All Posts Tagged With: "renewable energy sources"

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NREL Study Shows Renewable Energy Potential in Every State

The report is valuable for decision-makers and utility executives because it compares estimates across six renewable energy technologies and unifies assumptions and methods. It shows the achievable energy generation of a particular technology given resource availability – solar, wind, geothermal availability, etc.

31Jul2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Army’s Largest Renewables Project Part of $61 in Million Energy Contracts

At Fort Carson, the Army partnered with a local energy provider to build a photovoltaic solar array on top of a closed landfill. The White Sands Missile Range project in New Mexico will provide the Army with 4.44-megawatts of installed photovoltaic capacity, saving 10 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually.

6Feb2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Renewables Share of Domestic Energy Production Passes Nuclear

“Congressional Republicans continue to press for more nuclear energy funding while seeking deep cuts in renewable energy investments,” said Ken Bossong, Executive Director of the SUN DAY Campaign. “One has
to wonder ‘what are these people thinking?’”

6Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Transmission Cost Blueprint for Renewables
on FERC Agenda

The potential impact for getting distributed renewable energy generation from remote locations to load is huge, of course. Boiled down to its basics, the FERC is considering who pays, how much, under what circumstances and in what geographic footprint — a tall order to be sure.

30Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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GE Power Plant Design Works Bettter with Renewables

The FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle design is reportedly 61 percent efficient and provides unprecedented operational flexibility, including with intermittent wind and solar resources.

3Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued