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Renewable Energy News
Cleantech Index ETF Was #1 of 36 Funds in 2010
Rafael Coven, Cleantech Indices' Managing Director and Index Advisor, noted that the poor performance of most renewable energy stocks in 2011 was a major reason why Cleantech Index-based funds significantly outperformed their peers.
Residential electric bills to drop 16.5%
Instead of paying a renewable-energy surcharge, which over the past year stood at 0.12 cents per kilowatt-hour, customers will get a small credit of 0.031 cents per kilowatt-hour. For the typical customer, that will amount to a credit of about 80 cents
Enel reaches agreement to acquire 80% stake in Agatos Green Power San Gillio
(Source: Datamonitor)Enel Green Power, a renewable energy company, has reached an agreement with Agatos Energia to acquire an 80% stake in Agatos Green Power San Gillio Srl, which controls a photovoltaic project that has been authorized in the city of
Greece interested in investing in energy and infrastructure
Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis said in Belgrade that Greek companies are interested in investing in Serbia's energy sector, primarily renewable energy sources, infrastructure, production and tourism. Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister
Virginia approves offshore wind testing in Chesapeake Bay
Bob McDonnell supports offshore wind -- as well as coal, nuclear and natural gas development -- as a way to boost the economy and produce renewable energy. The Navy, which has concerns about offshore drilling, is generally supportive, too.
Dominion Virginia Power plans to convert 3 coal-fired plants to biomass
It says the conversions of its power stations in Altavista, Hopewell and Southampton County would lead to 150 megawatts of renewable energy. The fuel switch to mostly waste wood left from timbering operations would reduce emissions and meet new federal
'Fukushima fears' boost gas prospects
Renewable energy faces several hurdles to filling the gap, most importantly it needs a continental grid to allow states to transfer surges in renewable power across borders. "You can't transfer electricity from west to east because the connectors
Labor at war with Garnaut
ENERGY Minister Martin Ferguson has slapped down the government's chief climate change adviser, Ross Garnaut, flatly rejecting calls for more regulation on electricity markets and warning that mandatory renewable energy targets are pushing up power
RenewableEnergyWorld.com (blog)
The only way power companies have a chance to beat back renewable energy seems to be by hijacking it. An example is Florida, where the state's largest utility may succeed in gaining a veto power over projects linked to its grid.
Vestas delivers 150 MW wind turbines to Brazil
By Renewable Energy Focus staff Vestas says it will deliver 75 units of its 2 MW wind turbine for the wind farms Ventos de Sao Miguel, and Renascença II, III and IV. The wind farms are expected to produce around 727.2 GWh annually.
For Argyll
The Council should take the lead and consider creating municipal enterprises to develop renewable energy. These must be community sensitive. The establishment of Argyll & Bute Renewable Energy Alliance is a step in the right direction.
Could an Algae Biofuel Cost the Same as Crude Oil?
A study released by VG Energy and authored by John Sheehan, a former project manager for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the current Biofuels Coordinator for the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota (as well as,
GCube Insurance Services, Inc. Expands Underwriting and Business Development ...
They will contribute significantly to helping GCube maintain our leadership position in financial services and technical expertise in renewable energy," says John McLane, GCube Insurance Services President. "Michael Durning will be leading our business
