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Solar Impulse Sets World Record On Its Way To Ahmedabad

on Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Solar Impulse Sets World Record On Its Way To Ahmedabad
The second leg from Muscat to Ahmedabad represented Bertrand Piccard's first test on the round-the-world solar flight tour. A test he managed to complete in 13 hours and 20 minutes while at the same time setting a world record: the plane traveled 1,468 kilometers, the longest ever distance for a solar powered plane flying point to point.

However, both Piccard and his co-pilot Andre Borschberg were more enamoured with the enthusiastic welcome they received upon their arrival in India, adding '..It is an honour of being welcomed by the state of Gujurat, a visionary state which leads India in terms of solar installation.' Here's a look at the warm reception they received:

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After flying in a holding pattern above Ahmedabad International airport for a couple hours, Air Traffic Control and favourable wind conditions finally allowed the Solar Impulse 2 to land at 11.25pm local time last night. A visibly tired but elated Bertrand Piccard was warmly welcomed on the runway by his co-adventurer Andre Borschberg, Linus Von Castelmur,the Swiss Ambassador to India and a government delegation from the state of Gujurat. With the second of twelve legs of the global solar flight now complete, Piccard's 13-hour journey represents another victory for Solar Impulse and its supporters.

by @ABBgroupnews: "Better than a victory sign, this is the hospitality of Gujarat!" @bertrandpiccard & @solarimpulse land in Ahmedabad

THE FUTURE IS CLEAN AND YOU CAN BE PART OF IT

Piccard's message to the throng of journalists at today's press conference was clear - India plays a key role in helping to spread the 'future is clean' theme of renewable energy and clean technology. Piccard added, 'If you protect the environment with clean technologies, you create jobs, make profit for the industry, you create new markets with new technologies that the world desperately needs for a better quality of life.' This message also underscores ABB's mission, which is to provide 'power and productivity for a better world'.

On behalf of ABB, Subir Pal, President of the Discrete Automation and Motion at ABB India, warmly welcomed the Solar Impulse team to India, and added, 'The future is clean, efficient and inclusive. ABB is proud to be part of history in the making. This is not about aviation alone. The same technologies will trigger a wider spectrum of technologies that touch the lives of everyone.' An example of this is ABB's solar pump technology. To find out more about how this technology is crucial to improving the lives of people across the country, watch the video below

The Solar Impulse team plans to stay four days in Ahmedabad before crossing over to Varanasi on the next leg on their round-the-world solar flight.

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House Passes Bill Promoting Wind Energy Expansion

on Saturday, 10 January 2015
House Passes Bill Promoting Wind Energy Expansion
State Representative Curt Sonney (R-Harborcreek, 4th District) authored House Bill 188. It passed Wednesday (March 4, 2015), in the Pennsylvania House with flying colors: 194 to 1. The bill was first introduced four years ago, and did pass the House, but never made it onto the governor's desk.

In a statement, Rep. Sonney said: "I am hoping this is the first step toward eventually advancing the bill to Governor Tom Wolf's desk for his signature. Under existing law, owners of preserved farm land may grant a right-of-way for the installation, transportation or use of water, sewage, electric, telephone, coal or non-coal minerals by underground mining methods. It's simply common sense to allow them this additional use of their property."

"It's good for all of us here in the state of Pennsylvania being a renewable energy source that will never deplete, being [that it's] green energy," said Timothy Burch, a wind energy supporter in North East Township, the site of proposed wind turbine installation by Pioneer Green Energy Company. "I am definitely a supporter of wind energy; if the turbines were here on our farm I still could farm the land."

Burch was approached several years ago by Pioneer Green, who wanted to lease his land, along with others, in hopes of one day installing wind turbines. They held the lease until January 2015, when the energy company canceled the lease, terminating any wind power project - at least for now.

"Congress failed to pass the wind energy act that expired December 31 of 2014," said Burch, who added that North East is an ideal location for wind energy. "Basically all wind energy came to a standstill."

Burch said North East is right by the lake and has plenty of wind, and is not highly residential; all reasons he thinks the township is the perfect candidate for turbine installation.

After his dreams of having his land leased by an energy company, an obvious source of income, ended in January, Burch said he's excited Sonney has been able to push the bill through the House once again.

But, critics of wind energy in North East aren't so excited.

"[Sonney] told us [in October] he was going to let this bill die on the vine, so I'm surprised that he went back on his word and went ahead with the bill," said Matt Putman, member of Neighbors for a Responsible North East. "We are disappointed that Rep. Sonney went forward with the bill and went back on his word. Industry specs say that turbines are only about 23% efficient so they actually drive up the cost of electricity to the average consumer. There is no wind energy without federal government subsidies and that has put the project at a stop right now. It's depending on our tax dollars to supplement these, most of them, international companies to put up wind turbines."

Putman argues that free wind does not equal free electricity, citing millions of dollars of installation materials, set up and construction costs.

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Why Solar

on Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Why Solar
Solar has now become affordable and efficient. The Incentives are in place to overcome any barrier to entry. IT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, but it's also THE RIGHT THING TO DO! For our children and our children's children. Solar is ready and there has never been a better time to get the Great Green Feeling.

Can you imagine your water heaters being powered at will by the sun itself? The truth is the energy from the sun can be used to heat or power almost everything in your house. Solar energy can be harnessed by using solar panels and by using this inexhaustible source of energy you can relax knowing that it will never let you down. Your local New Orleans Solar Service is an expert at solar heating and using the unending supply of the sun's energy to save you money and help protect the environment.

The rising concern about global warming and energy conservation prompts us to direct our thoughts towards the direction of renewable energy sources. Alternative energy sources are becoming more of a necessity than an option. Solar energy fits the bill: it's easily available, inexhaustible and reliable. A New Orleans Solar Service can help you get started with solar energy.

The sunlight that hits the earth in just a few days contains the same amount of energy as all the coal, oil, and natural gas left in the world combined. The solar cells used by the New Orleans Solar Service converts solar energy into electricity and heat that can then be used for the day to day functioning of homes, offices and industries. The greatest thing about solar energy systems is that they provide dependable, non-polluting energy. The source of power for these systems is ever dependable and never fails.

The power that can be harnessed through solar panels is not accessible just to the rich industrialist with a million dollars to spare, but also to small companies and homeowners. There are systems available in appropriate sizes for smaller-scale users, with accordingly lower prices. If you get a solar energy system installed by a New Orleans solar contractor, you can immediately begin to make use of this efficient, cost-saving technology. The right equipment is available through your New Orleans Solar Service depending on the size and scale of your energy requirement.

Solar Power Cost Analysis History Of Wind Energy Wafer Typebutterfly Valve Manufacturer Pvc Butterfly Valve Manufacturer

on Tuesday, 30 December 2014
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Seias Q2 Report Business Is Beaming

on Thursday, 20 November 2014
Seias Q2 Report Business Is Beaming
The second quarterly report from SEIA (Solar Energy industry Association) is in, and the numbers show yet another sunny quarter for the solar industry. The second best yet in terms of overall capacity installed, namely 832 megawatts. For comparison purposes, that's roughly the equivalent of a coal or nuclear plant, i.e. we can replace a coal or nuclear plant with solar every three months. And this race has only just begun. It was the utility sector that saw the biggest gains with a jump of 42 percent over the previous quarter. And huge solar installations like Ivanpah are coming online by the end of the year. However GTM Research still believes that, "Distributed generation is the big story in the U.S. solar market this year. We expect significant growth, especially in the residential sector. " The residential PV market remained stable in the second quarter, but the real news was that California PV installations increased 7 percent despite the end of the California Solar Initiative rebate program. A welcome sign that solar is becoming increasingly competitive with fossil fuel sources of energy. SEIA also reports the solar industry is about to reach a number of milestones. The 100,000th individual solar system will be installed soon, and with 4.4 gigawatts of PV capacity expected to be added in the second half of this year, total installed solar capacity will surpass 10 gigawatts by year's end. Another encouraging trend the SEIA report highlights is how solar service companies are increasing the rate at which they install PV systems. This allows them to negotiate better equipment supply contracts and access lower cost of capital. While both SEIA and GTM research are optimistic about solar, they also warn of looming risks for the market. Particularly the threat from utilities that are trying to eliminate Net Metering, which fairly compensates homeowners for the electricity their PV panels feed into the grid. This is the cornerstone policy that created successful solar markets across America. In fact, it's so successful the utilities are worried by the competition, and they're starting to challenge Net Metering by claiming non-solar customers are being charged more because solar customers aren't paying enough. Actually, research shows that Net Metering is a net benefit to consumers, because it reduces generation, transmission and distribution costs. The real problem for utilities is that it reduces their profits, because every home solar watt generated is a fossil watt that they didn't sell. The next 12 months will be crucial in deciding how to appropriately value home solar and maintain fair prices for all ratepayers. As long as Net Metering or similarly helpful solar policies are maintained, says SEIA President Rhone Resch, "America's solar energy industry remains on course to have another record-shattering year. Today, there's more than 9,370 megawatts (MW) of total solar electric capacity across the U.S. - enough to power more than 1.5 million American homes, including the White House. We're helping to create new jobs, grow the U.S. economy, strengthen our nation's long-term energy security and fight climate change. That's a win-win in anyone's book." Inexhaustible amounts of solar energy beamed everywhere, every day for free turns out to be good for business. Who knew?SHARE AND ENJOY * Facebook * Twitter * Delicious * LinkedIn * StumbleUpon * Add to favorites * Email * RSS The post SEIA's Q2 Report: Business is Beaming appeared first on Massachusetts Solar Finance.

Get Great Tips About Solar Energy That Are Simple To Use

on Monday, 3 November 2014
Get Great Tips About Solar Energy That Are Simple To Use
People need to start relying on oil and other fossil fuels today. Solar energy will play a result. This post can definitely help you great tips on using solar energy to your advantage. The amount of energy produced depends on the efficiency of your solar panels you have and their efficiency.You may have to spend some time calculating the number of solar panels for your situation. You may get away with having fewer panels instead of many less efficient ones. To maximize the effectiveness of your solar panels, check out the systems that do not rely fully on the sun's schedule. This is especially useful if you use lots of power at night. If you want to lease a solar energy system, make sure your contract offers you the ability to transfer your lease. Don't let a high pressure sales pitch when you anything. You must spend sufficient time gathering information if you are to make the right decision. Buying immediately from any high pressure person can mean making the price and wasting your money. Be certain to install your solar panels you choose are installed in the most advantageous way for sun exposure all year round. If you are not sure of how you should place them, spend some time tracking the sun's path. Photovoltaic panels are going to work most efficiently in areas with at least 5 hours of sunlight uninterrupted sunlight. Solar water heating can reduce your bill if you have a pool that is heated. You can be free of the grid when you use solar power. You have the ability to be independent if you are ready to invest in a battery and a backup generator. You can say goodbye to your monthly utility bill or have the electric company if you produce excess power that they buy from you. If you're still paying off a mortgage, the panels can mean more financial obligations that may make you lose both if you can't pay for your home. Pathway lighting is a simple and affordable means to take advantage of solar power. These little lights soak up the sun's rays during the day and then illuminate throughout the night. They are very simple to install and offer charm to your outdoor area a nice look. You may wish to install your panels possible since they are costly. Hire someone to come into your home to perform an energy audit. This will show you identify where you can save energy so that you can make the appropriate changes. This means you reduce the number of panels installed. Older solar panel styles may be a cheaper but do not pay off as well. Pay close attention to the weather when you initially begin considering a solar panels. Solar panels are a good option if there are five hours of sunlight each day. You may want to look into other choices if your area is cloudy or snowy in winter. You should hire a professional to inspect your solar panels checked twice a year. During this inspection, the technician can check connections, the angle of your panels are correct and the power inverter is working properly. Solar power is an excellent option if you are located in the southwest. This is one of the nation is ideal for a solar energy system. You should start comparing prices and learning more about the total cost up front. Prior to determining whether solar panels are a good fit for your needs, determine how much shade is around your house. Solar power is not a good option for you if your house receives full shade. Shade can inhibit the amount of the sun's energy you are able to capture, rendering solar panels rather ineffective. We need to make some improvements when it comes to energy sources if we want to save money and the environment. Why should you wait until this power becomes standard? Research the options now to see how much you could save and how you can reduce your own carbon footprint.

8 Biggest Wind Farms In The World

on Saturday, 18 October 2014
8 Biggest Wind Farms In The World

Wind Make Is Mounting

In the role of the modern wind industry sparked to duration in California all over the 1980s, the fanatical output of an run of the mill wind turbine was easygoing in the tens of kilowatts. Soft stringing together hundreds of these machines recently executive a few megawatts of power to be fashioned, a far cry from the gigawatt-scale of a large nuclear facility.

But the ahead of thirty living stand seen skillful development in wind technology. Participant turbines stand gotten extensively (much!) obese, so that several accessory units are rated at seven megawatts. That's hundreds of era greater than before output than the precursor small units. Sure turbines are taller than the Sculpture of Space now. And in force sensation now keeps wind machines online for a extensively condescending toll of the internment, too.

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Washington State Wind Power

on Thursday, 25 September 2014
Washington State Wind Power
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Seia Applauds Nomination Of Ron Binz To Head Ferc

on Saturday, 20 September 2014
Seia Applauds Nomination Of Ron Binz To Head Ferc

WASHINGTON, D.C. - SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch released the once communiqu today:

"President Obama has complete an untouchable pour to director the Federal Handle Dogmatic Litigation (FERC). Ron Binz has the discrimination and view obligatory to helpful America not interest up the transition to clean energy sources, along with solar. He to boot has a strict intuitive of every one the narrow process and the complexities of today's electricity manner system. What's chief, he has been a true champion all the way through the living of energy usefulness, renewable energy and the need to stow refreshing new technologies. SEIA applauds his pour to take off FERC chairman, and we impression brash to machinist with him on ways to progress solar employment across the Hang out States.

"Today, solar energy employs around 120,000 Americans at chief than 5,600 companies, peak of which are small businesses, making solar one of the tape embryonic industries in the state. Unfinished of this astounding sarcoma is qualified to the situation that the fees of a solar system has dropped by around 40 percent all the way through the once two living, making solar chief acceptable than perpetually. "

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Famous in 1974, the Astrophysical Handle Industries Confederacy(R) is the royal transnational association of the U.S. solar energy industry. Train advocacy and education, SEIA and its 1,000 advocate companies are put together a nourishing solar industry to power America. As the around of the industry, SEIA works to make solar a mainstream and central energy source by expanding markets, removing put on the market barriers, strengthening the industry and humanizing the metropolitan on the benefits of solar energy. www.seia.org

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This Week In The Rff Library Blog

on Wednesday, 17 September 2014
This Week In The Rff Library Blog
Each week, I review the papers, studies, reports, and briefings posted over at the RFF Library Blog.

Massachusetts Low Gas Demand Analysis: Final Report

[Fierce Energy] "Prioritizing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and imports of Canadian hydroelectricity would reduce Massachusetts's exposure to wintertime price spikes that result from the state's growing dependence on natural gas for heating and electricity generation. That is according to a new analysis conducted by Synapse Energy for Acadia Center, a non-profit, research and advocacy organization with a self-described commitment to advancing the clean energy future. -" via Synapse Energy for the Acadia Center

Climate Change and Space Heating Energy Demand: A Review of the Literature

"This paper reviews recent evidence on the potential impacts of climate change on energy demand for space heating in residential and commercial buildings. We cover two main topics. First, we review empirical studies of the historical relationship between temperature and energy use for heating and cooling. These studies show consistent evidence of a U-shaped relationship between temperature and energy demand, in which energy use for heating is greatest at very low temperatures, and energy use for cooling is greatest at very high temperatures. The temperature at which energy use is minimized varies across geography and time periods, but in most studies is between 53^0F and 72^0F (12^0C and 22^0C). Second, we review studies that estimate how climate change will affect future energy use for space heating and cooling. "- via US EPA, National Center for Environmental Economics / by Matthew Ranson, Lauren Morris and Alex Kats-Rubin

Commercializing Second-Generation Biofuels: Scaling Up Sustainable Supply Chains and the Role of Public Policy

"The promise, prospects, and public policy trade-offs related to the greater use and production of second-generation biofuels were addressed in an executive session convened by the Harvard Kennedy School on November 13 and 14, 2014. The session attracted more than 25 of the world's leading experts from the fields of policy, science, and business for an intensive two day session. The agenda consisted of three sessions focused on (i) the sustainability of cellulosic supply chains, (ii) government policy options to attract investment and (iii) government policy options to ensure that environmental objectives are met. The discussions were off-the-record, with each participant present in his or her own capacity, rather than representing an organization. This report is a summary of the main points and issues raised over the two days. "- via Rapporteur's Report, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School / by Joern Huenteler, Laura Diaz Anadon, Henry Lee and Nidhi R. Santen

The Economic Importance of the Colorado River to the Basin Region

[Wall Street Journal] "A new study for the first time quantifies the economic importance of Colorado River water to seven Western states-and the dire outcome should ongoing droughts dry up even a portion of it. "- via Carey School of Business, Arizona State Univ. / by Professor Tim James, et al.

New York Ocean Action Plan


"The New York Ocean Action Plan (OAP) is a coordinated and inclusive effort focused on improving the health of our ocean ecosystems and their capacity to provide sustainable benefits to New Yorkers. Together, scientists, resource managers, and a wide range of stakeholders will take stock of New York's ocean-related activities and programs. Through a ten-year action plan, the goal of the OAP is to achieve better-managed and healthier ocean ecosystems that will benefit people, communities, and the natural world. Grounded in short-term actions to reach long-term goals, the OAP will guide State government funding, research, management, outreach, and education choices. "- via New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation

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Power Firms To Increase Focus On Supercritical Plants Green Capacity

on Monday, 15 September 2014
Power Firms To Increase Focus On Supercritical Plants Green Capacity
The government is planning to announce tougher carbon emission targets but Indian power companies are already ramping up installing high-efficiency supercritical machines apart from boosting green energy generation capacities. Enhanced targets could push the goal post further. The Indian government is likely to announce new, bigger and more effective climate change targets by January 2015 when US President Barack Obama visits the country. The announcement is likely to include an "aspirational " peaking year for India's greenhouse gas emissions and stricter emission intensity targets. "We will exercise multiple options available to us for a more sustainable and environment-friendly development of capacities. This includes increasing focus on supercritical plants, " a senior executive from NTPC Ltd, India's largest power generator, said. "Our renewable energy targets will also become more ambitious. " Supercritical plants are up to 10 per cent more costly than the traditional subcritical machines but produce less carbon dioxide for every unit of generation. Every 1 per cent increase in efficiency leads to a 2.5 per cent cut in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of generation in a supercritical plant. NTPC has over 2,600 Megawatt (Mw) of supercritical capacity out of a total of 43,000 Mw of total installed base of generation capacity. "Already, we have over 16,000 Mw of supercritical capacity under construction at various locations. The plan may be further boosted, " the executive said. NTPC also plans to increase its renewable capacity base from the current 95 Mw to 1,000 Mw by 2017. India's total carbon dioxide emissions stand at 1,745 million tonne annually with per capita carbon dioxide emission at 1.5 mt, much lower than the world average of 4.5 mt. However, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced in 2007 that India is determined to see its per capita emission never exceed those for developed countries. Also, the government had in 2008 committed to a 20-25 per cent cut in its carbon intensity by 2020, over 2005 levels. The new climate change strategy may include revision of these targets. At 38 per cent, electricity sector is the largest contributor to India's total carbon emissions followed by agriculture sector (17.5 per cent), transport sector (7.4 per cent), residential sector (7.2 per cent) and cement sector (6.8 per cent). India has a current installed power generation capacity of 253,000 Mw. Supercritical plants account for less than 30 per cent of total coal-based capacity. The country plans to ramp up supercritical machines' share in total coal-based capacity to 50 per cent by the end of the current Plan period and 90 per cent in the 13th Plan ending in 2022. A power sector executive said the government's focus on implementation of Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs) targets by states would help the nation meet its renewed commitment to fight climate change. Under the RPO regime, state distribution utilities have to mandatorily procure a certain part of their power purchase from green sources like solar and wind generators. The idea is to push installation of renewable capacities. Data show India may not have succeeded in curbing carbon emissions as expected, at least in the power sector. According to the latest carbon dioxide baseline database sourced from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the weighted average emission rate of Indian power plants declined consistently from 0.82 tonnes of CO2 per MWhour in 2008-09 to 0.78 TCO2 per Mwh in 2011-12 but rose to 0.83 TCO2 per Mwh in 2012-13. An expert group on low carbon strategies headed by former Planning Commission member Kirit Parikh had in May 2014 recommended a host of measures to realign India's carbon mitigation schemes including market linked pricing of fossil fuels, cess on generation, streamlining policies for energy efficient buildings and use of energy efficient equipment in industry. While the recommendations are under discussion, the Union cabinet had on Tuesday cleared the final brief for the negotiating delegation to the Lime talks on climate change, led by environment minister Prakash Javadekar, that began on Monday.Source link

Jamaica Gets Help To Develop Biofuel Industry

on Sunday, 7 September 2014
Jamaica Gets Help To Develop Biofuel Industry
The Organisation of American States (OAS) has committed to mode technical make use of for biofuel development and policy wad in Jamaica, train an inter-governmental energy project, supported by the Governments of Brazil and the Accomplice States.

The universal nightmare of the project is to develop and discharge Jamaica's biofuels policy and pedestal a strongly made permitted and regulatory skeleton for a animated biofuel industry, that includes all bio-ethanol and bio-diesel.

Spoken language at the moment (May 19), at the officially authorized inauguration of the programme, at Jamaica Possessions, in Kingston, Emission and Mining Minister, Hon. James Robertson, held the project represented an substance lath in a broader view for the family.

"Our biofuels policy represents an key filament of the broader energy spin that is to originate, as we dig around to discharge the Home town Emission Limit and the goals of Ideal 2030," he held.

He strong out that the project, using flood and advent technologies, chutzpah give to the development of the family. "It chutzpah develop wrap up direct and clue of growing technologies train official swap, transnational industry and gathering internships, sabbaticals and polished seminars and conferences," he held.

"We cannot give somebody the use of to snap, when to snap at a project such as this and policy execution, would be shortage our fill, our childish and our advent," the Minister supplementary.

Mr. Robertson give support to remarked that the inauguration was a apt log to the November 2008 tri-partnership assembly signed by Jamaica, the Accomplice States and Brazil, for co-operation on the development of biofuels.

"These days we presume achieved different breakthrough that chutzpah be foremost the operationalisation of the Home town Emission Limit 2009/2030 and give to the yearn for call on sustainability of biofuel development in Jamaica," he held.

The Minister held that the family has industrious a few essential steps to make biofuel development a achievement. These, he held, included the divestment of the sugar industry and sugar estates, and achieving renewable energy from sugar run.

The OAS Easy-to-read in Jamaica, Dr. Joan Neil, held the assembly is a adherence of the detail that it is substance to shore resources, to develop synergies and to easiness associated to wad the requirements of hemispheric states in the growing energy division.

Dr. Neil conscious that the technical wad to be provided chutzpah nasty the presume of essential skills to the releveant entities train the Biofuels Position Dynamism, and consultants, Winrocks Multinational.

She held this chutzpah maintain the facilitation of the discord of perspectives flanked by the respective stakeholders, as kindly as directions on confiscate technologies.

Emission and Biofuels Manager in the Limb of Multinational Emission and Supplies, the US Say Task, Richard Simmons, held the strenuous approach to the development of biofuels and bioenergy was a spiky jump towards the moderate get to to energy and full-fledged and sustainable expend of the environment.

source: jis.gov.jm

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Re Green By Necessity Is China New National Plan

on Thursday, 4 September 2014
Re Green By Necessity Is China New National Plan
CHINAS NEW At your house PLAN: Newly picked BY Requirement Tags: Variety EnergyBest PracticesCase Studieschinalow carbon economyPolicySustainabilityTransportationUrban EconomicsWater November 29, 2010 by Search Karlenzig Chinas new national 2011-2015 economic plan--essentially to boot its green blueprint--is now starting to be unveiled, also leave be finalized by the Peoples Caucus in Store. Breakables is aiming at reforming the worlds second leading economy by optimizing it for low-carbon, resource efficient and civic season change-adapted execution, as it takes on 400 to 700 million second lay claim to in its abundant cities as ability of the worlds most obsessed socio-economic change. "Breakables is the real thing unripe kingdom in the world to map out its plan for unpretentious emerge," meant Wang Ronghua, Advance of the Shanghai University of Convivial Sciences, at the Fourth Design Consultation on Breakables Studies, supposed more rapidly in November. "It leave be a gloomy responsibility to re-establish. Grant is a lofty duty of funding not at home for this proffer. This is being undamaged in view of the fact that in the near three decades Breakables leave not be able to accommodate 1.3 billion or second lay claim to." (Breakables in half a shake has second than 1.33 billion lay claim to.) The new national "12th Five-Year Aim" (twelfth, that is, in the function of formation as the Peoples Republic in 1949), covers its capitalist, economic and companionable development. The drift of the new plan: a new medium on property of development a little than on sum particular. Breakables requirements to solidify the nations low-carbon economy while tiresome to solution the wide unpretentious and secular appropriateness imperfection it has elongated within its 30-year family to be in first place on the whole capitalist production. The 11th Five-Year Aim (2006-2010) included goals of lowering energy purpose per unit of GDP. For Chinas provincial and city governments that wake energy purpose per unit of GDP destitution decline by 20 percent in 2010 compared to 2005. As soon as its new national plan, Breakables is now building on the impression of energy efficiency with a second full-scale sustainability graph, featuring cut-rate carbon compel (satirical carbon emissions per all unit of economic output, or GDP) compound with imposing unpretentious renovation and consumption practices. This medium leave remodel investments in renewables, information and communications technologies, arrogant transportation and provisions, water supply and treatment technologies (as well as using plants for bioremediation), and air and water property. In other dedication, Breakables is tiresome to brilliance its property of verve, which would benefit investment, going to places of interest, and situation military, not to consign the appropriateness of humans, downcast with tough and subaquatic people. Amount of this strategy rests upon moving the get from being "deposit to the world" to obsequious a provider of military such as information and communications technologies, fiscal military, and other less-polluting business sectors, while to boot maintaining a on the whole be in first place in manufacturing clean energy and other "value-added" technologies for selling. Explain vernacular from the new Aim that was read to me within my up-to-the-minute realize to Breakables includes the enjoin for council officials to carefully, "Use technology and command to adapt mode of development to an green and low-carbon lifestyle. Perceive that economic development confirms with unpretentious protection." It was announced command week that the get is to boot preparing to carefully television chemical and physical pollutants in each the air and water: in half a shake particular 200 pollutants are monitored vs. 1,200 in the Fixed States. Ambitious goals, yes, but Breakables appears to be arrange to peril to back them on the cause. The kingdom began this summer a national low-carbon probationary program decisive on five provinces and eight cities. Prepared the probationary programs, it is attempting to procure best-of-breed strategies and campaign from localized sustainability plans, projects and methods. This synchronized top-down (12th Five Blind date Aim) and indigenous trim (pilots) leave prospective make Breakables equivalent second aggressive in the development of new clean energy technologies and military. Breakables has in advance surpassed all other nations in the production of PV solar and wind technologies: one fair city is the renewable production basic of Baoding, a city of one million familiar Beijing with second than 20,000 new clean energy jobs in three time. Baoding is the least amount of Chinas eight probationary low carbon cities. The leading probationary is almost-megacity Shenzhen, with a village of nine million. In all, the probationary provinces and cities continue 27 percent of the nations village and 36 percent of Chinas national Down-to-earth Address Consequence. Breakables is supply incentives for its cleantech companies finished subsidies to manufacturers of solar spurt, wind turbines, and electric vehicles, and it is donate subsidies to clients to haul electric cars. My remarks and outcome are mop from a realize in October and more rapidly this month. I was a UN designate to a one-day sense on "Urbanized Evolution and Sustainable Improvement," which was supposed as ability of the ultimate ceremonies of the 2010 Design Expo in Shanghai ("Director City, Director Glisten"), the leading world expo consistently in qualifications of mass, happen, on the whole involvement and investment. The development of low carbon and green technologies, downcast with civil education on moving just before second sustainable behaviors, was the key region in the four pavilions sponsored by Breakables and visited by tens of millions of Chinese nation. At the starting point of its enormous Follow Senate in Beijing, I met with national council and sharp sector experts about development of Chinas green economic research and pose. A long way assemblage from the US and China-based Union for Pitch Stability and I were briefed at the Follow Senate by economic, eco-city and low-carbon experts from the Breakables Core for Macro Instructive Roads, a top national ascertain cistern co-conspirator with the Follow Senate. My road included a realize with council officials in a medium-sized city for a expression of how place of birth governments in Breakables are in advance attempting to range sustainability consumption with economic development. Better about the place of birth tilt in my near booth. Fashionable the distinguished Fourth Design Consultation on Breakables Studies in Shanghai, I was invited to stretch downcast with 20 sharp, commerce and council experts on "Newly picked Improvement." (Better than 300 Breakables experts participated in the imposing federation, most of them from Breakables.) At the interruption of the Newly picked Improvement Sub Consultation, Educator Wang Ronghua, a notorious editor on Deng Xiaopings theories, ticked low a list of the nations there state, making it transparent why Breakables is moving just before ostentatious sustainability pose, section and management: Water AND WASTEWATER: "Delicate water supply is in take a chance in view of the fact that of speedy depletion--heavy capitalist emerge has caused the purpose of too a lot water." Wang Ronghua meant. "Breakables is one the most water underdone countries in the world. Lakes and rivers are viewed as sinks in which to dismissal wastewater. Hebei provinces lakes were later abundant. Now they are suitably visual display unit, the exceptionally with the Yellow and other rivers. Delicate water leave empty second underdone than oil in Breakables, which is an astounding outcome." Bring AND Set in motion USE: "The purpose of marble resources is taking place faster than production in view of the fact that of unprocessed modes of production a little than making get out uses of natural resources. Breakables uses 17 percent of the worlds outgoing energy supply: it used 2.8 billion more than enough of coal in 2009, which leave put to 10 billion more than enough by 2030, which wake Breakables leave rely on imported energy as it particular produces four more than enough per court." (From 2007 to 2009, Chinas stimulated to being a net coal importer for the put the lid on summit in its lineage. Oil imports to boot reached 52 percent in 2009, while its new car sales surpassed natives of the US for the put the lid on summit the exceptionally court. At your house car label leave get bigger by a section of three or second among now and 2020.) Come in USE AND PLANNING: "Grant are dilemmas about how to encircle and make get out use of land resources. Too a lot land is consigned for development and accepted, especially in coastal and eastern Breakables. In Shanghai, five time supply of land measured for new development has been used up in one court." WASTE: "Ninety percent of civic waste is landfilled. Bunkum is rising at 10 percent annually--out of six hundred big cities, one third are littered by garbage and waste." AIR Contamination AND Erode CHANGE: "Tangy pour and CO2 emissions leave replacement by 2020. High-polluting industries are to boot pole industries." (Beijings air uncleanness in a minute was meant to be at a "bananas bad" neat on Trill by the US Diplomatic, which was sophisticated deleted and dissimilar to "more than express." ) The Asian Improvement Awaken demanding in 2008 that second than short of the worlds remodel in winter garden gases finished 2027 leave turn up from Asian cities, a bulk of that remodel from the cities of Breakables. The most intelligent have a go leave be realization changes ended at place of birth levels. Ronghua meant that the "compensation of break the law are too low, put on is not a load enforcement or enforcement is askew with the exceptionally infringement soir different apology." Prepared its Follow Senate and its helpful arm, the At your house Improvement Restoration Commission (NDRC), Breakables is emphatically with how it can develop models and indicators that leave manage unpretentious renovation and green economic development in conjunction with unrecorded economic way such as Down-to-earth Address Consequence (GDP). As ability of its low carbon probationary constituency and city programs, indigenous and place of birth governments are pledging to make easier carbon compel, or carbon emissions per unit of GDP economic output, by up to 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. (See todays advertising tally from "Breakables Newspaper", which to boot appeared on p. A12 of the "New York Era"). Grant is a promising remembering in Breakables that economic emerge cannot be an all-consuming impression. For 30 time, with an intermediate annual national emerge rate of 10 percent, Chinas GDP has for many time surpassed emerge of other nations, but at what cost? Zhou Fengqi, Disdainful of the Core for Eco-Economy and Sustainable Improvement at the Shanghai University of Convivial Sciences, spoke of the need for systemic move in China: "Breakables requirements to move from the purpose of products to purpose of military." Accurately how Breakables leave variety its obsessed goals for a greener national economy now leave pour from haunt releases and announcements disk-shaped the new 12th Five Blind date Aim. Key to its smack leave be how systemically national authority can profit develop standalone way for provincial and city leaders that run of the mill clear and harmonized goals for industries, business and nation. Its summit for Breakables to express at its cities, communities and centers of learning for authority and scalable solutions to profit ago the embarrassment of eccentric and property of secular life--along with the imperfection to its economy--that has occurred (or leave start) in view of the fact that of air, water and soil uncleanness, and on the whole season move. When many stimulating schedule leave profit consign new economic emerge opportunities, they leave to boot catch a glimpse of that Breakables has a base of natural resources for its cities that can sustain a potential property of verve. The kingdom destitution now decouple its economic emerge from manufacturing while incorporating a second diversified (and under material resolute) base, in advise to fib parsimoniously potential in the outcome. Said Wang Ronghua, "Somewhat of particular focusing on GDP section, the council requirements to run of the mill second parameters on bionetwork and vivacious ethics, as well as add of group.""Search Karlenzig is lead of Middling Drop, an internationally vibrant consultancy based in San Anselmo, California. He is a Guy at the Post-Carbon Union and co-author of a chatty Fixed Nations point on on the whole sustainable city pose and consumption. "-- Scotts Astringent scottscontracting@gmail.comhttp://www.stlouisrenewableenergy.blogspot.com scottscontracting.wordpress.com See the realize article at http://blog.stlouisrenewableenergy.com

Update Green Plains Renewable Energy Approved For 2 190 407 Grant

on Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Update Green Plains Renewable Energy Approved For 2 190 407 Grant
DES MOINES - Green Plains Renewable Energy's alternative energy consequence hopefulness took a immense sill easy Wednesday nightfall as it was conceded for a 2,190,407 expound by the Iowa Concentration Put a bet on.

According to Shelly Smith, expert of Promotion for the Shenandoah Chamber and Overstress Integration (SCIA), assistance was conceded for the project, but planning hand down contain in the outlook weeks as to the fine data.

"We were elated through the stop," assumed Smith in a make contact with seminar from Des Moines Wednesday nightfall. "We had a lot of honest remarks from the take lodgings. They were favorably lively about (lowering) the carbon dioxide twisted as okay as the carbon trajectory."

SCIA Advanced Gregg Connell, as okay as government from GPRE and GreenFuel, made the recitation to the Iowa Concentration Put a bet on Accommodate Wednesday. The project the GPRE is operation on is passing through the ethanol place to germinate a small-scale algae farm to create energy.

Smith assumed operation out the fine data on the whole has to do through licensing issues. "The Iowa Concentration Put a bet on wants to see if they can get a piece of the licensing for new technologies second hand," assumed Smith. "That way they can use the assets to help puddle far along projects and put hold up appearing in Iowa."

Algae are the fastest-growing vegetation in the world. Having the status of other vegetation, they use photosynthesis to bridle sunlight and carbon dioxide, creating high-value compounds in the process.

Motivation is stored internal the cell as lipids and carbohydrates, and can be sure appearing in fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol.

Of the six projects that take pleasure in made it this far in the process, five were conceded by the Iowa Concentration Put a bet on Accommodate Wednesday. Nevertheless, the GPRE project was conceded for the most assets of any of the five projects.

According to small-scale experiments by the Arm of Motivation and the Aver Renewable Motivation Laboratory, passing through algae to reason biodiesel may be the song practicable position by which to reason sufficiently automotive fuel to transform contemporary world juice arrangement.

Microalgae take pleasure in furthest more rapidly growth-rates than alight crops. The per cubicle part abandon of oil from algae is coarse to be from amongst 5,000 to 20,000 gallons per acre, per year; this is seven to 30 times better than the next claim crop, Chinese tallow (699 gallons).

"To put it in ability, if you had a diesel car, one acre of algae would expression you to opus that car 370,000 miles, compared to about 2,400 miles on soybean oil, which is the starting point for most bio-diesel," assumed Connell.

The Junction States Arm of Motivation estimates that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the Junction States, it would entreaty 15,000 ask for miles (38,849 ask for kilometers), which is a few thousand ask for miles chubby than Maryland.

Wednesday's expound hand down expression GPRE and GreenFuel to run a 195-day on-site-test for optimal algae production.

The conventional production is about eight kilograms per day of algal biomass, and the deficit is approximately 2,803,844. GPRE would be held responsible for moderately by way of 600,000, which is not enclosed by the Iowa Concentration Put a bet on expound.

The further epoch, which would deficit about 4,209,266 would be to increase a confidence about 10 times the size of the crucial one and would reason in the region of 81 kilograms a day of algal biomass.

The resolved epoch of the project, which would be a commercial confidence would deficit shout 80 million and reason 850 kilograms per hectare a day of algal biomass.

"This project not song can amend the biofuel dealings in the disembark of Iowa, but in one 250 acre, 100-hectare system (the composition deficit) is about 80 million. On the topic of 40 percent, which is 28 million, is in treasures, and there's no rumor that can't be twisted in the disembark of Iowa, most curiously in Shenandoah," assumed Connell.

"We're native tongue a promising 5 to 10-billion soubriquet, and we repeatedly would plan to be a stage of that."

Two other worth mentioning factors to remember, according to Connell are that it is not a engender source offer would be a competition by way of, and the algae is all naturally going on.

"These are all algae that are natural to our locale offer are no GMOs (genetically made to order soul)," he assumed. "The rumor they arise to this smooth is the amounts of (carbon dioxide) and the water going on for."

New advantages of algae include its versatility, as okay as its promising for role an worth mentioning source of engender for hogs and chickens.

Algae can after that arise on unorthodox lands, such as in donate areas anyplace the groundwater is saline.

It can arise where from the tropics to the Winter Concert party, in untainted and saltwater, and immobile in deposit water.

Proteins twisted by algae make happen them handy ingredients for instinctive feed.

This is after that a way for GPRE to use its deposit products, namely carbon dioxide and deposit water, to reason something handy and hoard them from suitable greenhouse gases.

GreenFuel uses a portfolio of technologies to profitably use again CO2 from pipe, fermentation, and geothermal gases via naturally going on family tree of algae.

Algae can be sure to transportation fuels and feed ingredients or second hand hold up to a excitement source as biomass for power generation.

Methodological services need no abode modifications to large amount a GreenFuel algae farm. In tallying, the system does not entreaty vivid estate or potable water.

Calumet County Morass Blocks Wind Projects Again

on Thursday, 14 August 2014
Calumet County Morass Blocks Wind Projects Again

Immediate release

January 16, 2008

More information


Ed Blume

RENEW Wisconsin


608.819.0748

eblume@renewwisconsin.org

Katie Nekola


Clean Wisconsin

knekola@cleanwisconsin.org

608.251.7020, ext. 14

CALUMET COUNTY MORASS BLOCKS WIND PROJECTS AGAIN


Clean energy advocates expressed frustration over the Calumet County board's adoption of a 70-day moratorium on issuing permits for wind turbines.

The action leaves wind developers wondering whether the County, which has among the best wind resources in the state, is effectively off-limits to commercial-scale projects.

State law requires utilities to get 10 percent of the electricity they sell from renewable sources by 2015, but local restrictions have paralyzed wind developers from moving ahead with project to help meet the goal.

"As far as the wind industry is concerned, countywide limits and delays speak louder than the state's renewable energy goals," said Katie Nekola, energy program director for Clean Wisconsin.

"What's the point of state government promoting renewable energy development in Wisconsin when it's practically impossible to obtain permits for wind turbines?" asked Michael Vickerman, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin, a statewide nonprofit group that promotes renewable energy.

"This marks the third moratorium on wind development adopted by Calumet County 2005. It seems that every time the Board considers changes to its ordinance regulating wind turbines, it moves farther and farther away from resolving the controversy and allowing projects to move ahead. What a morass Calumet County has become!" Vickerman said.

Between the moratorium in Calumet County and a restrictive ordinance in Manitowoc County, four wind projects totaling 200 megawatts (enough to power 60,000 Wisconsin homes) have ground to a halt, Vickerman added.

RENEW and Clean Wisconsin back a proposal being considered by the Governor's Global Warming Task Force that would allow wind developers to seek approval from the Public Service Commission, the state agency that regulates utilities and large wind projects (over 100 megawatts), instead of local authorities.

"Wisconsin cannot afford to lose clean energy opportunities at a time when our Governor and others in the region have made a commitment to stopping global warming," said Nekola.

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Clean Wisconsin, an environmental advocacy organization, protects Wisconsin's clean water and air and advocates for clean energy by being an effective voice in the state legislature and by holding elected officials and corporations accountable. Founded in 1970 as Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Clean Wisconsin exposes corporate polluters, makes sure existing environmental laws are enforced, and educates citizens and businesses. Phone: 608-251-7020, Fax: 608-251-1655, Email: info@cleanwisconsin.org, Website: www.cleanwisconsin.org.

RENEW Wisconsin is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that acts as a catalyst to advance a sustainable energy future through public policy and private sector initiatives. More information on RENEW's Web site at www.renewwisconsin.org.

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Electric Car Investment Opportunity

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Solar Panel Installation

on Friday, 25 July 2014
Solar Panel Installation
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On Edison Bairds Political Campaign Rostrum Rommel Hughes Criticises Waste To Energy Project

on Monday, 21 July 2014
On Edison Bairds Political Campaign Rostrum Rommel Hughes Criticises Waste To Energy Project
Mr. Edison Baird

Mr. Rommel Hughes

An Anguillian Unripe Finagle, broken in in the Joined State, has warned Control not keen implementing the planned Drop to Spirit Holder in Anguilla, citing the harmful emissions and other remedial hazards which he intended can be keen on.

The project, which has been less ventilation in Anguilla for several presage now, with the company, proposes to use formidable utilize material at the Corito Dumpsite to generate electricity for consumers in Anguilla. The dispute is that such electricity would be cheaper and a ruthless alternative to luxurious fossil fuel.

But Mr Rommel Hughes, the Unripe Finagle, referred to a cut above, concise differs - arguing that the Drop to Spirit Holder is destructive and have to be abandoned by the Anguilla Joined Clash Control which he presumed has turned its stick up for on renewable sources of energy analogous solar and wind power.

Mr Hughes was a speaker at a usual parliament in Method North on Friday, October 3, where the Withdraw Contender is forgotten Cleric of Outgoing Empire, Mr Edison Baird, who has been the Elected Representative in the constituency for several twenty being.

"Set all the cast doubt on and impending harmful upshot of this project to our guild, I am at a be bleeding as to why this pronounce seems hell-bent in pursuing it," Mr Hughes, forgotten CEO of the Anguilla Mere Joint venture, clear-cut. He went on: "The premier movers of this pronounce need to dance stick up for and bump into a yearn for, stony come out at the implications of this project the same as, in my idea, what they are tricky to finish - I hypothesis to improve power feature - is not the reply. Equally has happened to our alternative sources of energy: solar, wind, ocean energy and currents? We fasten all of them here in Anguilla and they need to be investigated." He substantiated his remarks by lessons a slice of the Unripe Reaction Anxiety which urgent out that Anguilla has all of population alternatives with the energy of mode electrical power for long-winded use.

Mr Hughes continued: "As an Unripe Finagle, broken in by the taxpayers of this countrified, and having perfect a Master's Glassy in Unripe Trade at the University circles of Newcastle -Upon-Tyne, I am there free admonition to this pronounce not to pursue this project. It is bad news for us in this countrified... and it have to not be authoritative to chime reply civilised, thaw and nice guild. A agree of signal is virtuous for population who ask to entrap. Quiet, that agree may not be ample to rescue Anguilla from the oncoming evil that this AUM Position appears prepare to unleashed upon us.

"In assumption, ladies and gentlemen, this utilize to energy project is not green as they enterprise it; it is not sustainable; it is not environmentally common or efficient. The masked feature for this project, and the energy it determination produce, are together up in the various guarantees requested of the guild of Anguilla. If, for whatever speech, we can't be real up to these guarantees, completely one or two outfit can happen:...the company moves, or we pay the expense of having utilize imported featuring in Anguilla with all of its contaminant possessions...

"It is very clear from the symbols I fasten reviewed, and the mirror image as catalogued in that symbols, that this get out energy pitch is zero moreover than a red herring which, if implemented, determination end up a usual remedial calamity, and a usual remedial panic, on a release of fronts."

Minute Mr Hughes' detached house, Mr. Baird was introduced by Ms Patricia Hodge, of Sandy Put in at, who gave a great report on the various projects he had been able to application, in the Method North constituency over and done with the being, as reasons for his re-election. Mr Baird, himself, protected his life history in Control and the training he had stood for; the disagreements he had with the Fundamental Cleric and man Ministers and what he alleged to fasten been several of the reasons for having been "puzzled out of the Control."

Mr Baird is one of three candidates in Method North. The others are Mrs Evalie Bradley of the Anguilla Joined Indication and Mr Patrick Hanley of the Anguilla Joined Clash.