Greenwood Geothermal

Archive for February, 2012

China continues to take aggressive steps to secure itself as the leading manufacturing base for renewable energy. And it’s increasingly doing so with an eye on how that base can help it take a lead in project development as well.
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Do you think schools should teach our children that climate change isn’t real?
Of course not. But the Heartland Institute, an organization well-known for giving a microphone to climate science deniers, now wants to bring this false message into America’s classrooms.
As their President and CEO just admitted, they are writing a &ld
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Once again, a few shortsighted souls in the New Hampshire House of Representatives have mounted an effort to repeal the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The difference this year is that fortunately, they appear to be alone.
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com

I’ll be the first to admit that cheap natural gas prices are one of the biggest short-term threats to deployment of renewable energy in the U.S. today. With a glut of gas dropping prices to historic lows, the competitiveness of technologies like wind, solar PV, and solar hot water are facing significant challenges.
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com

For its first Big Question feature of 2012, REW asked its readers to share their hopes and fears, opinions and predictions for the year ahead given the outcomes (or lack thereof) of the climate negotiations in Durban, ongoing shakeouts in major renewable energy sectors and the challenging global economic climate.
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com

The US Federal Government is making another pitch for business-tax reform, and within that thrust it is underscoring its support for renewable energy.
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com

On January 25, 2011, the President in his State of Union Address declared, “This is our generation’s Sputnik moment. Two years ago, I said that we needed to reach a level of research and development we haven’t seen since the height of the Space Race. And in a few weeks, I will be sending a budget to Congress that helps us meet that goal. We’ll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology -– (applause) -– an investment that will strengthen our security, protect our planet, and create countless new jobs for our people.”
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Ahead of the GeoPower Indonesia & Philippines conference in Jakarta, I caught up with Edward McCartin, Senior Development Advisor at Alterra Power, a speaker at the June meeting that will host the key stakeholders in the Asian geothermal industry.
Alterra Power Corp is a leading renewable energy developer, whose portfolio includes two geotherm
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com

While much attention has rightly been given to the expiration of the Section 1603 cash grant program at the end of 2011, there are other tax incentives for renewable energy that are also set to expire in the upcoming years. The decisions as to whether to renew these incentives will have a major impact on the future of renewable energy in the U.S. as these existing and new programs have been instrumental in sustaining investor and lender interest in the renewable energy sector, particularly in the wind and solar markets.
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com

China and India are the ideal markets in which to realize clean technology, both from their government’s stated goals and their economic, political and social needs.
Geothermal Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com