Distributed generation doing what it does best.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/science/earth/29fossil.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Ancient Italian Town Has Wind and Solar at Its Back - NYTimes.com
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
India tunes the FIT to their own needs
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Rethinking renewables: A new approach to energy storage for wind and solar | ECN: Electronic Component News
Supercapacitors R&D gets a shot in the arm. A solid state solution to frequency regulation that probably has legs down the road.
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P&G Sets New Environmental Goals
A very big player sets an internal mandate for Renewables. Much more of this to come from companies dealing with consumers (or the EPA).
http://www.manufacturing.net/News/2010/09/Environmental-P-G-Sets-New-Environmental-Goals/
RE: New FIT Program Could Blow California’s Solar Market Wide Open
Do you see this as good or bad for us?
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Subject: New FIT Program Could Blow California’s Solar Market Wide Open
FIT in CA?
RE: Commission Approves Eight PV Projects and First Solar PPA (Sep 23, 2010)
No way to find out the PPA rate?
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Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 8:13 PM
To: mbannerman1.watts@blogger.com
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Subject: Commission Approves Eight PV Projects and First Solar PPA (Sep 23, 2010)
PPAs executed at the Market Price Referent
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Commission Approves Eight PV Projects and First Solar PPA (Sep 23, 2010)
PPAs executed at the Market Price Referent
Sharp to Acquire Recurrent Energy for $305 Million (Sep 21, 2010)
Recurrent was maybe the last solar developer to get funded before the crash. The manufacturers are moving to vertical integration to pick up much-needed demand and margin.
Sharp just paid $305M cash on the barrelhead for their pipeline. We know some of the guys there. They were up there early, and stuck to ground mounts in Ontario when everyone else was chasing rooftops.
declining cost curve
A very reputable group predicts 8%-14% annual decreases in PV module prices.
Monty Bannerman
ArcStar Energy
646.402.5076
Monday, September 20, 2010
World Coal Outlook
World Coal Outlook
Over 41% of global electricity generation is from coal. The generation technologies are well established, fuel is abundant, and technical capacity and human expertise is widespread. The World Coal Outlook report analyzes production and consumption data, coal trade, the geographical distribution of coal production, emergence of a single coal market, shipping and freight rates of coal, and coal extraction technologies in the global coal market.
Total U.S. production of coal was 1.17 billion tons in 2008, more than a 95 percent increase since 1973. The leading coal producing states are Wyoming, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Montana. These five states produce 73 percent of the coal in the U.S.
Not only does coal provide electricity, it is also an essential fuel for steel and cement production, and other industrial activities. Coal is a combustible, sedimentary, organic rock, which is composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. It is formed from vegetation, which has been consolidated between other rock strata and altered by the combined effects of pressure and heat over millions of years to form coal seams. Coal is a fossil fuel and is far more plentiful than oil or gas, with around 119 years of coal remaining worldwide.
In 2008, foreign countries bought almost seven percent of all the coal produced in the U.S. The biggest foreign markets for U.S. coal are Canada, Brazil, and some European countries. Major coal producing countries such as China, India, USA, Australia, South Africa, Russia, and Poland are analyzed in this report. Regulatory framework governing the global coal industry, is also discussed. According to the World Coal Institute, coal has played a vital role in China providing access to electricity to over 003450 million people in just 15 years.
The People's Republic of China is the largest consumer of coal in the world and is about to become the largest user of coal‐derived electricity, generating 1.95 trillion kilowatt‐hours per year. Coal production rose 8.1% in 2006 over 2007, reaching 2.38 billion tons, and the nation's largest coal enterprises saw their profits exceed 67 billion yuan, or $8.75 billion. China has enough coal to sustain its economic growth for a century or more even though demand is currently outpacing production.
Monty Bannerman
ArcStar Energy
646.402.5076
Saturday, September 18, 2010
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
August Retail Sales Strongest In 5 Months
Retail consumption comprises more than two thirds of US GDP.
http://www.manufacturing.net/News/2010/09/Financial-August-Retail-Sales-Up-0-4-Pct-Best-In-5-Months/
Monday, September 13, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Stuckey & Company introduces an insurance program for the renewable energy sector
http://www.pennenergy.com/index/power/display/3572199010/articles/pennenergy
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Stuckey & Company introduces an insurance program for the renewable energy
sector September 9, 2010 Source: Stuckey & CompanyAs the Renewable Energy
industry grows and becomes a major source of this country's power
requirements, an increasing number of companies require an insurance program
specializing in energy segments. Element, A Green Insurance Program from
Stuckey & Company, provides a tailored solution with broad coverage for a
wide array of classes. The Element Program's coverage options can address
both simple and complex needs of companies engaged in each stage of the
industry value chain, from research and development; manufacturing; transit;
construction; installation; and power generation. This top-quality program
offers Property, General Liability, Professional Liability, Workers
Compensation, Umbrella and Inland Marine, all from an A+XV Rated Carrier.
Deductibles for Property insurance range from $250 to $25,000, and insured
may select Replacement Cost or Actual Cash Value. General Liability has been
tailored to the needs of an emerging industry class to include Product
Recall and Replacement Coverage. And Professional Liability can include
electronic media liability, network operations security liability and
coverage for computer products and services. Coverages can include a
renewable enhancement package; power equipment insurance; equipment
breakdown; and "Green Valuation" upgrades. Element is Stuckey & Company's
most recent program launch, although the company has 20 years experience in
specialty programs and commercial lines insurance. Stuckey & Company is very
familiar with the specialized insurance requirements of high-tech companies
and emerging technologies. While some insurers view renewable energy
businesses only as power generation risks, Stuckey & Company has analyzed
the risks and opportunities across the entire value chain. The Element
Program offers comprehensive insurance solutions for start-up, young and
growing, and mature entities engaged in renewable energy, including those in
the solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and hydroelectric markets. As Federal
stimulus dollars support new Green Energy projects – and as global energy
demand increases export opportunities for US-based energy companies, the
Element Program is ready to respond. Dwight Stuckey, President and CEO of
Stuckey & Company, says he is proud to be one of a very limited number of
companies offering this forward-thinking insurance program. "The Element
Program is helping to support the people, companies and innovation that
drive the American dream of clean, renewable energy to power our future," he
says. "From the critical R&D companies looking at next generation
technologies and energy efficiency, all the way through the generation,
transportation and wholesale delivery of energy from renewable sources." The
Element Program is available to independent agents who register with Stuckey
& Company as a licensed agent. (Agents can register online at Stuckey &
Company's web site.) Stuckey & Company has in-house binding authority on all
lines that qualify, and offers quick turnaround on quotes. The program is
licensed in all 48 mainland states. For more information, visit Stuckey &
Compay's web site. Stuckey & Company is a specialty insurance provider based
in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. For 20 years, Stuckey has offered commercial,
professional and personal lines of insurance. Most
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California Energy Commission licenses first solar thermal plant in 20-years
Subject: California Energy Commission licenses first solar thermal plant in
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California Energy Commission licenses first solar thermal plant in 20-years
September 1, 2010 Source: California Energy CommissionThe California
Energy Commission has approved the construction of the proposed Beacon Solar
Energy Project, the first solar thermal power project permitted in 20
years."Today's action begins the journey of increasing clean renewable
energy in California," said Energy Commission Chairman Karen Douglas.Douglas
served as the presiding member of the committee that reviewed the plant's
application for certification.In a unanimous vote, the Energy Commission
adopted the presiding member's proposed decision (PMPD) that recommended
licensing the 250-megawatt facility in eastern Kern County.The last solar
thermal power plants that the Energy Commission approved were Luz Solar
Electric Generating Systems (SEGS) IX and Luz SEGS X in February 1990.The
PMPD for the Beacon Solar Energy Project said the facility, as mitigated,
will have no significant impacts on the environment and complies with
applicable laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards. The PMPD was based
solely on the record of facts that were established during the facility's
certification proceeding.Beacon Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy
Resources, LLC, would construct, own, and operate the proposed plant. The
project is a concentrated solar electric generating facility on
approximately 2,012-acres in eastern Kern County on the western edge of the
Mojave Desert, four miles from California City and 15 miles north of the
town of Mojave.The project will use well-established parabolic trough solar
thermal technology to produce electrical power using a steam turbine
generator fed from a solar steam generator. The solar steam generators
receive heated heat transfer fluid from solar thermal equipment comprised of
arrays of parabolic mirrors that collect energy from the sun.The federal
government and the State of California have established the need for the
nation and state to increase the development and use of renewable energy in
order to enhance the nation's energy independence, meet environmental goals,
and create new economic growth opportunities. Most
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U.S. renewable energy developments to double, solar costs halved by ARRA funding - POWER-GEN WorldWide
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U.S. renewable energy developments to double, solar costs halved by ARRA
funding 24 August 2010-- The White House unveiled a new report, "The
Recovery Act: Transforming the American Economy through Innovation," which
says that because of the Recovery Act's $100 billion in investments, the
U.S. is now on track to achieve four major innovation breakthroughs,
including cutting the cost of solar power in half by 2015 and doubling U.S.
renewable energy generation and manufacturing capacity by 2012.Report
estimates said that the cost of utility-scale solar power is expected to
drop from $0.13/kWh in 2009 to $0.06/kWh in 2015, which would bring the cost
of generating solar power down to the cost of electricity from the grid,
according to the report. Recovery Act funds also help companies scale up
manufacturing and deployment, both of which help to bring down costs of new
technologies.The report also said that more than $23 billion in ARRA
investments will help contribute to doubling the generating capacity of
wind, solar and geothermal energy from 28.8 GW as of 2008 to 57.6 GW by the
end of 2011. It also includes doubling the manufacturing capacity from an
annual output of 6 GW of equipment such as wind turbines and solar panels to
12 GW by the end of 2011. This will also increase the U.S. share of global
manufacturing of solar photovoltaic modules from 8 percent of all production
to 14 percent by 2012.Read more business policy news Latest
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