Displacement is the new Climate Change Policy The idea is that renewable energy will always be used before a utility will turn to burning fossil fuel to generate electricity. The more renewable energy you build, the less fossil fuel you burn based on a given demand. If you can grow your renewable infrastructure to the point where you are increasing your renewable energy capacity faster than your electric demand then you will start reducing carbon emissions. China currently receives only a tiny fraction of its electric power from renewable sources (other than hydroelectric). They will try to double their renewable energy production each year for the foreseeable future. It will take many years of doubling to reach an equilibr... Foreign Windpower Giant Iberdrola Taps Saudi Arabia of Wind Because We Can-t North Dakota's Senator Byron Dorgan still supports similar renewable energy legislation that virtually all the Democrats have supported and tried to pass ... New solar energy plant adds salt to the mix NV Energy's Director of Renewable Energy Procurement David Hicks explains why salt is one of solar power's key ingredients. "It can store heat and it could ... Content / New & Noteworthy / BLM Fast-Tracks Renewable Energy Projects The 31 renewable energy projects are advanced enough in the permitting process that they could potentially be cleared for approval by December 2010, ... RP turns to green energy What gave a boost to the once empty green promise was the passage of the Renewable Energy Act of 2008.The law was passed amid record crude prices, which sent local electricity and pump prices shooting for the stars. The landmark legislation gave investors reason to take a second look into the most expensive investment to date in the power industry. Compared with conventional fossil fuel-based power plants, renewable energy sources remain more expensive on a per megawatt basis to put up. Furthermore, it takes years of studies to find feasible areas for the development of such projects.One incentive under the law is the feed-in tariff, which call... Content / New & Noteworthy / Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces 244 Renewable Energy Projects For California Currently, California facilities produce just over 8,000 MW of renewable energy annually.In October, Schwarzenegger signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to expedite the permitting process for renewable energy projects in California and appointed a special advisor to oversee the fast-tracking of the permitting process for renewable energy facilities.Of the 244 proposed projects, up to 53 have indicated they will apply for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds and will break ground by the end of 2010. For those proposed projects looking for federal stimulus support, 22 could generate... The Smoldering Wood Pellet Business Last August, Phoenix Renewable Energy started construction on a $110 million pellet processing facility in Camden. Both are responding to Europe's rapidly ... Two towns get money for renewable energy MASHPEE — The Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust has awarded grants to two Upper Cape towns for renewable energy projects. Mashpee will receive $17525 ... Content / FYI / ICC Approves IPA Procurement Plan To Purchase Renewable Energy The plan includes the purchase of supplies of renewable energy resources in order to meet the law's requirement that 5% of the supply portfolio reflect renewable resources in 2010. On Nov. 9, the IPA proposed supplemental recommendations, including plans to purchase a portion of renewable energy through long-term contracts. The ICC's order allowed for the purchase of a portion of renewable energy through long-term contracts, but called for the IPA to meet with all other interested parties before the next procurement plan is filed in order to work out concerns about a number of issues, including the impact of long-term renewable energy contracts on customers' bills and on the con... Chinese Law Aims to Increase the Use of Renewable Energy BEIJING -- China announced new regulations to increase the use of renewable energy such as wind and hydropower by forcing electricity-grid operators to prioritize their use, in a bid by the world's top greenhouse-gas emitter to reduce its reliance on coal. The new measures were passed Saturday by the standing committee of the National People's Congress, China's legislature, as an amendment to the 2006 renewable-energy law, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. The amendment will force powerful state-owned electric grid companies, responsible for distributing electricity from power plants, to buy all the electricity generated from renewable sources even when it is more expensive and m...