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| City Developing Green Energy Policy - Escanaba |
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ESCANABA - Escanaba is working toward developing a green energy policy so it can pursue alternative energy sources and offer energy conservation programs in the city. "The city has no ordinance in place to purchase power from individual power producers such as wind power," said Gil Cheves, interim project manager for the city's increased power needs, including the proposed new power plant.
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| Lark Leaning Toward Renewable Energy, Then Clean Coal |
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Public Service Commission (MPSC) Chair Peter LARK said he is leaning toward a statewide 21st Century Energy plan that ups the state's alternative energy production from 3 percent to 10 percent by 2015, pushes energy conservation and brings aboard the "cleanest coal fire plant" available to take care of the expected 1.2 percent increase in energy consumption.
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| Alternative energy for Cayman Brac looks bright |
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The feasibility study for wind generation on Cayman Brac already appears
promising, though the study is unlikely to be completed until the end of this
year.
According to Cayman Brac Power and Light (CBP&L) General Manager, Jonathan
Tibbetts, an anemometer to measure wind speed was installed on the Government
communications tower on the Bluff on 2 February.
On the first day, the device measured average wind speeds of 18 to 20 miles per
hour at a height of around 250 feet above sea level, which is well above the 14
miles per hour average wind speed required to make wind turbines feasible, he
said.
“Although that was a fairly breezy day, we feel that the average wind speed will
be found to be more than high enough. The daily average over the first two weeks
has been a positive sign, and we’re quite thrilled,” said Mr Tibbetts.
This data and wind speed data from the Gerrard-Smith Airport, which has been
gathered by the Cayman Islands Civil Aviation Authority for over a decade, will
be sent to a company in the US that specialises in wind speed analysis.
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| DOE Selects 13 Solar Energy Projects for up to $168 Million in Funding |
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First funding awards for Solar America Initiative to make solar technology cost-competitive by 2015
March 8, 2007, LOWELL, MA - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced the selection of 13 industry-led solar technology development projects for negotiation for up to $168 million (FY-07-09) in funding, subject to appropriation from Congress. These projects will help significantly reduce the cost of producing and distributing solar energy. As part of the cost-shared agreements, the industry-led teams will contribute more than 50 percent of the funding for these projects for a total value of up to $357 million over three years. These cooperative agreements, to be negotiated, will be the first made available as part of President Bush�s Solar America Initiative (SAI), a component of his Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI), announced in his 2006 State of the Union Address. Secretary Bodman made today�s announcement while visiting Konarka Global Headquarters in Lowell, Massachusetts, one of the selected solar energy project sponsors. |
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| Michigan GREEN Newsletter |
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