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DOE Laboratories Sign Memorandum of Understanding For Innovative Coal Research
Two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories with energy research expertise are joining forces to pursue research on new ways to use coal to create innovative high-value products. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed today (3/6) by representatives of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) at NETL's Pittsburgh site. DOE ...
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Taylor & Francis Debuts New Energy Journal in 2006
Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, a new journal that published January 2006, is a companion to Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects. This peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal will serve as an international forum for the reporting and investigation of economic and political trends and issues relating to the use of ...
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DOE signs cooperative agreement for new hydrogen power plant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a cooperative agreement with Hydrogen Energy California LLC (HECA) to build and demonstrate a hydrogen-powered electric generating facility, complete with carbon capture and storage, in Kern County, Calif. The new plant is a step toward commercialization of a clean technology that enables use of our country’s vast fossil energy resources while ...
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Income and energy efficiency projections key determinants of future CO2 emissions
To assess future climate change, it is important to have an understanding of future long-term emissions. Model-based scenarios are often used for this purpose. A new study published in ‘Nature Climate Change’ has brought together 6 different energy-economy-climate modeling teams to look at the sensitivity of future CO2 emissions to the major drivers. Economic growth and energy ...
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Ambri, LDES Council Release Inaugural Report Detailing Importance of Long-Duration Energy Storage to Achieving Global Net-Zero Goals
Ambri, Inc. announced the publication of the Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council report, which details how long-duration energy storage technologies will support net-zero goals around the world. Ambri is a contributing author of the report and a founding member of the Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council. The report concludes that 85-140 TWh of long duration energy storage (>8 ...
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Federal task force sends recommendations to president on fostering clean coal technology/ interagency report marks an important step forward on administration priority (HQ)
President Obama’s Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), co-chaired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), delivered a series of recommendations to the president today on overcoming the barriers to the widespread, cost-effective deployment of CCS within 10 years. CCS is a group of technologies for capturing, compressing, ...
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State Energy Profiles enhanced and renewables sections added
As with national trends, the energy sectors in each state continue to experience rapid changes, including increased oil and natural gas production, new renewable electricity generation, and changing motor gasoline prices. With these and other energy trends in mind, the U.S. Energy Information Administration updated its State Energy Profiles, which are available through EIA's State Energy Portal. ...
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India vows to cut carbon intensity in Paris pledge
As the last major economy to submit a target for a global climate pact, India is pledging to reduce the intensity of its carbon emissions and boost the share of electricity produced from sources other than fossil fuels to 40 percent by 2030. The world's third-largest carbon polluter filed its climate action plan to the Germany-based U.N. climate secretariat late Thursday, the deadline for ...
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Solar Tracker Market to witness phenomenal growth in coming years
According to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Global Market Insights, Inc, the Solar Tracker Market to reach USD 27 Billion by 2024. Paradigm shift from depleting conventional resources toward sustainable electricity generation technologies will drive the global solar tracker market. Furthermore, rising concerns pertaining to GHG emissions coupled with ...
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Electric Energy Storage Systems to Enhance Electric Grid Reliability and Support Expanded Renewable Energy Usage, States Frost & Sullivan
Electric energy storage systems are crucial for the further development and transformation of a range of sectors, including renewable energy, automotive, grid stabilization, smart grid, back-up power and portable devices. Big scale, reliable and durable electric energy storage technologies will enhance the usage and commercial attractiveness of intermittent renewable energy sources, such as wind ...
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UK looks to new nuclear plant to secure energy
Britain has agreed to build the country's first nuclear power plant in a generation, despite concerns raised by the Fukushima meltdown in Japan as the U.K. seeks to secure its future energy needs and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The government struck a deal with Electricite de France and a group of Chinese investors Monday to build the country's first nuclear power plant since 1995 - a ...
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What Do the US Mid-Term Election Results Mean for Renewable Energy?
Across the United States, at least ten candidates for governor who campaigned on aggressively moving their states away from fossil fuels toward more renewable energy resources, won their races. A new analysis by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables assesses the political landscape of these states – i.e. Nevada, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, ...
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GridPoint Launches Grid-Interactive Electric Vehicle Charging Solution for Small and Mid-Sized Commercial Buildings
Intelligent energy network provider GridPoint this week announced the launch of its new building-centric electric vehicle charging solution. GridPoint takes a whole building approach to managing customers' peak demand charges by analyzing and managing load across several controllable, grid-interactive assets from a single platform, including HVAC, lighting and now EV chargers. Customers can also ...
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Redflow to supply transformative 20 MWh flow battery system for project in California
Redflow Limited (ASX: RFX), a global leader in clean energy storage, announced today that its safe, scalable, and sustainable flow batteries have been funded and approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a large-scale solar and storage project, which will provide power for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians. The 20 MWh system will be one of the largest zinc-based battery projects ...
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Redflow to Supply Transformative 20 MWh Flow Battery System for Project in California
Redflow Limited, a global leader in clean energy storage, announced this week that its sustainable flow batteries have been funded and approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a large-scale solar and storage project, which will provide power for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians. The 20 MWh system will be one of the largest zinc-based battery projects in the world and will ...
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N-Viro International YouTube Video Highlights N-Viro Fuel™ Mobile Energy System- The Biomass Energy Alternative Resource to Fuel Power Plants
N-Viro International Corporation (OTCQB-NVIC) has released a YouTube video essay of the N-Viro Fuel™ Mobile Energy System at the Allegheny Clarion Valley industrial complex in Western Pennsylvania. The pre-recorded YouTube video tour hosted by CEO and President, Timothy R. Kasmoch, highlights the process from raw biomass to the N-Viro Fuel™ final product. Join us online at N-Viro ...
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New Report: Positive Energy Trends Continue to Bode Well for U.S. Security and the Economy
The United States is reducing oil dependence, slowing the growth of electricity needs, and making energy services more affordable to all Americans--and our smarter use of energy is the single most important contributor to these positive trends, according to a report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Despite what you may be hearing from a final onslaught of negative ...
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New Report Shows Decline in Carbon Dioxide and Other Pollutants from U.S. Power Plants, but State and Power Company Emissions Vary Widely
A new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the country’s top 100 electric power producers shows a downward trend in nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxides (SO2), mercury and carbon dioxide (CO2) since 2000, with CO2 emissions decreasing 13 percent between 2008 and 2012. The findings show that the industry is already shifting toward a combination of increased energy efficiency and lower ...
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