 2, 2009 - San Francisco, CA - USA

The DOE and the biggest thin-film companies First Solar, Uni-Solar, Ersol, SCHOTT … will discuss ways to secure finance; latest technological advances and cost reduction for thin-film manufacturing. Over 300 senior experts are expected under one roof as the conference establishes to become 'the' annual meeting place for thin-film leaders. more...

Filed under: Solar Photovoltaic

Balance of Systems & Balance of Plants Conference + Expo

Dec 3, 2009 - Dec 4, 2009 - San Diego , CA - USA

Balance of Systems/Balance of Plants can now make up to 50% of your overall plant costs! more...

Filed under: Solar Photovoltaic

FERC Gas Compliance Conference

Dec 9, 2009 - Dec 10, 2009 - Houston, TX - USA

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Filed under: Gas

EnergyBiz Leadership Forum 2010: Energy's Emerging Architecture

Feb 28, 2010 - Mar 2, 2010 - Washington, DC

In 2009, a global economic meltdown collided with an energy crisis to turn the world on its ear. In the United States we've witnessed an unprecedented spending on energy resource development and infrastructure. As a result, a new energy architecture is emerging. What will this new structure of energy look more...

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EnergyBiz Leadership Forum 2010: Energy's Emerging Architecture

Feb 28, 2010 - Mar 2, 2010 - Washington, DC

In 2009, a global economic meltdown collided with an energy crisis to turn the world on its ear. In the United States we've witnessed an unprecedented spending on energy resource development and infrastructure. As a result, a new energy architecture is emerging. What will this new structure of energy look more...

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EnergyBiz Leadership Forum 2010: Energy's Emerging Architecture

Feb 28, 2010 - Mar 2, 2010 - Washington, DC

In 2009, a global economic meltdown collided with an energy crisis to turn the world on its ear. In the United States we've witnessed an unprecedented spending on energy resource development and infrastructure. As a result, a new energy architecture is emerging. What will this new structure of energy look more...

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ARTICLES

Offshore wind: Comprehensive initial study is critical

By Matthew Pollard, P.E. -
Utilities have begun considering offshore wind as a source of new energy. Delmarva Power recently agreed to a long-term offshore wind power purchase contract, and more...
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The Greenstuff File

By Roger Feldman -
As Snow White grew older, she had more difficulty using all those new fangled labor saving and communications devices around the cottage. She began to more...
Filed under: Biomass

Solar India and its Parallel Universe

By Braham Singh -
One can be driven to distraction trying to reconcile the buzz around Indian pronouncements on things solar, with a parallel universe of ground realities. more...
Filed under: Solar Photovoltaic

Maine's new CFL recycling program: Should manufacturers pay?

By Alexandra Behringer -
Maine is the first state in the United States to require manufacturers of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to pay for collection and recycling of more...
Filed under: Emissions & Environmental

Energy Economics and Some Energy Myths for the 21st Century

By Ferdinand E. Banks - The title of this contribution is almost identical to the one I used for a paper that I published in the OPEC Bulletin ten years more...
Filed under: Gas
 
 

ENERGY BLOGS

Historical Analysis of Energy Storage Technologies

Blogger Photo By Victor Humphrey - At first glance my first blog posting might be deemed impractical or even illogical by realists, if any can be more...

REGULATORS TO THE RAMPARTS - They Must Lead!

Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg - Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont set the tone for the gathering this week of our nation's state utility regulators in more...

Intelligence for the Utility as Well as the Grid

Blogger Photo By Bart Thielbar - What comes first – the smart meter or the ability to capture and effectively utilize the information available from the more...

How America will lead the world out of the global financial crisis

Blogger Photo By Marcial Ocampo - How America will lead the world out of the global financial crisis I believe that once America finds its focus more...

Talk About a Revolution

Blogger Photo By Bill Opalka - A second Industrial Revolution, that is. I hear that often at renewable energy conferences, and this week is no different. more...

Doubts raised on nuclear industry viability

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