Archive for April, 2011
LEGISLATIVE TRACKS –
Senate Passes Final Step to Clean Air, Clean Jobs,
Approves New PUC Chair
Sponsored by House Speaker Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, and Senate Majority Leader John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, HB-1291 passed out of the Senate 25-10 last week after clearing the House by a 58-7 vote earlier this month.
30Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The West’s Boom and Bust Energy Cycles —
How Does Colorado Stack Up?
One key finding: PRICE — not policy — is the primary driver of oil and gas development activity, making it highly volatile. Employment and income from mining, including energy development, in the five-state region follow commodity price trends.
30Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
TECH WATCH –
CU-Boulder Leading Study of Wind Turbine Wakes
Scientists and wind energy developers will use results of the newly launched study, led by CU-Boulder’s Julie Lundquist,
to better understand power production and increase the productivity of wind farms, according to the researchers.
NREL Helps French Manufacturer Alstom Get Serious About US Wind Power Market
This week it celebrated the successful installation of a three-megawatt Alstom wind turbine at the National Wind Technology Center. A joint team of NREL and Alstom engineers will perform a series of analyses and tests to evaluate the company’s unique drive train technology.
28Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
More Fracking News: State Invites Review
David Neslin, executive director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, said Colorado volunteered to be reviewed — reviews always are done voluntarily — by State Review of Oil & Natural Gas Environmental Regulations, or STRONGER, a nonprofit, multi-stakeholder organization.
26Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Handicapping The Cadmium Telluride Solar Factory Race
Who will WIN, PLACE and SHOW? Our expert analyzes the competition as solar manufacturers race to build the next cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic factory in the United States. Three major CdTe on glass factories have been recently announced, each with a unique starting point —
and two with Colorado connections.
NREL Report: State Policies Key to Clean
Energy Development
“Specifically, this report shows state policymakers may be more effective at driving clean energy investment using a suite of policies and keeping the policies in place longer,” says Mike Pacheco, NREL VP of Deployment & Market Transformation.
25Apr2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Solar Gold or …
Fool’s Rush:
WILL THE SAN LUIS VALLEY BE COLORADO’S MOJAVE DESERT?
It is our state’s sole target for massive utility scale solar development although efforts have not proceeded at the same pace as in California. Still, more than 150,000 acres of mostly intact public land are being offered up by the Bureau of Land Management for industrial scale (100-1,000 MW) solar development. Two controversial Big Solar projects (Tessera Solar and Solar Reserve) are underway on private lands in Saguache County. Is the San Luis Valley poised for its own solar conflagration?
CEN’s ‘Fracking’ Focus — News and Views
>>BLM Fracking Meeting in Golden Monday
>>Feds Taking In-Depth Examination of Process
>>Colorado Ranks Second in Carcinogen-Laced Fluids
>>Shell Oil President Wants Tighter Regs
>>Encana Joins Online Chemicals Database
>>NY Attorney General Threatens Lawsuit
Udall: Don’t Hold Your Breath on Nat’l Energy Policy
Everyone agrees: Energy policy is a vital national concern. That said, don’t expect any progress on a national energy agenda until Congress can agree on a plan to rein in federal spending and reduce the budget deficit. That’s the upshot of Senator Mark Udall’s comments at C Springs Meeting.
22Apr2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Solar TRACKS …
Fort Carson’s Net Zero Pilot Program
On-Site Renewables Grow in Garfield County
Denver Schools Get More PV Power
Correction Facilities, too
US Has 12 Gigawatt Solar Backlog
Builders Offering Solar-Equipped New Homes
Pitkin County Says No to Community Solar Initiative
The Rifle PV array aside, Pitkin County Commissioners continued their arcane policy of not allowing homeowners to invest in a community solar farm with its decision last week. Aspen may do the same.
21Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Coalition Calls on Lawmakers Not to ‘Rubber-Stamp’
Clean-Air Bill
The Colorado Consumer Coalition is urging the General Assembly to stop and weigh its options rather than pursue fast-tracked legislation that it claims will to cost the state’s Xcel Energy ratepayers an extra $132 million over the next 10 years.
20Apr2011 | 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 ...