Posts tagged Renewable Sources
2010 poised to be a big year for California renewables
Dec 31st
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California is poised to meet its lofty renewable energy goals — at least on paper. Right now, 200 renewable energy products totaling 70 gigawatts of energy are under consideration in the state. Not all of them will pass muster — but their equivalent will need to be built in order to make the [...]
GE gets its hands on the world’s largest wind power project
Dec 15th
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General Electric has landed a $1.4 billion contract to build wind turbines for Caithness Energy, the company building the world’s largest wind farm in Oregon — a project that could help the U.S. surpass Germany as the leading user of wind power, a major milestone for the domestic wind industry.
Dubbed the Shepherds Flat project, [...]
Solar in the Midwest? Ameren gives it a try (via postie)
Dec 2nd
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Ameren Corp. has planned their first solar power projects in St. Louis, Mo. and Illinois. This is a big step, as the company currently generates 85 percent of its power from coal, 10 to 15 percent from nuclear and a few watts from methane and hyrdoelectric sources.
Under mandate to transition 15 percent of [...]
Renewable energy policy to result in 1.9M jobs, study says
Nov 14th
The Obama administration’s progressive support for renewable energy will result in about 1.3 million green collar jobs, according to a new report published by three U.S. universities. They will also elevate the average household income by more than $1,000 and America’s GDP by $111 billion by 2020.
This sets Obama on track to create 5 million [...]
Renewable energy policy to result in 1.9M jobs, study says
Nov 14th
The Obama administration’s progressive support for renewable energy will result in about 1.3 million green collar jobs, according to a new report published by three U.S. universities. They will also elevate the average household income by more than $1,000 and America’s GDP by $111 billion by 2020.
This sets Obama on track to create 5 million [...]
