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Virginia Governor Signs Historic Clean Energy Legislation
Governor Ralph Northam is accelerating Virginia's transition to clean energy by signing the Virginia Clean Economy Act and by amending the Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act that requires Virginia to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. "These new clean energy laws propel Virginia to leadership among the states in fighting climate change," said Governor Northam. "They ...
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AEE's Kreamer Calls on Congress to Switch Clean Energy Tax Credits to Direct Pay
National business group Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) has sent a letter to congressional leadership urging them to convert renewable energy tax credits to direct payment in order to support clean energy development in the face of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to make the switch to direct payment permanent. This no-cost action would bolster liquidity in financing as the U.S. ...
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World Energy Solutions Supports Seventeenth RGGI CO2 Allowances Auction
World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES), a leading energy management services firm, today announced it successfully supported the 17th quarterly auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances administered by Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (RGGI, Inc.) on September 5, 2012. According to RGGI, Inc., 24,589,000 of the current control period CO2 allowances offered for sale by 9 ...
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Strength of IEA-ASEAN energy cooperation highlighted at Ministerial meeting
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol spoke today to Energy Ministers from across Southeast Asia about the latest global and regional energy trends, pathways to net zero emissions and the importance of clean energy investment. He was participating in the seventh annual dialogue between the IEA and Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – the economic ...
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Republic Services and Clean Energy Sign Renewable Biomethane Recovery Agreement at Republic’s Sauk Trail Hills Landfill
Gas Output Is Expected to Equate to 6 Million Diesel Gallon Equivalents Annually PHOENIX - Leading solid waste operator Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) has signed a renewable biomethane recovery agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) to process and sell renewable natural gas recovered from Republic’s Sauk Trail Hills Landfill site in Canton, Michigan. Clean Energy will ...
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CPUC Issues Research Study on Heat Pump Market
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released a study of the State's heat pump market to track the progress of programs and measure their future market effects. Heat pump systems provide hot water, heating and cooling using energy from the electric grid, which is increasingly renewable. California has some of the most comprehensive and ambitious clean energy policies in the ...
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Clean energy for all: a global challenge
This week, key leaders from the policy, industry, government, NGO, banking, and civil society sectors are gathering in the Philippines for the 7th annual Asian Clean Energy Forum (ACEF). The event, organized by the Asian Development Bank and USAID, aims to foster discussions about how to scale up clean energy initiatives and curb climate change in Asian nations. One the forum’s key themes ...
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Coalition of America’s Best-Known Companies Endorses Michigan’s Proposal 3
BICEP Announces Support for Michigan Renewable Energy Amendment SOURCE: Ceres DESCRIPTION:BOSTON, October 15, 2012 /3BL Media/ – Three weeks before Election Day, BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy) today announced its support for Michigan’s Proposal 3, which would require at least 25 percent of the state’s electricity to come from renewable energy sources by 2025. A project ...
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NY Green Bank Surpasses $2 Billion in Financial Commitments and Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
Governor Kathy Hochul this week (May 31) announced NY Green Bank, a division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the largest green bank in the country, has surpassed $2 billion in cumulative financial commitments in support of the State's transition to clean energy and sustainable infrastructure, as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary. The state-sponsored ...
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Is this the future of sustainable energy?
Sustainable technology is becoming increasingly essential in today’s world. Finding ways to solve more than one problem at the same time is not only environmentally critical it can also be financially beneficial as well. As the principal by-product from incineration is heat, which in most cases just flows harmlessly out of the chimney and into the air. However hot air has many valuable ...
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PSE&G Gains Approval to Jump-Start Electric Vehicle Charging in New Jersey
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities recently approved a settlement that will enable PSE&G to develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure in New Jersey. With this approval, the state’s largest utility is expected to invest $166 million over an expected six years and create about 270 direct clean energy jobs while helping to build out the state’s EV charging ...
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Is This the Future of Sustainable Energy?
Sustainable technology is becoming increasingly essential in today’s world. Finding ways to solve more than one problem at the same time is not only environmentally critical it can also be financially beneficial as well. As the principal by-product from incineration is heat, which in most cases just flows harmlessly out of the chimney and into the air. However hot air has many valuable ...
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New York Announces Completion Of Eight New Large-Scale Renewable Energy Infrastructure Projects
During Earth Week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced eight new large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects have been completed in the last six months to deliver clean energy to New York's power grid. During development and construction, the projects supported the creation of nearly 1,800 jobs and spurred nearly $800 million in private investment across the state while contributing nearly ...
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Major Green Energy Infrastructure Projects Announced to Power New York City
During Climate Week, Governor Kathy Hochul recently (Sept 20) announced two major green energy infrastructure projects to power New York City with wind, solar and hydropower projects from upstate New York and Canada. If approved, these infrastructure projects will create approximately 10,000 jobs statewide and bring $8.2 billion in economic development investments, including developer-committed ...
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New York Announces New Framework to Achieve at Least 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030
Governor Kathy Hochul this week announced a framework for the State to achieve at least ten gigawatts of distributed solar by 2030, enough to annually power nearly 700,000 homes. The roadmap, submitted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) to the Public Service Commission for public comment and approval, ...
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Carbon Engineering chosen as sustainability partner for Virgin’s new rewards club, Virgin Red
Today, the Virgin Group launched its new rewards club, Virgin Red, on an exclusive, invitation-only basis. In a world-first for a loyalty programme, Virgin Red has included an option for members to directly support the development of an emerging climate change solution – Direct Air Capture (DAC). Carbon Engineering’s (CE) DAC technology is a key solution that can remove carbon dioxide ...
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DOE Announces $16 Million to Support Community-Driven Pathways to Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Sept 15) launched the Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP) an initiative designed to help environmental justice communities and communities with historical ties to fossil fuel industries take direct control of their clean energy future. The Communities LEAP pilot program provides supportive services valued at up to $16 million to help communities ...
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Capital Dynamics US Solar Energy Fund Acquires 12.8 MWp Solar PV Portfolio From EDF Renewable Energy
Capital Dynamics, a global private asset manager, and EDF Renewable Energy are pleased to announce that the Capital Dynamics US Solar Energy Fund has acquired a 12.8 megawatt peak (MWp) portfolio of solar energy projects in Long Island, New York from EDF Renewable Energy (formerly known as enXco). The 12.8 MWp portfolio of seven solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, in both operation and advanced ...
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GridWise Alliance Renews Call for Congress to Make Significant Investments In Nation's Electric Grid
The GridWise Alliance this week released a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to fully fund the GridWise call for at least $50 billion in federal spending to modernize the nation's electric power transmission and distribution systems. Thirty-seven participants in the Grid Infrastructure Advisory Council, created by GridWise Alliance earlier this year, and GridWise member organizations ...
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Remarks for Administrator McCarthy, Announcement of Clean Power Plan, Washington, DC
About a month ago, I took a trip to the Cleveland Clinic. I met a lot of great people, but one stood out—even if he needed to stand on a chair to do it. Parker Frey is 10 years old. He’s struggled with severe asthma all his life. His mom said despite his challenges, Parker’s a tough, active kid—and a stellar hockey player. But sometimes, she says, the air is too dangerous ...
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