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Geothermal Energy Survives Trump’s Tax Law

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This “ policy milestone highlights the geothermal industry’s role in fortifying grid resilience and national security,” Vanessa Robertson , director of policy and education for Geothermal Rising, an industry association, said in a statement. 5 -megawatt pilot plant in Nevada backed by Google.

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Nevada Aims to Plug Vehicles into Renewable Energy

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By Max Baumhefner & Dylan Sullivan Nevada is considering legislation that would help the state drive on cleaner, cheaper electricity. Courtesy of NRDC.

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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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The US Department of Energy delivered more than $47 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for eight projects to further smart grid demonstration projects in seven states. The $47 million in new Recovery Act awards will support existing projects that are advancing demonstration-scale smart grid technologies.

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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trafficThis scenario is highly desirable to automotive manufacturers, who harbor great concerns about battery warranty if vehicle-to-grid discharging is allowed. V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid.

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Study: US Department of Defense could generate 7GW of solar power on 4 bases in California desert

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The year-long study , conducted by the consultancy ICF International, looked at seven military bases in California and two in Nevada. The study also looks at two Air Force bases located in the Nevada desert, Creech and Nellis.

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DOE Announces Nearly $1.4B in Conditional Loan Guarantees for BrightSource Energy

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This would nearly double the existing generation capacity of this type of renewable energy in the US. The three-plant Ivanpah Solar Complex will be located on federally-owned land in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California, near the Nevada border, and will be the world’s largest operational concentrated solar power complex.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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Fortunately, abundant renewable power is getting cheaper, while gasoline from finite fossil fuels may get more expensive. Even though not all renewables are created equal, power purchase agreements (PPAs) for PV projects with utilities in the US Southwest are now coming in under seven cents per kWh for a twenty year period.