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Renewable Energy Update – November 2015 #4
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray, Patrick A. Perry | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Daniel Wood | U.S. Department of Energy
Over the last few years, we’ve been in the midst of a clean energy revolution. New technologies, once unthinkably expensive to install and use, have become increasingly cost-competitive at a staggeringly fast clip. Today, the Energy Department released a new report called “Revolution… Now,” which details five booming clean energy technologies — plus a few… Keep reading →
Secretary Moniz Announces Clean Energy Technologies Are Accelerating In The U.S. Marketplace According To New Revolution…Now Report
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON – Ahead of the International Energy Agency’s Ministerial in Paris, which serves as a lead-up to the COP21 UN Climate Negotiations, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2015 Revolution…Now report, which details the state of several clean energy technologies in the U.S. that provide technology solutions to climate change. The updated report, which was… Keep reading →
Professional Home Energy Audits
By U.S. Department of Energy
Professional energy assessments generally go into great detail to assess your home’s energy use. The energy auditor will do a room-by-room examination of the residence, as well as a thorough examination of past utility bills. Many professional energy assessments will include a blower door test. Most will also include a thermographic scan. There’s also another type… Keep reading →
The Dominos Are Falling: Conservative Texas Towns Embrace Renewables’ Low Prices
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Over the next four years, Texas’ energy landscape will change dramatically. For example, throughout the 630-mile, nine-hour drive from Denton, Texas to El Paso, rolling hills will dominate the horizon and aromas from pastures and barbeque pits will waft through windows, as they have for the past hundred years. What will have a far less… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Clean Energy Investment Rising, Whitman Speaks Out On EPA & Husky Sinking
By Conor O'Sullivan
Clean energy investment rose 25% in the U.S. during the third quarter; total investment surged to $13.4 billion. [Forbes] In an exclusive interview, former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman said the EPA’s Clean Power Plan is “the most flexible thing,” the agency has ever done. [Think Progress] Husky Energy announced its job cuts this year… Keep reading →
5 Energy Trends Driving Climate Progress In 2015
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
What a difference a year can make. Even before the last weeks tick away, 2015 stands out as a remarkable and dynamic year for climate and energy in the United States. Read on for five bold trends that are beginning to reshape our economy – and our national discourse on climate change. 1. Investments in… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Google Announces African Wind Farm, Bakken Well Blowout & China’s Renewable Push
By Conor O'Sullivan
Google has announced its newest investment in a wind power project in Kenya that, when completed, will be Africa’s biggest wind farm. [The Washington Post] The blowout of an oil well in White Earth, North Dakota over the weekend remains uncontrolled as the State Health Department’s new spill investigation team is on scene. [Bismarck Tribune]… Keep reading →
The Future Of Energy Storage Is BYOB
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Before the U.S. electric grid became centralized under utilities and independent system operators, it consisted of unorganized and unconnected generators. As distributed energy resources (DERs) – such as rooftop solar, energy storage, and other generation sources beyond large power plants – find their way into (and onto) more homes and businesses, it’s clear the grid’s… Keep reading →
Solect Energy And IGS Solar Offer No-Cost Solar Energy Systems To Businesses & Organizations In Massachusetts
By Solect Energy
Companies partner to finance and install commercial solar energy systems for businesses, non-profits, and schools across the state Hopkinton, MA – October 14, 2015– Solect Energy, a leading commercial solar development and installation company in Massachusetts, and IGS Solar, an affiliate company of one of the largest independent energy suppliers in the United States, have… Keep reading →
