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Project and Location News |
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GE, Caithness Partner on $1.4B Wind Farm
GE and independent power producer Caithness Energy have signed an agreement on $1.4B of wind turbines for an 845 MW wind farm to be located in north-central Oregon.
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Market Update |
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Bluefire Ethanol Makes "50 Hottest" List Again
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc., a company that is proposing to build an ethanol refinery in Mississippi, has been ranked number 19 on the Biofuels Digest list of the "50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy;" the company's second consecutive year in the top 20.
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Incentives and Policy News |
Vermont May Vote To Shut Down Plant
Vermont, the home of Vermont Yankee, a 620-megawatt nuclear power plant near Brattleboro, is the only state with the ability to block the relicensing of a nuclear plant. The state's legislature may do just that during its January session, over new concerns on nuclear power.
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Technology Update |
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SmartSynch's GridRouter Ranked
SmartSynch's new GridRouter smart grid product has been recognized as the No. 5 high-technology concept in the world for 2009 by leading green technology market research and analysis firm GreenTech Media of Cambridge, Mass. Read the entire story here. |
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Workforce Trends |
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Recovery Act Includes $2.3B for Clean Energy Jobs
President Obama recently announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. One hundred eighty three projects in 43 states will create tens of thousands of high quality clean energy jobs and the domestic manufacturing of advanced clean energy technologies including solar, wind, and efficiency and energy management technologies.
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Conference News |
Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America to be Held Feb. 23-25, 2010
Sumesh Arora, Director of Strategic Biomass Solutions at MTA will be chairing a session on biopower applications at the upcoming Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America in Austin, Texas from February 23-25, 2010. Sumesh is a member of the conference program committee and has served in the capacity for the last three years. The program committee is comprised of renewable energy leaders from the business, technology and industry sectors. For seven straight years, this event has been leading the way for the renewables industry. Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America 2009 had nearly 4,000 renewable energy power professionals in attendance and attendance is expected to reach almost 5,000 in Austin. Click here for more information.
Featuring insightful discussions and presentations during technical sessions related to technology, markets, business strategies and policy covering the wind, solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal, ocean/tidal/wave, bio-power, bio-fuels hydrogen and energy sectors. There has never been a better time to be a part of the exciting, ever-growing world of renewable energy! For more information contact Sumesh Arora at sarora@mta.ms or visit www.mta.ms/biomass. |
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Conference News |
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RETECH 2010: All Renewables, One Place, One Time, the ReNEW Frontier - Registration Now Open
Strategic Biomass Solutions at the Mississippi Technology Alliance is proud to support RETECH 2010. Plan now to join 3,500 government, business and technology professionals at the world's premier event for the renewable energy industry. RETECH 2010 will take over the Washington D.C. Convention Center February 3-5, 2010 enabling U.S. and global companies to showcase their products and technologies for top representatives from government, the financial world, and other business leaders and investors. As a patron of the MTA Strategic Biomass Solutions (SBS) you can receive an additional $100 off registration by using the Promotional Code: SUP2010 when you register. Please visit the SBS home page at www.mta.ms/biomass for more details or go to www.retech2010.com to register or check for updates on speakers, exhibitors and more. Register and book your hotel room as time is running out. | |
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