Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. U.S. Energy Use Declines, Renewables Increase
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

A new government study shows that Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources.

2. More green energy for the globe
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

On 30th August begins the new TREE (Transfer Renewable Energy & Efficiency) series of seminars for employees of ministries and multipliers from 57 countries at the Renewables Academy, Berlin. The goal ...

3. Rare-Earth Resources Increase Chinese Clout
(Feed Articles / REW - Hydrogen Fuel Cell News )

Over the past 5 years, China has emerged as a world-leading producer of solar and wind technologies. Due to its insatiable appetite for energy, the country is quickly becoming a top installer of renewables ...

4. Israel and U.S. Cooperate on Renewables
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

We may be getting close to negotiations between the U.S., Israel and the Palestinians. While we wait for those talks to begin, we can at least partner on other, less politically volatile things, right

5. How to Exit the Age of Oil: Closing the Renewables Gap
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

We are living in a time when the theory of unlimited economic growth is running into the reality of limited energy sources. To solve the problem, it is commonly thought that renewables are simply a drop-in ...

6. After Slow Start, BlueFire Rebrands Itself
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

Remember BlueFire Ethanol? The company made a lot of headlines back in 2006 and 2007 during the ethanol boom. In an effort to re-brand itself as a more diverse company, It's now BlueFire Renewables. ...

7. Modular Renewables for the Military
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

The military spends a lot of money and manpower getting fossil energies to combat troops. Over the last 4 years, there have been more calls to get modular wind and solar units deployed in places like Iraq ...

8. ADB Plans $1B in Asian Renewables Investment
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

The Asian Development Bank has said it will invest another $1 billion in renewable energy projects and private equity funds devoted to cleantech around the region. The ADB has been a strong backer of clean ...

9. Nigerian professionals boost their know-how in Renewable Energies
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

On behalf of the Energy Commission of Nigeria together with Eauxwell Nigeria Limited, the Berlin-based Renewables Academy last week carried out a renewable energy training seminar in Abuja, Nigeria. Nearly ...

10. Renewable Power Users and Sources
(Feed Articles / ENN - Environmental Science and Technology)

... In 2008, about 19% of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.2% from hydroelectricity. The EPA has just ...

11. Renewable Power Users and Sources
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

... In 2008, about 19% of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.2% from hydroelectricity. The EPA has just ...

12. Fossil Fuel Subsidies Outpace Renewables
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

The research and consulting firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reports that subsidies for fossil energies are far outweighing those for renewables. While many governments are putting support behind ...

13. Biomass Advancing in the Northeast
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

Gestamp Biomass, a division of Gestamp Renewables with worldwide operations, and New Hampshire-based Clean Power Development announced that they plan to bring biomass energy projects to the Northeast region ...

14. Renewable Energy Policy Update For China
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

As with the rest of the global renewable energy sector, China's renewables policy has evolved considerably over recent years. Here are the latest major developments and market trends. ...

15. Renewables are Growing Fast: What's New?
(Feed Articles / REW - Hydrogen Fuel Cell News )

If you're looking for a comprehensive resource for renewable energy installation figures, look no further: The Renewables Global Status report was released last week, and it provides a great snapshot ...

16. Investors: Renewables Growth is Slower but Steady
(Feed Articles / REW - Hydrogen Fuel Cell News )

In just one year, the story line for the renewable energy industry has been flipped on its head. Last summer, as investors tried to figure out the stimulus package, there was a lack of capital and a pent ...

17. State RPS' Lead to 250% Market Growth by 2025
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

State renewable portfolio standards (RPS) will be the most critical driver determining the pace of U.S. renewables growth going forward, according to a new IHS Emerging Energy Research market study: US ...

18. Orion Group is an engineering first with the launch of iPhone job search
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

Orion Group has launched an iPhone application that allows jobseekers to search all their available jobs from around the world and across a variety of industry sectors from Renewables... ...

19. Australian Parliment Pushes Renewable Support Through
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

... support to households for small-scale renewables remains well targeted. ...

20. EPA: Transition to Renewables Can Reduce Energy Bills
(Feed Articles / REW - Hydrogen Fuel Cell News )

An analysis released this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirms that a comprehensive solution to our dependence on oil is affordable and within reach, according to the Environmental ...

21. Bill Gates & Other Corporate Leaders Call for Renewable Push
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Led by Microsoft's Bill Gates and GE's Jeff Immelt, the American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC) launched this week, releasing a report and a set of reccomendations that could help push renewables and ...

22. Amory Lovins on the Transition to Renewables & How They Enhance Security and Sustainabilty
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

23. Florida Regulators Approve a 100-Megawatt Biomass Power Plant
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

The Gainesville Regional Utilities and American Renewables have received regulatory approval for a 100-megawatt biomass power plant. The companies intend to start generating power from urban wood waste, ...

24. TEP Signs 160-MW of Renewables PPAs
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has agreed to purchase the output of 10 new solar power systems, a landfill gas generation project and a new wind farm that together will have an installed capacity of close ...

25. Florida PSC Approves 100-MW Biomass Power Plant
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

Florida's Public Service Commission (FPS) last week approved Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) and American Renewables' joint petition for the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center, a planned 100-megawatt ...

26. Treasury Grant Program Yields Positive Results for Renewables
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

The Section 1603 Treasury cash grant program appears to have stimulated incremental renewable power capacity additions in 2009, thereby supporting U.S.-based renewable energy jobs, according to a new ...

27. American Power Act Contains Little Direct Support for Renewables
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

On Wednesday, Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) released the details of their energy and climate change legislation. The bill includes few provisions designed to directly support renewable ...

28. Renewables: Do Personal Politics Have a Place in the Discussion?
(Feed Articles / REW - Hydrogen Fuel Cell News )

29. The Next Great Global Industry
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Developing renewables is no longer just a feel-good exercise – it's about becoming a global leader in the race to realize the Next Great Global Industry. If countries and companies fail to take advantage ...

30. Coal Mine Disaster Brings New Reason to Consider Renewables
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)