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25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
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document.write('Mon, 8 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' A new study released by Navigant Consulting finads that a 25% by 2025 national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would support hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and prevent a near-term collapse in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. and manufacturing states whose Congressional delegations have had a history of voting against incentives and other measures designed to support the renewable energy sector.');
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POET: Ethanol plants can be biorefineries
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document.write(' New ethanol co-products can help ethanol plants become true biorefineries, unlocking the additional potential of each kernel of corn.');
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US Government Budget Proposals Increase Clean Energy Funding
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document.write('Mon, 8 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' President Barack Obama unveiled on February 1 a $28.4 billion budget request for DOE for fiscal year (FY) 2011, including $2.36 billion for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The proposed budget aims to reduce unnecessary energy use, boost renewable energy sources, and strengthen clean energy research as the United States moves toward a clean energy economy.');
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DOE Releases US $20.5M for Community Renewable Energy Projects
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document.write('Fri, 5 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu this week announced the selection of five projects to receive a combined US $20.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support deployment of community-based renewable energy projects including biomass, wind and solar installations.');
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Crafting National Standards
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document.write('Fri, 5 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' Renewable energy is making a gradual presence in this country. But the key question facing U.S. lawmakers is whether to mandate broad portfolio standards or whether to continue giving the states the authority to determine such measures.');
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Obama Unveils Plans To Boost Biofuel Market
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document.write('Thu, 4 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced that his Administration is taking a series of steps designed to help grow the U.S. biofuels industry to reduce dependency on foreign oil, fight climate chance and create jobs. At a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors from around the country, the President laid out three measures that will work in concert to boost biofuels production.');
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Energy Diversification: A National Security Imperative
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document.write('Thu, 4 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' According to the Energy Information Administration, the U.S. imports about 60% of its oil, with more than two-thirds of it used for transportation. Oil is essential to the basic functioning of the global economy, from the production of goods in factories overseas and across the country to their delivery to local markets. Without oil our military would not be able to defend the country from external threats. In short, we are critically dependent on this non-renewable resource.');
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2010 French Tariffs Raise Price for Solar, Geothermal and Biomass
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document.write('Wed, 3 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' France has introduced new feed-in tariffs for 2010. These include substantially higher geothermal, biomass, and building integrated solar PV tariffs than in 2009.');
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Shell & Cosan To Form Ethanol JV in Brazil
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document.write('Wed, 3 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('Shell International Petroleum Company Limited and Cosan S.A. this week signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU), under which the companies plan to form a US $12 billion joint venture (JV) in Brazil for the production of ethanol, sugar and power, and the supply, distribution and retail of transportation fuels.');
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Britain Launches Comprehensive System of Feed-in Rates
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document.write('Tue, 2 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' In a truly groundbreaking move for the English-speaking world, Britain\'s Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has released a full suite of renewable energy tariffs that go into effect in April.');
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OriginOil Unveils In-House Pilot System
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document.write('Tue, 2 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('OriginOil Inc. has unveiled a comprehensive pilot system for algae growth and harvesting at its Los Angeles headquarters.');
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POET CEO to outline ethanol impact at Retech 2010
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document.write('Tue, 2 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' Ethanol limits oil imports and makes our environment cleaner, but its positive impact in the future will be many times what it is today thanks to more efficient production technology and commercialization of cellulosic ethanol.');
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World Future Energy Summit
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document.write('Fri, 29 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' The emirate of Abu Dhabi -- one of the world\'s leading oil and gas producers -- has its focus on the future. A post-oil future. Abu Dhabi has started to put into practice a bold commitment to renewable and sustainable technologies that will enable it to continue as an energy leader after oil has declined.');
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Obama\'s State of the Union Address Highlights Renewables\' Role
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document.write('Thu, 28 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('In his first State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama has highlighted the key role of renewables in the economic development of the country.');
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GE and Petrobras In Biofuel-Fired Aeroderivative Generation Play
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document.write('Thu, 28 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('Brazil\'s federal energy company Petrobras, together with GE, has developed the world\'s first fully-commercial bio-ethanol-fired gas turbine power station.');
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Biomass Co-firing Increase for CEZ
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document.write('Thu, 28 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('National utility for the Czech Republic ?EZ Group reports that it produced more than 327 GWh of electricity from biomass during 2009 through co-firing.');
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Global Energy Industry Stalls as Renewables Improve
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document.write('Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('EIC Monitor, a quarterly report from the Energy Industries Council (EIC) trade association, reports that recovery in the global energy industry stalled in the final quarter of 2009, with newly announced projects across the global energy supply chain for Q4 (October – December 2009) down across all sectors.');
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Iowa Approves Cellulosic Ethanol Grant for Poet
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document.write('Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('The Iowa Department of Economic Development last week approved an agreement for the final US $5.25 million in financial assistance to Poet\'s Project Liberty, a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant that will produce ethanol from corn cobs.');
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Waste Management & Harvest Power To Develop Energy Projects
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document.write('Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('Waste Management Inc. and Harvest Power announced that Waste Management plans to invest in Harvest Power to expand the company\'s waste-to-energy market presence.');
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Exotics and the March of Technology
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document.write('Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' And now for the good news…. Those of you who read my columns may have noticed that while I\'m generally optimistic I do tend to worry a lot about the big scary issues. In this piece I\'m going to take a break from worrying and indulge in some unfettered technophilia.');
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