March 12, 2008
USDA Offers $221 Million in Clean Energy Loans and Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting loan and grant applications under the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program. The loans and grants will support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects on farms and at rural small businesses. More
March 12, 2008
Renewable Energy Continues Rapid Global Growth in 2007
Throughout the world, more than 1,000 gigawatts of electric generating capacity are now drawing on renewable energy sources, according to a new report. The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century found rapid growth in a wide range of renewable technologies in its latest report. More
February 20, 2008
DOE and Partners Test Enhanced Geothermal Systems Technologies
A geothermal well at a power facility in Nevada is currently unable to produce enough useful geothermal fluid, but it will soon be rejuvinated with a shot of high-pressure water, an approach known as Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The test could boost production at the site nearly five-fold. More
February 20, 2008
California Approves Feed-In Tariffs for Renewable Energy Systems
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison are now offering to buy electricity from customer-located renewable energy systems up to 1.5 megawatts in capacity. They and five other utilities are also buying renewable power from water and wastewater facilities. More
January 23, 2008
Drilling Complete on Australian Hot Dry Rock Project
Over the past five years, Geodynamics, Limited definitely found out that drilling more than 13,000 feet down into hard and extremely hot rock can be a challenge. The company has finally overcome its difficulties, successfully drilling a well into an underground reservoir it created back in 2003. More
January 9, 2008
Most EERE Programs See Increased Funding in Appropriations Bill
An appropriations act signed into effect in December has allocated $1.536 billion in direct support of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The act increases the funding for nearly all of the programs. More
January 9, 2008
Idaho's First Geothermal Power Plant is Now Online
U.S. Geothermal Inc. started commercial operation of the first geothermal power plant in Idaho in early January. The new plant is expected to achieve an average annual net power output of 13 megawatts. More
December 12, 2007
Geothermal Report Calls for Improved Exploration Technologies
The Geothermal Energy Association has released a new report that calls for improved methods of finding and exploiting geothermal resources, as well as a test facility to verify the concept of Enhanced Geothermal Systems. More
May 9, 2007
Interior Department Encourages Geothermal Energy Development
In response to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the U.S. Department of the Interior has issued new rules to encourage geothermal energy development on public lands. The new rules provide competitive leasing and simplified royalty calculations while sharing royalties with county governments. More
April 25, 2007
FERC Approves a New Model for Financing Transmission Lines
It's a catch-22: it's hard to build a renewable energy plant where there's no transmission lines, and it's hard to build a transmission line for a plant that doesn't exist yet. But the California grid operator thinks it has a solution, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) agrees. More
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