August 26th, 2010 () Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Green Economy, Utilities › Glenn Mauney › No Comments
On August 2nd, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed into law HB 1829, an expanded Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and renewable energy tax credit. For the first time, investments in CHP systems are now eligible for North Carolina’s 35% renewable energy tax credit. This new incentive sponsored by Representative Paul Luebke and supported by [...]
July 23rd, 2010 () Clean Energy, Climate Action, Green Economy › Jennifer Rennicks › No Comments
After decades of scientific data gathering, years of growing public and business support and more than three months of an unmitigated environmental catastrophe, it is reasonable to expect that citizens and leaders would all support a paradigm shift in U.S. energy policy.
In fact, even before BP’s Gulf oil disaster began, President Obama and Congress promised [...]
June 23rd, 2010 () Clean Energy, Other Reports › John Bonitz › 2 Comments
From SACE’s perspective, the Manomet study of biomass and carbon offers an important new way to describe and think-through the possible impacts on the climate from biomass energy. Although the study’s findings are limited in geographic scope, the methodology can be applied elsewhere to great benefit.
May 12th, 2010 () Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Offshore Drilling › Jennifer Rennicks › No Comments
Today marks the 23rd day of the BP Gulf Oil Disaster.
As we watch oil gush from a well-head 5,000 feet below the surface of the water because technological fixes have been unsuccessful, residents of the region grow anxious waiting for the full impacts of this environmental catastrophe to be felt. In the coming days, prevailing [...]
April 1st, 2010 () Clean Energy › Tom Larson › 1 Comment
Renewable energy expansion can drive Florida jobs growth–we just need to post our “Open for Business” sign. Orange County, Florida (home of Orlando), is inviting cleantech investments, in engineering, manufacturing and development of innovators by entrepreneurs and at our centers of higher education. This is the Sunshine State: Power generation from local biomass, collection of sun energy [...]
March 16th, 2010 () Clean Fuel › Dr. Stephen A. Smith › 1 Comment
Policies that will Help Grow the Industry
The past 12 months have been a rough time for the biodiesel industry and some believe much of the biodiesel industry’s problems are self-induced. The industry has been betting that two federal policies, a tax credit (blenders credit) and production requirement (called the Renewable Fuel Standard), would help turn [...]
March 16th, 2010 () Clean Energy, Other Reports, coal › John Bonitz › 2 Comments
Opposition to a state RPS is economically self-defeating
February 4th, 2010 () Clean Energy › John Bonitz › 3 Comments
These are permanent jobs, tied to the local base of renewable biomass resources; they can’t be outsourced or off-shored.
February 2nd, 2010 () Clean Fuel › Dr. Stephen A. Smith › 7 Comments
We have heard a lot of promise and lots of talk about cellulosic ethanol. Friday January 29th, I attended the opening ceremony of the DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (DDCE)/Genera cellulosic ethanol plant in Vonore, Tenn.
This scale-up of the technology represents a major milestone in sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. SACE has not been a [...]
January 6th, 2010 () Clean Energy › John D. Wilson › 2 Comments
Across the southeast and beyond, we’ve been “enjoying” a pretty crisp cold snap. For my family, it started with a lovely, deep and playful snowfall the weekend before Christmas. That brought the kids outdoors - but the recent colder temperatures made outdoor activities planned for New Year’s a hurried affair.
We’ve also been using our fireplace. [...]