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The current U.S. boom in shale-gas extraction has significant economic benefits that heavily outweigh the costs of air and water pollution caused by the industry, a new report said on Tuesday.
The analysis from the Manhattan Institute, a free-market advocate, said a typical well in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale field yields about $4 million in economic benefits compared with only $14,000 in environmental costs. Keep reading →
Forward Solar Renewable Energy Credit prices have slumped recently; we believe this is a result, at least in part, of market concerns over potential oversupply for Reporting Year 2012.
A recent New Jersey Board of Public Utilities report indicates that the RY 2012 mandate of 442,000 Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) may potentially be exceeded. Keep reading →
In energy, government can mean business.
Public policy is paramount in creating new markets and new business models within the energy sector, according to a former chief of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Keep reading →
New terms are always emerging in the energy business. With GE‘s recent deployment of eight Aero LMS100 turbine-generators in a California natural gas plant intended to act as a partner to renewables by ramping up and down extremely quickly, “wind firming” is the latest term that has emerged in the generation business.
The CPV Sentinel’s eight turbines can reach peak capacity in 10 minutes and are therefore part of “wind firming” because they provide a back-up system for intermittent generation sources such as wind and solar. Keep reading →
GE is diving head-first into renewables generation. Keep reading →
Siemens is looking to hire more than 3,000 workers over the next several months, and many of their ideal candidates are experienced, recent college grads, Lisa Johnson Mandel reports on AOL Jobs.
The international electronics and engineering company is also launching internship programs aimed at producing qualified workers who can be fast-tracked into leadership positions once they graduate. Keep reading →
The World Bank has lost no time in acting on its partnership with the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, announced at their annual conference last week.
“The World Bank will suggest a global levy on jet and shipping fuel in recommendations to G20 governments later this year on raising climate finance,” World Bank Special Envoy for Climate Change Andrew Steer told Reuters in an interview on Sunday after the C40 Conference. The World Bank confirmed the proposal for Breaking Energy. Keep reading →
