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Geothermal energy in US grew 5% in 2012; California the leader

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This represents the second highest increase in geothermal power capacity over a calendar year since the production tax credit (PTC) was extended to geothermal in 2005, and a 5% percent increase over 2011 year-end data. In 2012, seven new geothermal projects and additions came online in three different states.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Jesse Jenkins and his collaborators used the REPEAT energy model to project the greenhouse-gas reductions resulting from recent U.S. government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition.

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Driving Nissan’s Trial EV

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Photo by Antuan Goodwin, from the CNET Article: Test-driving the Nissan EV-02 electric car. This is the same with gas cars, too, but so much energy is wasted with internal combustion that most people don’t care about the loss from extra weight. I got invited to go to Dodger Stadium this afternoon to test drive the Nissan EV.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. Electric vehicle coalition.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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In addition to providing the heat for system processes, the CHP generator will provide 7.5MW of green electricity. First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. There has been activity with biomass electrical power generation in the past several months.