• Geothermal Provides Baseload Power for Christmas in California

    Updated: 2012-12-31 15:27:00
    The California Independent System Operator (ISO) maintains reliability and accessibility to one of the largest and most modern power grids in the world. Everyday it reports on the production of renewable energy in the Golden State as it strives to meets its target of 33 percent of electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2020. On Christmas

  • Solar Cooling: The Next Frontier for Distributed Generation?

    Updated: 2012-12-31 10:44:00
    Earlier this month, U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) chairman Jon Wellinghoff hailed distributed generation an unstoppable trend in power generation, noting that more than 40 percent of all new generation since June was from renewables, much of that distributed. A significant portion of new distributed (or customer-side) generation

  • Vintage Production California LLC agreed to pay $34,000 to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (GHG emissions) in San Joaquin Valley APCD

    Updated: 2012-12-27 22:58:22
    12/10/12 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Vintage Production California LLC, a major oil and gas production company and subsidiary of OXY USA Inc., has agreed to pay $34,000 to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act related to greenhouse gas emissions at the Kern Front Oil Field located north of [...]

  • Notice Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Updated: 2012-12-27 17:25:35
    The proposed consent decree requires Kentucky Utilities to perform injunctive relief, pay a civil penalty of $300,000, and pay $500,000 for a mitigation project to fund the replacement of one or more coal-fired boilers used by public schools in Kentucky through geothermal technologies.

  • BOILER MACT Adjustments from 12/2011 reconsideration proposal

    Updated: 2012-12-26 19:01:57
    CONTACT US REQUEST A QUOTE EMAIL SIGN-UP HOME COMPANY SERVICES EQUIPMENT TOOLS EXPERTISE CASE STUDIES CAREERS BLOG BOILER MACT Adjustments from 12 2011 reconsideration proposal EPA’s Air Rules for Major and Area Source Boilers and Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators This fact sheet summarizes the key comments received and the adjustments from the December 2011 . proposal COMMENTS SUBMITTED ON PROPOSALS Substantive comments were received on the proposals , including new data . Comments focused on a number of key . topics Boiler Major Source : Rule o Achievability of carbon monoxide CO limits o Justification for a solid fuel subcategory for mercury and hydrogen chloride HCl o Establishment of a single PM emission limit for the solid fossil fuel subcategory o Ability of certain

  • RenewableEnergyWorld.com's Top 5 Most Read Articles and Blogs of 2012

    Updated: 2012-12-26 17:49:00
    At the close of each year, we like to take a look back to see which stories made an impact on our readers. This year's most read articles show the many twists and turns that the industry took this year and reveal interesting trends for us as editors and for other industry insiders. Have a look at our most popular articles below. And if there was a story that particularly struck you, please let us know what it was in the comment section below. Happy New Year!

  • EPA Finalizes Clean Air Standards for Industrial Boilers, Incinerators and Cement Kilns

    Updated: 2012-12-21 19:08:16
    As a result of information gathered through this review, the final rule dramatically cuts the cost of implementation by individual boilers that EPA proposed in 2010.

  • Putting Some Emphasis on Electric Vehicle Charging Technology

    Updated: 2012-12-20 19:35:07
    Improving energy storage technology is widely recognized as essential to the viability of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), therefore a core technology for dramatically reducing transportation greenhouse gas emissions. But the impact of charging technology on developing a better battery is often overlooked.

  • Coal Will Surpass Oil in Fuel Use by 2022: IEA

    Updated: 2012-12-18 19:24:58
    With the tagline “China is coal, coal is China,” the IEA sees that country as determining the course of the global coal market over the next five years.

  • Please Welcome Our New Bronze Competition-Level Sponsor: Proterra, Inc.

    Updated: 2012-12-18 15:58:52
    Headquartered in Greenville, S.C. Proterra was founded in 2004 with a vision to design and manufacture world-leading advanced technology heavy-duty vehicles powered solely by clean domestic fuels.  With the launch of their fast charge EcoRide™ BE35 battery electric bus, Proterra has become the leading innovator of zero-emission commercial vehicles.  Proterra’s products help transit agencies deliver [...]

  • National Coal Mining Museum Fits Solar Panels

    Updated: 2012-12-17 14:01:00
    If you had informed Arthur Scargill that solar panels were to be fitted to a building connected with the coal mining industry twenty eight years ago, at the height of the national miner’s strike, the former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers would have, at very least, probably laughed at you. Well, that is exactly what has happened and the

  • WindMade Label to Expand to Other Renewables

    Updated: 2012-12-04 18:43:26
    In a press conference held December 4 during the COP18 climate change conference in Doha, the WindMade organization announced it's no longer just concerned about promoting wind energy, but all renewables. A product label launched in 2011 with the aim of offering consumers an easy way to identify companies and products that use wind energy, WindMade's success has enabled it to expand its focus to develop a new label that includes companies that also rely on solar, geothermal, hydro, and biomass.

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