Archive for May, 2009
Vermont FITs Become Law: The Mouse That Roared
Vermont's feed-in tariff legislation became law at the end of business on May 27, 2009. H. 446 is the first legislation calling for a full system of advanced renewable tariffs in the US to pass the legislature and become law. The bill includes changes to Vermont's Sustainably Priced Energy Enterprise Development Program (SPEED) that would implement a pilot feed-in tariff policy.
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China/Clean Technologies - one of the best ways out of the financial crisis
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Can the US Afford Cap-and-Trade?
Many Americans are fearful that if we reduce our carbon footprint, we will compromise our quality of life. This fear, however, is unfounded as evidence from around the United States demonstrates. U.S. states vary only modestly in average incomes, but have widely differing per capita emissions.
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Could Ontario Be the Next Germany?
If the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (Bill 150) is passed as expected in May 2009, Ontario will become the first North American jurisdiction with an incentive system modeled after German feed-in tariffs (FITs), according to incentive expert Paul Gipe. With proposed tariffs of up to 80.2 CAN cents/kWh (US$0.64/kWh, €0.47/kWh) for solar power generation, fixed and guaranteed for 20 years, the province would have the most favorable incentives currently available worldwide for roof-mounted systems below 100 kW. More lucrative, even, than current German incentives under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG).
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Kansas Adopts RES, Net-Metering
According to a press release issued by the Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson, legislation that he signed last week calls for the formal adoption of a renewable electricity standard (RES) and allows Kansans to generate their own power through net metering.
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The Funding Opportunities
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To the top 1000 Bio Fuel + Bio Mass leaders and investors
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Suggestions on How the UK Could Meet the EU Renewables 2020 Target
The EU is now committed to obtaining 20% of its total energy from renewables by 2020. The current level is about 8.5%, three quarters of which comes from hydro-electricity and biomass. Expanding this to 20% in 11 years is possible – indeed essential. Meeting the target would help control climate change and also greatly increase EU energy security and create many new jobs and industries.
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Hydrogen Honda Forum Shtudown
I’ve decided to close the forum. Sorry for anyone who put a post out there and now it’s deleted. The forum was overrun with spam. I’ve also closed the site to new memberships as there were a lot of spam accounts being created.
 I have larger plans for this site. I want to see it become a community for Hydrogen Honda owners. I know this new technology is just getting started in cars, but I believe it will be a growing technology.
 Sorry for any inconvenience. You can continue to read news about this topic daily on the blog.
No commentsErnst & Young Release Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices
Ernst & Young has released the latest edition of its Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices. The firm has introduced a revision to the Solar index, to reflect the increasing role of solar thermal in electricity generation. Changes to weightings in the index have resulted in overall rises in solar score for countries such as the U.S., Spain and India which have strong concentrated solar power (CSP) potential, while some countries such as Germany and France, with strong solar photovoltaic potential, have seen drops in overall score driven by a low potential for CSP generation.
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