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Energy Secretary Steven Chu Visits Thermal Energy Corporation
Houston, Texas, Feb 03, 2012 -- PRWeb.com - Energy Secretary Steven Chu is traveling across the country to highlight President Obama's State of the Union address and affirm the Obama Administration's commitment to American energy. More...
Co-generator project gets boost from grant
Jan 31 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Katy Nesbitt The Observer, La Grande, Ore. - A 100-kilowatt combined heat and power co-generator under construction at the Integrated Biomass campus in Wallowa will soon be completed thanks to a grant from Pacific Power and Light's Blue Sky Funds. More...
Klamath Cogeneration Plant Earns ISO 14001 Registration
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb 01, 2012 -- BUSINESS WIRE - As part of Iberdrola Renewables' commitment to excellence throughout all of its operations, the company's Klamath Cogeneration Plant and Klamath Peaking Plant recently earned ISO 14001 Environmental Management registration. More...
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Black & Veatch-designed cogeneration plant powering Thailand's economy
Black & Veatch - A Marubeni and Black & Veatch consortium has completed the Glow Phase 5 combined-cycle cogeneration plant in Rayong, Thailand, for the Glow Energy Public Company, Ltd. more...
Ameresco, Inc. Receives Project Acceptance of the Savannah River Site Biomass Cogeneration Facility by the U.S. Department of Energy
Ameresco, Inc. - Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today that it received its Final Acceptance Certificate from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Operations Office for the completion of construction of the DOE Savannah River Site (SRS) Biomass Cogeneration Facility (BCF) installed under the $795 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) awarded to Ameresco in May 2009. more...
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Biomass Densification

Blogger Photo By Salman Zafar -   In a typical biomass pre-processing facility, feedstock arrives at the plant in chops or bales. The bales are cut more...

Much light, little heat efficiency

Blogger Photo By Elisa Wood Lisa Cohn -   By Elisa Wood January 26, 2012 Energy efficiency in the US is much light and little heat – literally.  more...

What Exactly will pay for smart grid ?Who should build the smart grid first ?

By Alok Misra - Smart metering is just remote metering with two way communication if you leave out the rest.If you conbsider that all more...

Smart Grid Trends to Watch for in 2012

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Biogas from Agricultural Wastes

Blogger Photo By Salman Zafar -   The main problem with anaerobic digestion of crop residues is that most of the agricultural residues are lignocellulosic with more...
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Decentralized Generation and Power Transmission

By Harry Valentine
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By Joe Miller
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