Feed The Grid

The Community Feed-in Tariff (COMFIT) concept was introduced in the 2010 Renewable Electricity Plan to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide a secure supply of clean energy at stable prices and create jobs. The program began accepting ...

It's all the fault of – you guessed it – those misguided western governments and their feed-in tariffs and rules on light-bulbs, what he calls 'green policy measures' aimed at reducing consumption. In Sinn's worldview, that may seem paradoxical, ...

A repowering project at the Altamont Pass will reduce raptor kills, but the news may not be so good for bats. by Nate Seltenrich North America's deadliest wind farm is getting a makeover. In February, Florida company NextEra completed the first phase of a four-year process to replace nearly 2,000 turbines, roughly half the total number distributed over Altamont Pass' 50,000 acres, with supersize

Expanding hydroelectric capacity can “help diversify our energy mix, create jobs and reduce carbon pollution nationwide,” Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement. President Barack Obama has set a goal of producing 80 percent of the US ...

California Water Environment Association members are invited to meet with PTG’s team to learn how its innovative wastewater disinfection technology reduces operating costs for municipalities while generating clean energy. (PRWeb April 17, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/pasteurization-technology/CWEA-conference/prweb9410382

Another way to reduce emissions, experts say, is using biofuels, and more specifically biodiesel. The Victoria Group is the sole producer of biodiesel in Serbia but cannot sell its product. "The price of biodiesel has not been regulated, ...

Using solar power reduces operating costs and makes desert farming more sustainable. It does not, however, mean that every farm that makes the switch to solar power will become fully sustainable. There are many examples of geoengineering gone wrong and ...

VIVAnews - State-electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will proceed with the development of renewable energy to boost the electrification ratio number and reduce fossil-based fuel dependency. One of the measures taken is by utilizing ...

At issue is the production of ethanol, which is added to gasoline purportedly to reduce pollution and reduce America's reliance on foreign oil. This year Americans will use 14 billion gallons of ethanol, made from 5 billion bushels of corn — one third ...

What remains the same for the 2010 and the current crises is that, in both cases, officials are saying that the cause is the reduced dependability of Mindanao's power generating plants, the biggest of which are hydroelectric. The plants are still owned ...

In Blairstown, Iowa, USDA funding will be used to construct a 55000 square foot facility that will produce cellulosic ethanol by converting municipal solid waste and other industrial pulps into advanced biofuels, as well as using conventional renewable ...

During the debate at WFYI-TV in Indianapolis, Lugar and Mourdock disagreed on whether adding ethanol to gasoline reduces gas prices. Lugar said it does, but Mourdock insisted ethanol increases the price of gas. “I think it clearly reduces the price of ...

During the debate at WFYI-TV in Indianapolis, Lugar and Mourdock disagreed about whether adding ethanol to gasoline reduces gas prices. Lugar said it does, but Mourdock insisted ethanol increases the price of gas. “I think it clearly reduces the price ...

State-run, Geothermal Development Company (GDC), plans to seek USD 750m to drill a 3000MW steam field in 2013. Kenya is the first country in Africa to tap the vast hot steam in the earth's crust, in a bid to diversify its power generation and reduce ...