TRADITIONAL ENERGY
Bonneville Power May Be Reaching Maximum of Guarantee to Back Up Wind Power in Oregon http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/27/oregon-wind-energy-too-much-to-handle/
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
California Energy Commission Recommends Approval of 664 MW Calico Solar Project http://sunpluggers.com/news/license-recommended-for-another-giant-california-solar-power-plant-0981
New Study Says Electric Car Beats Wind To Cut Oil Use http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN2711277920100927
ENERGY POLICY
Cyber Attacks Turn Physical—New Testimony on Work Done at INL http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/asd/2010/09/27/05.xml&headline=Cyber-Attack%20Turns%20Physical
Army Corps of Engineers Awarded $1.2 Billion Data Center Contract for NSA in Salt Lake City http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100927_6703.php?oref=topstory
Two New NREL Reports Indicate Commercial Buildings Can Cut Energy Usage 50% http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/policy/i/3425/
COMPANY NEWS
Excelon to Issue $900 Million in Debt for Deere Wind Power Acquisition http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-27/exelon-plans-to-sell-900-million-of-10-31-year-debt.html
Gaselectric Books Grid Space for Montana Wind Projects http://www.brighterenergy.org/16834/news/wind/irish-group-books-grid-space-for-montana-wind-projects/
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010 News
TRADITIONAL ENERGY
Wyoming’s Mine-Friendly Ranking Slips http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_2642f3e6-c91c-11df-83e1-001cc4c03286.html
Bearcat Energy Bids $1.2 Million for 100 Coal Bed Methane Wells http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/bearcat-energy-bids-12m-for-wells-in-wyoming-103826218.html
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
One Wyoming Rancher's View of Wind Farms http://www.awea.org/blog/
World Bank Appoints Renewable Energy Specialist http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS412423827820100924
Golden Eagle Nests Could End Wind Farm Planned for Oregon http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2010/09/09-24-10-02.shtml
85KW Solar System Installed at Zion National Park http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700068644/New-solar-panel-system-installed-at-Zion-park.html
ENERGY POLICY
Senators See Renewable Energy Bill as Christmas Tree for Pet Projects http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/09/24/24greenwire-senators-see-renewable-energy-bill-as-christmas-2170.html
34 Companies Invited to NREL's Growth Forum in October http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/27/34-clean-energy-companies-offer-vision-of-new-green-jobs/
COMPANY NEWS
Tessera Solar and City of Phoenix End Plan for 250 MW Solar Plant http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/09/20/daily87.html
Wyoming’s Mine-Friendly Ranking Slips http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_2642f3e6-c91c-11df-83e1-001cc4c03286.html
Bearcat Energy Bids $1.2 Million for 100 Coal Bed Methane Wells http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/bearcat-energy-bids-12m-for-wells-in-wyoming-103826218.html
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
One Wyoming Rancher's View of Wind Farms http://www.awea.org/blog/
World Bank Appoints Renewable Energy Specialist http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS412423827820100924
Golden Eagle Nests Could End Wind Farm Planned for Oregon http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2010/09/09-24-10-02.shtml
85KW Solar System Installed at Zion National Park http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700068644/New-solar-panel-system-installed-at-Zion-park.html
ENERGY POLICY
Senators See Renewable Energy Bill as Christmas Tree for Pet Projects http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/09/24/24greenwire-senators-see-renewable-energy-bill-as-christmas-2170.html
34 Companies Invited to NREL's Growth Forum in October http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/27/34-clean-energy-companies-offer-vision-of-new-green-jobs/
COMPANY NEWS
Tessera Solar and City of Phoenix End Plan for 250 MW Solar Plant http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/09/20/daily87.html
Thursday, August 26, 2010
August 26, 2010 News
TRADITIONAL ENERGY
Wyoming Revises Sage Grouse Core Areas http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_4705f9b0-b068-11df-b695-001cc4c03286.html
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
NREL Taking Proposals For EV Battery Performance Software http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/08/nrel-seeks-better-ev-battery-design-tool/
ENERGY POLICY
Texas Project to Connect Grids Raises Questions http://www.texastribune.org/texas-energy/energy/project-to-connect-grids-raises-questions/
COMPANY NEWS
Bayswater to Commence Drilling at Reno Creek http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bayswater-receives-drilling-permit-commences-drilling-of-monitoring-wells-at-reno-creek-project-wyoming-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Peugeot Launches First Full Diesel Hybrid Vehicle http://www.huliq.com/9508/peugeot-launches-world%E2%80%99s-first-full-hybrid-diesel-vehicle
Wasatch Wind Proposes 100 MW Wind Farm South of Glenrock Wyoming http://trib.com/news/local/article_090aca23-7543-5771-85c5-b87014dd2541.html
Xcel Slammed For Response to Fatal Tunnel Fire http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HPREA00.htm
Resolute and Marathon Oil to Develop 19000 Acres in the Bakken http://www.marketwatch.com/story/resolute-energy-enters-agreement-with-marathon-oil-to-develop-acreage-in-bakken-trend-2010-08-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Enbridge Announces Next Bakken Pipeline Expansion http://www.marketwatch.com/story/enbridge-announces-next-bakken-pipeline-expansion-program-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Uranerz Sets Shareholder Rights Plan at $8.75 a Share http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uranerz-implements-shareholder-rights-plan-sets-rights-exercise-price-at-us875-2010-08-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Petrobras Signs JV With KL Energy to Develop Bagasse Ethanol Technology http://www.marketwatch.com/story/petrobras-america-inc-signs-joint-development-agreement-with-kl-energy-corporation-to-optimize-its-technology-to-produce-cellulosic-ethanol-from-sugarcane-bagasse-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Wyoming Revises Sage Grouse Core Areas http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_4705f9b0-b068-11df-b695-001cc4c03286.html
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
NREL Taking Proposals For EV Battery Performance Software http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/08/nrel-seeks-better-ev-battery-design-tool/
ENERGY POLICY
Texas Project to Connect Grids Raises Questions http://www.texastribune.org/texas-energy/energy/project-to-connect-grids-raises-questions/
COMPANY NEWS
Bayswater to Commence Drilling at Reno Creek http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bayswater-receives-drilling-permit-commences-drilling-of-monitoring-wells-at-reno-creek-project-wyoming-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Peugeot Launches First Full Diesel Hybrid Vehicle http://www.huliq.com/9508/peugeot-launches-world%E2%80%99s-first-full-hybrid-diesel-vehicle
Wasatch Wind Proposes 100 MW Wind Farm South of Glenrock Wyoming http://trib.com/news/local/article_090aca23-7543-5771-85c5-b87014dd2541.html
Xcel Slammed For Response to Fatal Tunnel Fire http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HPREA00.htm
Resolute and Marathon Oil to Develop 19000 Acres in the Bakken http://www.marketwatch.com/story/resolute-energy-enters-agreement-with-marathon-oil-to-develop-acreage-in-bakken-trend-2010-08-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Enbridge Announces Next Bakken Pipeline Expansion http://www.marketwatch.com/story/enbridge-announces-next-bakken-pipeline-expansion-program-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Uranerz Sets Shareholder Rights Plan at $8.75 a Share http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uranerz-implements-shareholder-rights-plan-sets-rights-exercise-price-at-us875-2010-08-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Petrobras Signs JV With KL Energy to Develop Bagasse Ethanol Technology http://www.marketwatch.com/story/petrobras-america-inc-signs-joint-development-agreement-with-kl-energy-corporation-to-optimize-its-technology-to-produce-cellulosic-ethanol-from-sugarcane-bagasse-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
National Renewable Energy Lab's Solar and Wind Power Calculator
I have been aggregating traditional and alternative energy news stories for some months now on my website www.mountaininvestments.com and today is the first time that I have come across a news item that I thought was really valuable to all of the general public. Published on the sunpluggers.com site, the link is http://sunpluggers.com/stories/imby-site-offers-easy-way-to-estimate-your-solar-production-0498
It describes a new on line calculator, that will take your location and the size of your system and give you the cost and payback calculation for a solar or wind installation. I live in a very sunny locale, between snow storms, in Jackson, Wyoming. We are fortunate to have very cheap power here, about a nickel a kilowatt. Using my rooftop and eight cents a kilowatt, even with the current Federal tax credits, the payback on my 5 kilowatt system would be 52 years. Now, this isn't a surprise to me, really. Our power comes from very cheap hydro. But the cost of our power would have to rise to the really crazy level of $0.55/kw to get the payback down to 7 years. That price per kilowatt is what Hawaii was paying for diesel powered electricity in the summer of 2008.
It confirms to me that solar efficiency and cost per kilowatt installed is still not low enough to make sense in my community, but it may make sense in your circumstances. Here is the link for you to test your own location: http://mercator.nrel.gov/imby/
It describes a new on line calculator, that will take your location and the size of your system and give you the cost and payback calculation for a solar or wind installation. I live in a very sunny locale, between snow storms, in Jackson, Wyoming. We are fortunate to have very cheap power here, about a nickel a kilowatt. Using my rooftop and eight cents a kilowatt, even with the current Federal tax credits, the payback on my 5 kilowatt system would be 52 years. Now, this isn't a surprise to me, really. Our power comes from very cheap hydro. But the cost of our power would have to rise to the really crazy level of $0.55/kw to get the payback down to 7 years. That price per kilowatt is what Hawaii was paying for diesel powered electricity in the summer of 2008.
It confirms to me that solar efficiency and cost per kilowatt installed is still not low enough to make sense in my community, but it may make sense in your circumstances. Here is the link for you to test your own location: http://mercator.nrel.gov/imby/
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