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U.S. Wind Power Doubles in Two Years |
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Friday, 05 September 2008 12:30 |
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The amount of wind power that the United States can generate has doubled to more than 20 gigawatts in the last two years, the American Wind Energy Association said Wednesday. Renewable-energy policies, such as state mandates that require utilities to get a certain amount of their energy from renewable sources, have helped drive the growth of U.S. wind from 10 gigawatts in 2006. |
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Deal to Double Wind Power in the State |
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Friday, 05 September 2008 12:26 |
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ALBANY — State regulators approved a deal on Wednesday that will allow the construction of hundreds of new wind turbines in New York, doubling the amount of wind power capacity within a few years. |
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Georgia Power Seeks Approval To Expand Its Green Energy Program |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 17:44 |
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Georgia Power has asked the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) for approval to expand its Green Energy program to include additional options for customers. |
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First U.S. Solar Highway Installation Starts in Oregon |
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 14:52 |
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Construction on the nation's first solar demonstration project in a highway right of way has begun. At the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 interchange in Tualatin, Oregon, 594 solar panels are being installed on a strip of land beside the highway roughly the length of two football fields. Governor Ted Kulongoski, with transportation and utilities officials, broke ground on Thursday on the all-Oregon project. |
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United States, Australia and Iceland Form Geothermal Partnership |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 14:12 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), along with Australia and Iceland, recently signed the charter of the International Partnership for Geothermal Technology (IPGT), signaling the commitment of the three countries to aggressively foster and promote cutting edge geothermal technologies to promote energy security and address global climate change. According to the partnership, this framework will bring international collaboration on policy and the technical aspects of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) such as deep drilling and geothermal energy conversion. |
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