Renewable Energy Projects on Federal Lands Will Be Fast-Tracked

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to ‘fast-track’ 31 of the most promising renewable energy projects on public lands, completing full environmental analysis and public review by the end of this year. That’s the deadline for securing funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
These proposals – including 14 solar, seven [...]

Energy-from-Waste Project to Expand in Honolulu

Honolulu’s HPower currently converts 854 tons of municipal waste to energy every day. Thanks to a new agreement with the city, the  operation will expand, bringing its capacity up to 900,000 tons per year.
The process combusts waste materials at temperatures of more than 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, turning it into an ash residue that can be [...]

Bill Seeks to Spur Renewable Energy Development on Private Land

On Thursday, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Renewable Incentive Act (S 2899) to expand a grant program that was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 aimed at keeping the renewable energy section strong through the economic crisis.
That program, set to expire in 2010, helps renewable energy developers [...]

Offshore Wind

The fastest growing clean energy sector in the world is wind power. Steve Sawyer, a global expert, explains why and what is next. 
 

First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm May Be in Rhode Island

A Rhode Island wind farm project made a deal this week to sell the power it will produce on what could be the country’s first offshore wind farm.
Deepwater Wind, a privately held company, forged a 20-year power purchase agreement, to sell electricity from up to 8 turbines to National Grid.
The Block Island Wind Farm [...]

Start-Up Company Hopes to Change the Grid

A new company called Tres Amigas has applied for federal permission to “unite the nation’s electric grid.” The plan is to transmit renewable energy from remote regions to coastal cities by connecting the three networks of the North American electrical grid, which now operate independently.
Tres Amigas hopes to create a 20-square-mile power superstation in [...]