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APRIL 5, 2011

On December 16, 2010 the US DOE Energy Information Agency (EIA) published a report projecting that renewable energy will still only constitute 12 percent of the USA’s energy sources by 2035. In France, renewable energy consumption will be 20 percent by 2020. EIA projections of renewables penetration. Source: EIA.

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JULY 27, 2009

Joule Biotechnologies uses proprietary, highly-engineered product-specific organisms to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. Such yields would far eclipse productivity levels of current bio- or renewable fuels. There is no question that viable, renewable fuels are vitally important, both for economic and environmental reasons.

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MARCH 6, 2014

The UK and China have agreed to a new £20-million (US$33-million) three-year program that will support research to develop new low carbon manufacturing processes and technologies, low carbon cities and offshore renewables in the two countries. million (US$11 million) available each year. million (US$9.4 million (US$9.4

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MARCH 27, 2017

These emissions were highest in 2007, prior to the recession, and have not returned to those levels, although they have increased since 2012. The non-fossil electricity generation share, including both nuclear and renewables, in 2015 equaled that of coal at 34% in 2015. —“US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2015”.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

The majority of this has gone into renewable electricity generating capacity, which does not compete directly with oil. With oil at $100/barrel, the replacement of these generators or their hybridization with renewables was just beginning to take off. since 2007, while demand for finished petroleum products has dropped by 10.5%.

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JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Earlier post.). Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

The Commission also approved funding of $220,554 to expand the campus’ burgeoning charging network for plug-in electric vehicles, through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. This will reduce the indirect cost of solar power to California ratepayers.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

HydroGEN Consortium (HydroGEN) –this consortium will accelerate the development of advanced water splitting materials for hydrogen production, with an initial focus on advanced electrolytic, photoelectrochemical, and solar thermochemical pathways. —Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Friedman.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

While renewable energy has made promising gains in just the last few years—the cost of solar dropped by about two-thirds from 2009 to 2014—new drilling and extraction techniques have made fossil fuels cheaper and markedly increased the amount of oil and gas available. —Christopher Knittel.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 2, 2009

Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, Brassed Off) stars as a man living alone in the devasted world of 2055, looking back at archive footage from 2007 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 22, 2023

In 2007, he joined John Deere’s electronics-solutions group, in Fargo, N.D., As staff engineer from 2007 through 2011, he led, managed, and contributed to the design, development, and deployment of electrification technologies. There he was involved in R&D projects on power quality control converters and renewable energy systems.

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JUNE 2, 2017

In 2015, the EU greenhouse gas emissions increased only slightly, despite the strongest annual economic growth (+ 2.2%) in the EU since 2007 and following a 4% decrease in emissions in 2014. In fact, ETS emissions for stationary installations decreased by 0.7%, whereas emissions from the non-trading sectors increased by 1.4%

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MARCH 22, 2012

Production of hydrogen, particularly from domestic, renewable sources (e.g., Production of hydrogen from renewables with production costs and rates that allow hydrogen to be cost-competitive with gasoline for early market application. 654 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( P.L. Hydrogen Production.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

million tonnes emitted in 2007. Renewable energy is another solution. Renewables, particularly biomass for heat, provided 14.6% The European Union Renewable Energy Directive calls for sourcing one-quarter of Estonia’s gross final energy consumption from renewable sources.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

To meet this demand the division will work on developing new services (renewal, heavy repairs, etc.) At the end of its first life in the vehicle and well before recycling, the battery provides an indispensable solution for the development of renewable and intermittent energies: electricity storage.

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MAY 5, 2010

The Net-Zero Neighborhood is based on local generation using renewables; distributed energy storage in proportion to the population; electric transportation as an integral part of energy storage; energy becoming a consumer commodity that is bought and sold in a local marketplace; and a new jobs base in the form of local energy service providers.

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JUNE 27, 2022

This initiative is taking place in an environment where everyday citizens want to travel without causing emissions and are increasingly aware of the value of renewables and energy security. “We We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016. Last April, Hyundai delivered 25 bidirectionally capable long-range Ioniq 5s to We Drive Solar.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 1, 2009

They know as I do that we should turn that 750 oily acre into a clean, renewable solar power generating station. Tags: carbon producers climate change environment fossil fuels greenwashing renewable energy solar power Exxon/Mobil Mayor Frank Scotto Torrance.

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Climate Change Climate 2008 Solar 186

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MAY 11, 2012

Passive thermal management is similarly critical for stationary energy storage, particularly systems that are exposed to high ambient temperatures and solar loading. Formed in 2007, Townsend Ventures serves as the primary investment vehicle for Townsend Capital ’s energy related investments. —AllCell CEO Said Al-Hallaj.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

In 2007, Vorbeck signed a worldwide license agreement with Princeton University for a patented method from the the Aksay Labs for manufacturing graphene at commercial scale. These Liquid Desiccant HVAC systems deliver a 50 - 75% reduction in energy usage over conventional HVAC units.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

SRI’s approach makes it economical to use carbon-neutral electricity, such as nuclear, hydro, or solar as a source of additional energy. In conventional CTL approaches, energy is supplied by burning a portion of the coal feed, which then produces carbon dioxide. Process flow diagram. Source: SRI. Click to enlarge.

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Coal Water Transportation Fuel 257

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Of that, $26.5

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Creative Greenius

MAY 2, 2014

To those of you who know me best and have been reading Creative Greenius since we started publishing in October 2007 it seems pretty silly that any candidate for elected office would seek my endorsement or think that it would do more good than harm. and Councilman Wayne Powell. Times Marianne Williamson Matt Miller Ted Lieu Wendy Greuel'

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DECEMBER 2, 2017

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), together with international project partners, has inaugurated the largest solar-chemical installation yet for the production of hydrogen. —Martin Roeb, Project Manager at the DLR Institute of Solar Research. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In conjunction with the annual Solar Power International conference, the US Department of Energy (DOE) released new research showing that the solar industry has achieved the 2020 utility-scale solar cost target set by the SunShot Initiative. Solar energy currently supplies about 1.5% cents a kWh for commercial systems; 5.0-6.6

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JULY 29, 2010

Soot—black and brown particles that absorb solar radiation—comes from two types of sources: fossil fuels such as diesel, coal, gasoline, jet fuel; and solid biofuels such as wood, manure, dung, and other solid biomass used for home heating and cooking around the world. Particle traps filter out soot particles from exhaust fumes.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

when electricity rates are cheaper, or when the grid is using only renewable energy such as wind or solar power. In 2007, Ford announced a partnership with Southern California Edison, the electric utility with the nation’s largest and most advanced electric vehicle fleet.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Renewable fuel use grows at a much faster rate than fossil fuel use. The share of electricity generation from renewables grows to 16% in 2040 from 13% in 2011. The share was 29% in 2007.). Biomass and biofuels growth is slower. than in AEO2012. Biofuels grow at a slower rate due to lower crude oil prices and.

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JULY 10, 2011

The first Australian Government to announce a plan for a carbon price was John Howard’s back in 2007. Some of the collected tax money will fund investments in clean technologies such as solar, wind and geothermal—an estimated A$100-billion worth of investment in renewable over the next 40 years, Gillard said.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 16, 2007

As Roberts' posits, 2007 holds out tremendous promise, the stars are aligned. I hereby propose just such an overarching message, a mere five words long: Use renewably generated electricity, efficiently, or URGE². In California, I and over 50% of the drivers of electric cars have rooftop residential solar electricity.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

International marine transportation emissions are estimated to grow by 1 to 2% per year, increasing by at least 50% over 2007 levels by 2050. liquefied natural gas and marine diesel oil) or to other renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar power. —McCollum et al.

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MARCH 6, 2010

There are four general categories of offsets: (1) biological sequestration projects; (2) renewable energy projects; (3) energy efficiency projects; and (4) non-CO 2 emissions reduction projects. (1) 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects. The cap would make fossil fuels more expensive and renewable energy sources more attractive.

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MARCH 26, 2009

The examples he gave included not only efficient vehicle drive systems, but also systems for utilizing renewable energies, from gearboxes for wind turbines, to ground-source heat pumps and solar collectors, to photovoltaics. By 2020, Bosch aims to cut the CO 2 emissions of its plants by at least 20% from their 2007 level.

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Climate Protection Climate Climate Change 2008 150

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JUNE 26, 2010

The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007). In the very long run, very tight carbon constraints will likely phase out natural gas power generation in favor of zero-carbon or extremely low-carbon energy sources such as renewables, nuclear power or natural gas and coal with carbon capture and storage.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

I’ve been blogging on the environment since October of 2007. I volunteer with GRID Alternatives installing solar panels on low income and Habitat for Humanity houses. I now devote my full time to working on environmental and energy issues. Credit: Genaro Molina / (c) Los Angeles Times.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Artificial Moore’s Law for Cleantech: Renewable Standards, by Steps : [.] Artificial Moore’s Law for Cleantech: Renewable Standards, by Steps : [.] He called for steppe… Will Solar Save Chip Companies? Artificial Moore’s Law for Cleantech: Renewable Standards, by Steps : [.]

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

We’ve now got some Mo going with: California solar loan financing that will eliminate the big up front cost of solar. With the coming solar feed-in tariff legislation moving through Sacramento that will pay us for the extra solar energy we produce and feed back into the grid.

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