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United States: IRS Confirms that Batteries Qualify for the Energy Tax Credit But Imposes Limitations
Published at Apr 19, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
A recent IRS ruling confirms that batteries used to store solar electricity qualify for the 30% energy tax credit. At the same time, it imposes... -
United States: The Marriage of Solar Energy and Natural Gas
Published at Apr 18, 2013
source: The Energy Collective
The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a method of combining... -
United States: 10 Essential Smart Grid Trends To Watch
Published at Apr 17, 2013
source: Renew Grid Mag
In a new white paper, Navigant Research has identified 10 key trends that the company says will shape global smart grid investment this... -
United States: Breathing Life Into US Geothermal: First EGS Project Feeding Power to Grid
Published at Apr 16, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
A major challenge for the geothermal industry is reducing the risk of its exploration and drilling phase – there is a 40-60 percent chance that... -
United States: Research Uses Mirrors to Make Solar Energy Cost Competitive
Published at Apr 16, 2013
source: Science Daly
If the current national challenge to make solar energy cost competitive with other forms of energy by the end of this decade is met, Ranga... -
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United States: Arundo Is Better than Switchgrass for Biomass Power Generation
Published at Apr 15, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
Arundo donax, the ancient species of Giant Reed that may have hidden Moses along the Nile River more than 3500 years ago, could also go... -
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United States: Biomass in the US: Finding our Carrot and Stick
Published at Apr 10, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
Opening discussions at the International Biomass Conference & Expo (BBI) in Minneapolis elicited some strong opinions about the big challenges facing biomass in the U.S.,... -
United States: NY Renewable Energy Study Finds New York Could Soon Be Powered By Wind, Water And Sunlight
Published at Apr 9, 2013
source: Huffington Post
The study, led by researchers from Stanford and Cornell universities, provides a theoretical road map to how New Yorkers could rely on renewable energy within... -
United States: Boosting Solar Cells with Nanowires
Published at Apr 9, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
Solar module makers are struggling even as cost points are at a bare minimum (and arguably unsustainably so) — and yet lower prices persist, especially... -
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United States: Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel Production Could Revolutionize Alternative Energy Market
Published at Apr 9, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential...
