All Posts Tagged With: "Renewable Energy"
CU’s RETOOL Workshop Deemed Overall Success — Wraps up with Candid Comments from RES Americas CEO
Discussions of commercialization and transmission issues by Paul Komor and Stephen Lawrence provided a big picture view of the industry along with opportunities for growth and refinement.
13Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado Considers More Oversight of Tri-State
Driving the PUC’s look at the wholesale power supplier are concerns about climate change, uncertainty about future development costs and state mandates for more renewable energy. All that warrants a comprehensive look at statewide energy use, the commission says. Tri-State, however, questions the commission’s legal authority to oversee its plans.
21May2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
BLM to Get $305M Facelift — Including Funds
for Renewables
The money will be used to update BLM facilities, trails and roads, as well as help jumpstart renewable energy projects, with $41 million allocated to alleviate the backlog of pending applications for solar and wind energy projects on BLM lands.
4May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
National, Regional and State Updates
>> Lobbyists Swarm Washington Touting Energy Ideas
>> States Anxious as Obama Shapes Climate Policy
>> A Natural Gas Glut Adds to Industry Downturn
>> State Lawmakers Ready for More Oil and Gas Debate
>> Carbondale is Solar Happy
Pike Research– Renewables DG Market to Exceed $60 Billion within Five Years
The Boulder-based market research firm says global system revenues for sub-utility scale Renewable Distributed Energy Generation (RDEG) rose 76% in 2007 and 2008 to an estimated $29.9 billion by the end of last year.
19Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Thorny Issue of Power-Line Siting Threatens Energy Progress
The dispute over power-line siting authority surfaced in Washington, D.C. last week. And it has the potential to derail all of the well-intentioned renewable-energy programs now underway in Colorado and the West.
16Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Stimulus Could Benefit Big Turbine Manufacturers
“Dollar-wise, the big guys will get the bulk of it,” said Hugh Wynne, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein, about the package which has spending and tax breaks for power lines, wind mills and smart meters.
12Feb2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Special Report: U.S. BioPower — The Road Ahead
The slowing of the development of the Biopower industry in the U.S. can be traced to high feedstock costs due to inadequate infrastructure and lack of accounting for the positive environmental attributes of biomass in the market.
29Jan2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Help for the Looming Energy Workforce ShortageFrom an Unexpected Source
GoodWill’s Energy Workforce Program is enabling students like Chris Martinez, a former high school dropout, to graduate with a skill set designed to help him land a job in Colorado’s New Energy Economy.
23Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
GEO Awards New Energy Economic Development Grants
The 370,000 in NEED grants are being awarded to eight organizations in biomass, energy efficiency, wind, solar and other projects to help create jobs and strengthen local economies, according to the GEO’s Tom Plant.
21Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Outlook: Experts Draft 2009 Energy Road Map
“No politician will introduce any kind of bill to slow down renewable energy,” says Harpole. “I don’t see that steam engine slowing down at all.” That means that projects launched in the boom years are likely to continue, even if at a slower pace.
20Jan2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
New Energy Economy 2.0 from Ritter inin State of the State Speech
The Governor actually lumped traditional oil and gas development in with his reference to the New Energy Economy, even acknowledging the critical role it plays. Read the speech’s energy highlights compiled by our editors — and see a video response from the Republicans.
9Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
State Capitol ReportThe GOP on Energy & the Environment 2009
“Renewable sources of energy must be cultivated in Colorado not only to create jobs and stumilate the economy, but also to increase our energy independence. But we can’t forget the role traditional energy must play.”
8Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The 10 Biggest Cleantech Victories in 2008
There were some disappointments, including electric car maker Tesla hitting a wall and T. Boone Pickens putting his massive wind power project on ice. But the nascent industry also saw a lot of significant milestones in 2008. Here are some of the green highlights.
2Jan2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
The key point is their is a 90 yeear supply supply gas in the lower 48 ALONE.
This doesn't take ...
Cogeo - thanks for the comprehensive comment. You're prolific, indeed; however, overall, we just don't see the doomsday scenario for ...
Projections of reserves and years of consumption are historically wrong. Reserve estimations are more important in pumping up stock ...
Thanks Ann. I've heard that 100 year claim too, but at current consumption rates. I guess I could ...