Monthly Archives: February 2012
SunShot Vision Study
“The SunShot Vision Study describes what our energy landscape might look like once SunShot goals are achieved and solar energy provides a substantial portion of our energy supply.” — Energy Secretary Steven Chu The SunShot Vision Study provides an in-depth assessment of the potential for solar technologies to meet a significant share of electricity demand in the United States […]
China Encourages Solar-Product Makers to Expand Amid Supply Glut
By Bloomberg News – Feb 24, 2012 7:29 AM MT Employees assemble photovoltaic panels at Suntech Power Holdings Co.’s factory in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg China set targets for increasing production capacity at key polysilicon and solar cell makers, part of the government’s plan to ensure its companies survive […]
N. Alaska May Hold 80T Cubic Feet of Shale Gas
By Katarzyna Klimasinska – Feb 24, 2012 9:51 AM MT Alaska’s North Slope. Photographer: Andrew C. Revkin/The New York Times/Redux Alaska’s North Slope shales may hold as much as 80 trillion cubic feet of gas, or more than half the highest estimate for the Marcellus formation, and as much as 2 billion barrels of oil, the U.S. […]
President Obama Highlights Energy Department Efficiency Training Centers That Save U.S. Manufacturers $5.6 Billion
University Students Provide Energy Efficiency Assessments to Businesses and Manufacturing Plants February 23, 2012 During a visit to the University of Miami to highlight his administration’s all-out, all-of-the-above approach to American energy, President Obama today touted the Energy Department’s cost-cutting Industrial Assessment Program. The program supports university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) across the country, which […]
System Advisor Model (SAM)
Welcome to SAM The System Advisor Model (SAM) is a performance and financial model designed to facilitate decision making for people involved in the renewable energy industry: The SAM main window showing monthly electricity generation for a 250-kilowatt PV system in Phoenix, Arizona Project managers and engineers Incentive program designers Technology developers Researchers SAM makes […]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jump to a FOA: FOA Number FOA Title DE-FOA-0000654 Bridging Research Interactions through Collaborative Development Grants in Energy (BRIDGE) DE-FOA-0000651 SunShot Incubator Program DE-FOA-0000659 Notice – Pre-solicitation Meeting – Offshore Wind DE-FOA-0000620 Accelerating the Deployment of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies in Indonesia DE-FOA-0000567 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative: High Operating Temperature Fluids DE-FOA-0000635 Superior […]
Federal Regulators Approve Two Nuclear Reactors in Georgia
By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4 to 1 on Thursday to grant a license to build and operate two reactors at a nuclear plant in Georgia, a crucial threshold for an industry that has not had a new start since 1978. The $14 billion project, of which $4 billion was already spent on steps […]
Construction-Permit Delay Could Derail First Solar’s $1.36 Billion Power-Plant Sale to Exelon
By YULIYA CHERNOVA and CASSANDRA SWEET A $1.36 billion government-backed deal for a Southern California solar farm has hit a snag and could be days from unraveling, all due to a local construction permit. First Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar-panel manufacturers, warned Thursday that it might have to buy back the 230-megawatt plant it sold […]
Energy Loans a Safer Bet Than Congress Anticipated, Review Shows
By Jim Snyder and Brian Wingfield – Feb 10, 2012 10:01 PM MT Tax breaks have helped solar leasing companies raise more than $1 billion in venture capital financing. Photographer: The Orange County Register/Zuma Press Potential losses from U.S. energy loan programs are likely to be less than projected by the White House and Congress, according to an […]
Canada’s Harper Reaches Pact With China on Uranium Sale
By Theophilos Argitis – Feb 9, 2012 2:02 PM MT Terry Davis, superintendent of operational services at the Cameco Corp. Cigar Lake uranium mine, speaks to reporters about ore surfacing freezing technology at the mine in northern Saskatchewan, Canada Photographer: Geoff Howe/Bloomberg Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper reached agreements withChina to facilitate uranium exports and air travel as part of efforts […]
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