California and Massachusetts have long been bastions of clean energy. Now you can add New Jersey to the list. Since the beginning of the year, the New Jersey State Legislature has passed several laws to promote the development of renewable energy sources.
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A new survey of American utility companies offers some very revealing information about the U.S. energy industry and renewable energy. Black & Veatech, a construction and engineering company focused on energy and water infrastructure has published its annual “Strategic Directions in the Electric Utility Industry Survey.” Their research shows that for the second year in a row capital spending on electric grid infrastructure by utilities has dropped — this has not happened since the days of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
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Proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate may help the renewables sector. U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and John Ensign (R-NV) have introduced renewable energy legislation that could be a boon for businesses that produce renewable energy technologies, lead to green job creation, and help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
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Those in the clean energy industry continue to play the waiting game in the policy arena. The question remains as what type of, if any, energy and climate change legislation will be put into action in the US in 2010. I put my own spin on things this week, heavily relying on EnergyBoom’s archives. So, if you are trying to get caught up with what has been happening in the renewables game - join me as I venture through the dusty vaults of our past work.
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Songwriter Kristina Stykos is making music in a unique way. Stykos is the owner, engineer and producer of a music recording studio located in rural Vermont. The Pepperbox Studio is not your run-of-the-mill recording studio. Unlike traditional recording studios, Pepperbox Studio relies on alternative energy to record music. The off-the-grid studio, located on the top floor of the Stykos home, sits at the end of a dirt road about five miles from Chelsea and is nestled between pastures and the beautiful Green Mountains.
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Detroit, Michigan, may be best known as the world’s automotive capital, but it’s also home to the state’s largest energy company, DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE). When it comes to energy, DTE has been as traditional and they come. The company’s energy business is largely comprised of the utility operations of Detroit Edison and Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (MichCon). Detroit Edison generates, purchases, distributes and sells electricity to about 2.2 million customers in southeastern Michigan, while MichCon buys, stores, transports and sells natural gas to some 1.2 million customers throughout the state.
When the trend is supported by the technology – a real talented technology, it becomes almost impossible to stop it. That is precisely what has happened with the new technology for wind power generation developed by FloDesign. Their design is based on a Jet Engine Technology. It captures the wind through a small hole creating jet – which then energizes the turbine. This technology is extremely efficient – as much as 400% compared with the traditional wind mill technology.
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New work from researchers at Denmark’s National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Risø DTU, is expected to bring smarter wind turbines to commercial wind farms in the near future. The research should allow for greater energy production from wind turbines using the new technology. The team has successfully integrated a laser-based anemometer into the spinner of a wind turbine system.
Robert Kennedy Jr. won’t rest until his vision for a green economy is heard. He’s been visiting college campuses across the country speaking about the environment, energy, and the economy. “Sound economic and environmental policies are intrinsically tied, and energy providers should reward customers for conserving power rather than consuming it,” Kennedy recently told a college audience in Pennsylvania.
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When it is said that United States is graduating towards a clean energy economy – it was meant that way only. The growing importance of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) within DOE is now more palpable than ever. The budget of FY 2011 testifies the same. It has been allocated a fund of 2.36 billion USD out of 28.4 billion USD budgets of DOE in FY 2011. President Barack Obama declared that on Feb 1st. The overall budget request for EERE has increased by 5% over FY2010. Of course, funds from American Recovery & Reinvestment Act are excluded from above. The various EERE programs which got the major fillip in the budget are as under: Continue reading ‘Clean Energy Funding Increased in US Government Budget’You are currently browsing the weblog archives for the Wind category.
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