Alternate Energy

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Five Key Takeaways from the U.S. Solar Market Trends Report
The solar market, while relatively young, is an increasingly important part of the American economy. My latest IREC report answers important questions about the solar market. What are the trends in …..

Report: Portrait of Clean Energy Jobs Amid Election-Year Landscape
Second quarter clean energy jobs estimates have been released, and some of the biggest gains are expected to come in swing states where energy promises to emerge as a central election year topic. …..

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China’s Wind-Power Capacity Linked to Grid Up 87%, Xinhua Says
China connected 50.26 gigawatts of wind-generated capacity to the nation’s largest electricity grid as of this year, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing a statement from China State Grid Cor…..

The Solyndra Standard: On Loan Guarantees, Military Spending, And Clean Energy Politics
Earlier this week the Air Force announced that its X-51 Scramjet Engine Demonstrator called the WaveRider — a hypersonic jet designed to travel up to 3,600 miles per hour — crashed into the Pacif…..

Renewables Rout Ends as Asian Bidders Seek Q-Cells, A123
The slump in renewable energy shares is ending as bidders from China and South Korea signaled interest in German solar manufacturer Q-Cells SE and A123 Systems Inc., a U.S. maker of batteries for ele…..

Writing on the Roof: Competition for Electric Utilities
Suddenly, electricity appears too important to be managed by traditional electric utilities alone. The barriers to entry have fallen; a large number of new and old companies have entered the power ge…..

A Bright Spot for Renewable Energy? Clean Energy Patents at Quarterly High
The Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI), published quarterly by the Cleantech Group at Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. provides an indication of the trend of innovative activity in the C…..

In Germany, Environmental Concerns Could Impact Offshore Wind Development
Porpoises and bombs left by Adolf Hitler’s forces six decades ago are adding millions of dollars to costs for wind-turbine developers in waters off Germany, delaying the nation’s shift from nuclear e…..

Cape Wind Receives FAA Approval – Again
The Federal Aviation Administration said the proposed Cape Wind power project off the Massachusetts coast poses no risk to air navigation, clearing a hurdle for what may be the first U.S. offshore wi…..

It’s Back to the Future on the US Clean Tech Industry
President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney recently stated how each would “get tough” with China. This reminded me of a conversation with economists I had in Vice President Biden’s office several ye…..

Nuclear plant to boost safety amid typhoon threats
The China National Nuclear Corporation has vowed improved safety measures for its nuclear plants in order to prevent potential damage from floods and typhoons. …..

Japan’s nuclear leaks sparked butterfly mutations
The new peace envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, says talking about a military option is akin to admitting diplomatic failure. …..

NRC Cites San Onofre Nuclear Plant for Lapse in Security
The NRC noted the violation during a four-day inspection in May. SONGS has been completely offline since January, when a radioactive leak led to the discovery of severely degraded heat exchanger tubes…..

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A top Vermont utility regulator says she’s not satisfied with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s response to her concern that a string of small problems at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant may add up…..

Congressman questions Ohio nuclear plant reopening
An Ohio congressman has questioned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to let a nuclear plant along Lake Erie reopen despite cracks found in its concrete shell. …..

NRC, Duke Energy To Discuss Apparent Violations
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will meet with Duke Energy officials to discuss two apparent safety violations at the Harris nuclear power plant that have been corrected. …..

Editorial: Get nuclear waste site operational
It could be shut down time if the industry and its regulators don’t find a solution to this problem soon. …..

Court frowns on ministers
Sundarrajan contends that the AERB has not applied its mind on the consent order issued by the TNPCB on the tolerance temperature limits for the KKNPP effluent before giving its clearance for loading …..

NRC slaps ailing San Onofre nuke plant on security
Federal regulators have slapped the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California with a violation for a lapse in plant security. …..

Nuclear concerns voiced at landfill
The Environment Agency has granted an environmental permit to Sita Ltd which allows it to accept low level nuclear waste at Clifton Marsh landfill site near Preston. …..

Public Voices Concerns About More Nuclear Waste
A At a public forum earlier this week, neighbors and an anti-nuclear activist raised concerns about Millstone Power Station’s plans to vastly increase the amount of nuclear waste it can store on site …..

TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant flagged for more safety issues
The Athens, Ala., electricity plant powered by three nuclear reactors had a preliminary “white” finding — NRC’s least serious safety flag — extended from one of the reactors to all three, according …..

Japan nuclear disaster hit butterflies, but humans unaffected
Radiation from the leaking Fukushima nuclear plant following last year’s tsunami caused mutations in some butterflies and damaged the local environment though humans seem relatively unaffected, resear…..

How the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant Weathered the 2011 East Coast Earthquake
We’re coming up on the first anniversary of the 2011 earthquake that jolted the East Coast of the U.S. While the quake did little damage — other than fraying the nerves of millions who never experien…..

Feds say 2 closed Xcel nuclear reactors safe
Two emergency backup generators failed at the Prairie Island nuclear plant. The Prairie Island Indian Community wants assurances that the critical emergency generators would not fail in an actual emer…..