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Renewable Energy Certificates Market May Triple in Size by 2015

Renewable Energy Certificates Market May Triple in Size by 2015

Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) market is poised for continued growth in the coming years. REC sales in the compliance market alone will increase more than 50 percent by 2015, reaching 179 million megawatt hour (MWh), according to a new report from Pike Research.  In a forecast scenario that includes passage of a federal Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), the report predicts...
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Unlocking America’s Biomass Resources

Unlocking America’s Biomass Resources

Washington State is moving forward on plans to enter into long-term biomass supply agreements with biomass energy companies. The state recently enacted the Forest Biomass Supply Agreements Bill, which will enable companies to secure reliable and predictably priced biomass feedstock from state forest lands. Supporters claim the measure will boost the timber economy while...
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Trends in Clean Technology Transfer

Trends in Clean Technology Transfer

A new report on technology transfer, “Advancing technology transfer for climate change mitigation,” examines the international governance of technology transfer, the performance of different instruments in delivering new technologies and proposals aiming at increased technology transfer. The study also examines a number of critical conditions for technology oriented treaties that can effectively promote technology...
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Reclaiming the Mantle: America’s Energy Strategy 2.0

Reclaiming the Mantle: America’s Energy Strategy 2.0

America’s New Energy R&D Strategy Statement by Dr. Robert Marlay U.S. Department of Energy With the recent administration change and economic downturn, the US priorities in energy, environment, science, and the economy have been altered or strengthened. The current baseline goal is to reduce GHG emissions by 80 percent by 2050. Within ten years,...
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ARPA-E Spending $100 Million on Batteries and Biofuels

ARPA-E Spending $100 Million on Batteries and Biofuels

The U.S Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is offering a second round of grants for innovative energy research projects that accelerate innovation in biofuels, electric vehicle batteries and carbon-capture technologies.
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EPA Likely to Lift Ethanol Blend Limits

EPA Likely to Lift Ethanol Blend Limits

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it plans to issue a final decision on the proposed increase to the allowable ethanol content in fuel by mid 2010, according to a letter sent today to Growth Energy, a biofuels trade group. In March 2009, Growth Energy requested a waiver to allow for the use of...
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CleanTech Goes to Washington, VC Leader Testifies Before Senate

Statement of Stephan Dolezalek VantagePoint Venture Partners, CleanTech Group Leader Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Legislative Hearing on S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act October 29, 2009 Chairwoman Boxer, Ranking Member Inhofe and Members of the Committee, I am Stephan Dolezalek, Managing Director and CleanTech Group Leader at VantagePoint...
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Estimating Energy’s Hidden Costs

Estimating Energy’s Hidden Costs

How much does energy “cost” in the United States?  The market price provides only a partial answer to this question, according to a new report by the National Research Council exploring the “hidden” costs of U.S. energy production and consumption.  The report estimates the dollar value of these “hidden” costs – like the health...
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