Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G), the largest gas and electric utility in New Jersey, is converting an oil coal-gas manufacturing facility in Trenton into a 1.3 MW solar farm. It will provide enough energy to power about 207 residences. …
Tag: Renewable Energy
Promoting "Renewable Energy — Facts and Fantasies" — What Might This Be Like?
I didn’t create Renewable Energy — Facts and Fantasies with the aspirations of becoming the J.K. Rowling of clean energy. I honestly just wanted to have a book that answered people’s questions about a certain subject – albeit it an …
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[The Vector] Let's Talk Geothermal: Industry Stats and Jobs
Geothermal energy is a renewable, plentiful, clean and essentially limitless source of energy that can use a variety of applications. Geothermal is defined simply as heat from the earth. It tends to get less attention than wind, solar, and biofuels, …
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[The Vector] Largest Solar Farm in the US Northeast Breaks Ground
A renewable energy surge is happening in New Jersey, and it is focused on solar. Con Edison Development (NYSE: ED) along with Panda Power Funds broke ground on a 20 MW solar electric generating station on October 20th, 2010. Located …
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[The Vector] Two Polls Reveal Energy Leanings
[The Vector] Rice University Creates Green Carbon Center
Rice University in Houston, Texas announced the creating of a clean energy think tank. It will study and strategize environmentally sound policies for current and for new energy sources. James Tour is heading up the collaboration. He is a Rice …
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Greener Schools as Well as Jobs
The Renewable Energy Discussion — Patterns Emerge
When I get up every morning, I take my cup of coffee, sit down, and read the news in the energy sector – often including a few comments from bloggers. As one might expect, there are patterns that develop, a …
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[The Vector] News From Around the Country: Georgia Power to Double Solar
The utility company Georgia Power reports it is doubling the amount of solar energy it will buy from independent producers. Lauren McDonald, Chair of the utility, said it will buy another 2.5 MW of capacity from homes and businesses with …
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[The Vector] Solar Homes Sold Faster and Better, Says NREL
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published an extensive report (in excess of 400 pages – the link is here)studying several California subdivisions before the housing crash. Entitled “A New Market Paradigm for Zero-energy Homes: The Comparative San Diego Case …
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