All Posts Tagged With: "renewable energy"

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Special Report — Water Woes Dry Up Solar Projects

Throughout the southwest, water woes have slowed the pace of solar development. State resource agencies, local governments, environmental groups and local residents have all voiced opposition to the siting of any solar project in their states that comes with large water demands.

24Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Tech Watch — Battery Storage of Renewables Looks Promising

“We have proved that this technology can perform the functions of storage that we were looking for to help us manage the variability of wind energy on our operating system,” said Xcel’s Frank Novachek in reference to the
one-megawatt battery system to store wind energy and transmit it to the grid when needed.

12Aug2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Western Farmers, Ranchers Replacing Wind With Solar

“Primarily because of the mechanical problems that you have. You fix one issue on a windmill today, something else is broke tomorrow. And in August, when you need water the most, the wind blows the least in Wyoming …”

29Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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U.S. Business Leaders Call for Revolution in Energy Technology Innovation

This isn’t just another clean energy advocacy group. Members range from Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Chad Holliday, former CEO of DuPont, to GE’s Jeff Immelt and Lockheed Martin’s former chair, Norm Augustine. The key, they say, is reforming and strengthening U.S. investment in energy innovation
— the most critical element to securing America’s future.

28Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky Renewable Energy Program Rises in National Rankings

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory ranked Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program second in the nation for total number of participating customers in its annual assessment of leading utility green power programs released earlier this week

7May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Renewable Energy Workshops Taking Place in Douglas

Renewable energy, techniques for energy conservation and efficiency, and tours of on- and off-grid wind and solar energy systems will be the topics in a small-scale renewable energy workshop later this month in Douglas.

8Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Energy Bills Signed by Freudenthal

Wyoming will have more authority over the siting and development of wind farms and the state will begin taxing the energy source under bills that Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed into law Friday. The $1-per-megawatt-hour tax on wind energy generated in the state goes into effect in 2012.

6Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Market Update —
Installed Base of Geothermal Power Nearly Doubles

New projects launched in 2009 increased by 46% over the previous year, and the U.S. continues to lead the world in online geothermal energy. Geothermal electric power generation is occurring in eight U.S. states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and WYOMING.

7Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Energy Independence Not Attainable Until at Least 2030 — Says KPMG Survey of Oil
and Gas Executives

Execs say mass production of alternative energy not possible by 2015; Over half now believe in global warming, but still don’t support cap-and-trade or carbon tax

5May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Waiting for the Wind Boom

Many potential bottlenecks to commercial wind generation in Wyoming need to be resolved. Infrastructure is at the top of the list. “You can’t go forward without transmission lines,” said Rob Hurless, the governor’s adviser on technology.

27Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Carbon County Wind Farm Could Generate 1,000+ Jobs

The construction and operation of two major wind farms in the south-central region of the state will create more than 1,000 jobs, according to the project’s owner - Power Company of Wyoming.

11Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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FERC Shows Flexibility in OK Of Wyoming
Wind Power

“Consumers will benefit from this type of pioneering thinking, because it will expand our transmission grid’s capacity to enhance development of our nation’s renewable energy potential,” said FERC Acting Chairman Jon Wellinghoff.

22Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Energy Secretary Says Money to Be Used Quickly

Steven Chu said he wants half of the roughly $35 billion to $40 billion proposed for Energy Department programs in the economic-stimulus package to be spent within a year.

9Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New BLM Offices to Streamline Renewables Permitting in State

The new offices will work to fast track the permitting of solar, wind, geothermal and biomass energy projects. Wyoming ranks seventh in the nation for wind resources, but is 13th for installed capacity.

21Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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