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Greenpeace and Facebook collaborate to promote renewable energy(16/12/2011)
Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1). The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacentres with clean energy instead of coal (5). As a ... [more]
Reliant Energy provides RECs equal to the estimated electricity use in Reliant Stadium for basketball tournament(29/03/2011)
Renewable energy credits (RECs) are created when electricity is produced using renewable resources such as wind, solar, biomass or hydro power. Reliant Energy has provided Texas RECs equal to the estimated electricity use in Reliant Stadium for the men’s college basketball tournament on April 2 and 4. By purchasing credits, Reliant ensures that an amount equal to the electricity consumed at Reliant Stadium during the tournament games is generated from renewable sources in Texas. “We are ... [more]
Phoenix Partners introduces electronic trading platform for renewable energy credits(20/04/2009)
Renewable energy credits, also called "green tags", are tradable environmental commodities issued by an appropriate oversight entity to represent a set amount of energy produced (typically 1,000 kilowatt hours) from renewable natural resources, such as solar, wind and biomass. Phoenix Partners Group has introduced an electronic trading platform for renewable energy credits, the first of its kind within the environmental brokerage community. The web-based platform provides a real-time foru... [more]
Congress urged to support the Renewable Energy 401 Tax Credit(19/02/2009)
According to a report released in the journal Science, global warming may raise sea levels by 16 to 21 feet. An unusual alliance of business, trade association and environmental groups are urgently calling on President Barack Obama, Congress and the Senate to implement a tax credit incentive for companies that add a renewable energy fund to employee 401(k) plans. The modestly priced legislation could be added immediately to the economic stimulus bill. Proposed Renewable Energy 401(k) Tax Cred... [more]
NRG Energy completes construction of Elbow Creek Wind Project in Texas(18/02/2009)
NRG Energy's first wind project, the 150-MW Sherbino I Wind Farm in Pecos County, Texas, came online in October 2008. Sherbino I is a 50-50 joint venture with BP Wind Energy North America Inc. NRG Energy, Inc. has announced the completion of construction on its second wind farm, the 122-megawatt (MW) Elbow Creek Wind Project in Howard County near Big Spring, Texas. The wind farm was developed by NRG subsidiary Padoma Wind Power LLC and is being dispatched by NRG Texas. The Elbow Creek Wind... [more]
Building the Renewable Energy Superhighway in Texas(26/08/2008)
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) recently gave initial approval for the construction of approximately $5 billion in transmission facilities to bring wind energy from West Texas to the central part of the state to provide more renewable energy. Environmentalists and renewable energy supporters hailed the decision as one of the most significant orders in the nation. With the transmission lines in place, thousands more wind turbines can be built, more than doubling the state’s renewabl... [more]
Renewable Energy Finance Forum reviews trends in venture capital investment(08/07/2008)
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Euromoney Energy Events (EEE) will host this year’s 5th annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum on June 17-19th at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. REFF-Wall Street is the largest finance forum in the renewable energy sector. Attendance has grown significantly, and over 600 executives are expected to gather at this year’s event. Attendees include senior financial leaders in the US renewable energy industry, as well as key internat... [more]
Delmarva to purchase 100 megawatts of land-based wind power(18/06/2008)
Delmarva Power and Synergics Wind Energy have signed long-term contracts under which Delmarva would purchase up to 100 megawatts of land-based wind power to help meet its renewable energy goals in Delaware. The contracts provide Delmarva Power’s customers with wind energy and renewable energy credits (RECs) at prices lower than those offered under Bluewater Wind’s offshore proposal. “These contracts demonstrate that, with land-based wind power, we can obtain clean, renewable energy for our... [more]
Solar electric generating system for ELAC Monterey Park campus(30/04/2008)
Kyocera Solar, Inc. and East Los Angeles College (ELAC) have celebrated the inauguration of a 1.2 megawatt (MW) solar electric generating system at ELAC’s Monterey Park campus. As part of the Renewable Energy Plan of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), the project represents a major achievement toward the goal of making all nine LACCD colleges more energy independent. The complete solar electric generating system, designed and built by Chevron Energy Solutions, consists of... [more]
Travis Perkins showcases renewable technologies and eco-products at EcoBuild 2008(05/12/2007)
Travis Perkins plc bring the concept of its Renewable Energy and Eco Centres on its stand E719 at EcoBuild 2008. Showcasing renewable technologies and complementary eco-products, the centres were initially launched in June, and will roll out at both Travis Perkins and City Plumbing Supplies branches across the country, providing working product demonstrations and advice for the trade. The on-stand centre at EcoBuild will feature displays and demonstrations of renewable energy technologies in... [more]
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