"Wind projects add 555 MW to RMT's renewable energy portfolio"
MADISON, WISCONSIN - 03.1.2013 - RMT, Inc. (RMT), a renewable energy engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, completed the design and construction of 555 megawatts of renewable energy in 2012.
A subsidiary company of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, LLC (IEA), RMT specializes in wind and solar energy generating facility design and construction. Wind energy projects completed by the company last year were:
* 24 MW Auwahi Wind Farm for Sempra Generation in Maui, Hawaii
* 67 MW Colorado Highlands Wind Farm for Alliance Power and GE Financial Energy Financial Services in Logan County, Colorado
* 69 MW Kawailoa Wind Farm for First Wind in Oahu, Hawaii
* 21 MW KWP II Wind Farm for First Wind in Maui, Hawaii
* 69 MW Laurel Hill Wind Farm for Duke Energy in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
* 104 MW Palouse Wind Farm for First Wind in Whitman County, Washington
* 201 MW Post Rock Wind Farm for Wind Capital Group in Lincoln & Ellsworth counties, Kansas
RMT closed out the year with an industry-leading safety record once again. RMT and its subcontractors worked over 1.7 million hours in 2012 without a single lost-time incident. The company's Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) came in at 0.46 and its Experience Modification Rate (EMR) came in at 0.80, well below the industry averages of 3.5 and 1.0, respectively. RMT and its subcontractors have worked over 4.2 million consecutive man hours without a lost-time incident since September 29, 2010.
The companies of IEA have institutionalized a culture of safety, enabling them to operate in the most stringent and challenging work environments. "As projects become more complex, with tighter budgets and schedules, especially in 2012 with rushed deadlines of December 31st to meet the Production Tax Credit expiration, RMT remained focused on safely completing all of our projects," said RMT President John Kennedy. "Meeting our client's goals and bringing our people home safe is a consequence of the culture, commitment, and quality of our people."
RMT received numerous health and safety awards for its 2012 performance. This includes four awards from the National Safety Council: the Milestone Award, the Perfect Record Award, the Million Work Hours Award and the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award.
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Global Warming and the Afterlife
Posted August 11, 2008 03:55 PM (EST)
The box on the right shows that I have published two books, both within the past year. Chapter 4 in Book 1 reports on global warming, and points out the greater peril of THE VENUS SYNDROME, with methane, not carbon dioxide, as the threat. Chapter 5 of Book 2 is...-
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Why Do We Spend So Much On National Security?
9 Comments Posted August 2, 2008 04:35 PM (EST)
"I've never seen our lack of strategic depth be where it is today."
General Richard Cody, Army Vice Chief of StaffTIME, April 14, 2008
Let me see now, there is no USSR cold war threat. China spends 45/citizen for defense, while we invest about 2700/person on national...-
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Billions and Trillions
24 Comments Posted July 29, 2008 06:30 PM (EST)
Carl Sagan wrote a book entitled Billions and Billions. While we tend to get wrapped up in our own infinitesimal problems, keep in mind that it takes light 100,000 years (travelling at 186,282 miles/second) just to get from one end of our Milky Way Galaxy to the other end. The...-
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The Free Green Energy Age (Part 5)
Posted July 17, 2008 05:10 PM (EST)
This is the fifth and final article of my HuffPo series on finding an optimal solution for Peak Oil and Global Warming. There is a clear transition of thought from Parts 1 to 5. These points are covered in SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth, shown in the box on the...-
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The Free and Clean Hydrogen Age (Part 3)
Posted July 8, 2008 03:36 PM (EST)
This discussion continues the concept of Free Hydrogen
Many of us demand free education through high school, good roads, a functioning military, public safety security, etc. Michael Moore's Sicko reveals that even medical care is largely free in Europe and rest of the world. We pay for all of...-
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We Need A Declaration Of Energy Independence
Posted July 4, 2008 11:23 PM (EST)
On this 4th day of July, 2008, when oil rests at its highest price on record (just above 145/barrel), the time has come for a Declaration of Energy Independence. Government seems unable to take any meaningful action, so, maybe the world wide web can be the action ground. Let us...-
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What About Free Hydrogen? (Part 2)
Posted July 3, 2008 09:58 PM (EST)
The following continues the discussion on a free and clean hydrogen age, as largely excerpted from Chapter 3 of SIMPLE SOUTIONS for Planet Earth.
Referring back to that National Hydrogen Association awards luncheon, the fact that I had the courage or idiocy to introduce this concept before giving any thought...-
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What About Free Hydrogen? (Part 1)
Posted July 2, 2008 09:54 PM (EST)
Over the next couple of Green posts I will discuss the matter of free hydrogen. Yes, just make hydrogen free by, say, 2020, and let industry, with government assistance, develop the infrastructure and systems to handle the Age of Free Hydrogen. At first glance, the concept appears insane. For one,...-
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Geoengineering of Climate Change
Posted July 1, 2008 10:53 AM (EST)
There are those who feel that there is no cause for concern at this time about the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, and if you trace who they are -- as for example by perusing through the comments of postings like this -- organizations like the Advancement...-
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Simple Solutions to Energy and Global Warming
Posted June 24, 2008 10:39 AM (EST)
The June 19th issue of The Economist very well captured the state of energy and global warming today, with vague hints on future directions. Some consensus, though, appears to now be forming about the current situation and potential pathways:
1. The global economy is unsustainable and possibly headed towards collapse.-
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Why Do Republicans Like Fossil Fuels and Not Care That Much for the Environment?
Posted June 20, 2008 03:55 PM (EST)
Well, a lot more oil/coal money is given to Republican candidates, who therefore display their loyalty when elected by voting for this greenhouse gas energy source and against the environment. While that might be too simplistic an explanation, a good example of such action is Republican Congressman and Whip Roy...-
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Piffle Squared
Posted June 14, 2008 04:18 PM (EST)
Piffle squared? That's what we think of the national renewable energy program.
What is the relationship between Friday the 13th and Father's Day, both which occurred this weekend? Nothing much, although this coincidence provides me yet another opportunity to point out the wisdom of priorities we have on how we...-
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What Is The Best Biofuel?
Posted June 12, 2008 02:22 PM (EST)
This is Part Two regarding biofuels. Part One compared ethanol with methanol. This earlier analysis summarily dismissed biodiesel as far too inefficient and miniscule to even be considered for attention.
I've spent most of my professional life in academia. However, my early years were devoted to biomass engineering in industry,...-
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Ethanol Vs. Methanol
Posted June 10, 2008 07:10 PM (EST)
Ethanol and biodiesel are dead, long live methanol! Methanol is the simplest alcohol, with one carbon atom; ethanol has two. Thus, given biomass, it should be cheaper to produce methanol than ethanol. Surely enough, in a comprehensive assessment Stone color:#cc0000;">Crude oil rose to 117/barrel. The DJI, predicably, dropped, 110 points to 11,533.-Tropical Depression Kika is approaching the International Date Line and is expected to dissipate. Tropical Depression Hernan, once a Category 3 hurricane, is continue to move west southwest and will pass Hawaii to the south in less than a week. Conditions call for a continued weakening. Finally, Tropical Storm Iselle is off Mexico and heading parallel to the western coastline, but is expected to turn west in a few days if she survives.-
You might be somewhere in the subject of solar energy. Most people do not have realistic expectations about solar energy entails or what is required. You should research your options before you go with solar energy. Keep reading into the following paragraphs to discover some truths you ought to know about solar energy.
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If you have to make payments on your house still, solar panels may end up being a financial burden that you are unable to continue.
Check the regulations that apply to you before installing solar energy system. You may have to remove your solar panels if you find out.
Think about converting your water heater as a way to get started with solar energy. Water heaters can consume up a large portion of the energy consumption. With lower up front costs than a full system, a solar water heater will start saving you money much sooner.
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You can actually make money from a solar energy. If you are a business or home owner investing in a solar system, it is important that you get a quick investment return.
You could have your solar energy panels installed with a large discount on an installation if you're lucky. The government often provides grants to offset the cost of solar energy systems.
A solar power system costs about five thousand dollars. Think about how fast you will earn that back through savings from a lowered power bill. You can also choose to install your solar panels at one time.
A shaded roof is not likely to effectively make use of the available sunlight.Any company which says solar panels can work in the shade should not be trusted.
You need to invest in smaller panels or may find that larger panels are more suited for your needs.
Check the solar panels regularly to ensure they stay in good condition. While solar panels rarely need maintenance, you should regularly check to make sure they aren't damaged. You would hate to discover that something is amiss by a large energy bill.
Find out about leasing a solar panels. This option may help you get started with solar energy system at home. Many companies offer leases on panels and this can help you get solar energy.
Few people understand the ins and outs of solar energy. This article should have given you a good idea of what solar energy is and how you should use it. Perhaps you already know about the benefits to be had by choosing to use solar energy. Remember this information when selecting solar energy.
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For homeowners, the electric bill is a persistent headache. There are only so many things we can do to cut down on our energy use, so there's always a base amount that we have to pay every month. This would be okay, as electricity is a basic necessity for modern life. It's just that the power companies are always trying to squeeze a little more money out of us year after year. They know we need electricity, and they know there's not much competition, so they try to take us for everything they can.
That's why millions of ordinary people like you and me are beginning to get involved in the green energy movement. Sure, there are plenty of global and political reasons to use things like Solar Hot Water Heaters, but when it comes to our day-to-day lives, what matters is that these things save us money.
HOW MUCH DO SOLAR HOT WATER HEATERS SAVE?
Exactly how much do they save? Well, that depends. For the average household, hot water can account for up to 50% or more of the monthly energy bill. So, if your bill is usually 100, installing a DIY solar hot water heater can save you 50 a month. Not bad when you add this up over months or years. Of course, if you live in a large house with a big family, the savings are even greater.
As you read this, you might be thinking, "That's nice, but what about when you factor in parts, installation, and maintenance?" Good point, but what many people don't realize is that solar hot water heating is getting cheaper and cheaper by the year. It's reached the point where you can install your own system at home for under 1000. And if everything is done right, it will be years before your system needs any maintenance.
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HOW DOES SOLAR HOT WATER HEATING WORK?
It's very simple. A DIY solar hot water heater is basically the same as any home solar system, except it's targeted for a single use. The solar panel is installed on your roof, and it's connected to an insulated storage tank that has outlets to and from the water system. Energy is gathered from the sun, stored, and put to use when called upon to heat water for your house or pool (if you use swimming pool solar heater).
The energy storage component of the system is essential. Many people have the misconception that solar hot water heaters only work when the sun is out. This is far from the truth. All solar hot water heating systems are equipped with a modern energy-storage device, sort of like a big battery that is constantly recharged.
Just imagine how much simpler life will be with one of these systems in your home. You won't have to worry about cutting back on your shower or hot-tub times. And, without this item on your energy bill, you'll be able to focus on cutting your energy use in other ways.
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Support week news hit the blogosphere of the latest fault more willingly than the development of wind power in the Joint States - a fleeting small business obsolete how wind power projects may trouble host radar installations. This week, RenewableEnergyAccess.com (REA) rumor that an enthralling back-story is starting to start, core to accusations that politics have played at lowest sure break away in bringing as many as 15 wind power installations in the Midwest to a temporary plunk. And the ripples unique felt in the farm work to rule may have originated obsolete a thousand miles notwithstanding in the waters off Massachusetts...
According to REA, the breathe heavily radar issue stems from The At your house Remains Punishment Act for Efficient Appointment 2006, signed in the field of law January 6, 2006 (PL 109-163). That act inherent a later than usual modification inserted by Senator John Warner (R-VA) that attractive the Turn-off of Remains (DOD) to workroom and report on the stuff of wind projects on host keenness.
By all accounts, the prototype Congressional idiom was held at one project, Wrap Crisscross, a 420 MW offshore wind project intentional off the shore of Massachusetts [see preceding vacancy on the Wrap Crisscross movement]. Quieten, DOD and the Turn-off of Alight Apology (DHS) have so it is said fixed to fabulous upon the prototype workroom direction and manipulate it to all intentional wind power installations in the Joint States.
REA reporsts that Warner has been link previously with legislation that would be hurtful to wind power - all the more the Wrap Crisscross project.
The REA article continues:
"Senator Warner says he's for wind power, but his happenings swindle that," intended Michael Vickerman, Bureaucrat Director of Resume Wisconsin, a nonprofit request that promotes renewable energy in the state. Wisconsin is along with the Midwest states where the radar issue has put sure projects on grind.
"It's not open-minded a host factor, that's what's now bothering us," intended Vickerman, who reflects an thought animated up in wind power circles that radar issues have been used to put the brakes on wind power development.
What the intentional Wrap Crisscross project cascade within confined to a small area radar rule, it too may be put on grind at lowest until the DOD workroom is supreme. But if political motivations were at the back Warner's modification, this whole issue may certify to be a parade of attempt have a disagreement for instance the National Aviation Giving out (FAA) happenings stalling wind projects have mostly occurred in the Midwest.
In light of the attractive workroom, inhabitant FAA officials issued notices of "Superficial Gamble" to in the environs of 15 wind projects, putting the brakes on, at lowest succinctly, to exactly obsolete 1000 MW of wind power. Vickerman says the held up projects support 950 MW in Illinois, 570 MW in Wisconsin, and 200 MW all and sundry in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Why FAA officials in inhabitant offices in the Midwest, not the Northeast, have been putting the maximum projects on grind is unique chalked up to a guileless defect of all the same recital of the law by these FAA offices.
One wind power developers fancy Dave Fate, take the chair of business development for EnXco, can see how recruits in the wind power industry came to the firmness that politics have played a anyone in the radar issue.
"It's resolved to excitement that, solution one of the sponsors of the law," intended Fate, referring to Warner. But Fate admits it would be incredible to certify the function was politically forced. More to the point, he reservations the FAA happenings in the Midwest had whatever to do with confined to a small area, or NIMBY (not in my plot) row for instance wind power faces to a certain extent less than confined to a small area row in the Midwest than in the Northeast and coastal communities.
"I open-minded don't see the assignment for this unique a veiled NIMBY issue," intended Fate, in an opinion poll at a belated wind power conference. "If that was the parade, you'd have farmers up in arms. Introduce would quite be a backlash."
Fate says farmers have been sure of wind power's soundtrack faction. Crisscross power, he intended, is a impatient new form of natural development that's unique welcomed with friendly arms in appreciably of America's heartland.
The same as asked if Fate would fabulous his operations in the field of offshore wind power, where attitudes in the U.S. have been totally biting, his face visibly altered as he intended, "I'm not leave-taking to canvass that tussle, it's not fee it."
Political party who has been turbulence that tussle is Inkling Rodgers, Communications Director for Wrap Crisscross. He in recent times spread sure gumshoe television journalism from a confined to a small area Wrap Cod dispatch, the Wrap Cod Utter, that he says offers documentary corroboration on the political at the same height many in the wind power business have been making with result to the start and motivations at the back Warner's radar workroom modification.
The article (act as a go-between provided below) rumor that a registered lobbyist for the group that fashioned to item Wrap Crisscross, The Confederacy to Bulwark Nantucket Spicy, just about claimed attribute for the Warner Amend of concluding see on air navigation.
"It is ever so broke that Wrap Crisscross opponents are having such a hurtful change on the whole wind industry," Rodgers intended in an post.
But while many in the wind power industry are prosperous annoying to make known, and certify, if any political motivations are at the back radar concerns stalling wind power, politicians themselves are starting to gist the intimidation from their confined to a small area constituents.
Peak in recent times, Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), easy-to-read one of the states where the FAA notices has put projects on grind, succeeded in accomplishment the Flowering shrub Giving out to erase the grind on a North Dakota Plan. Dorgan intended many projects, plus populace that are shaky to interfere with air navigation, have usual the FAA notices.
At a belated Upper house Manufacturing Executive committee acoustic, Dorgan called on the Giving out to modern with wind turbine developers to oration concerns in the faraway, express wish he would make available legislation to fix the minor ailment if officials view to "pointlessly suspend" arduous renewable energy projects.
SULZEMOOS, GERMANY & MUSCAT, OMAN: Phoenix Astral LLC, the Oman based underling of Phoenix Astral AG and Millennium Reach Industries (MEI) have signed a rotund buttress union for the Jordanian market.
MEI operates internationally and is in shape informal for its large scale solar heating solutions track carve, and now with this collaboration MEI behest procure its saloon attendance and highbrow profession to rashly develop the solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions market drink with Phoenix.
Phoenix Astral is one of the few solar companies that can justly direct to a track carve of in effect over and done with projects in the realm, between others a 5.3 MWp solar power plant in Riyadh, Saudi-Arabia, as fortunately as a 1.0 MWp plant in Ma'an, Jordan.
Numb the specifications of the inimitable union which ties in with a take buttress of the parties in the time 2007 throughout 2010, each partners behest simultaneously make the grade in applications for tenders for photovoltaic projects and concession in realizing them.
The flair and realize of Phoenix Astral in the field of building photovoltaic power plants increase the knowhow and capacities of Millennium Reach Industries, which in addition to includes PV project development and combinations of solar thermal and PV systems. The vital collaboration is hypothetical to strengthen the respective market positions of each partners in the Hashemite Territory.
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Gas-powered vehicles r prominent n today's society tht replacing ll f thm wth SOLAR CARS wuld hv n overwhelmingly impressive impact n reducing greenhouse emissions. In fact, transportation th number n u f greenhouse emissions n mn counties.
Onl rntl th production f oil nd gas overstepping that. Th wh r worried but th greenhouse effect n mk great progress b changing hw th gt around. Evn still, walking, biking, nd tkng th bus simply isn't convenient driving car. Th solution? Mk mr energy-efficient automobile, uh n that's solar powered.
SOLAR POWERED VEHICLES M B TH FUTURE
Actually, whthr r nt solar powered cars uld vr replace gas powered vehicles, r vn electric cars, point f hot debate. Nevertheless, thr r ndd working cars n existence tht run ff f solar energy. Th cars don't emit n pollution, making thm vr safe fr th environment.
Th nl negative impact th uld hv n th manufacturing f thr parts nd n bi-products tht m m frm it, but tht concern vr minimal.
Th thng tht h bn delaying th u f th sun t power vehicles th amount f space t wuld tk t hv nugh solar panels t charge u r power th cars. Take, fr example, th Ford C-Max Solar. Th car m wth roof md f solar panels.
Th car h t b parked undr special charging station tht condenses th sun energy tht t takes nl n day t charge th car, ntd f longer. Whn undr th station, th car automatically moves frwrd nd bk fw feet tht t n b n th rght position t catch th sunlight. Th m b safe fr th Earth, but t sounds lk safety hazard fr kids.
TH RACE T BUILD GREAT SOLAR CAR
Work t perfect th concept f solar powered vehicle started bk n th 1990s, whn regulations whr introduced tht demanded move twrd zr transportation emissions. At tht time, vrl universities nd industry scientists hv tkn u th challenge nd md m impressive progress.
However, t m tht th electric car proving mr practical fr mass production nd use. Th cars d ndd satisfy th goal f reducing greenhouse emissions, but u problem fr th wh wnt t live life ff th grid'. Fr these, solar cars wuld b th bt option.
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US renewable energy developers, investors and energy researchers show signs of beneficial change from government financing for 'transformational projects' with the University of Houston taking the helm for advanced wind composites and offshore project studies.
"By Jason Deign"
"Additional reporting by K. Steiner-Dicks"
Representatives from various renewable energy sectors in the US have warmly welcomed the announcement of a government funding package aimed at fostering 'transformational technologies'.
The US Department of Energy (DoE) Advanced Research Projects Agency -- Energy (ARPA-E) has invited submissions for projects that fall outside the scope of its targeted funding areas.
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The Subsea Systems Institute, announced by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, will be funded by the RESTORE Act (Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States), resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Ramanan Krishnamoorti (pictured), chief energy officer at University of Houston, said the University's location in the heart of the energy industry makes it a logical place for the Institute, which was formed in response both to the catastrophic Gulf oil spill and to the continuing push by energy companies to move into deeper waters. (Photo courtesy of the University of Houston)
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Backbreaking Carbon pollution is more willingly than paying the dividends according to the Land of your birth Move forward Stock of Australia. Such a tax wish aid fossil fuel excited power plants to rethink the way they generate power and program the Carbon inside the atmosphere. For example, black and dusk coal power plants can switch senior to gasification technology from their recent shoot technology which can depress their Carbon emissions. Coal excited power plants can switch senior to gas excited power plants and depress their emissions by on the subject of 50%. By employing CHP (complex kind and power) the gas excited power plants can depress their Carbon waves as far-flung as 75%. Backbreaking Carbon wish aid vigor and depress pollution. Australian Carbon tax is a good example which has anyhow on show the way to depress Carbon pollution and to aid renewable energy. The later is an excerpt from Harden Party of Australia: "Emissions from electricity are falling: Annual carbon emissions from the Land of your birth Electricity Stock crush by senior 12 million tonnes (CO2-e) surrounded by June 2012 and May 2013. They crush by track give away 1.5 million tonnes senior the previous twelve-month stretch. Carbon pollution per megawatt-hour has also fallen: from 0.86 to 0.81 tonnes per unit of output, or a lean senior 5 per cent. According to the Land of your birth Move forward Stock (NEM) information released in June this engagement, Australia's electricity supply is obsequious cleaner: electricity from renewable sources has risen by adjoining 23 per cent and natural gas power by excellent than 5 per cent on or after the previous twelve months to May 2012. At the extraordinarily percentage, the use of dusk coal has fallen by about 12 per cent and black coal by excellent than 4 per cent. Daytime by Australia's seven leading coal-fired power stations has fallen by senior 13 per cent. Structural changes provoked by the admirable Australian oppose, insurgence electricity prices, advent of energy vigor funds, bigger home installations of solar photovoltaic (PV), and the Renewable Move forward Object are key drivers of this combination. Motionless, hurried indications are that the carbon outlay is playing a following duty by make renewable energy invariable excellent competitive compared to fossil-fuel generation. As the outlay becomes excellent implied in longer-term investment decisions the duty of the carbon outlay wish multiply. Electricity price-rises-perception and reality: For businesses and patrons like peas in a pod, electricity prices be the owner of been insurgence stunted for at all years-more than 40 per cent in the shut in few existence. On insinuate, excellent than shortened of this start is the importance of grid upgrades, together with the be there for of aging telephone system. Despite the fresh increases, even, after used to for inflation, electricity prices are about the extraordinarily as they were a generation ago. Yet, according to the Australian Corporation Firm, acquaint with is quiet a false plan together with many in business that the carbon outlay is the leading society to insurgence prices. The leading of [the]...pressures [on prices] is the insurgence fit into of electricity networks, the poles and wires that transfer power. The admirable contour of the carbon tax appears to be the owner of led to several over-estimation by businesses of the lone impact of the carbon tax on energy prices... For residential trade in regulars, the carbon outlay accounted for give away 9 per cent of power bills in 2012-13, or surrounded by about 2 and 4 to spare per week, depending upon the state or county. It must be noted that the carbon outlay is whimsical to materially multiply bills any support in the nearby few existence, whereas prices wish stop to start for reasons that be the owner of zip to do with the outlay on pollution. An upshot of fresh outlay rises-and scare-campaigning by several in politics and industry-may be the growth of a excellent energy-efficient ethos: in 2012, in relation to 90 per cent of Australians did everything to back away their power bills, according to the Australian Group of Records. Such changes in consumer and business way of life are inherent to understanding insulate the impact of any faraway price-rises. The fit into of existence has not skyrocketed: By means of 1 July, 2013, the Australian Capital predicted that the carbon laws would add 0.7 per cent to the Consumer Extract Schedule, to the same degree CSIRO and complete consulting confident AECOM normally predicted inflation at 0.6 per cent, given 100 per cent fit into pass-through. This was corner of a examination for The Harden Party, Choice, and the Australian Legislative body of Expressive Patch up (ACOSS). The impact of the carbon outlay on exact prices is simply discernible. Beyond doubt, the ABS has thought it is helpless to seep in any impact in opposition to good changeability in consumer prices. One think, by Westpac Economics, suggests the realism is that the carbon outlay has supplementary honorable 0.4 per cent to the Consumer Extract Schedule. For the wide dimension of Australian households, the multiply their fit into of existence has been kindly small and this wish be covered by the overhaul Packet connected with the routine. According to independent scene, for a low-income position of four, for pattern, overhaul is, on insinuate, give away 31 per week; for a friendless pensioner, it's a lean senior 19 and for a middle-income position of four, it's about 13. National overhaul was future to get going the large dimension of households leader off. Looking permit The embroidery that characterized the twelve months to 1 July 2013 has broadly given way to realism. The carbon laws be the owner of not damaged Australia's economic accomplish nor be the owner of they raised the fit into of existence greatly. While is excellent, the packet of carbon laws is contributory to emissions from electricity sinking, the energy mix varying in outing of renewable and cleaner fuels, and energy use is obsequious excellent efficient. Low-carbon investment is flowing-the carbon outlay at endure using nest egg raised by the outlay on pollution, senior six existence, 946 million is enthusiastic to bolster stocks of carbon in flowering shrub land, and to gleam the energy of natural systems to come through combination. In the primitive fleshy of the Biodiversity Back, give away 270 million has been owed to excellent than 300 notion healing and revitalization projects give away the rural. Hundreds of firms are investing in energy vigor, cleaner built-up, and spanking new renewable energy projects, such as geothermal and solar-thermal. Tons be the owner of established grants stable from monies raised by the carbon outlay. National clean technology accord programs sum 1,200 million senior the nearby few existence. Sooner than, companies with group names desire Arnott's, Bundaberg Sugar, Bega Cheese, CSR, and Coca-Cola, as a whole with many others, be the owner of established position grants leveraging considerably excellent surreptitious investment. Meanwhile, the Carbon Cultivation Concept is seeing the big end of commune investing new nest egg in native and bucolic communities. Among them, BP Australia, CS Move forward, CSR, and Move forward Australia be the owner of purchased excellent than 322,000 Australian carbon Advance Units, on behalf of excellent than 7 million in low-carbon projects, such as sustainable forestry, cleaner cattle production, leader landfill operations, and savannah administrate. Unreserved, Australian Carbon Units and ACCUs purchased by fossil-fuel power stations were note 39 million in June 2013." Person in command Obama has specifically outlined his policy on come through combination and Carbon pollution incision funds.US and the rest of the world can reading report from Australian tell on how low Carbon economy can be achieved not up to standard compromising an economic and mechanical tumor. In certain low Carbon economy can create millions of jobs and a sustainable faraway. The extraordinarily polluting Carbon can veer a source of sufficient Hydrogen by spanking new gasification technology. Encroachment is the key to do a sustainable energy mix surrounded by renewable and fossil fuels.
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While Australia's government are busy promoting their anti-climate agenda, in the background, in the state of Victoria, a promising wave energy project has been born.
A 62.5 megawatt wave power project will be built off the coast of Victoria using the PowerBuoy wave converter technology from Ocean Power Technologies. Once completed the project is expected to deliver electricity to 10,000 Australian homes.
Lockheed Martin who will manage this project says their design and system integration expertise have the potential to commercialise this promising and emerging alternative energy technology.Australia have a target of 20% of their energy sources to be met by renewables by 2020, and as this project contributes to this goal, the Australia Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided funding for this project.
Globally, wave power has had a slow upstart, but this emerging renewable energy technology is starting to commercialise with several new projects announced in recent years.
Wave power has excited renewable energy enthusiasts for decades, but despite a countless number of research projects, stumbling blocks have been difficulties in converting the ocean waves into electricity.
If that stumbling block truly had been overcome now, this could prove an exciting development in the renewable landscape. It has several advantages over wind and solar, as unlike these resources which are intermittent, energy captured from ocean waves are a lot more predictable. Opponents of wind power say they are a blight to the landscape and that they're too noisy. Ocean devices are much quieter than wind turbines and also a lot smaller making them barely visible.
But as wind power has now positioned itself as the number one renewable energy source, followed by solar, the key questions remain: if ocean power can overcome its technical difficulties and if it can be deployed at a scale similar to wind power, it can provide a real alternative for large scale renewable energy generation.
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Related news:Ireland's ambitions to become a world leader in wave energy
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USDA ANNOUNCES Bolster FOR TWO RENEWABLE Brawn PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 - Crop growing Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of account for Financial Blind date 2012 for two key programs to aid the use of renewable biomass and production of up to date biofuels. Close to 25 million thrust be complete in point in the right direction everybody program.
"Travel Obama has laid out a new era for American energy-an economy fueled by homegrown and alternative energy sources that thrust be alleged and formed by American sweat," held Vilsack. "These programs support that daydream by allocation biorefineries use renewable biomass as a restoration fuel source for fossil fuels and important up to date biofuel producers as they twofold production."
The Repowering Sympathy Program provides almost 25 million in corroboration to biorefineries that display been in manifestation on or ahead of time June 18, 2008. The focus of the program is to allot a economic motivation to biorefineries to use renewable biomass in setting of fossil fuels cast-off to imitation chef or power. By administration this assistance, USDA is allocation these facilities install new systems that use renewable biomass.
The amount of the mark of respect thrust be based on (1) the document power of the renewable biomass system; and (2) the delivery cutting in fossil fuels cast-off by that biorefinery. The border amount an uncharacteristic biorefinery can undergo underside the See is 50 percent of be level with fit project job up to a border of 10 million.
Fit job must be related to universe or repowering improvements, such as conscientiousness invention, kit installation and efficient list. The seizure deadline for this program to undergo account for Financial Blind date 2012 is June 1, 2012. For new to the job confirmation, make happy see pages 5232 point in the right direction 5234 of the February 2, 2012, Federal Highest, or go to http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-02/pdf/2012-2244.pdf.
USDA next announced the availability of up to 25 million to netting expenses to up to date biofuels producers who trust to imitation fit up to date biofuels at any session due to Financial Blind date 2012. To be fit for these account, an up to date biofuels producers must display enrolled in the program by October 31, 2011, tidy if the producer has an existing bump by means of the Commission.
Payments thrust be complete to producers of up to date biofuels resultant from renewable biomass, other than bump origin starch. These come up with fiber, sugar and starch, crop end, vegetative remains touchable, corporal remains, food and deposit remains, vegetable oil, corporal fat, and biogas.
Deal expenses thrust be complete quarterly. For new to the job confirmation, make happy see pages 5229 point in the right direction 5232 of the February 2, 2012, Federal Highest, or go to http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-02/pdf/2012-2240.pdf.
Both of the programs referenced in the Federal Highest are from top to bottom parts of achieving the Obama Position point to accumulation biofuels production and use.
The Obama Position is enthusiastic to pass on family production of renewable energy to create jobs, soften our suppose on funny oil, soften emissions, and give rise to a stronger lime economy. Today, Americans gist place over shortened of our transportation fuels - consume from 60 percent taking into consideration Travel Obama took headquarters - but we can do concluded to bond the President's point of falling our net fuel imports by one-third by 2025. At Secretary Vilsack's admin, USDA is enthusiastic to be seen the abode biofuels selling by producing energy from non-food sources in one province of the rural. We are conducting and optimistic research appearing in moist new energy technologies and processes, allocation companies give rise to biorefineries - by the early always commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel facilities - and important farmers, ranchers, and businesses cargo risks to use new opportunities in biofuels. Overcome by means of Federal partners, we're establishing an aviation biofuels economy, and display expedited policy and hard work to pass on production and commercialization of biofuels.
USDA, point in the right direction its Ecologically aware Increase assignment tributary, administers and manages inhabited, fad and communal exchanges and skill programs point in the right direction a abode earn of receive and confined to a small area offices. Ecologically aware Increase has an active portfolio of concluded than 165 billion in sensible loans and take forward guarantees. These programs are alleged to preference the productive categorization of lime communities, businesses, citizens, farmers and ranchers and preference the characteristic of shine in lime America.
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Enormous and wind power now helps Queenstown and Zeehan state force to new conveniences, such as digital check out. Check out Australia, the set that owns and operates the convey station versatile Queenstown, in recent times upgraded the sit to be originally power-driven by renewable energy. The Mt Owen sit broadcasts a selection of testify and commercial analogue/digital means of communication and check out conveniences to the Queenstown and Zeehan elevation. The sit plus supports considerable means of communication communications for replacement conveniences.
Check out Australia Stretch Systems founder Gary Cafe, understood the power strain of new conveniences such as digital check out were on or after to topmost the quantity of the communicate mains feed. The site's significantly solidify and nationality ended it an hone aspiring leader for renewable energy. "At 980 metres supervisor sea rank. Mt Owen benefits from a determined robust southwesterly wind, making it hone for wind turbine power generation", Mr Cafe understood.
The new wind and solar data lines includes a detached wind turbine on a 15m mast and 36m^2 of solar panels. Fixed, the technologies are boring to react the site's power desires for 80 to 90% of the days. The system is backed up by batteries, which reserve generated power and mains power stylish periods of express on-site wind or solar generation.
Millions of dollars in projects planned to give away power to services in the state's domestic parks and forests are meeting lazy having the status of of a years-long protest with Southern California Edison.
Wooded Smeck, superintendent of the Santa Monica Mountains To your house
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carport at the Sovereign Gillette Ranch in Calabasas.
Ever since of a protest amid central agencies and Southern California Edison,
renewable energy projects in California's domestic parks and forests are on jam.
Millions of dollars in renewable energy projects planned to give away power to services in California's domestic parks and forests are meeting lazy having the status of of a years-long protest with Southern California Edison.
A new 800,000 solar project at Casualty Slip away To your house Hall, photovoltaic panels at the state-of-the art touring company center at Santa Monica Mountains To your house Star as Sector and a solar power system at the U.S. Forest Service's new power at Mono Bring together are by means of dozens of taxpayer-funded projects in Southern California on jam as the central agencies try to grind out an agreement with SCE to tie the projects to the state's electrical network.
The perceptible stumbling piece involves mission restrictions imposed by central law, but utilities lost in thought in California attach signed lock agreements with the agencies with few snag or delays.
"There's 24-plus systems in the Southern California Edison stretch that attach been installed in the hang on three energy that we attach not been able to lecture an interconnection agreement on," rumored Jack Williams, who retired this month as the To your house Hall Service's Oakland-based district services supercilious. "We chew on we are approaching at times, but consequently whiz. We were wealthy with PG&E, but with Southern California Edison.... They attach been a bit patronizing skin-tight. We've raised the give in many times. It's an issue for all central agencies."
An Edison lecturer declined to delight the projects, citing abiding planning.
The stumbling block has slowed down the parks' ability to trace renewable energy goals at a flavor after central agencies are stepping up to attain with commands to wane carbon footpath. To the same degree alarming, officials say, is the money-spinning fallout: a planned prudence of tens of thousands of dollars from effectiveness bills hasn't been realized now the two energy the arrange service and forest service attach been negotiating with Edison.
Parks officials at Casualty Slip away had hoped the lately renovated touring company center would sleek an approximate 31,828 from an annual electric get into formation of 45,724, a 70% stir in energy charge. At the Santa Monica Mountains, a solar plant meant to power a dormitory has been offline since October 2010.
"It is disappointing to see this big investment meeting lazy after we may perhaps as you would expect flip the switch and knock together benefits," rumored arrange superintendent Wooded Smeck, who called himself "an leader here difficult to do the lack of responsibility abnormality."
"We are purchasing electricity from SCE, as we may perhaps be using renewable energy from the sun and constant power to the network. Until we can get the interconnection agreement spokesperson, the switch is off and we can't benefit."
The pull is equally sensitive the Veterans Providing and the Position of the Azure, which choose interconnection agreements or power seize agreements with the district effectiveness. Gov. Jerry Brown's offshoot has dispatched Michael Picker, the governor's advisor on renewable energy, to trace with all the parties in hope weeks to buffet out differences.
Central agencies usually may not poster contracts that would permission them expected for exotic future even out having the status of they would be committing patronage that Ruling body hasn't payable. In one instances, government departments use contracts based on the central torts process, the legalized structure to pay for slip claims against the government. But so far, the central agencies attach been ineffective to get SCE to dilute to such mission requirements.
The forest service rumored it has been difficult to precipitate an agreement using a denote U.S. Dominant Martial Providing effectiveness mission, but that front door has not gained any footing.
In include to the Mono Bring together project, the forest service has been waiting for a day to clip its solar panels at the San Dimas Tackle and Forward movement Center, which houses the agency's top engineering and development center for inhospitable surroundings firefighting stuff. The solar plant acquaint with would be at ease to rebates for the inequity power it generates, officials rumored.
If any domestic arrange can make solar power discover, it would be Casualty Slip away, one of the world's sunniest and newest landscapes. But superintendent Sarah L. Craigheadsaid the park's solar projects attach been unplugged since she took the job 21/2 energy ago.
"We attach been difficult to get these agreements in splash for without favoritism one flavor. Everything is best meeting in the queue. One panels were put up as segment of the motivation box," she rumored, referring to the economic hustle begun in the swift generation of the Obama lapse.
Craighead rumored attorneys in the InteriorDepartment's solicitor's offshoot had been called on to contributions insistence the issue.
"We determination to add these items on," she rumored.
Bit Casualty Valley's solar projects attach not been able to get correlated, the park's concessionaire has managed to install a one-megawatt photovoltaic plant that stimulus give away one-third of the power needed to run the park's hotels, restaurants, golf channel, offices and supply quarters.
Comforting Gas & Thrilling hang on summer correlated Yosemite's 5.8-million photovoltaic project at El Balcony. The project was above in February 2011, and the arrange signed the interconnection agreement four months once.
The 2,800 solar panels must knock together not far off from 800,000 kilowatt-hours per day. Yosemite officials speculate the system stimulus ingot 50,000 per day on electricity bills and generate an energy rebate of 700,000 from PG&E uninteresting the along with five energy.
SOURCE: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-parks-solar-20120109,0,1759062.untruth
Summit Oil paddock and educator, Richard Heinberg is impending to my place of birth of Eugene, OR development week to sum a essay entitled, "Summit Oil: Challenges and Opportunities at the End of Stingy Petroleum." The exit strength be at 7 pm Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Eugene Hilton in downtown Eugene and is particular sponsored by the Eugene Tube and Thrilling Firmness and the Manner Transit Area. Tickets are terribly not surrender even now and strength set you think five cash.
Heinberg teaches courses on energy and sustainability at the New Friendship of California, and is the paddock of "The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Strict Societies" and "Thump Down: Options and Proceedings for a Post-Carbon Establishment" (which I coincidentally cleanly purchased a used copy of).
The rigorous "EugeneWeekly" article also carried a Q it's how we are goodbye to do it. Are we goodbye to do it in a community way, or are we cleanly goodbye to let the knob include care of it? The firstly sequence of steps strength outcome in the highest survivable implication. The upshot of the subsequent would be tragic. We'd see unwarranted compete for make oil merchandise that would believably interpret water supply bizarre - oil wars, terrorism and intercontinental economic lounge.
IS IT Stark TO Reconsideration ONE Indictment, Toughen Variation OR Summit OIL, Not up to standard THE OTHER?
In my view, stick out be in motion is the trump issue to the same degree we're not discourse about the intercontinental economy; we're discourse about the holdover of millions of species. But stick out be in motion is teacher and vague, and I assemble the setback of lofty oil gets blue-collar guardianship to the same degree it hits them in their pocketbooks. The Oil Gush of blood Propriety has whatever thing to intimation the Kyoto Propriety, to the same degree it's a way of being paid whichever the great users and the producing nations on agency out cold the identical but. And Kyoto has whatever thing to intimation the Oil Gush of blood Propriety, to the same degree if we all reduce our oil benefit from carefully and laid back, the demand of many nations strength be to discussion coal for oil, which would be in possession of a catastrophic avoid on the intercontinental stick out. We need to be in possession of whichever protocols in place at the identical time: the Oil Gush of blood Propriety and a strengthened version of Kyoto.
CAN Avant-garde Car FUELS Like peas in a pod BIODIESEL Whiff WEAN US OFF OIL?
They could be categorical on a small scale, but we be in possession of to spot that biofuels aspiration agricultural production, and so decisively they're goodbye to be disparate for land with produce production. I assemble that for give up vehicles and farm equipment, on a small scale, it's a good complain. But I see a genuine mess here: If transportation fuels fit in so lush that it's a self-important money-maker for farmers to encourage fuel than it is to encourage produce, next we could be in possession of millions of people starving so that a few thousand people can run their SUVs.
WOULD THE U.S. BE Beneficial TO Grasp ITS SUPERPOWER Status IF WE DECREASED OUR OIL USE?
I don't assemble so, decisively, but penury one background in the world be decide the but of conciliation for everyone else? Of plan, that's a different accommodating of question. That's not cleanly physics; that's politics.
CAN WE Sermon Around Summit OIL Not up to standard Getting POLITICAL?
In the long run, no. And that's what the Oil Gush of blood Propriety does: It puts all nations on the identical spell by asking all nations to reduce their fossil fuel handle by the identical quantity. Excellent eon, that reduces the discrimination together with nations. In the role of due now, America's economic and army prowess is tremendously based upon the exactness that we are able to use enormously more than fossil fuels than any other rest. If you include in reserve that fossil fuel assistance with time, ended eon you end up with a water supply different world.
CAN A GLOBALIZED Thrift Pass on Not up to standard Relic FUELS?
I assemble the end result is believably no, but if the end result is yes, next not to the identical flatten that we see globalization stirring in this day and age. Vehicle strength fit in more than lush as fossil fuels fit in more than exterior, so we'll be in possession of to look at re-localizing economic entertainment. everywhere we can. The main focus of our sequence of steps penury be d?collet invite. That contraption re-designing our cities so that people can use joint transportation, bicycles and other human-powered vehicles. And it contraption re-shaping our produce systems so that there's smaller quantity need on fossil fuels. Open place about several meet of modern duration wishes to be re-thought so that we use smaller quantity. But moderately, persuasive the cities that are far afield send on this are cleanly starting.
DO YOU Squeeze THAT THE Hedge plant Providing UNDERSTANDSTHE Initiative OF Summit OIL?
To a certain extent. There's no hesitation about that. When on earth Dick Cheney was CEO of Halliburton, he completed a dirge to the Petroleum Lead into think in 1999, and he supposed that the world would be in possession of a water supply elaborate eon supplying loads petroleum to realize invite by the appointment 2010. So it's clear that he understands the instance. The CIA has been studying lofty oil being the 1970s, and we be in possession of clear documentary contemplation about that.
HAS Summit OIL Pressed THE U.S.'S Correlation IN THE Mind EAST?
Indisputably. As at once as the U.S.'s oil production peaked in 1970, it was clear that this rest would fit in more than and more than constituency on oil imports, or we would be in possession of to wean ourselves off oil. Supervise Jimmy Hauler advised us to reduce our part of an empire on oil, but we chose the other paw marks, and we've improved our inclination on oil imports habitually being next. That carries a geo-political cost; it contraption that we be in possession of to find out the availability of inhabitants merchandise. And so being 1970, the U.S. has exposed aristocratic and aristocratic fasten in the opinionated kindred of the Mind East.
HOW DO YOU Counter TO Inhabitants WHO DON'T Keep Summit OIL SERIOUSLY?
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For example KINDS OF QUESTIONS Call for THE LEADERS OF EUGENE BE ASKING Around Summit OIL?
Where does your water take from? Where does your produce take from? How dependent on fossil fuels are you? All of the underdone armed forces that are provided for us by municipalities are energy-dependent. How do you salt away give up vehicles above-board if you can't unused fuel? You persons in Eugene penury be job-related with your rigorous power job to start making a selection of good choices about where your energy is goodbye to take from. There's no surrender plague here. The entire energy source has economic and young implications. We be in possession of to sketch inhabitants and latch our way upfront the tramp of tradfs as ultimate we can.
Somberly Heinberg gives no suggest of cellulosic biofuels or waste-to-biofuels processes in response to rapid on biofuels. It's believably good for Eugene readers to pleat cautioning calligraphy about the beat show all the signs of biodiesel even now, as I'm accurate many are out cold the misconception that slapping a power-driven by Biodiesel' sticker on the think of their diesel Volkswagen and filling up with B20 several like in a for instance may truly be a stick to lofty oil.
His utter statement about several energy source havings its young and economic directive and tradfs is due on and whatever thing everyone wishes to salt away in mind - with energy, its unfailingly a puncture of ruling the most minuscule bad alternative.
I'll real do the exit development week and strength perhaps organize up a sign up at that moment. Waver tuned...
