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Amazon's Belo Monte Mega Dam: Saga and Controversy Continues

May 18, 2013 by Antonio Pasolini
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Belo Monte controversies continue

The latest installment of the saga has been the expulsion of journalists from the site where they would cover the latest protest by indigenous activists who have brought the building of the dam to a halt.[read more]

The Military Microgrid as Smart Grid Asset

May 18, 2013 by Jeff St. John
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military microgrid?

Never-fail military microgrids are breaking new ground in distributed energy management. Now one of them is getting connected to the grid at large.[read more]

Pitching Nuclear Energy: The Value of New Plant Construction [VIDEO]

May 17, 2013 by Rod Adams
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North American Young Generations in Nuclear group

It will take me several days to digest all of the things I learned and heard at the Nuclear Energy Assembly, both from the podium and in the valuable “hallway conversations.”[read more]

The 2013 Energy Trust Barometer: Mixed Readings

May 17, 2013 by Geoffrey Styles
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It surely complicates the challenging tasks we face, with regard to resource management and environmental stewardship, that much of the public doesn't trust government or energy to solve our important problems.[read more]

Bringing Smart Grid Intelligence to Street Lights in Paris

May 16, 2013 by Jeff St. John
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Paris, city of (smart) lights?

Silver Spring Networks, the smart grid networking company that wants to expand its reach to streetlights, traffic signals and other “smart city” devices, will get a chance to try it out in a city famous for its lights, Paris.[read more]

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Are Electric Cars Green? The External Cost of Lithium Batteries

May 15, 2013 by N Nadir
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Even if there is enough lithium to displace the 1 billion internal combustion engine cars that now pollute the earth with electric cars, it is the electronic waste problem that should dominate the question.[read more]

Energy Innovation: Waste to Energy from London's Sewers

May 15, 2013 by Zachary Shahan
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fat for energy?

Oil and fat accumulating under the streets of London is apparently causing a bit of an issue. However, the city is going to burn these fatbergs in order to create electricity — about 130 GWh of electricity per year.[read more]

Energy Finance: German Solar Four Times Higher Than Finnish Nuclear Energy

May 15, 2013 by Alex Trembath
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solar vs nuclear energy costs

Germany’s solar program will generate electricity at quadruple the cost of one of the most expensive nuclear power plants in the world, raising serious questions about a renewable energy strategy widely heralded as a global model.[read more]

Nuclear Energy Plant Too Expensive to Compete With Natural Gas?

May 14, 2013 by Rod Adams
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Nuclear energy costs

 

On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Times published a lengthy piece that argues the two reactor installation proposed for Levy County, Florida is a more expensive option than a natural gas power plant.[read more]

Renewable Energy and the Smart Grid: The Natural Gas Conundrum

May 14, 2013 by Christine Hertzog
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Natural gas is a fuel for electricity generation that serves as a bridge to a Smart Grid that fully integrates renewables and energy storage into the energy portfolio.[read more]

Solar Energy Investment Attractiveness Of Sunbelt Countries

May 14, 2013 by Zachary Shahan
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solar energy investment

The solar energy investment attractiveness of a country is based on many factors. Some important ones are the overall investment attractiveness of a country, solar policies in the country, and natural solar power potential.[read more]

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RGGI Still Falls Short of Real Carbon Pricing

May 14, 2013 by Sieren Ernst
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RGGI's new cap rules

RGGI’s new cap not only falls short of creating real price pressures due to its closeness to baseline emissions, its excessive compensatory measures, and its failure to deal with leakage, but also runs the risk of locking in emissions.[read more]

Spectra Natural Gas Pipeline: Another Controversy?

May 13, 2013 by Bill Chameides
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proposed Spectra natural gas pipeline

A new pipeline promises new natural gas supplies for New York City. Some tout the economic and environmental benefits that will come from it. Others decry the potential problems it brings.[read more]

California Shared Renewable Energy Bills Pass Major Hurdle

May 12, 2013 by Rosana Francescato
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shared renewables

Where California goes, so does the rest of the country. We don’t have enough shared renewables laws in the US. Passing these bills would set a great example and help spread renewables beyond just California.[read more]

Bloom Energy Raises $130M More for Fuel Cell Future

May 12, 2013 by Eric Wesoff
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Bloom Energy fuel cells

Fuel cell "startup" Bloom Energy just raised $130 million more in venture capital, taking total funding to beyond $1.1 billion for this firm and makes it one of the all-time leaders in venture capitalization.[read more]