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Maxsys Ltd. partnering with SAETECH to bring Energy Savings to the US
Leading cleantech company Maxsys Ltd, have announced an exciting new partnership with SAETECH, a top US provider of energy enhancement technologies. This move into the American market could not be timelier, as US industry turns away from the traditional method of coal burning and embraces natural gas as an abundantly viable alternative for providing power. Maxsys Fuel Systems, a unique ...
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West Virginia repeals the alternative and renewable energy portfolio standard
On February 3, 2015, West Virginia repealed the Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act that was originally passed and adopted in 2009. This Act (the Standard) required utilities serving 30,000 residential customers or more to generate at least 25 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2025. To be in compliance with the Standard, utilities could use coal (e.g., advanced ...
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5 things to know about Obama`s next climate move: methane
The Obama administration on Wednesday announced its latest move to combat global warming, this time trying to rein in heat-trapping methane gas that escapes from oil and gas fields. The plan relies on voluntary steps and new rules to reduce leaks from oil and gas production by 40 percent to 45 percent over the next decade. In a way, the proposal is an effort to plug what many viewed as a hole in ...
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4 grand challenges to energy, food, and water
The world is on track to become a very different place in the next two decades. Per capita income levels are rising, the global middle class is expanding, and the population is set to hit 8.3 billion people by 2030. At the same time, urbanization is happening at an accelerated pace—the volume of urban construction over the next 40 years could equal that which has occurred throughout history ...
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A roadmap for a secure, low-carbon energy economy
This “roadmap” presents the results of a year-long effort by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and WRI to identify a set of policies to address energy security and climate change simultaneously. At first glance, improving energy security and addressing climate change may seem irreconcilable goals: achieve an adequate, reliable, and affordable energy supply for the United ...
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7.5 MWE Combined Heat and Power University - Harvard University
OWNER Harvard University LOCATION Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA PRODUCT Taurus 70 (7.5 MWe) Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Sustainability, Reduced Emissions Originally built in 1903, the Blackstone Power Plant at Harvard University was one of the first electric power plants in the United States. During its 110 year history, it has undergone many upgrades to bring it from an old coal burning plant ...
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The Energy Game is Rigged: Fossil Fuel Subsidies Topped $620 Billion in 2011
The energy game is rigged in favor of fossil fuels because we omit the environmental and health costs of burning coal, oil, and natural gas from their prices. Subsidies manipulate the game even further. According to conservative estimates from the Global Subsidies Initiative and the International Energy Agency (IEA), governments around the world spent more than $620 billion to subsidize fossil ...
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