Recent Commentary: (Berkeley Daily Planet) |
| The debate about development in Berkeley has been polarized for decades, but a moderate position is emerging in the current debate over downtown height limits. The moderates support smart growth but oppose high-rises. I myself am a long-time advocate of smart growth. |
Commentary: UC and BP: A Step in the Wrong Direction (Berkeley Daily Planet) |
| When our students look back in time, it will be easy for them to recognize this as a key moment in history. |
Crop Science Meetings to Discuss Biofuels Race to Find Biomass Sources on Nov. 4-8 in New Orleans, LA (Grainnet.com) |
| Researchers have been studying fuels from biomass for years. Now, with growing dependency on foreign oils and an energy-conscious society emerging, biofuels are fast becoming part of a fuel revolution that could reach pumps all across America. |
When Will Congress Pass Tax Credits for Renewable Energy? |
| When will Congress extend the tax credits for geothermal and other renewable energy technologies? -- Tom J., White Plains, New York |
Singapore strives to lead next round of biofuels race (International Herald Tribune) |
| So far, only a handful of international companies have succeed in developing the technologies needed for second-generation biofuel production, and their commercial viability remains to be proven. |
November 2007 Healing Events (About.com) |
| Bioenergy Therapy Seminar Reiki Workshops Menopause and Beyond Lecture Drum Circle Meditation AngelLink Worksop more... Details for November 2007 Classes and Workshops: Dates, Times, Places Note to Sponsors of Healing Events: Allow me to help... |
Study Identifies Renewable Energy Resources in Arizona |
| Global engineering, consulting and construction firm Black & Veatch has identified more than 5,000 megawatts (MW) of untapped renewable energy resources in Arizona. |
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Major Farm Bill |
| Last Thursday, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry passed by an overwhelming majority the 2007 Farm Bill, The Food and Energy Security Act. |
Commentary: BioEnergy Institute and BP Grant Are Already Archaic (Berkeley Daily Planet) |
| Regrettably, UC Berkeley, which just had a big opening show Oct. 22 for its Joint BioEnergy Institute, will soon see the bioenergy concept drop dead after so much hoopla from the University and BP on bioenergy having great “possibilities to save the world.” |
If Corn is King of Biofuels, Tropical Maize May Be Emperor |
| When University of Illinois crop scientist Fred Below began growing tropical maize, the form of corn grown in the tropics, he was looking for novel genes for the utilization of nitrogen fertilizer and was hoping to discover information that could be useful to American corn producers. |
DTE Energy Signs Renewable Energy Agreement with North American Biofuels |
| DTE Energy has signed a long-term agreement with Michigan-based renewable energy company North American Biofuels, LLC to provide power for the company's GreenCurrents renewable energy program. |
Investor Confidence in Cleantech Grows |
| The Cleantech Network announced that investor momentum in clean technologies reached an all-time high as venture capitalists in North America and Europe invested a record $1.74 billion in the third quarter. |
Europeans Threaten Antidumping Action against U.S. Biodiesel Subsidies |
| U.S. law firm, Stoel Rives, alerted RenewableEnergyAccess.com this week that the European Biodiesel Board (EBB), a trade group, has issued a press release threatening legal action against U.S. biodiesel subsidies, which it claims artificially reduce the price of biodiesel sold in the European market by 120 to 180 Euro per metric ton (approximately $0.60 to $0.90 per gallon) compared to what European producers charge. |
Hawaiian Electric Company Pursues 150 Million Gallon Biodiesel Agreement |
| Hawaiian Electric Company recently filed an application for approval of an anticipated 5-12 million gallon biodiesel supply contract for its new 110 megawatt (MW) Campbell Industrial Park generating station. |
BioEnergy Facility Opens in Massachusetts |
| BioEnergy International, LLC, a science and technology leader in the development of biorefineries that produce biofuels and specialty chemicals from renewable resources, announced the launch of a research center in Woburn, Massachusetts. |
USDA & DOE Offer Bioenergy Grants To Further Feedstock Research |
| Two grants for research leading to the improved use of biomass and plant feedstocks for the production of ethanol -- or cellulosic ethanol -- are now being offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). |
New York Farm Installs $1.5 M Anaerobic Digester |
| Sheland Farms in Ellisburg, New York recently completed installing the North Country's first anaerobic digester. The digester will produce heat and electricity by converting waste manure into renewable energy at the 500-plus cow farm. |
Examining the World's Potential to Produce Biodiesel |
| What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of biodiesel, says a study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. |
China Holdings Announces Biomass Renewable Energy Project |
| China Holdings, Inc., a global diversified assets holdings company and its subsidiaries announced this week that the company has signed a development contract for the rights to develop and construct the Biomass Renewable Energy Project, which has a power capacity of 50 megawatts (MW) through its controlled subsidiary 'China Power, Inc.' with the local government in HeBei Province, the People's Republic of China. |
Seminole Adds 22 MW of Renewable Capacity to its Florida Portfolio |
| Seminole Electric Cooperative recently signed two new purchase power contracts for renewable energy. With the two agreements Seminole now has more than 100 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy in its portfolio of generating resources. |
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