tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.comments2024-03-16T05:19:55.381-04:00Energy Policy UpdateTodd Grisethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13493808805105483563noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-38713427652948585312015-09-21T08:07:09.508-04:002015-09-21T08:07:09.508-04:00Electric vehicles are receiving increased interest...Electric vehicles are receiving increased interest, as drivers and policymakers look for ways to reduce the use of gasoline in the transportation sector. <a href="http://www.thehybridhoney.com" rel="nofollow">VW</a>Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114479635982380752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-17878852531982073912015-01-08T22:09:03.615-05:002015-01-08T22:09:03.615-05:00It's good to see other storage options for pow...It's good to see other storage options for power and energy being implemented. Best to get the different methods streamlined though. At the end of the day, being wishy washy about how energy is being stored affeccts consumers most of all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089388362935035039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-46139091514377878542014-07-04T03:23:23.664-04:002014-07-04T03:23:23.664-04:00The ten biggest power stations in the US are fossi...The <a title="ten biggest power stations" href="http://www.power-technology.com/features/featurestar-spangled-super-power--the-ten-biggest-power-stations-in-the-us-4303710/" rel="nofollow">ten biggest power stations</a> in the US are fossil-fuelled, while the other four, including the two biggest Grand Coulee and Palo Verde, are hydro -and nuclear-powered.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606128604396120464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-45786179831779575342014-05-23T01:01:51.785-04:002014-05-23T01:01:51.785-04:00Nice post! The idea of utilizing wind energy to po...Nice post! The idea of utilizing wind energy to power <a href="https://www.ricohidc.com" rel="nofollow">data center</a> is really great. Good Job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159416425697549682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-43373455109386816102014-05-13T06:10:21.409-04:002014-05-13T06:10:21.409-04:00Your post really made us think over the issue of b...Your post really made us think over the issue of bio-fuels. It's great new that bio-fuels are flourishing in US. But at the same time there are questions raised on the cost and value of bio-fuel programs.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sterling-energy.com/services/asset-acquisition-and-transition-support/" rel="nofollow">Power plant due diligence</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245145750919848401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-62188631361033330842014-04-23T05:15:08.284-04:002014-04-23T05:15:08.284-04:00Apart from biofuels, we can also use residual muni...Apart from biofuels, we can also use residual municipal and commercial waste to generate<a title=" energy" href="http://www.power-technology.com/projects/teesside-energy-from-waste-efw-facility/" rel="nofollow"> energy</a>, the same innovative technology is now being planned to be used by Teesside Energy-from-Waste (EfW) Facility in UK. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606128604396120464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-70498218317999551412014-03-22T11:13:26.653-04:002014-03-22T11:13:26.653-04:00It weighs more than 400 t and generates about 1500...It weighs more than 400 t and generates about 1500 MWh each year.<br /><br /> If it costs USD10,000 per tonne, the cost will be USD4 million. About USD.30/kWh.On top of that, we have operation and maintenance costs related to a large device on the bottom of the sea.<br /><br /> Without subsidies, no one would touch it.KiwiBuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018776187339064640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-86692405411504149652014-02-03T03:06:09.026-05:002014-02-03T03:06:09.026-05:00Interesting indeed. What about this Pareto based a...Interesting indeed. What about this Pareto based approach ( <a href="http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/3/1439/pdf" rel="nofollow"> Pareto Optimal... </a> )?Bogdan Tomoiagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044795197282907530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-13100873722400509622014-01-31T14:15:37.279-05:002014-01-31T14:15:37.279-05:00Energy independence is really code dependence on a...Energy independence is really code dependence on another form of energy. Will we be any happier when we are beholden to natural gas industry than we were when we were beholden to the oil industry? Ahh, but it's a domestic fuel supply! How happy would we be if we only had Ford and Chevy to choose from? I'm old enough to remember and wise enough to know that the sub-standard products they produced is what gave rise to foreign suppliers.<br /><br />Natural gas revolution, energy efficiency out the whazoo, stemming global warming and renewables as far as the eye can see -- a new paradygm. <br /><br />I fear that we are building a house of cards, a bubble that will not sustain under a robust economic recovery but then... we have the wholesale electricty market place where supply and demand will match, efficient prices will emerge, and regulatory institutions will harmharmonizegdubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044222389450741690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-74587180782654177542013-12-13T05:06:41.853-05:002013-12-13T05:06:41.853-05:00Appealing information you have provided. It gained...Appealing information you have provided. It gained me more knowledge and idea. Please keep up the good because i like the way you are writing. Thanks!<br /><a href="http://www.synod.in" rel="nofollow">Biogas Plant in Kerala </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-19778069148327044062013-11-26T23:48:55.208-05:002013-11-26T23:48:55.208-05:00"The prices offered by wind projects to utili..."The prices offered by wind projects to utility purchasers averaged $40/MWh for projects negotiating contracts 2011 and 2012, spurring demand for wind energy."<br /><br />http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wind/pdfs/2012_wind_technologies_market_report.pdf<br /><br />Shut down coal. Replace it with cheap wind and, for now, fill in around wind with natural gas while we develop the best storage options. We can kick gas aside a bit later.Bob Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823785572625960890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-11703566696250691802013-10-11T09:09:55.526-04:002013-10-11T09:09:55.526-04:00Hydro power development is the genius way to produ...Hydro power development is the genius way to produce electricity Consultancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970392132380789329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-70793534576059898692013-10-08T03:14:23.146-04:002013-10-08T03:14:23.146-04:00Hydro project is the main source of producing elec...Hydro project is the main source of producing electricity from water. This project is very good resource of <br /><br />genration of electricity. so one must appriciate this.<br />Consultancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970392132380789329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-48776410272125127792013-09-14T08:27:23.660-04:002013-09-14T08:27:23.660-04:00Hydro power projects catches fire now a days. More...Hydro power projects catches fire now a days. More than 150 countries generating electricity through this process,as it doesn't produce any toxic gases neither pollute environment. But its ill effects shown over on aquatic lives. <br />Thanks for sharing the article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453758619560288430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-14294949511083809882013-09-06T07:37:42.530-04:002013-09-06T07:37:42.530-04:00Thanks for sharing such a great info. Looking at t...Thanks for sharing such a great info. Looking at the ever changing scenario of the utility market, the energy brokers should also become pro active to compare <a href="http://www.businessenergyshop.com/business-electricity" rel="nofollow">commercial electricity rates</a> and provide the best electricity deals to their customers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738686039106829308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-38498421623572848522013-08-28T07:29:03.470-04:002013-08-28T07:29:03.470-04:00WOW .. how many times the plant will get a trouble...WOW .. how many times the plant will get a trouble and shuts down???? Recently on 22nd August plant got shut down due to problem with feedwater pump. There are the pumps supply cooling water to the reactors. <a href="http://nuclear.energy-business-review.com/news/entergy-reconnects-pilgrim-nuclear-power-plant-to-grid-270813" rel="nofollow">They repaired those pumps</a> which helped the starting of the nuke plant and they reconnected the plant to power grid. Will there be an end to these kind of problems??? cant be the officials be careful regarding the nuke plants???Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578944338532881659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-42988827042822326602013-08-06T11:03:43.484-04:002013-08-06T11:03:43.484-04:00Hi, my brother always use solar panel for fishing....Hi, my brother always use solar panel for fishing. The solar panel keeps the battery charged, thereby obviating the need to keep the engine running while the boat is anchored. It is estimated that by switching off the engine for three hours, a fishing boat can save 30 litres of fuel a day. thanks!!<br />--------------------------<br /><a href="http://greenerdawn.com" rel="nofollow">LA solar</a>kingkinuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767545082656982182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-67971972936548280462013-07-29T09:42:20.162-04:002013-07-29T09:42:20.162-04:00I would love to see this dam utilized. It is a gr...I would love to see this dam utilized. It is a great centerpiece to a town that is badly in need of a catalyst to help develop the downtown area. AMENICO and Rustic Crust are hopefully starting a trend of businesses to occupy the area and by providing a local energy source perhaps more green businesses will choose Pittsfield as their home.Jon Beckwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683254875620033456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-1604889807451475572013-06-13T09:42:15.181-04:002013-06-13T09:42:15.181-04:00Todd - Thanks for sharing this. Of relevance als...Todd - Thanks for sharing this. Of relevance also to issues of energy storage associated with wind energy generation -- possible conversion of surplus-period wind power to hydrogen and natural gas ("methanation") in conjunction with biomass facilities such as the plant being considered at Brunswick Landing -- Gary Higginbottom, Hydrogen Energy CenterGary Higginbottomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942926159108326470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-66416848714778696892013-06-08T12:04:11.651-04:002013-06-08T12:04:11.651-04:00This is very nice one and gives in depth informati...This is very nice one and gives in depth information. I really needed to know this. thanks for sharing this information, this is just what i was looking for.<br /><a href="http://www.guardianenergysolutions.com/" rel="nofollow">energy efficiency</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142419661483579118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-88288589852371267002013-05-01T02:48:32.391-04:002013-05-01T02:48:32.391-04:00Thanks post I absolutely love your blog and find m...Thanks post I absolutely love your blog and find most of your post's to be just what I'm looking for.<br />Does one offer guest writers to write content available for you? <a href="http://solynta.com.ng" rel="nofollow">solar power</a>.<br />I wouldn't mind publishing a post or elaborating on a few of the subjects you write about here. Again, awesome website!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-77502743657289672832013-03-27T14:33:24.776-04:002013-03-27T14:33:24.776-04:00The feed-in tariff is a European concept that has ...The feed-in tariff is a European concept that has been implemented in 65 nations globally. Many of these are based on Germany's EEG (Renewable Energy Sources Act). Under this, the dominant model, payment is based on what is calculated to be the cost of generation.<br /><br />A number of US jurisdictions have implemented policies they call feed-in tariffs, which may or may not conform to this model.<br /><br />Feed-in tariffs are based on cost of production because they are designed to promote preferred forms of generation. <br /><br />But let's be clear here - electricity generation procurement is based on more factors than levelized cost of electricity (cost per kWh). Utilities procure the source of electricity they want to best meet demand.<br /><br />For this reason, overly simplified arguments about what is a "competitive" form of generation don't match the reality of how utilities buy electricity.bardamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022029992051474825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-3492509429631357112013-03-22T10:37:03.765-04:002013-03-22T10:37:03.765-04:00Cliff, it's always hard to predict a bill'... Cliff, it's always hard to predict a bill's fate before the public hearing. I would guess that there will be support for the bill from those interested in promoting broader adoption of renewable distributed generation, but that utilities will oppose the bill on the ground that it could lead to higher costs to consumers. Another challenge arises in the interplay between the feed-in tariff and other programs designed to incentivize renewable energy, like Maine's community-based renewable energy pilot program or net energy billing. The community-based program in particular operates much like a feed-in tariff giving project developers the opportunity to get up to 20-year contracts to sell the facility’s output to a Maine transmission and distribution utility at average prices up to $100 per MWh (equivalent to 10¢ per kWh). Senator Johnson's bill would be limited to smaller projects (up to 500 kW each, as opposed to up to 10 MW for the community-based program), so there are some differences despite the potential overlap.<br /><br />Here's a write-up of the community-based renewable energy pilot program:<br />http://energypolicyupdate.blogspot.com/2011/12/community-based-renewable-energy-in.html<br /><br />For whatever reason -- possibly the success of ORPC's tidal power development -- policymakers tend to think of tidal energy before they think of wave energy. Senator Johnson might well be willing to broaden his bill to include wave power. You could approach him directly, or work with other stakeholders to do so.<br /><br />Feed-in tariffs aren't always based on the cost of generation, but many have been - such as Nova Scotia's community-based feed-in tariff (COMFIT). Here's a write-up on the COMFIT program, and the proposed schedule of rates:<br />http://energypolicyupdate.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-15-2011-nova-scotia-feed-in-tariff.html<br />Todd Grisethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493808805105483563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-39316068976580153252013-03-22T09:06:59.778-04:002013-03-22T09:06:59.778-04:00Todd, given the character sitting in the Governor&...Todd, given the character sitting in the Governor's mansion do you think this bill has a prayer of passage?<br /><br />Also, do you think the sponsor, state senator Christopher Johnson, would be amenable to altering the language to include wave power? How would that conversation be initiated.<br /><br />Finally, you mention that the FIT is based on the cost of generation. Is that normally the case? In other words under a FIT is there no advantage to being commercially viable?<br /><br />The Mainers paying the highest electrical rates are those living on the offshore islands. Wave power seems like a great opportunity to get them less dependent on diesel generation. Cliff Goudeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477448236348903946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121836870164599938.post-61540562115399446092013-03-21T11:09:02.060-04:002013-03-21T11:09:02.060-04:00Great post. A worldwide switch to commercial solar...Great post. A worldwide switch to <a href="http://www.socal-solar-energy.com/" rel="nofollow">commercial solar power</a> would completely change our negative impact on the planet. One step at a time, I suppose. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048658177329809248noreply@blogger.com