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NREL study suggests cost gap for Western renewables could narrow by 2025

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A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. Source: Hurlbut et al. Click to enlarge.

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Wood to jet fuel alliance to hold first annual meeting

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The Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance ( NARA ) will hold its first annual meeting in Missoula, Mont., Additional supply-chain coalition communities will be established in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. 13-14 September, at the Hilton Garden Inn Missoula Conference Center.

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DOE issues regulatory roadmap to spur geothermal energy development

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Comprehensive federal and state regulatory process flowcharts have been completed for eight geothermal-rich states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah. The next states slated for review are Colorado and Texas.

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Pacific Ethanol Stockton partners with Edeniq to boost corn ethanol yield up to 2-4%

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With four ethanol plants in the Western United States including California, Oregon and Idaho, Pacific Ethanol’s facilities have the combined ethanol production capacity of 200 million gallons per year. The Stockton, California plant was built in 2008 and has the capacity to produce 60 million gallons per year.

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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

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University of Idaho, $499,009. University of Idaho, $350,000. Oregon State University, $349,624. Michigan State University, $349,695. University of Minnesota, $498,786. University of Minnesota, $349,996. Mississippi State University, $273,120. University of Missouri, $499,447. Lincoln University, $94,258.

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2016 Billion Ton Report shows US could sustainably produce at least 1B tons biomass by 2040 for bioeconomy

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These renewable resources include agricultural, forestry, and algal biomass, as well as waste. For the first time, the report also considers how the cost of pre-processing and transporting biomass to the biorefinery may impact feedstock availability. and Allegheny Science and Technology).

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

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Outside of a few Western States, utility-scale geothermal may be considered a more limited energy source than some other renewable technologies, but that is changing. Some of these projects are expected to come online in 2013. —GEA Executive Director Karl Gawell. According to the EIA, geothermal energy accounts for about 3.5%

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