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Energy Project Map Now Available from SBS
Strategic Biomass Solutions, a program of the Mississippi Technology Alliance, has unveiled a new map that shows the location and description of more than 100 renewable energy projects in the state - biomass, solar energy and energy efficiency.
It is intended for entrepreneurs, investors, economic developers, policy makers and energy-related companies interested in locating in Mississippi.
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| Attention Readers |
Some Alternative Energy ED Projects will
Revolutionize your Local Economy,
and some are Boondoggles..
But How Can you Tell Which is Which?Knowledge is Power.To learn how to set your community apart from your competitors, click here.
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| Market Update |
US Gasoline Starts Long-term Decline
After seven decades of mostly uninterrupted growth, U.S. gasoline demand is at the start of a long-term decline. By 2030, Americans will burn at least 20% less gasoline than today even as 27 million more cars clog the roads.
Read the entire article.
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| Incentives and Policy News |
Biodiesel Incentive Reinstated in Tax Bill
By a vote of 277 to 148, the U.S. House of Representatives extended tax cuts, continued unemployment benefits and renewed some of the Alternative Energy incentives. In particular, the biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credit, which lapsed at the end of 2009, will be retroactively reinstated through 2011. Read the entire article.
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| Events News |
Two-day Course on Alternative Energy for Economic Developers to be held April 4-5 in Lafayette, LA
Taimerica and SBS-MTA have partnered on a two-day course to be held in Lafayette, Louisiana on April 4-5, 2010. Economic developers are seeing these opportunities but don't understand how to position their communities or regions to attract AE investments. This seminar will give developers the tools to understand where to look for opportunities, what AE companies are looking for in terms of communities, sites, infrastructure, workforce and buildings, what incentives are needed to land the deals and how to sell the community successfully to AE prospects. Topics covered include:· AE in Perspective: A Realist's Assessment of Future Opportunities
· Understanding AE Requirements: Locational and Site Requirements for Each of the Major AE Platforms
· Closing AE Deals: Incentive and Financing Tools for AE Development
· Getting Noticed by AE Companies: A Michigan Case Study· Shale gas: a Fossil Fuel Alternative with Long-term Prospects
· Separating Wheat from Chaff: Profiles of good AE Candidate Companies
· Risk in Emerging Technologies and the Venture Development Process
· The Requirements of an Investor-ready Technology Based Venture · Deploying a Successful Renewable Energy ProjectFor more information, please email Charlotte or call 985-626-9868.
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| Technology Update | |
Nissan Says Leaf Has 100+ Mile Range
The Nissan Leaf's battery performance has been evaluated by the EPA at 73 miles, but company officials say that the driving range will depend on the user's driving habits and will usually get over 100 miles. Read the entire article.
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SEI Offers Online Course on Battery Safety
Solar Energy International is now offering a 6-week online course on Battery Based Design beginning January 10, 2011 for electrical workers in the solar industry. Click here for more information. |
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