To describe the British town of Tilbury as a green beacon would require a stretch of the imagination. Home to London's main container port and an unsightly 1960s concrete-slab power plant, with a curious smell emanating from the nearby sewage works, … [Read more...]
BIO Congress to Feature Advanced Biofuels Sessions
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Biofuel and renewable chemical company executives, scientists and government officials from around the globe will speak in breakout sessions at BIO’s 9th annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, April 29 – May 2 at … [Read more...]
Coalition for E85 Issues Call to Action
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The Coalition for E85 is calling on members and other supporters to urge Congress to give E85 credit for being an alternative fuel. The coalition is asking members of Congress to support the inclusion of E85 in the Alternative Fuel Credit in the tax … [Read more...]
Ethanol Report on RFS Challenge
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The Renewable Fuels Association is pleased with the action taken by environmental groups in withdrawing from a lawsuit brought by the National Chicken Council, National Meat Association, and National Turkey Federation challenging EPA’s … [Read more...]
2012 Iowa Wind Energy Conference
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The Iowa Wind Energy Association is planning its 5th Annual Wind Conference April 9 to 11th, 2012 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Iowa has achieved over 20% of its electrical generation from wind energy, the highest nationally, and has … [Read more...]
FERC affirms MISO’s interpretation of transmission capacity sharing
Tuesday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
MISO, a non-profit 501(C)(4) organization, manages one of the world's largest energy markets, with more than $27 billion annually in energy transactions. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), denied Southwest Power Pool’s … [Read more...]
Greener Leases Lead to Energy Transparency – and Savings
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What does green leasing have to do with energy efficiency? Bringing energy transparency into the leasing process will help tenants and landlords alike better measure, and manage, their energy use. Read more.... … [Read more...]
Biofuels: Value vs. Volume
Tuesday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
I was only partially surprised to read in MIT's Technology Review that Amyris, a biotechnology company developing renewable diesel and jet fuel from sugar cane, was backing away from the biofuel market to pursue more lucrative products. Read … [Read more...]
No Free Lunch in Our Energy Options
Tuesday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
If I had to describe the theme of my upcoming book with just one phrase, it would be “There is no free lunch in our energy options.” Sometimes the costs are obvious, as when an oil spill occurs or a nuclear accident happens. Other times, the … [Read more...]
Wait, Are You Paying for My Solar Panels?
Tuesday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
A question people ask me often is whether solar energy “makes economic sense”. The answer, as usual, is not a simple yes/no. I will start from a very tangible example, relevant for residential rooftops: my own system, which I am installing … [Read more...]