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Greetings
from Sunbeam!
December 2007
Energy is on our minds these days. The cost of gasoline, our dependence on foreign oil, the cost of electricity and natural gas, climate change and global warming - these areas increasingly dominate the the news. We are all doing what we can to improve the situation and we encourage others to make the effort too.
The U.S. Government recently passed the 2007 Energy Bill, a mixed bag of CAFE standards, ethanol use requirements and energy efficiency guidelines for homes. This Bill is a start, but some very important items were deleted that would have made this a truly comprehensive effort. Read about what's in and what's out in the Hot Topic section below.
Carolyn Beach,
American Solar Energy Society
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2007 Energy Bill - Win a little, lose a lot
"After a hard-fought battle on the political playing field, the renewable energy industries have suffered a setback. The Senate voted [December 13th] on an energy bill that left out the investment and production tax credits and a renewable portfolio standard (RPS), avoiding a Presidential veto but dramatically reducing the role of renewable in Congress' energy plan".
Energy Bill Update: Senate Approves Compromise Legislation
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, December 14, 2007
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"Delegates from nearly 190 countries emerged from a final 24 hours of bruising negotiations Saturday with an agreement on a new framework for tackling global warming, one that for the first time calls on both the industrialized world and rapidly developing nations to commit to measurable, verifiable steps".
Social Democrats in Germany Call for Climate-Related Sanctions on U.S.
By Judy Dempsey, International Hearld Tribune, December 18, 2007
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PG&E Agrees to Buy Power from Canadian Firm's Proposed 'WavePark'
By David R. Baker, SFGate.com, December 18, 2007
"The dream of generating electricity from the ocean's waves will take a major step forward today when Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announces its support for plans to build the nation's first commercial wave power plant off the coast of Northern California, the latest step in the state's efforts to combat global warming".
Concentrated Solar Power Resurges as Scalable Energy Alternative
Press Release from Emerging Energy Research, December 11, 2007
Clean Energy Patent Growth Index
Press Release from Helsin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC, December 14, 2007
A Solar Grand Plan
By Ken Zweibel, James Mason & Vasillis Fthenakis, Scientific American, January 2008
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"The renewable energy industry's first comprehensive business training program and technical conference is being offered through an innovative partnership between the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and Conergy, Inc".
Burning Man Backs Solar-Power Project for Nevada Towns
By Daniel Terdiman, c/net News.com, December 17, 2007
Solar Energy to Power Geothermal Plant
RenewableEnergyAccess.com (Roseville, CA), December 12, 2007
Mapping a Path to Solar Power
By Alister Doyle, Reuters/LA Times, December17, 2007
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Israel, Palestinians Say Joint Solar Power Projects Possible
PR-inside.com, December 17, 2007
"Israeli and Palestinian energy officials said Monday that their governments could consider working together on solar power projects".
Pure Solar Power In Sun-Drenched Southern Spain - With Help From ABB's System 800xa
Chemical Online, December 17, 2007
Renewable Energy Powers Italian Town and Its Economy
By Jane Burgermeister, RenewableEnergyAccess.com, December 17, 2007
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Bacteria Begin Saving Akron Money
RenewableEnergyAccess.com (Akron, OH), December 17, 2007
"The City of Akron, Ohio has opened a facility designed to produce electricity from biogas. Generated by the decomposition of sludge from the City's wastewater treatment plant, biogas is now the fuel that powers a 335-kW engine-driven generator".
Honda to Launch Car Using 'Affordable' Hybrid Engine
By Norihiko Shirouzu & Neal Boudette, The Wall Street Journal, December 13, 2007
Vertigro Algae Testing Gets High Marks
RenewableEnergyAccess.com (El Paso, TX), December 14, 2007
New Solar Energy Unit Reaches Boiling Point
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, December 10, 2007
PacWind Delta II Turbines Make Silent Leaps of Progression
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, December 7, 2007
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Nation's Largest Solar PV System Takes Flight at Nellis Air Force Base
Solarbuzz, Las Vegas, NV, December 17, 2007
"Today the U.S. Air Force celebrates the completion of North America's largest solar photovoltaic system at Nellis Air Force Base".
SunEdison Activates 8.22MW Solar Project
Solarbuzz, December 18, 2007
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