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Wind to meet 20% US energy needs by 2030

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Recognizing the importance of addressing the climate change crisis and reducing dependence upon foreign oil and gas, the US Department of Energy (USDOE) has launched an aggressive program aiming to meet 20% of America’s energy needs via wind by 2030. In conjunction with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the American Wind Energy […]

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Energy deregulation forces wide scale distributed energy

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

In 1992 electricity began to be viewed less as an essential service and more as a commodity when deregulation was enacted with the passage of the Energy Policy Act. Previously, public and investor owned utilities controlled power generation, transmission and distribution within a set region. The Energy Policy Act, however, allowed for the […]

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The carbon neutrality myth of centralized renewables

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Being the inventor of a low profile, high efficiency wind turbine it pains me to have to dispel the myth that centralized renewable energy such as wind and wave reduces carbon emissions. Large amounts of power produced in one location then transmitted via high voltage lines many miles then stepped down to the lower […]

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Canada talks carbon tax

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Carbon taxes are spoken of more and more as a way to motivate renewable clean energy and storage.
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Stephane Dion has embraced the idea of a national consumer-based carbon tax as part of a way to fight global warming.
In a speech in Vancouver Friday, Dion said it would have to […]

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