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Cape Wind Offshore Wind Farm Approved by DoI
The $1B Cape Wind project, located offshore Massachusetts, has received approval from the federal government (Dept. of Interior). The planned 130 turbines, spread over 24 squ. miles, could produce as much as 75% of the power demand for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Opposition to the project is expected to continue.
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U.S. Carbon Emissions Declined Record 7% in 2009
Information released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicates that CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions declined by 7%, or 405 million metric tons, the largest decline since recordkeeping began in 1949.
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Shale Gas: ED Opportunity or Environmental Threat?
The U.S. presently has an oversupply of natural gas. This oversupply is attributable mostly to recent discoveries in Shale Gas,  which has the potential to remake every state's competitive position and every energy project's economics. But the extraction technique necessary to produce this gas has fueled a national policy debate on its environmental impact. (The current Site Selection Energy Report and archives are on the right-hand side of the home page about halfway down.)
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Rentech's Synthetic Jet Fuel Passes Validation Flight
United Airlines has successfully conducted an engineering validation flight on the synthetic jet fuel manufactured by Rentech Inc. (RenJet). RenJet is the only synthetic fuel certified for commercial aviation use to date, and this marks the first time a synthetic jet fuel has been tested successfully in flight.
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Green Jobs Aren't Just for People
Dow Corning and NREL have each announced initiatives in which robots play an important role in commercializing new technologies.
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Waste to Energy Finance and Investment Summit to be held in San Diego July 20-21
MTA-SBS is a supporting organization for the 2nd Annual Waste to Energy Finance & Investment Summit July 20-21, 2010, to held in San Diego, California. Infocast has organized this event to provide a unique platform for all the necessary parties to WTE deals to gather in one place, get comfortable with each other's wants, needs and point-of-view, understand industry best practices, and make deals happen. This exciting meeting will build on the remarkable success of our initial summit run in 2009, which was widely praised by critical industry players as a deal-making venue to which they are eager to return. Technology innovators, project developers, equity investors, lenders, power purchasers, government and municipal landfill representatives and other critical dealmakers will gather in San Diego to move the industry forward and find profitable opportunities in the new era of waste-to-energy projects. For discounted registration please contact Sumesh Arora, Director of Strategic Biomass Solutions at sarora@mta.ms information.
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SE Bioenergy Conference to be held August 3-5
The Southeast Bioenergy Conference 2010 will be held August 3-5 in Tifton, GA and will explore the theme "Building a Vibrant Renewable Energy Market for the Southeast." Invited speakers include Gov. Sonny Perdue (GA), and expected attendees include members of executive branches of government involved with developing bioenergy business, legislators, bioenergy industry companies and vendors, investors, and educators. Click here to register or for more information. |
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