On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced an award of approximately $40 million to two teams led by Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Electric Co. and San Diego-based General Atomics for conceptual design and planning of the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) capable of producing electricity as well as process heat for industrial applications. About 16% [...]
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Comments on U.S. Department of Energy Funding for the Smart Grid in an Interview with Srini Krishnamurthy
The U.S. Department of Energy is funneling huge amounts of money to begin the transformation of our electric grid to a Smart Grid. Srini Krishnamurthy, a consultant for the DoE’s Office of Electric Delivery and Energy Reliability, discusses how much money is being invested, how it is being leveraged and what program areas are being selected for funding.
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On Monday, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced conditional commitments for more than $1.37 billion in loan guarantees to BrightSource Energy, Inc. in support of the construction and start-up of three utility-scale concentrated solar power plants. The plants, to be located in the Mojave Desert in Southeastern California, will generate approximately 400 megawatts (MW) [...]
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President Barack Obama has announced that the U.S. Federal Government will reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by 28 percent by 2020. As the single largest energy consumer in the U.S. economy, the Federal Government spent more than $24.5 billion on electricity and fuel in 2008 alone. “As the largest energy consumer in the United [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Educating For A Greener Future!
Current and future green energy initiatives will have a significant impact on U.S. career opportunities going forward, and individuals planning to benefit from this transformation will need to be educated and trained in emerging energy technologies and new areas of energy expertise.
Read the rest of this entry »Week in Review: January 24, 2010 to January 31, 2010
On Tuesday, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued its 2009 Q4 report, indicating that the 9,922 megawatts of wind capacity added last year was the largest on record. This new capacity represents an expansion of the nation’s wind plant fleet by 39% and brings total wind power generating capacity in the U.S. to over [...]
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