While much attention has rightly been given to the expiration of the Section 1603 cash grant program at the end of 2011, there are other tax incentives for renewable energy that are also set to expire in the upcoming years. The decisions as to … [Read more...]
Renewable Energy Financing Mechanisms and Incentives: What Can We Expect?
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Fleet Users Attest to Benefits of Dieselex Gold
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Some companies with fleets of buses, trucks and other diesel-powered vehicles have already test driven and seen the benefits of newly reformulated Dieselex Gold, which was officially launched by GROWMARK and its FS member cooperatives at an event … [Read more...]
GROWMARK Announces Dieselex Gold Reformulation
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GROWMARK and its member cooperatives are excited about the latest formulation of their flagship fuel, Dieselex Gold. “It’s time to get excited and it’s time to show some passion,” said Kevin Carroll, GROWMARK Vice President … [Read more...]
2012 National Ethanol Conference Fueled With Pride
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The 2012 National Ethanol Conference is ready to go at the Gaylord Palms near Orlando, FL. Your Domestic Fuel team will be on location once again. I got in this afternoon and Cindy gets in late tomorrow. We’ll be bringing you the sights and … [Read more...]
RES Americas Brings Wind Farm Online In Oklahoma
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Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc. (RES Americas) has completed the construction of a wind farm in Oklahoma. Located in Dewey County, the Crossroads Wind Farm is comprised of 98 Siemens wind turbines that when combined can generate up to 227.5 … [Read more...]
PM generator manufacturer also makes electro-hydraulic steering units, wins order
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The EVI walk in van is powered by a 99-kWh battery that provides up to a 90 mi. range. The truck comes in Class 5 and 6 gross vehicle weights, 16,001 and 23,000 lbs. A manufacturer of efficient and reliable permanent magnet rotating equipment, … [Read more...]
Ice detector improves met tower data
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Sensor icing on met towers must be identified to remove wind speed data affected by anemometer icing from the tower’s dataset. Anemometers frequently report lower wind speeds than what are accurate before freezing completely. Then sensors report … [Read more...]
Boosting the economy with biobased products
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US producers of bio-based products will be happy to know that President Obama signed a presidential memo yesterday that requires the federal government via the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) BioPreferred Program to track and increase its … [Read more...]
Top Three Reasons Cheap Natural Gas Won’t Kill Renewable Energy
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I’ll be the first to admit that cheap natural gas prices are one of the biggest short-term threats to deployment of renewable energy in the U.S. today. With a glut of gas dropping prices to historic lows, the competitiveness of technologies like … [Read more...]
Coal’s changing economics trigger new view of future
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We’ve long known about the hidden health and environmental costs associated with burning coal, but until very recently, no one questioned that it was a cheap source of electricity for utility customers. Today, the economics of coal are changing. … [Read more...]