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Texas Electric Co-op Anchors DOE-funded Distributed Solar, Storage Demonstration Project

Texas-based Pedernales Electric Cooperative will take part in a distributed solar and energy storage demonstration project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative.

Why the CPP’s Demise Doesn’t Mean a Wholesale Return to Fossil Fuels

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan remains in limbo as to its ultimate fate, though talk of its demise has intensified of late with news that a multi-state coalition has requested that President Donald Trump not enforce the rule. If the CPP does indeed meet its end later this year, this by no means signifies a wholesale return to fossil fuels. However, we are likely to see much more of one fossil fuel in particular.
 
 

U.S. coal production and coal-fired electricity generation expected to rise in near term

(Wed, 08 Feb 2017) Coal production in the United States totaled 739 million short tons (MMst) in 2016, an 18% decline from 2015 and the lowest level of coal production since 1978. Because nearly all coal produced in the United States is used to generate electricity, coal production and coal-fired electricity generation are closely connected.

Aker Solutions signs two framework agreements with BP

Aker Solutions was awarded two framework agreements to provide concept and front-end engineering (FEED) services for BP globally.

Listen Up: Carbon Tax

“Pigovian Tax.” If you know what this means, then you can skip this week’s Energy Show on Renewable Energy World. For everyone else (including me until I looked up the word) a Pigovian tax is a tax levied on an undesirable market activity to offset the negative effects of said activity. The carbon tax is a Pigovian tax — hence the addition of this obscure word to our Renewable Energy World vocabulary.
 
 

IRS Provides Safe Harbor for Solar Contracts with Federal Agencies

On Jan. 19, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2017-19 (Rev. Proc.) providing a safe harbor for certain alternative energy sales contracts with federal agencies to be treated as service contracts under Section 7701(e)(3).

Full steam ahead for SOCAR Trading's LNG-to-power strategy

The startup in January of LNG supplies to the small Mediterranean island state of Malta could be considered a mere drop in the ocean for the global LNG market.

When Installing Solar on a Roof with Shading, An Optimized Panel is the Only Way to Go

When Kristin moved to a historic home in New England, she wanted to save money on her electric bill by going solar. Her biggest concern was how panels on her roof might change the look of her home, which was built in the 1800s.

Clarkson Attempts Ducted Turbines—Again

Despite its previous association with a questionable wind turbine and its promoter, Clarkson University announced that the school in upstate New York has transferred ducted wind turbine technology developed on campus to a private company for commercialization. 

Financing, Policy Major Challenges to Geothermal in Eastern Caribbean, Survey Shows

Financing and government policy have been identified as the major challenges to the development of geothermal energy in the Eastern Caribbean, according to a survey conducted by the Energy Unit of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.

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