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State Grants $620,000 to Ag-Related Renewable Projects

The Advancing Colorado’s Renewable Energy program awarded 14 grants to such projects as using agriculture waste to produce energy, biodiesel production and gauging wind resources at livestock operations.

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Solar Project to Offset 6 Percent of Traditional Power

The $1.5 million Bella Energy solar systems will be part of the largest municipal solar-electric project in the Rocky Mountain area and part of Boulder County’s Sustainable Energy Plan,

13Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL, Solar Industry Launch Precision Measuring Network

The improved information gathered by the network — “bankable data” — will be incorporated into computer models to determine the most efficient locations for utility-scale solar energy conversion projects such as concentrated solar power plants.

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CSU’s Green Power Project Revs Up with Permit Prep

“The filing of the permit application will be the beginning of a long and thorough public process,” says Bruce Morley, principal in Wind Holding. “The regulations ensure that members of the community will have a role in preparing a state-of-the-art, clean-energy solution for the region and the state.”

10Nov2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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A Closer Look at the Nation’s Largest Solar Test Facility Planned for Aurora

“This will be the best site in the country for the proving of new technology. This campus is targeted at directly boosting the members’ bottom line,” said Aurora Mayor Ed Tauer.

23Oct2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State’s Largest Community-Based Wind Project Formed

“Northeast Colorado landowners will help guide the development process through regular advisory board meetings, landowner forums, and other discussions. The community has a say and a stake in the project. That’s why community wind projects have such strong local support.”

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Storing Wind-Generated Power Underground

“Anything that does commercial-scale energy storage is huge and could completely change the economic prospects of a wind farm.” The technology works by storing off-peak energy in the form of compressed air buried underground, releasing this energy when demand increases.

1Oct2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP POWERS DIA SOLAR

DENVER - The solar project at DIA is an example of how a collabrative effort between public private partnerships can help municipal facilities make the most of tax credits and other incentives for solar energy deployment.

24Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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CSU Lands Grant for Biofuels Research

FORT COLLINS - A team of Colorado State University researchers have been awarded $1.5 million to accelerate research in the development of new crops for cellulosic biofuels. Cellulose is superior to starch because there is much more energy available from it per plant.

3Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL and Dow Partner on Biomass Conversion Project

GOLDEN - The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced an agreement to jointly develop and evaluate a process that will convert biomass to ethanol and other chemical building blocks.

18Jul2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued