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Tax relief in South Dakota to encourage more wind farms

Feb02
2008 1 Comment

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The South Dakota legislature passed tax reform laws in 2003 to encourage the building of wind power farms, but because the cost of a wind turbine has risen to $2 million, property taxes are hurting further investment in this renewable energy.

The new proposal would cut property taxes by basing them on a wind farm’s generation capacity. It would add a new state tax on a wind farm’s gross receipts, and companies that build wind towers could get refunds on the gross receipts tax to help build transmission lines and other facilities.

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Posted in Wind

Canadian Wind Energy Association lobbies for funds to establish wind energy in place of diesel generators

Jan28
2008 Leave a Comment

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Many remote communities in Canada’s rural countryside rely on noisy, dirty diesel generators for power. With wind in abundance, it would seem like wind turbines would be a natural fit for these communities, but the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) would like the Canadian government to offer incentives to start the process.

Under the CanWEA plan, wind developers or utilities serving large northern communities would get an incentive payment of 3 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by wind. More remote communities would get 15 cents a kwh. About one-third of the money would come as upfront capital grants.

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Posted in Wind

Nevada looking at building transmission lines to carry “green” energy

Jan25
2008 Leave a Comment

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After accepting a report which indicates that remote parts of Nevada could be rich in “green” energy, Governor Jim Gibbons opened the door for development which would connect the state’s northern power grid with its southern power grid:

This would allow Southern Nevada to use geothermal energy, which comes from hot underground water found mostly in Northern Nevada, analysts say. Alternatively, Northern Nevada could draw on solar power generated more efficiently in the hot southern end of the state.

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Posted in Geothermal, Solar

Green energy is an emerging industry in Florida

Jan21
2008 Leave a Comment

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Entrepreneurs and politicians in Florida feel that their state has the potential to become a leader in green energy, given its abundance of sun and wind. However, funding has been slow to materialize, both from the state government and from venture capitalists:

This year, new grant programs through the state departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection have drawn applications from more than 200 businesses and institutions pledging to spend $1.2 billion on projects to help wean Florida off dirtier power sources.

But there’s a catch.

The applications make $360 million in funding requests to get the projects moving.

The state has a mere $37.5 million to give.

However, the demand for clean power is growing as the state’s population grows at nearly 1,000 people per day.

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Posted in Solar, Wind

Loma Linda, California civic center installs large solar power system

Jan21
2008 Leave a Comment

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Loma Linda, a city in southern California which receives more than 300 days of sunlight a year, decided to install a large photovoltaic solar power system on their civic center:

The city decided to install solar for several reasons — first, they wanted to help the environment, to set a good example for the city residents and save money for the next several decades. Their annual electric bills were around $350,000 per year, but now the solar system is offsetting 20 percent of the city’s costs with an annual savings of $72,000 per year.

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Posted in Solar

Three companies to lend expertise and products to biomass fuel program

Jan18
2008 Leave a Comment

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Pall Corporation of East Hills, New York, Rentech Inc. of Los Angeles, California, and Thermochem Recovery International of Baltimore, Maryland, are partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Southern Research Institute to a pilot biofuel research project.

The payback for the participants, who are kicking in the difference between the DOE’s $2.5 million and the project’s $4.5 million total cost, is eventual commercialization of the process, using their individual proprietary technologies.

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Posted in Biomass

European Union uses YouTube video to promote goal of “20% renewable energy by 2020″

Jan17
2008 Leave a Comment

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The European Commission of the European Union posted a 3 minute 54 second video on YouTube to promote its goal of raising the percent of renewable energy to 20% (as compared to all energy consumed by the EU) by the year 2020. This ambitious goal is explained in the video, which covers wind energy, hydraulic energy, geothermal energy, solar energy, and biomass.

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Posted in Geothermal, Hydro, Solar, Wind

U.S. consumers increase their purchases of compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)

Jan16
2008 Leave a Comment

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According to a U.S. Department of Energy press release, Americans doubled their purchases of Energy Star qualified compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) in 2007 compared to 2006.

Sales of Energy Star qualified CFLs have risen dramatically over the last two years. In 2006, it is estimated that the market share jumped to about 11 percent, compared to a market share consistently under 5% in the early part of the decade. Sales in 2007 totaled approximately 290 million bulbs. Energy Star retail partners such as Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot, Costco, Menards, Ace Hardware and Sams Club have played an important role in educating consumers about the importance of saving energy and the value of these products.

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Posted in Conservation

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Posts in category Government

Tax relief in South Dakota to encourage more wind farms

Canadian Wind Energy Association lobbies for funds to establish wind energy in place of diesel generators

Nevada looking at building transmission lines to carry “green” energy

Green energy is an emerging industry in Florida

Loma Linda, California civic center installs large solar power system

Three companies to lend expertise and products to biomass fuel program

European Union uses YouTube video to promote goal of “20% renewable energy by 2020″

U.S. consumers increase their purchases of compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)

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