http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/renewables-briefing-oberlin-dairy-biogas-tidal-power-st-petersburg/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/renewables-briefing-oberlin-dairy-biogas-tidal-power-st-petersburg/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 10:22:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75552 Here’s the latest news on renewable power installations, contracts, financing, permits and market changes affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. The Maine Public Utilities Commission directed three utilities to buy 4 MW of tidal electricity from Ocean Renewable Power Company, in the first long-term power purchase agreements for tidal energy in the United States. Construction [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/renewables-briefing-oberlin-dairy-biogas-tidal-power-st-petersburg/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/25/policy-enforcement-briefing-state-of-the-union-ets-waivers-tidal-permit-cal-iso-plan/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/25/policy-enforcement-briefing-state-of-the-union-ets-waivers-tidal-permit-cal-iso-plan/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:40:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68872 Manufacturers should get incentives to make energy-efficiency improvements to their plants, President Obama said in last night’s State of the Union address. He called on Congress to draft a bill creating such incentives, which he said would save companies $100 billion over a decade. In the speech, Obama also said he was directing his administration [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/25/policy-enforcement-briefing-state-of-the-union-ets-waivers-tidal-permit-cal-iso-plan/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/20/policy-regulatory-briefing-light-bulbs-mercury-bpa-tidal-power/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/20/policy-regulatory-briefing-light-bulbs-mercury-bpa-tidal-power/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:56:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=56725 Presidential candidate and member of congress Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has hit out at a federal law that requires light bulbs to be 30 percent more energy efficient starting next year. “President Bachmann will allow you to buy any light bulb you want,” Bachmann said at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La., according [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/20/policy-regulatory-briefing-light-bulbs-mercury-bpa-tidal-power/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/23/policy-regulatory-briefing-calif-cap-and-trade-nuclear-delays-logging-ban/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/23/policy-regulatory-briefing-calif-cap-and-trade-nuclear-delays-logging-ban/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 17:00:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=54441 A state superior court judge ruled on Friday that California must halt plans for a cap-and-trade system until regulators can consider alternatives to emissions trading, the New York Times reports. Judge Ernest Goldsmith said the California Air Resources Board should “take no action” to start up cap-and-trade until it completes the analysis. The decision follows [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/23/policy-regulatory-briefing-calif-cap-and-trade-nuclear-delays-logging-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/03/31/gm-leads-pack-as-clean-patents-jump-by-record-170/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/03/31/gm-leads-pack-as-clean-patents-jump-by-record-170/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:10:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=51894 Clean energy patents hit a record high in 2010, as GM took the leadership position from Honda, according to a patent index published by law firm Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. The Clean Energy Patent Growth Index found that there were 1,181 cleantech patents granted in 2010, up over 170 percent over 2009 levels. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/03/31/gm-leads-pack-as-clean-patents-jump-by-record-170/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/09/24/california-adopts-ambitious-renewable-energy-target/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/09/24/california-adopts-ambitious-renewable-energy-target/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:00:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=42670 California regulators approved a rule that would require the state’s utilities to get a third of their power from solar, wind or other renewable sources by 2020, the most ambitious standard in the U.S., Bloomberg News reports. The California Air Resources Board voted yesterday at a meeting in Sacramento to require PG&E Corp.’s Pacific Gas [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/09/24/california-adopts-ambitious-renewable-energy-target/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/08/19/economically-viable-sustainability-approaches/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/08/19/economically-viable-sustainability-approaches/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:41:13 +0000 John M Lazarus http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=40844 Cleantech innovations continue to thrive despite the economic climate, a sign that viability for eco-friendly energy technologies has arrived.  With increasing opportunity to innovate in this sector, many wonder which technologies areas are most likely to prevail. A recent analysis of the cleantech patent landscape trends illustrates the hot cleantech categories, the up-and-coming technology areas [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/08/19/economically-viable-sustainability-approaches/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/02/environmental-leader-introduces-el-insights-data-insights-on-energy-environmental-technology/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/02/environmental-leader-introduces-el-insights-data-insights-on-energy-environmental-technology/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:48:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=37280 Environmental Leader LLC is pleased to announce its latest offering for decision-makers, EL Insights, a subscription-based information source delivering critical data and insights on energy and environmental technology. “Whether it’s a corporation developing products for the solar industry, an enterprise analyzing carbon management services, or a company weighing energy efficient lighting or sustainable packaging choices, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/02/environmental-leader-introduces-el-insights-data-insights-on-energy-environmental-technology/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/05/28/verdant-power-china-sign-mou/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/05/28/verdant-power-china-sign-mou/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 14:33:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=37150 Verdant Power, a U.S. tidal power developer, signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Energy Conservation Environment Protection Group (CECEP) to develop tidal energy project in China. The agreement is the first to involve U.S. marine and hydrokinetic power projects in China, according to an announcement by the company. The agreement came during the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/05/28/verdant-power-china-sign-mou/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/11/nrel-sce-pge-black-veatch-discuss-future-of-renewables/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/11/nrel-sce-pge-black-veatch-discuss-future-of-renewables/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:29:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21024 In this session from the International Association for Energy Economics, presenters from NREL, Black & Veatch, SCE and PG&E discuss the role of renewables in shaping the future composition of primary energy. Various renewable energy technologies and their potential for deployment in large scale are discussed. Policy directives currently being implemented and under consideration are [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/11/nrel-sce-pge-black-veatch-discuss-future-of-renewables/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/gundersen-lutheran-hospital-strives-for-100-renewable-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/gundersen-lutheran-hospital-strives-for-100-renewable-energy/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:11:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=18676 With renewables projects involving wind, solar, biogas and hydrokinetic energy, along with a top-to-bottom review of how it uses energy, Gundersen Lutheran hospital in Wisconsin is one of the leading lights in a revolution in how hospitals approach sustainability. In February 2008, the hospital set a goal to reduce energy consumption 20 percent by 2009 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/gundersen-lutheran-hospital-strives-for-100-renewable-energy/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/29/top-fortune-500-buyers-of-renewable-energy-intel-pepsico-whole-foods/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/29/top-fortune-500-buyers-of-renewable-energy-intel-pepsico-whole-foods/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:51:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=18894 In EPA’s most recent ranking of Fortune 500 companies that purchase renewable energy, Intel comes out on top, edging out PepsiCo by about 75 million kWh. The list, which compares annualized renewable energy purchases, is known as the Fortune 500 Challenge. Here are the top 10, with their annual purchases, renewable energy provider and type [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/29/top-fortune-500-buyers-of-renewable-energy-intel-pepsico-whole-foods/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/15/feds-add-direct-payments-for-renewable-energy-projects/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/15/feds-add-direct-payments-for-renewable-energy-projects/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:03:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=18043 To accelerate the development of larger renewable energy projects, the Department of Energy and the Treasury are introducing a program to provide direct payments in lieu of tax credits. Most large renewable energy projects, including some at commercial applications such as factories and company headquarters, have been eligible for federal tax credits. The economic downturn, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/15/feds-add-direct-payments-for-renewable-energy-projects/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/29/hydroelectric-projected-as-leading-source-of-renewable-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/29/hydroelectric-projected-as-leading-source-of-renewable-energy/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 15:12:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=15734 Much of the growth in world use of renewables toward generating electricity is expected to come from hydroelectric projects, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This is especially true in developing nations that are not part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In OECD nations, wind is expected to account for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/29/hydroelectric-projected-as-leading-source-of-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/21/renewable-energy-standard-may-save-200b-in-annual-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/21/renewable-energy-standard-may-save-200b-in-annual-energy/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 15:44:09 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=15326 Energy efficiency and renewable energy standards could save U.S. consumers $200 billion a year by 2030. There also is an equal opportunity for the commercial and industrial sectors to save money by the U.S. adopting more aggressive renewable energy measures, panelists said at a May 21 press conference from the Consumer Federation of America. Medium [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/21/renewable-energy-standard-may-save-200b-in-annual-energy/feed/ 2