energy, technology, finance, wind, emissions, risk, prices, renewables, policy, developers, market, investors, industry, countries, electricity.
Advocates of renewable and alternative energy have been predicting --some would say preaching -- an inevitable takeover of substantial portions of the energy infrastructure by renewable sources since the oil crises of the 1970's and 1980's.
Whereas the earlier renewable energy push of the 1980's was characterized by technologies that were both expensive (seemingly justifiable due to projections that placed oil at US$100+ barrel by 2001) and unreliable, today's technologies are getting closer to being mission critical (within the context that certain renewables can only operate when ambient conditions are applicable).
Is there a technology risk, what is the stability of the manufacturer, do they guarantee the power curve and availability factors and do they have sufficient assets in case of a fleet wide failure.
RenewableEnergyRes
renewable energy, electricity, responsibility, environment, Cornell University, endowment, Kate Whitlock, funding, purchase, reducing, conservation, water, pollution, campus electricity, facilities.
Whereas, it is becoming clear that our long-range welfare, as well as the integrity of the natural environment upon which we ultimately depend, requires a responsible use of the world's remaining natural resources and a transition to clean, renewable energy sources, Whereas, Cornell University has the responsibility to be a global leader and the ability to influence personal and societal attitudes towards responsible energy use, Whereas, Cornell's continued growth in energy intensive research facilities will create an everexpanding ecological footprint upon the planet, Whereas, a reliance upon coal as a major source of campus electricity generation will continue to contribute to the production of gases responsible for global warming, acid precipitation, and air pollution, Whereas, coal mining causes serious environmental damage through water pollution, a depletion of the water supply, destruction of land and harm to human health and safety, Whereas, current conservation measures towards reducing campus electricity use are vital but limited, and a switch to cleaner forms of energy is essential to making a true impact in reducing environmental degradation, Whereas, new renewable energy generation facilities are available now in New York State providing affordable, clean, and environmentally sound electricity, Be it therefore resolved, that an endowment be established whose accumulated interest will fund the purchase of electricity created through renewable energy, Be it further resolved, that the Cornell University administration should make the established endowment a major funding priority so that ten percent of the University's electricity can be purchased from new renewable energy resources, Be it finally resolved, that this endowment's purpose shall expand in the future to include the funding of additional renewable energy and energy conservation measures as they become economical.
12.05.02GreenPowerOutreachMtg-1
renewable energy, green power, education, CRS, Green-e, marketers, certificates, partner, support, outreach, consumer, Rhode Island, residents, install, meeting.
The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) with support from the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Fund (RIREF) called the meeting to introduce an initiative it is undertaking to conduct a coordinated Rhode Island Green Power Consumer Education and Outreach Campaign to raise awareness among RI residents of the benefits and opportunities to support renewable energy.
Green-e is a consumer and environmental protection certification program for renewable energy products marketed in restructured and regulated markets, as well as Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) marketed nationally.
The RIREF is supporting the Green-e Program working to attract green power marketers to offer Green-e certified products to RI residents, businesses and institutions, and to educate consumers and public officials on the benefits on the Green-e Program.
RenewablePowerby800 http://www.txucorp.com/austin/RenewablePowerby800.PDF
energy, renewable energy, TXU energy, wind, purchases, power, contracts, West Texas, Environment, providers, wind farms, customers, Vice President, homes, annual energy needs.
TXU Energy, the largest purchaser of wind energy in the Southwest United States, today released year-end figures showing an 800 percent increase in purchases of renewable energy during 2001.
"At the beginning of the year, we had enough renewable energy to power the annual energy needs of about 8,200 homes.
"There were 50 wind turbines in West Texas providing power to our customers in January 2001; today they number 440.
TXU Energy has signed long-term purchase contracts with a number of renewable energy providers -- primarily wind farms.
These contracts have allowed these providers to obtain the financing to build renewable energy installations to service the TXU Energy contracts.
Registration_Information
exhibit, booth, Sponsor Packages, program guide, Qty, Fee, Seminar, Power, payment, Phone Access, Energy, website, request, participation, Country.
Please consider becoming a sponsor of the Fair.
The generous contributions of our sponsors fund an array of services and outreach.
These contributions provide the platform for our program and help our green event "stay in the black!"
The Northern Arizona University Union offers a 45,000 square-foot exhibit hall in a prime campus location.
Program guides will be distributed to exhibitors and attendees at the Fair and Conference, and as an Adobe Acrobat download from our website.
Payment may be included with this form, or you may request an invoice.
You will receive a contract that outlines the services and terms for your participation.
FactSheetonSF117
renewable energy, Iowa, wind, electricity, RES, power, renewable energy standard, economic development, environment, production, Texas, cents, cost, plant, Iowa Policy Project.
More renewable energy in Iowa means more jobs, rural economic development, and a cleaner environment.
We are the tenth windiest state in the nation, while we are third in the nation in use of wind power.
Senate File 117 would establish a Renewable Energy Standard, or RES, for Iowa at 10% by 2010.
This would ensure that 10% of the power generated by Iowa's investor-owned utilities must come from renewable sources by 2010.
An Iowa Policy Project study found that for each $1 million spent in direct output, or sales, of windenergy production or switchgrass produced for energy generates more money through the economy than $1 million of traditional electric production in Iowa.
For wind, the spinoffs from sales of electricity are more than twice as much as those for other, mostly coal-fired, electricity production in Iowa.
renewabl
energy, electricity, power, Wisconsin, plant, fuels, water, gas, waste, amount, cost, wind, biomass, technologies, environment.
This Overview contains information that will be useful to people who have an interest in the role of renewable energy resources in Wisconsin's electrical generation mix.
Biomass---burning plant material, from farm and forest crops or from waste, in a conventional thermal power plant.
The sun's heat can also be used directly to produce heat and light, displacing the need for electricity.
It reduces waste volume by burning the material and it recovers the resulting energy by converting it to electricity.
PSC staff is currently working to determine to what extent generation from renewable resources can delay the need to upgrade specific power lines.
institutional_financing http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CD/main/pdf/BEST_pdf/PV_install/institutional_financing.pdf
energy, loans, California, financing, Energy Commission, renewable energy, financing options, mil, Public Sector, secure, equipment, varies, savings, Community, Public Sector Lease.
Secured loans generally have longer terms and relatively lower interest rates, with the rate and term dependent upon the strength of the collateral.
Generally these loans are offered with a 'guaranty' by a state or federal agency to secure the loan.
On the reverse, you will find a list of lenders that offer attractive financing solutions.
To find out more about specific financing options, log onto the web addresses detailed for the particular lender you are interested in, or use the contact telephone numbers listed.
Savings in year one from PV electricity production at their current utility rates is projected to be $1,644.
EEREsurveyreport
energy, industry, survey, Minnesota, businesses, design, EERE, responses, energy efficiency, renewable energy, economy, revenues, sector, conservation, Energy Alley.
In the fall of 2001, Energy Alley, a program of Minnesota Environmental Initiative, conducted a survey of companies in Minnesota who provide products and services in energy efficiency and renewable energy ("EERE") in order to determine various economic impacts these companies have on the state's economy.
This survey identified 336 companies in the EERE industry, who reported a total of $2.3 billion in revenues and nearly 12,000 jobs associated with the EERE portions of their work.
Energy efficiency and conservation related product and service categories, as identified in Q4.
Renewable energy related product and service categories, as identified in Q5.
ag_sector_overview_554227167
energy, renewable energy, electricity, tax, wind, solar, credit, equipment, Production, depreciation, FEDERA, businesses, incentives, power, renewable energy technologies.
Many Wisconsin agricultural facilities, large and small, have already installed renewable energy systems.
Certain renewable energy technologies are eligible for tax benefits.
The federal business energy tax credit is a 10 percent tax credit available to commercial businesses that invest in or purchase energy property in the United States.
Solar energy property includes equipment that uses solar energy to generate electrici t y, to heat or cool (or provide hot water for use in) a structure, or to provide solar process heat.
Available during the first ten years of operation, the Renewable Electricity Production Credit provides a 1.5 cents per kWh credit adjusted annually for inflation.
York Hospital Press Release
Maine, energy, Constellation NewEnergy, electricity, health, environment, customers, generators, Maine PowerOptions, Constellation Energy Group, non-profit organizations, serves, communities, commitment, business.
YORK, MAINE -- March 6, 2003 -- York Hospital today announced that it will begin purchasing 100 percent of its electricity from Maine renewable sources as part of a commitment to creating environmentally healthy surroundings for patients, staff and communities.
While the state of Maine requires 30 percent of the energy sold in the state to come from renewable sources, York Hospital has raised the bar by going to 100 percent, becoming the first hospital in the state to set such a precedent.
"Nothing is more important to us than the health of our patients," stated Stephen Pelletier of York Hospital.
inf_may98
ethanol, production, sludge, waste, fermentation, fuel, wheat, enzyme, pulp, cellulose, Saskatchewan, plant, biotechnology, feedstocks, straw.
Ethanol, a clean-burning fuel which comes from renewable sources, is a product of biotechnology.
Conventional ethanol production involves fermenting grain like wheat and corn.
Research is now being conducted to produce ethanol from products that are now considered waste, like the sludge from pulp and paper production, yard waste like leaves and other solid waste dumped in municipal landfills.
Fermentation is a series of biochemical reactions, using microorganisms like yeast, which yields ethanol.
This process of enzyme treatment and cooking breaks down the starch in the wheat.
Since the cellulose has already been partly broken down, the sludge could require less processing than other ethanol plant feedstocks.
IMechEApr00
renewables, energy, electricity, wind, fuel, carbon dioxide, power, fuel wood, gas, suppliers, emissions, environmentalists, Ian Fells, commitments, industrial revolution.
Today, in India and China, many villagers also have a communal energy plant but now running on human and animal waste and producing methane or biogas for cooking; fuel wood, used for thousands of years, has run-out.
In addition to wood, vegetable oil was used for lamps, and small-scale hydro systems were powering distilleries and mills through the 19th century until "piped" electricity became available.
The UK is committed to 10 per cent of electricity supply from renewables by 2010; it is currently 2.5 per cent with hydropower supplying the larger share of 1.5 per cent and wind 0.25 per cent.
257_Wolters
costs, Euro, energy, health costs, economy, Avo idab, pollution, jobs, Germany, investments, RE/EE, biomass, fuels, air pollution, heating.
There is no comprehensive study concerning economic effects!
But: there are some circumstantial evidences and good examples.
Aspects that have to be taken into account: 1.
Air pollution in general causes damage to
· social assets (e.g. loss in recreation areas) that means in other words: high economic costs!
the,,doing nothing health costs" for Jakarta.
long-term damages to natural ecosystems etc. health costs in other cities of Jawa (Bandung, Surabaya )
-- Photovoltaic: 0.3 bi Euro --Other: 0.3 bi Euro The return for feeding in electricity amounts to 2.6 bi Euro, avoided costs for heating fuels come to 1.4 bi Euro (primary energy share of RE is ca. 2,5 %).
EECA_Renewables_May03
energy, environment, EECA, cost, priority, plants, scope, heat, resources, Zealand, support, power, technology, programmes, monitoring.
The following has been prepared for the express purpose of indicating to EECA what assistance the Association considers would better enable it to fulfil its objectives.
Accordingly, it identifies proposed key target market activities that aim to increase the uptake of renewable energy produced by the Geothermal sector.
The determination of field boundaries in an isolated field may require as few as 50 soundings at a cost of perhaps $200,000.
5. Provide materials to improve public perceptions of, and attitudes to, energy development - particularly geothermal Effort spent on determining people's real concerns and educating people to the facts and otherwise addressing the concerns would be well worthwhile and ease the process of obtaining approval for new projects.
