Green incentives tainted by black slime
By Kathryn Morrison
Slimy black liquor is a by-product of the wood pulping process, and is a common energy source used to power paper mills. This sludge drowns requirements for clean energy in Maryland and DC and has diverted billions of dollars in cash from the refundable tax credit intended for wind and solar over the past few years.
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Think Like a Viking: Sweden Paves the Way for Energy Efficiency
By Claire Daley Sweden is winning the global game of saving the earth—one piece of trash at a time. According to Public Radio International, Sweden converts waste into energy so efficiently the country actually needs to import waste from other European countries. The very successful waste-to-energy program works by burning household waste and garbage into usable heat and electrical energy. As a …
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Obama & Biden Move Climate Policy to Forefront
President Obama made it abundantly clear in his second inaugural address that climate policy is at the top of his agenda for the next four years. The White House has released a statement announcing plans to modernize 75 percent of federal buildings to increase their efficiency. The administration also plans to implement incentives for Americans to increase their own energy …
Read MoreNot seeing the forest for the trees
It’s unfortunate that the Romney campaign has made Solyndra the poster child of the Obama administration’s misplaced support of renewable energy. First, The DOE’s Loan Guarantee Program, which funded Solyndra, was started by President George Bush and is typical of investments the government makes in new energies. Secondly, the program has been more successful in funding winners than most venture …
Read MoreOperation Free encourages Congress to support military’s renewable technologies
A Washington-based group of retired military leaders, known as Operation Free, has reached out to Congress in a letter imploring them to support the military’s efforts in securing renewable energy technologies. Citing America’s dependence on oil as a threat to national security, the letter notes how our military is developing alternative sources. For example, the Navy is investing in biofuels …
Read MoreEnergy Events on the Horizon
Looking for upcoming renewable energy events? Thanks to the newsletter published by the Energy and Clean Technology group at Mintz Levin, you have several exciting options from which to choose: May: Solar Summit 2012 Phoenix, AZ May 1-2, 2012 More info The 6th Annual ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum Boston, MA May 7-8, 2012 More info Reznick Group Renewable Energy …
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The Who’s Who of Renewable Technologies gather for next week’s ARPA-E Summit
Next week, The National Harbor will be crawling with key players from all areas of the renewable and green tech industry for the 2012 ARPA-E Summit (Advanced Research Projects…
Read MoreBiofuels a top priority for our nation’s defense
By Katie Bird At Wednesday’s Clean Defense Summit, an event by The United States Leadership Forum, leaders from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Defense Logistics Agency and our military bases convened to discuss the latest opportunities in clean defense. The summit featured various opportunities to connect with top officials with general …
Read MoreStorehouses for Solar Energy Can Step In When the Sun Goes Down
by Matthew Wald If solar energy is eventually going to matter — that is, generate a significant portion of the nation’s electricity — the industry must overcome a major stumbling block, experts say: finding a way to store it for use when the sun isn’t shining. That challenge seems to be creating an opening for a different form of power, …
Read MoreCongress in the Dark on Renewable Energy
By Glenn Williams Many believe that Republicans are about to raise taxes for the nation’s owners of renewable energy facilities. The concern has many scrambling to commission energy projects in time to qualify for U.S. Treasury grants and bonus depreciation. As bleak as it may seem for renewable energy, leaders believe there is a small chance Republicans will extend some, …
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