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Education’s Unlikely Role in the Water Crisis

September 9, 2010September 13, 2010 by Bjorn Von Euler

Collaboration between governments, nonprofit organizations and the private sector has led to considerable improvements in water technologies and advancements in access to clean water around the world. In the last decade alone, approximately 200 million people have gained access to clean water, which will help the world meet the United ... Read more »

Ikea to Install Geothermal System at Denver Store

August 24, 2010November 11, 2019 by Gina Roos

In partnership with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Ikea currently has a geothermal system under construction for its store in Centennial, Colorado, reports Sustainable Business. The Swedish home furnishings retailer says it will be the first Ikea store in the United States to be built with ... Read more »

EIA Report: U.S. CO2 Emissions Fell 7% in 2009

August 20, 2010 by Gina Roos

If you are looking for long-term historical energy statistics, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Annual Energy Review 2009, which covers all major energy sources and all energy-consuming sectors in the U.S. from 1949 through 2009. Here are some highlights from the report. The report finds that U.S. carbon ... Read more »

NREL Study Finds Feed-in Tariffs Are Responsible for 75% of all Solar PV Deployments

August 10, 2010October 18, 2016 by Gina Roos

Feed-in tariffs (FITs) are responsible for 75 percent of all solar photovoltaic (PV) and 45 percent of all wind development worldwide, according to a new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), reports Wind-Works.com. The report provides a best practices design guideline for U.S. policymakers, showing the benefits and ... Read more »

Sempre Energy Pegged As Smart Grid Leader

August 3, 2010August 3, 2010 by Paul Nastu

For the second straight year, Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric is the most intelligent utility in America, according to the annual UtiliQ survey of U.S. electric utilities. ARRA funding is cited as source of significant impact on smart grid improvements in 2010. The UtiliQ rankings aim is to ... Read more »

Lobbyists Pull Out Checkbooks to Overturn CA Emission Law

July 13, 2010October 18, 2016 by Paul Nastu

Tesoro Corp. and Valero Energy Corp., both of San Antonio, Tx., have spent a combined $1.5 million or 79 percent of the funds collected in an effort to overturn California’s AB 32, which seeks to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2020, and which would begin ... Read more »

U.S. Utilities Need to Deliver Low-Carbon Electricity to Remain Competitive

July 12, 2010 by Gina Roos

U.S. utilities, which are responsible for 40 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, will need to provide cleaner, low-carbon electricity and enable their customers to better manage and reduce their energy use in order to remain competitive, according to a report from Ceres. A key finding of the ... Read more »

Roundup – BP, Dow, Emerson

July 7, 2010October 18, 2016 by Paul Nastu

Zero Energy Facility NY Times Oil recovery efforts fall far short of BP’s promises Boston Globe Dow Water & Process Solutions Unveils New Electrodeionization Technology WWD Mag Cap and trade could benefit agriculture if it has role in shaping climate legislation West Central Tribune Streetlight project radiates savings Sign On ... Read more »

Airport Rules Prevent Farmers from Installing Wind Turbines in NW Indiana

June 16, 2010 by Gina Roos

Farmers in Kentland, Ind., say a hardly used airport is preventing them from installing wind turbines on their farmland, reports Chicago Tribune. Both the town’s mayor and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) say they are not shutting down the airport. According to the FAA, 77 square miles of Newton County ... Read more »

U.S. Wind Industry Faces Growth Constraints in 2009

May 28, 2010 by Gina Roos

After a record-breaking capacity expansion in 2009 with 9.8 gigawatts (GW) of wind projects installed, the U.S. wind market is faced with constrained growth in 2010, along with increased competition, according to a study from IHS Emerging Energy Research. The market study, “U.S. Wind Power Markets and Strategies: 2010-2025,” finds ... Read more »

NREL: Grid Can Handle Large Solar and Wind Increase

May 21, 2010 by Paul Nastu

A report released yesterday by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) assessed the operational impacts and increased contributions from wind and solar energy producers on the power grid. According to the report, the current grid can produce as much as 35 percent of its power from wind and solar sources ... Read more »

Expect Higher Priced Electricity, Gas

May 12, 2010May 12, 2010 by Gina Roos

Prices of residential electricity, motor gasoline and natural gas are expected to rise in the short term and over the next few years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Energy Outlook Report. The report shows that residential electricity pricing will average 11.6 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) in ... Read more »

Education’s Unlikely Role in the Water Crisis

Ikea to Install Geothermal System at Denver Store

EIA Report: U.S. CO2 Emissions Fell 7% in 2009

NREL Study Finds Feed-in Tariffs Are Responsible for 75% of all Solar PV Deployments

Sempre Energy Pegged As Smart Grid Leader

Lobbyists Pull Out Checkbooks to Overturn CA Emission Law

U.S. Utilities Need to Deliver Low-Carbon Electricity to Remain Competitive

Roundup – BP, Dow, Emerson

Airport Rules Prevent Farmers from Installing Wind Turbines in NW Indiana

U.S. Wind Industry Faces Growth Constraints in 2009

NREL: Grid Can Handle Large Solar and Wind Increase

Expect Higher Priced Electricity, Gas

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