Archive for February, 2010
Doing the Math –
Stimulus Plus Solar = One More Colorado Install
The recipient this time is a joint venture design-build contract for a 3.2 megawatt system at the Denver Federal Center. Getting more than $17 million in project funding are Denver-based Centerre Government Contracting and E Light Wind and Solar of Englewood.
28Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Chu Warns of U.S. Ceding Clean Energy to China
At Friday’s Colorado Energy Jobs Summit on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the Secretary sited several areas where he said we’ve fallen behind other nations, including vehicle fuel efficiency, electricity transmission efficiency, battery technology and nuclear power.
27Feb2010 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Udall: “It’s Crucial to Price Carbon”
I continue to believe strongly that if we want to compete with the Chinese and the Indians and Europe when it comes to clean energy, unless you price carbon, you don’t send the right signals to the marketplace. I hear that from the utilities and from industry leaders. It’s a mainstream idea.
27Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
NREL, EPA Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on
Potentially Contaminated Sites
The project will analyze the feasibility of developing wind, solar, or small hydro projects at 12 sites, as well as determine the potential generating capacity, return on investment and economic viability.
25Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Potential of New Oil Find Has Industry Jacked
The Northeastern plain of Colorado may have another “gusher” on its hands reminiscent of the high production years of yore, if the initial results of the new find has “the legs” some industry experts suspect.
25Feb2010 | admin | 4 comments | Continued
Viewpoint: Colorado Needs Uranium Bill
In anticipation of a resurgence of uranium mining in our state and subsequent milling, the measure - soon to be introduced by McFadyen in the House - would require operators of those mills to offer some fundamental safeguards to the communities in which they operate.
23Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Denver Law Firm Joins CleanLaunch Tech Incubator
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has joined the newly formed CleanLaunch Technology Incubator, designed to serve entrepreneurs developing new technologies and assist start-up clean tech companies throughout the region.
19Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
States Collaborate on Energy Efficiency
The network, which holds its first meeting next month, will follow the ambitious goals set out in the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, which has a 2025 target deadline in mind for making quantum leaps in energy efficiency.
18Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Politics of Natural Gas: Ignoring the Obvious
Expanding its role in the nation’s energy landscape should be a policy priority because it is one of the least expensive and biggest payback options on the table. It makes more sense for the $8 billion heading to the nuclear industry to be spent, instead, on developing more natural gas fueling locations, and converting city, county and state fleets to CNG power.
17Feb2010 | admin | 5 comments | Continued
West Slope Natural Gas Tracks –
>> Garfield County May Disband Energy Advisory Board
>> Panel Says NG Fueling Stations Needed in Area
>> Is McInnis Denying Reality of Gas Regs?
>> Martin: GarCo Blundered by Drilling Monitoring Wells
>> ConocoPhillips: Natural Gas Solutions Being Ignored
>> GS Firm Gets Grant for Methane Emissions Study in China
Concern Rising over Effects of Climate Change on State’s $2 Billion Winter Sports Industry
Caught in the debate’s crosshairs is Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., who was criticized for joining a congressional caucus on coal. He represents western Colorado, which includes Aspen/Snowmass and other ski resorts.
17Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Solar Power on Public Lands: Salazar’s Latest Take
“This past year we have prioritized identifying public lands’ suitability for the large-scale production of renewable energy,” said the Secretary, “both from an environmental and resource perspective, including 24 tracts of Bureau of Land Management-administered land, in the West as Solar Energy Study Areas.”
16Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Festering Issue — The Cost of Smart Grid and
Who Should Pay
The price tag for upgrading the country’s system is set at $165 billion over the next two decades according to industry experts. As the costs mount, consumer advocates in Colorado and across the country are questioning how smart grid should be financed and who should pay the bill.
15Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
We need to promote export terminals to liquify and ship natural gas to markets in Asia and Euroupe. The US ...
Natural Gas can be consumed so efficiently that the WATER can even be recovered from the combusted exhaust gases.
Going ...
Lack of funding is a serious obstacle for implementation of audit recommendations. Even small rebates will have little impact ...
Re: Natural gas generation wasn’t included in the final analysis but is generally assumed to emit about half as much ...
Disclosure MIGHT prevent pollution if there was a watchdog agency that ruled yes or no on particular chemicals before they ...
Having just read Tom Gray's article 'Fred Udo's bogus numbers' I get the feeling I haven't understood whats going on. ...
I agree with you kirsch. I knew this article had the stench of industry money as soon add I read ...
Can someone explain how disclosure prevents pollution? They can still release air toxins and they are still not held ...