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*News and Events DOE Awards $130.6 Million to 32 States for Weatherization Fuel Economy For Light Trucks to Increase 7 Percent by 2007 California’s Small, Clean Power Generators Avoid Extra Fees Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Picks Seven Solar Projects Michigan Energy Center to Combine Fuel Cell, Solar, and More Nevada PUC Approves Solar Thermal Power Plant Contract*Site NewsOklahoma Wind Power Initiative———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-DOE Awards $130.6 Million to 32 States for WeatherizationDOE announced on April 4th its award of $130.6 million to 32 states for energy efficiency improvements to the homes of low-income families. Low-income families spend an average of 14 percent of their income on energy, compared with 3.5 percent for the average American. Weatherization reduces an average home’s energy costs by $224 a year. The program gives a priority to low-income families that include children, the elderly, or people with disabilities. The Congressional appropriation for the Weatherization Assistance Program is $223.5 million in fiscal year (FY) 2003 — enough to weatherize about 93,750 homes. The FY 2003 funding is down slightly from $230 million in FY 2002, but President Bush has requested an increase of nearly 30 percent for FY 2004. The program performs energy audits to identify the […]
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*News and Events Iowa Utility to Build a 310-Megawatt Wind Power Plant Rosebud Sioux Tribe Installs a 750-Kilowatt Wind Turbine Solar Power Installations Continue Apace in California European Wave and Tidal Energy Projects Face Setbacks University of Idaho Sweeps SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge*Site News Energy Trust of Oregon———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-Iowa Utility to Build a 310-Megawatt Wind Power PlantMidAmerican Energy Company, Iowa’s largest utility, announced last week its intention to construct a 310-megawatt wind power facility in northwest or north-central Iowa. The project will consist of up to 200 wind turbines and will rival in capacity the largest existing U.S. wind power plant: the 300-megawatt Stateline Wind Energy Center, located along the border of Oregon and Washington. Although MidAmerican expects the first turbines to come online in 2004, and the entire project to be complete by 2006, the company has not yet selected a location for the project. [sorry this link is no longer available]Rosebud Sioux Tribe Installs a 750-Kilowatt Wind TurbineThe Rosebud Sioux Indian Tribe installed a 750-kilowatt wind turbine on its reservation last week, completing a project that began eight years ago with wind resource monitoring. With half of the project funded by a DOE Cooperative Grant, the Rosebud […]
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*News and Events Austin Energy Tops Green Power Sales HP Smart Cooling to Reduce Data Center Energy Use Hotel Demonstrates Energy-Efficient Lighting Conferences on Residential Energy Efficiency Begin San Diego’s $3.6 Million Energy-Efficiency Project*Site NewsBetterBricks ———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-Austin Energy Tops Green Power SalesAustin Energy sold 251,520,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power last year, more than any other utility in the nation. The utility’s GreenChoice program offers electricity from wind, solar, methane gas from landfills, and hydropower plants to more than 6,500 residents, 165 small businesses, and 31 large companies and organizations in Austin, TX. Sacramento Municipal Utility District was the second largest green power producer last year at 104,344,000 kWh, and Xcel Energy was third with 103,739000 kWh. See Austin Energy’s press release at: [sorry this link is no longer available].HP Smart Cooling to Reduce Data Center Energy UseWhile clean energy technologies are often at the forefront of energy news when it comes to reducing air pollution and conserving fossil fuels, advances in energy efficiency are also capable of tremendous cost and emissions reductions. For example, HP announced this week that it is now using a “smart” cooling modeling system to design data centers, which the company claims could dramatically […]
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*News and Events 250-Kilowatt Fuel Cell System Installed in Los Angeles New Waste-to-Energy Projects Planned Throughout the U.S. U.S. Helps Fund Study for Hungarian Wind Power Project Renewable Power Plants Win Contracts in California, Nevada Building Developer and Town Buy Large Amounts of Green Power Arizona Court: Homeowners Have a Right to use Solar Energy*Site NewsGridless Urban House Project *Energy Facts and Tips EIA Report Examines Troubled Electric Industry in 2001———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-250-Kilowatt Fuel Cell System Installed in Los AngelesThe largest fuel cell system in North America was dedicated last week in Los Angeles. FuelCell Energy Inc. built the 250-kilowatt power plant and installed it at the downtown headquarters building for the Los Angeles Department of Power and Water (LADWP). The LADWP has also broken ground on a second 250-kilowatt fuel cell power plant, to be located at Terminal Island in San Pedro. The Terminal Island facility will be fueled with digester gas from a nearby wastewater treatment plant. See the LADWP press release at: [sorry this link is no longer available]DOE has been supporting research at FuelCell Energy since 1976. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham hailed the new installation as “a preview of our energy future – clean, efficient power […]
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*News and Events EERE Budget for FY 2003 Increases over FY 2002 Levels First of 45 New Fuel Cell Systems Installed on Long Island Navy Orders 36.5-Megawatt Superconducting Propulsion Motor Record Global Wind, Solar Growth Seen as the Start of Trend White Wave Offsets All Its Electricity Use with Wind Power Biodiesel Makes Mardi Gras a Little Bit Cleaner*Site NewsInterwest Energy Alliance *Energy Facts and Tips DOE Project to Generate Hydrogen from Coal———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-EERE Budget for FY 2003 Increases over FY 2002 LevelsWith five months now gone from fiscal year (FY) 2003, DOE’s budget for the year has been approved by Congress and signed by President Bush. Overall, the final EERE budget increased by about 1.4 percent. The renewable energy budget increased 9.3 percent above the adjusted FY 2002 budget, to $422.3 million. The energy efficiency budget decreased by 2 percent relative to the adjusted FY 2002 budget, to $897.6 million. The detailed budget is available by selecting “DOE Sections Only” — a one-megabyte PDF file — of House Report 108-10, posted on the DOE Office of Management, Budget, and Evaluation Web site: http://www.cfo.doe.gov/budget/billrept/fy03Explanatory text is in pages 888 to 890 and 1021 to 1023 of the PDF file, […]
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News and Events Report Finds High Potential for Renewable Power in the West New Nevada Campus to be Fully Powered by Geothermal Energy Report: More Than 300 Utilities Now Offer Green Power Ski Areas Buy Green Power, Use Renewables, and Save Energy Two Large and Innovative Biodiesel Plants Under Construction Honda, Toyota Continue to Dominate List of “Greenest” Cars*Site NewsASHRAE Online Journal and Electronic Newsletter *Energy Facts and TipsVoluntary Greenhouse Gas Reductions Increased in 2001———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-Report Finds High Potential for Renewable Power in the WestA new report examining the potential for renewable energy development on public lands finds that all 11 western states have areas with a high potential for power production from one or more renewable energy sources. The report, released February 21st by DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of the Interior, studies resources on Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and tribal lands. Titled “Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on Public Lands,” the report was prepared in support of the President’s National Energy Policy, which included efforts to increase domestic energy security by encouraging energy production on public lands.The report examines wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal energy resources, applying suitable screening […]
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How do Amory Lovins, James Cannon and Jeremy Rifkin view the possibility of a hydrogen energy economy?
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News and Events EERE Summarizes 2004 Budget Proposal in “Budget-in-Brief” President’s Budget Provides $17.6 Million in Weatherization Funds President Bush, Secretary Abraham Detail Hydrogen Initiative Two of Three Kansas Wind Power Installations Moving Ahead Dry Winter Likely to Impact Hydropower in Pacific Northwest Ethanol Fuel Industry Achieves Record Production in 2002 *Site NewsBioenergy Stoves Discussion Group *Energy Facts and TipsNuclear Industry Sees Potential for Large Growth in 10 Years———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-EERE Summarizes 2004 Budget Proposal in “Budget-in-Brief”DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) released its “Budget-in-Brief” on Tuesday, providing a summary of the proposed EERE budget for fiscal year (FY) 2004. The budget increases only slightly compared to last year’s proposed budget, now totaling $1.32 billion. It includes the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative and expands the FreedomCAR program, while also providing increased funds for solid state lighting, the Weatherization Assistance Program, and the President’s National Climate Change Technology Initiative. See EERE’s “FY 2004 Budget-in-Brief” on the EERE Web site at: [sorry this link is no longer available]President’s Budget Provides $17.6 Million in Weatherization Funds for Iowa, New Hampshire, and WisconsinDOE released further details about President Bush’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2004 this week and last, noting that […]
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News and Events President’s Budget Retains Funds for Efficiency, Renewables President Bush Launches $1.2-Billion Hydrogen Initiative Navy to Demonstrate Potential of Solar-Supplied Hydrogen Los Angeles Proposes to Build a 120-Megawatt Wind Plant Green Power Adopted in North Carolina and Successful in D.C. *Site NewsDOE Launches Revised EERE Web Site at New Web Address *Energy Facts and TipsEnergy Companies Added Significant Oil, Gas Reserves in 2001———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-President’s Budget Retains Funds for Efficiency, RenewablesPresident Bush released his administration’s proposed $2.2 trillion federal budget for fiscal year (FY) 2004 on Monday. According to the President, the budget meets the challenges posed by three national priorities: winning the war against terrorism, securing the homeland, and generating long-term economic growth. Despite these three priorities, the budget maintains funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. It assumes enactment of the energy tax incentives proposed in the President’s 2003 budget, including tax credits for the use of solar power in residences and for purchases of hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles. It also proposes a two-year extension in tax credits for electric vehicles, clean-fuel vehicles, and power produced from certain renewable energy sources (the so-called “production tax credit”). See the budget on the White House […]
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News and Events LIPA and GE Wind Turbines Boost U.S. Offshore Wind Prospects U.S. Wind Power Growth Slows to 10 Percent in 2002 Maine Renewable Energy Brings Green Power to the State Massachusetts, New Jersey Revise Clean Energy Programs President’s 2004 Budget Increases Weatherization Assistance New Combined Heat and Power Projects Mark a Growing Trend *Site NewsH2CARSBIZ *Energy Facts and TipsEIA Updates Regional U.S. Reports on Appliance Use———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-LIPA and GE Wind Turbines Boost U.S. Offshore Wind ProspectsThe likelihood of offshore wind power developments in the United States improved last week, thanks to separate actions taken by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and Cape Wind Associates, LLC.LIPA, acting on a previous study, requested proposals for an offshore wind power plant that would produce 100 to 140 megawatts of power. The utility has identified its preferred location, a five- square-mile area about 2.5 miles south of Jones Beach on the western end of the island. LIPA is prepared to enter into a 15- to 20-year power purchase agreement for the power produced by such a facility, which the utility hopes would be operational by late 2007. LIPA would also build the undersea cable to connect the facility to its […]
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