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ON LINE – Nevada’s Southwest Intertie Project: How it Demonstrates Commitment to Renewable Green Energy
The town of Apex, Nevada is normally just the location of the Apex Regional Landfill (the largest landfill in the state of Nevada), a small relief power station that comes online when nearby Las Vegas is overloading the grid and not much else. However last week brought red-letter days for this dusty, nondescript stretch of Hwy 93 situated just northeast of the city of lights. The One Nevada Transmission Line or “ON Line” (so clever!) project commencement was hosted at NV Energy’s [NASDAQ: NVE] Harry Allen Generating Station campus on Tuesday. It was a fairly star-studded event with U.S. Energy Secretary Ken Salazar and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid both in attendance, alongside a veritable who’s who of Nevada’s energy-industry brass to witness the beginning of a project that is being billed as a significant breakthrough in the support of renewable power and a major source of green collar jobs, as well as being symbolic of the new direction the state of Nevada is taking towards energy policy through the strong support of renewables.
The One Nevada transmission line consists of a 500 kilovolt power conduit that will cover the entire length of the state of Nevada running north-south. It will eventually be extended as far north as Idaho. The portion of the line that will be completed in this first phase consists of a 235-mile line extending from the Harry Allen site to a new electrical substation that will be constructed northwest of the town of Ely, Nevada. The projected price tag for the project will top $510 million. Continue reading
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Controversial Waste-Burning Renewable Energy Powerplant Moves Forward in Baltimore’s Fairfield Neighborhood
At the site of a former agricultural chemical processing facility in south Baltimore Maryland, Energy Answers of Albany, N.Y. is working on a different kind of renewable energy electrical generation facility. The power source? Trash. That’s right, garbage – the company hopes to take refuse off the curb and bring it right back to you through the meter. The generator would produce a moderately sized 120MW of electricity directly to the grid plus steam heat available locally to industrial consumers by burning up to 4,000 tons of garbage a day.
The project is classified as a renewable energy venture because it won’t be using fossil fuels to generate power. Because of that it is eligible for lucrative federal funding. Instead of functioning in the capacity of a normal incinerator, the facility will use Processed Refuse Fuel (PRF) which is essentially sorted and shredded residential and commercial garbage. The PRF burns cleaner and hotter than refuse that is used as fuel in traditional incinerators. The boiler will also use moderate amounts of Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) because of the high energy density of the material. Continue reading
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Tagged american recovery and reinvestment act, baltimore, carbon dioxide emissions, clean energy, clean energy jobs, department of energy, eco friendly, electricity, employment, energy, Energy Answers, Fairfield, green, green collar jobs, green energy, green jobs, incinerator, jobs, leed, recovery act, recycling, renewable energy, renewable energy companies, sustainability, tire derived fuel
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Watchdog Group Releases Latest Scorecard of State Energy-Efficiency Rankings
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released their fourth annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard last week. The poll is a broad, comprehensive analysis of a variety of different factors that contribute to progress in increasing overall energy efficiency including information about residential, commercial, industrial and transportation energy use in each state. It looks at laws, policies, programs and incentives that residents are exposed to concerning energy use and how that successful they are at increasing efficiency and reducing waste. According to their website, the ACEEE is an independent, non-profit watchdog group that is focused on the advancement of energy efficiency as a means of promoting economic prosperity, energy security, and environmental protection.
The 2010 poll put California in the number one spot for the 4th year running. The state has occupied the top spot since the ACEEE began publishing its findings in 2006. According to information in the report, California nabbed the top spot because of its efforts in consumer energy efficiency programs and incentives, utility decoupling, alternative business models, reward structures for consumer efficiency and policies establishing efficiency as a priority resource.
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Time for Green Home Makeovers
With the campaign on go-green programs going full blast, more and more organizations are committed to help in this global campaign. Backed by government funding, these green sectors find ways to reach the grassroots and empower them on energy-efficiency measures and saving money. It is a given circumstances that low-income families cannot afford a green upgrades on their home because of the high cost that goes with it.
US Department of Energy chose 120 organizations across the nation to bring this program to fruition with $120 million allotment. The program is designed to finance and install variety of energy-efficient equipment and fixtures in green homes including tankless hot water system, energy-monitoring devices, small wind turbines and solar panels for electric systems. It is focused on effective insulation use, sealing air ducts and replacement of heating and cooling systems at home.
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Green Jobs Finally Happening
Green Employment generation has taken centerstage since the approval of the American Recovery Reinvestment and Act (ARRA). Signed by Pres. Obama in 2009, ARRA or the better known as the “stimulus bill” provides special level of funding to boost the economy through infrastructure and development projects including the energy sector. It also financially supports advancement of health care, education system, and expansion of social benefits.
The Bill pleased the renewable energy and environment sector because of the inclusion of $490 million to fund training programs for green workers from all walks of life. It created various green jobs such as organic farming, recycling, manufacturing green products and even green school teaching. It also produced renewable energy jobs like solar installer, wind turbine installer, wind energy technician and energy retrofit installer.
Likewise, non profit green organization like Green
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Department of Energy to Invest Millions to Make American Homes Energy-Efficient
To help American households become energy efficient, the US Department of Energy will provide $30 million worth of investment to retrofit projects of American homes to make them more efficient in using energy. The $30 million initial investment will be allotted for the first 18 month life of the project. 15 research and deployment partnerships will also be utilized to realize the said program. The agency will also allocate a total of $20 million per year for the project. There will also be three possible one-year extensions.
Vice President Joe Biden announced the Department of Energy’s Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative back in April with the idea of making each home to be as energy-efficient as possible. The project involves both public and the private sector including non-profit organizations in carrying out the retrofit tasks in pilot communities. It will also involve industry experts and new technologies and engineering expertise in the department’s existing pool of resources.
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Tagged buildings technology program, department of energy, doe, energy conservation, energy efficiency, energy efficient home, energy projects, retrofit, retrofitting projects, steven chu, vice president biden
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The Recovery Act Gives Government Funds to Homeowners to Make Their Homes More Energy Efficient
The government is currently working to implement the Recovery Act where up to 82,000 families are eligible to receive funds to make their homes more energy efficient. If you have not contacted an agent with the Department of Energy, now is your chance. With a little luck and persistence, perhaps you could be one of the 82,000 households who will get to take advantage of the program. Cathy Zoi, US Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is heading the Recovery Act program.
Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emission
The United States is working to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced in the US. Thousands of households will receive government-backed weatherizing program funds that will be used to increase home insulation or improve energy efficiency of home heaters. The project started in February 2009 and has covered more than 240,000 homes to date. The project is expected to use $5 billion dollars of the $11 billion dollar sustainable energy investment fund. Continue reading
Even the Energy Department Lags on Energy Conservation
The old adage ‘easier said than done’ applies to virtually almost all aspects of life. Consider the Department of Energy for example. The government agency has been massively campaigning towards energy efficiency and conservation towards sustainability for the past few years. But lately the agency’s accomplishments in this area are getting fewer and farther between.
If you have ever visited the government’s Dept. of Energy website, you have probably seen articles containing advice on how to conserve energy. Articles suggest using advanced light sources such as light-emitting diodes (LED). However, it seems that the agency itself is having problems implementing the advice. Many of the offices are still utilizing old fluorescent bulbs that they themselves have been campaigning to stop using. Its internal audit has issued this report in the middle of the department’s effort to disseminate information about energy efficiency and conservation. Continue reading
The U.S Department of Energy has Offered Abound Solar a $400 Million Loan Guarantee to Create 1,200 Green Collar Jobs
Funding will assist the company in meeting the demand for the solar panels and allow the creation of 1,200 new green collar jobs. Jul. 6, 2010 —Today Abound Solar said that the U.S Department of Energy has offered the company … Continue reading
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