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The Past, Present, and New Year of U.S. Clean Energy Policy
When President Barack Obama was inaugurated on January 20, 2009, clean energy was largely a policymaking afterthought. Federal investment in clean energy research and development (R&D) stood at just over $4 billion a year – less than 40 percent of its peak in the 1970’s. It’s an understatement to say a lot has changed in the four years since.[read more]
Why Tax Credits Are Critical to the Wind for Growth
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Today, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited Ingeteam, a wind and solar equipment manufacturer in Milwaukee. The visit showcased the company’s recent $21 million expansion and the 275 jobs the company has created or plans to add by 2015. It also indirectly demonstrated the growing wind energy industry in the state of...[read more]
Is the Natural Gas Boom A Boon For Fuel Cell Infrastructure?
Here’s another game-changer in the making brought to you by America’s burgeoning supplies of shale natural gas: alternative fuel vehicles and distributed power generation using fuel cells.Emboldened by low prices and booming supplies of natural gas in the U.S , the American fuel cell industry is clawing its way back from the brink.The...[read more]
Energy Sec. Chu rescues USEC
It was the Huntsman who kissed Snow White to wake her up In a popular movie now in theatres, and in a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman is ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed. But he winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen. In the traditional fairy tale, a handsome prince...[read more]
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“I believe that the FF companies, since they have the money to do so at this time, will invest in the machine automation required to mass produce batteries and solar. The object is to extract the cheapest, most abundant sources for these new energy components.As something to think about, solar's growth averaged about 33% and as of 2012, was a whopping 78%. Now, if subsidies were reduced to where ...”
“It's pretty clear Alberta and thus Canada house certain political and financial powers that point to being the head quarters of the so-called 1%. I'm glad to finally see signs of people and organizations awakening from within the country. The only means we have to break the beast's ugly neck is to reject globalization and make ourselves as independant as we can from fossil fuels. ”