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News and Events DOE to Develop Offshore Wind Turbine with General Electric Clean Energy Markets Expanding Minnesota, Wisconsin Governments to Use More Renewable Fuels Volvo Unveils Hybrid Drives for Trucks and Buses Consumer Reports: Two Hybrids Pay for Themselves in Gas Savings Site NewsState Incentives Database Now Includes Energy Efficiency Energy ConnectionsEIA: Efforts to Cut Greenhouse Gases Show Slow Growth in 2004 News and EventsDOE to Develop Offshore Wind Turbine with General ElectricDOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has signed a $27 million, multi-year contract with the General Electric Company (GE) to develop a new offshore wind power system over the next several years. DOE will provide about $8 million for the project, which was announced last week. The goal of the project is to design, fabricate, and test an offshore wind turbine that could produce power at a cost of 5 cents per kilowatt-hour, about half the current cost. GE expects the turbine to produce 5 to 7 megawatts of power, nearly double the capacity of GE’s largest commercial wind turbine. The advanced wind system will include innovative foundations, construction techniques, rotor designs, and drivetrains, as well as electrical components designed for the harsh offshore environment. Offshore wind power […]
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News and Events DOE Sets More Stringent Criteria for Energy Star Dishwashers Global Wind Power Capacity Increases 25 Percent in 2005 Arizona Establishes Higher Renewable Energy Requirements New Mexico Approves Solar Energy Tax Credits Ethanol Production Reaches Nearly 4 Billion Gallons in 2005 Energy ConnectionsChevron Investment Highlights Development of Alberta Oil Sands News and EventsDOE Sets More Stringent Criteria for Energy Star DishwashersDOE announced last week that more stringent energy efficient criteria for dishwashers carrying the Energy Star label will go into effect on January 1st, 2007. To meet the new criteria, dishwashers must be at least 41 percent more efficient than federal energy efficiency standards. The new criteria could save U.S. families more than $26 million a year and will save more than 160 million kilowatt-hours of energy per year. The Energy Star program is a joint effort of DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Energy Star label appears on more than 40 kinds of consumer products. See the DOE press release and the Energy Star Web site.Global Wind Power Capacity Increases 25 Percent in 2005Last year established new records for wind power, as 11,769 megawatts (MW) of wind turbines worth about $14 billion were installed […]
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News and Events DOE Offers $160 Million for Biorefinery Construction Energy Officials Promote Solar, Biofuels, and Hydrogen Initiatives USDA Awards $8.6 Million to Clean Energy Projects IRS Releases Guidance on Energy Efficiency Tax Credits California Builders Include Solar Power on Hundreds of HomesEnergy ConnectionsAlaska and Oil Producers Reach Natural Gas Pipeline Agreement News and EventsDOE Offers $160 Million for Biorefinery ConstructionDOE announced last week its offer of $160 million in funds over the next three years to construct up to three biorefineries in the United States. Biorefineries are a concept similar to today’s refineries, except that instead of using petroleum as their raw material, they draw on woody biomass resources such as agricultural waste, trees, forest residues, and perennial grasses. Like today’s refineries, biorefineries will produce both fuels and chemicals. See the description of biorefineries on the DOE Biomass Program Web site.The goal of the new solicitation is to demonstrate that commercial biorefineries can be profitable once initial construction costs are paid. DOE will provide up to $100 million for any single demonstration project, and industry is required to provide at least 60 percent of the total cost of the project. The solicitation is part of President Bush’s Biofuels Initiative, […]
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News and Events Denver Plans to Build One- to Two-Megawatt Solar Power Plant California to Set Cap on Utility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Building Groups to Set Minimum Standard for Green Building USDA Offers Grants and Loans for Efficiency, Renewable Energy Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative Wins DOE Wind Award Site NewsEfficiency Group Lists “Greenest” Vehicles for 2006 Energy ConnectionsEnergy Outlook Forecasts Minimal Clean Energy Impact by 2030 News and EventsDenver Plans to Build One- to Two-Megawatt Solar Power PlantDenver Mayor John Hickenlooper announced last week that the city plans to build a large solar power plant on the site of the former Stapleton Airport. The solar plant will have a capacity between one and two megawatts, and will provide power for the Denver County Jail. The city will be responsible for the overall management of the solar plant but will contract out its construction and operation. The city hopes to break ground on the plant later this year and complete it in 2007. Responses to the city’s request for proposals are due in March. See the Mayor’s press release.California to Set Cap on Utility Greenhouse Gas EmissionsThe California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced last week that it will develop a cap […]
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News and Events Solargenix Breaks Ground on Large Solar Power Plant in Nevada Nevada to Host the World’s Largest Photovoltaic Power Plant BP and Edison Plan a 500-Megawatt Hydrogen Project in California Ford and GM to Help Install E85 Pumps in Missouri and Illinois Nanotech Proposal Holds Promise for Clean Energy Technologies DOE Conducts Energy Assessments at Four Industrial FacilitiesEnergy ConnectionsNatural Gas Wholesale Prices Down 24 Percent, Says Platts News and EventsSolargenix Breaks Ground on Large Solar Power Plant in NevadaSolargenix Energy LLC broke ground this weekend in Boulder City, Nevada, on a 64-megawatt solar thermal power plant, the largest of its kind to be built since 1992. Called Nevada Solar One, the power plant will employ trough-shaped mirrors to focus the sun’s energy onto “receiver” tubes that carry oil. The hot oil will be used to boil water into steam, which will drive a turbine and generator to produce power. According to Schott, which is providing 19,300 receiver tubes for the plant, its new efficient receiver tube design will heat the oil to more than 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Acciona Energia, a Spanish renewable energy company, is investing $262 million in the plant, which should begin power production next year. […]
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A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), shows how communities can act now to reduce global warming. Through an innovative concept, climate neutral bonds, local and state governments can require that any new project financed with tax-exempt bonds would generate no new global warming pollutants. If a new building is financed, for example, any greenhouse gas additions from the operation of the building would have to be offset with reductions from other sources in the community. In 2004, local and state governmental bodies financed about 9,000 individual projects with about $230 billion in municipal bonds. Tax-exempt municipal bonds are issued to finance a variety of development and public works projects, from police stations and schools to water treatment facilities and power plants. Collectively, municipal bonds finance projects that consume large amounts of energy over the life of the bond. Says John Bailey, author of the report, “The slightly higher upfront investment in energy efficient or renewable powered buildings repays itself several times over during the life of the bond.” “With no federal action on the horizon, cities and states must lead the way in reducing global warming, he says . “If a city or other public agency […]
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Goldman Sachs has received the first annual “Designing & Building with FSC Award” for its new building at 30 Hudson Street in Jersey City, NJ. The annual award recognizes building projects that further responsible forest management through the use of FSC-certified wood products (Forest Stewardship Council). Project entries were judged on the inclusion of FSC-certified wood products, efforts to incorporate certified forest product market transformation, overall wood design and appropriate wood use. All wood products used in the interior of the Goldman Sachs building are certified, including millwork, wood trimming, moldings, veneers, steamed sycamore panels in the main lobby, more than 700 gym lockers, and an astounding 970 interior doors. Completed in April 2004, the building is a 40-story, 1.6 million square foot structure overlooking the Hudson River across from lower Manhattan.Roger Dower, president of FSC-US, said, “the Designing & Building with FSC Award was created to recognize companies that help to transform building markets and the forest products industry through their responsible consumption. FSC is pleased that Goldman Sachs’ commitment to sustainability includes use of FSC-certified woods, and that FSC featured prominently in the design of this project. We are thrilled that they so obviously find value in the […]
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By requiring energy-efficient appliances from importers, Canada's green procurement policy stimulates developing countries to produce efficient products.
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Are we "addicted" to bottled water? Here's the lowdown from an environmental perspective.
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News and Events President Bush Proposes Energy Initiative to Slash Oil Imports New Study Confirms Energy Benefit of Ethanol Fuel Ford Unveils Hybrid that Can Run on Ethanol-Rich Fuel U.S. Wind Industry Marks 2005 as its Most Productive Year Ever DOE and 15 Federal Agencies Sign Green Building Agreement DOE Conducts Energy Saving Assessment at Fertilizer PlantEnergy ConnectionsNuclear Plant Revival Advances with Approval of New Design News and EventsPresident Bush Proposes Energy Initiative to Slash Oil ImportsPresident Bush outlined an Advanced Energy Initiative in last night’s State of the Union Address, with the goal of replacing more than 75 percent of U.S. oil imports from the Middle East by 2025. The Initiative provides for a 22 percent increase in clean energy research at DOE. “America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world,” said President Bush. “The best way to break this addiction is through technology.” See the State of the Union Address on the White House Web site.A White House fact sheet on the Initiative gives a preview of the President’s proposed budget for 2007, which will include a new $148 million Solar America Initiative to accelerate the development of solar cells. The […]
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