Would new nuclear plants destroy the environment, or is it part of a responsible energy mix for the future?  A new book by Dr. James Mahaffey, a former Georgia Tech physicist and party to the Cold Fusion debate, takes a fresh look at the history of and science behind nuclear energy, and its future potential as well.  For more information, click here.

 

 

The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. has announced the first offshore wind farm to be located in fresh water.  The 1000 MW Lake Erie Wind Farm will be located near Cleveland, OH.

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The Salt River Project (SRP), a public utility, plans to add 50MW of ground-mounted PV in 2012 and 50MW in 2013.  It has announced an RFP for utility-scale plants to serve the Phoenix metro area.

 

A team of students from Mississippi State Univ. recently won a competition to re-design and re-engineer a GM-donated vehicle to minimize fuel consumption and emissions while simultaneously not sacrificing performance or safety.   Read the entire story here. 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

MTA Strategic Biomass Solutions is once again proud to sponsor the upcoming Mississippi State University Biofuels Conference August 12-13 in Jackson. Conference presenters will discuss research and development and commercial activities in the Southeast and internationally that are directly associated with biofuel production and the integration of the agricultural, transportation and chemical sectors. The conference will also highlight state and regional efforts to increase the availability of biofuels. Special guest speakers include Governor Haley Barbour. For more information, please visit the conference website at www.biofuelsconference.msstate.edu or contact Lydia Allison, of the MSU Industrial Outreach Service, at (662) 325-0479 or lallison@ios.msstate.edu.