Friday, April 20, 2007
Let's get real about alternative energy
Let's get real about alternative energy
Henry E. Payne, Apr 2007
Wind power is intermittent. Wind and sun only run 8 to 9 hours a day.
Solar energy, with possibilities of up to 30 percent capacity factor, produced only 541,000 megawatt-hours of electricity in 2005. The subsidies for solar power are many times that for wind power simply...The capital cost of equivalent coal or nuclear generating plants is far less than the "alternative power" schemes.
These two (solar & wind) energy sources provided less than .4 percent of all the electricity generated in the U.S. for 2005.
Read more on Henry Payne's take on alternative energy from this interesting article @ Charleston Daily Mail
Henry E. Payne, Apr 2007
Wind power is intermittent. Wind and sun only run 8 to 9 hours a day.
Solar energy, with possibilities of up to 30 percent capacity factor, produced only 541,000 megawatt-hours of electricity in 2005. The subsidies for solar power are many times that for wind power simply...The capital cost of equivalent coal or nuclear generating plants is far less than the "alternative power" schemes.
These two (solar & wind) energy sources provided less than .4 percent of all the electricity generated in the U.S. for 2005.
Read more on Henry Payne's take on alternative energy from this interesting article @ Charleston Daily Mail
Labels: incentives, solar, wind
Thursday, March 29, 2007
U.S. Auto Chiefs Ask Bush for Incentives on Biofuels
U.S. Auto Chiefs Ask Bush for Incentives on Biofuels
By Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg
March 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. automakers' chief executive officers urged President George W. Bush to back incentives to bring ethanol and biodiesel to more pumps as the companies boost output of so-called flex-fuel vehicles.
Half the vehicles made by General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler by 2012 could be able to run on biodiesel or E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, the CEOs said in a statement.
Read the full news report from here @ Bloomberg
By Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg
March 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. automakers' chief executive officers urged President George W. Bush to back incentives to bring ethanol and biodiesel to more pumps as the companies boost output of so-called flex-fuel vehicles.
Half the vehicles made by General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler by 2012 could be able to run on biodiesel or E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, the CEOs said in a statement.
Read the full news report from here @ Bloomberg
Labels: autos, biofuels, ethanol, incentives
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Monday, March 26, 2007
Pros and cons of solar power
Pros and cons of solar power
24 Mar 2007
Vicki Vaughan, Express-News Business Writer - My San Antonio
In this article, the author discusses the pros and cons of solar energy.
One interesting concept discussed is "net metering". If, for instance, you instal solar panels and if you do not have batteries to store excess power, on some days the extra energy being generated by the solar panel can be fed being fed back into the electric grid, thus making a meter "run backward." Known as "net metering," customers who produce electricity at home (or their business) using renewable sources such as solar and wind get credit for any excess power they put back into the Energy grid.
But solar energy is not without its pitfalls, the main issue being cost, says this article.
Read the full article from here @ My San Antonio
24 Mar 2007
Vicki Vaughan, Express-News Business Writer - My San Antonio
In this article, the author discusses the pros and cons of solar energy.
One interesting concept discussed is "net metering". If, for instance, you instal solar panels and if you do not have batteries to store excess power, on some days the extra energy being generated by the solar panel can be fed being fed back into the electric grid, thus making a meter "run backward." Known as "net metering," customers who produce electricity at home (or their business) using renewable sources such as solar and wind get credit for any excess power they put back into the Energy grid.
But solar energy is not without its pitfalls, the main issue being cost, says this article.
Read the full article from here @ My San Antonio
Labels: costs, incentives, solar
Slovakia Government will earmark Sk100 million for solar energy
The Government will earmark Sk100 million for solar energy
Slovak Economy Minister Ľubomír Jahnátek wants to submit a proposal, through which homes that decide to buy solar panels will be entitled to state subsidies.
Homes in Austria and the Czech Republic have been receiving such subsidies for several years already.
The Economy Ministry thinks solar energy has the biggest potential out of all renewable energy sources in Slovakia.
Slovak Economy Minister Ľubomír Jahnátek wants to submit a proposal, through which homes that decide to buy solar panels will be entitled to state subsidies.
Homes in Austria and the Czech Republic have been receiving such subsidies for several years already.
The Economy Ministry thinks solar energy has the biggest potential out of all renewable energy sources in Slovakia.
Labels: incentives, solar
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Brazil Soy Industry Prepares For Biodiesel War With Argentina
Brazil Soy Industry Prepares For Biodiesel War With Argentina
SAO PAULO and BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--Brazil's major soyoil producers are preparing for a fight against Argentina over the biodiesel market, hoping Brasilia can convince Buenos Aires that Argentine tax policies are bad for Brazil's biodiesel program.
Brazil soy oil is the number one ingredient used in making biodiesel. Soy oil companies think Argentina's cheaper costs (Argentina has lots of tax incentives for biofuels) will cut them out of the market, especially the export markets.
Read the full report here @ Cattle Network
SAO PAULO and BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--Brazil's major soyoil producers are preparing for a fight against Argentina over the biodiesel market, hoping Brasilia can convince Buenos Aires that Argentine tax policies are bad for Brazil's biodiesel program.
Brazil soy oil is the number one ingredient used in making biodiesel. Soy oil companies think Argentina's cheaper costs (Argentina has lots of tax incentives for biofuels) will cut them out of the market, especially the export markets.
Read the full report here @ Cattle Network
Labels: biodiesel, incentives, soy
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Biodiesel for school buses in Wisconsin
Biodiesel for school buses in Wisconsin
Dane County and the Wisconsin Soybean Program provided the money and students at Wright Middle School provided the science in the unveiling Thursday of a plan to reimburse school districts for using biodiesel fuel in their buses.
The Dane County Clean Air Coalition will contribute $50,000 toward a fund that will reimburse county school districts for the cost difference between biodiesel and standard diesel fuel.
Read the full report here from Wisconsin State Journal
Dane County and the Wisconsin Soybean Program provided the money and students at Wright Middle School provided the science in the unveiling Thursday of a plan to reimburse school districts for using biodiesel fuel in their buses.
The Dane County Clean Air Coalition will contribute $50,000 toward a fund that will reimburse county school districts for the cost difference between biodiesel and standard diesel fuel.
Read the full report here from Wisconsin State Journal
Labels: biodiesel, buses, incentives, transportation
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