By Yale Environment 360 on April 13, 2011 “Plug-in Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress , automakers , battery technology , California , car dealers , Climate Change , commuter cars , consumer tax credits , delivery vehicles , demonstration projects , drilling technologies , electric cars , electric drive systems , electric utilities , electric vehicle infrastructure , electricity , ethanol , federal tax credit , gasoline prices , GM , GM Volt , green consumers , home rechargers , HOV lane access , hybrid cars , hydrogen , Indiana University , IU’s Transport Electrification Panel (TEP) , John D. Graham , lithium-ion batteries , lithium-ion cells , loan guarantees , mass transit , Natalie Messer , national demonstration program , natural gas , New Jersey , Nissan , Nissan Leaf , North Carolina , oil insecurity , oil prices , plug-in hybrid , plug-in vehicles , purchase incentives , recharging occurs primarily at night; more businesses to supply recharging stations , research and development funding , School of Public and Environmental Affairs , special parking benefits , supply chain , Tennessee , Texas , time-of-day pricing , U.S. Department of Energy , used-car market , zero-emission
Electric cars are finally coming to market in the U.S., but what is the future potential for this much-touted technology? A good way to find out would be to launch demonstration projects in selected U.S. cities to determine if, given incentives and the proper infrastructure, the public will truly embrace plug-in vehicles.
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A new study reveals that nuclear energy and other traditional energy supplies like fossil fuels cost are and will continue to rise and not likely ever go back down. Meanwhile, renewable energy has achieved a “downward cost curve” over the last decade, and they are likely to continue to fall in price.
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As utilities seek to build new nuclear power plants in the U.S. and around the world, the latest generation of reactors feature improvements over older technologies. But even as attention focuses on nuclear as an alternative to fossil fuels, questions remain about whether the newer reactors are sufficiently foolproof to be adopted on a large scale.
By Leon Steinberg on December 3, 2009 automobiles , BPR , Bureau of Public Roads , Department of Energy , Dwight Eisenhower , electrical grid , electrical infrastructure , electricity , energy security , Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , highways , House energy bil , infrastructure , interstate commerce , interstate highways , interstate transmission lines , Midwestern states , natural gas pipelines , Obama , reduce line congestion , regional transmission construction , remote renewable energy generation , renewable energy , transcontinental network , transmission system , wind energy
President Obama is faced with some of the same challenges former President Eisenhower faced when he was confronted with a patchwork of county and state highways that impeded interstate commerce. History is repeating itself. President Obama’s goal of securing 25 percent of our electricity from renewable sources by 2025 is restricted by state regulators who fail to cooperate on interstate goals. President Eisenhower granted the Bureau of Public Roads authority to plan and place the new, interstate highways and Steinberg is advocating for the Obama administration to extend the same authority to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in order to update the grid.
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The AlwaysOn Network recently announced their Third Annual List of the GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies of 2009. The award recognizes the top private greentech companies that are creating new business opportunities and transforming the world’s largest industries to improve sustainability.Among the hundreds of companies evaluated, They selected the Oakland California-based, Brightsource Energy, a provider of solar energy to utility companies, as the overall winner.
By Tracey de Morsella on September 1, 2009 advanced vehicle technologies , alternative fuel , American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , and Egg Harbor Township , and HEV Vehicles and Fueling Stations Initiative , Atlantic City , Austin , Autogas refueling stations in the following major metropolitan areas: Atlanta , Baton Rouge , biodiesel , biofuels , biogas , Camden , Chicago , City of Chicago , Clean Cities program , clean energy , Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative , Clean Fuels Ohio’s Ohio Advanced Transportation Partnership , Clean School Bus/Vehicle Incentive & Green Jobs Outreach Program , CNG , CNG dump trucks , compressed natural gas fueling stations , compressed natural gas vehicles , Dallas , Dallas-Fort Worth , DeKalb County’s DeKalb County/Metropolitan Atlanta Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Project , Denver , Department of Energy , Department of Environment’s Chicago Area Alternative Fuels Deployment Project , DOE , electric vehicles , electricity , energy efficient vehicles , energy security , ethanol , EV , flex-fuel vehicles , garbage trucks , Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives , Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition , green transportation , Houston , hybrid school buses , hybrid technologies , hybrid truck , hybrids , hydraulic hybrids , Inc.’s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project , Indianapolis , Kansas City , Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition’s Hybrid Electric School Buses Provide New Horsepower for Kentucky , Lake Charles , landfill gas , LFG , local governments , Los Angeles , LPG , Maryland Energy Administration’s Maryland Hybrid Truck Goods Movement , Metropolitan Energy Information Center’s Midwest Region Alternative Fuels Project , Michigan , Minerals and Energy’s Paving the Way with Propane: The AutoGas Corridor Development Program , Nassau , natural gas , New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition’s New Jersey Compressed Natural Gas Refuse Trucks , New Orleans , New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)’s Statewide Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program for CNG , Newark , North Carolina , North Central Texas Council of Governments’ North Central Texas Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology , NYSERDA , OATP , Oklahoma City , Orlando , petroleum , petroleum consumption , Phoenix , plug-in electric hybrids , pollution , propane , Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s Puget Sound Clean Cities Petroleum Reduction Project , Railroad Commission of Texas’ Texas Propane Fleet Pilot Program , refueling infrastructure , refueling locations , refuse collection vehicles , renewable gas , Sacramento , San Antonio , San Bernardino , San Bernardino Associated Governments’ J.B. Hunt LNG Truck Project: Made in America Initiative , San Diego , SCAQMD , Seattle , Secretary Chu , Shuttle Buses and Infrastructure , SOuth Carolina , South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Drayage Truck Replacement Initiative , South Coast Air Quality Management District’s UPS Ontario-Las Vegas LNG Corridor Expansion Project , South Gate , South Los Angeles , Southern CA Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition’s Expanding California’s E85 Ethanol Fueling Infrastructure , Southern California , Southern California Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition , St. Louis , state governments , State of Indiana’s: Central Indiana Clean Cities Alliance Comprehensive Alternative Fuels Implementation Plan , State of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program , Steven Chu , Suffolk , Texas State Technical College’s Development of a National Liquid Propane (Autogas) Refueling Network , The Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition’s Idaho Petroleum Reduction Leadership Project , transportation authorities , Trenton , Triangle J Council of Governments’ Carolinas Blue Skies & Green Jobs Initiative , University of Michigan , Utah Clean Cities Coalition’s Clean Cities Transportation Sector Petroleum Reduction Technologies Program , Virginia Department of Mines
Last week, Secretary Chu announcen nearly $300 million in Clean Cities grants to support clean fuels, vehicles, and infrastructure development. The projects are designed to create jobs, limit pollution, and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.
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RecyGrow hopes to create 500 green jobs in WI. Culver Signs Wind Energy Bill to Bring 2,300 Green Jobs To Iowa. Oregon House Considers Green Jobs Legislation. Exelon and SunPower to Develop Nation’s Largest Urban Solar Power Plant Creating 200 Jobs in Chicago.
By Tracey de Morsella on May 13, 2009 biomass , Carnegie Institution , Christopher Field , David Lobell , department of global energy , electric battery , electricity , Elliott Campbell , emissions offsets , energy , ethanol , greenhouse gas offsets , Merced , performance , power source , Stanford University , transportation , University of California
Scientists are examining biomass – plant matter that’s grown and used to generate energy – as a potential power source. Two biomass technologies involve ethanol and electricity. Biomass converted into ethanol, a corn-based fuel, can power internal combustion vehicles. Biomass converted into electricity can fuel a vehicle powered by an electric battery. A study by University of California, Merced, Assistant Professor Elliott Campbell and two other researchers in the online edition of this week’s Science journal suggests that biomass used to generate electricity could be the more efficient solution.