Exelon generates peak power from a number of plants that run on landfill gas. One plant in PA burns methane from landfill gas.
Peak power is used as demand exceeds some base level … and are used to quickly match demand. Peak plants can be the most expensive to operate and the most polluting.
Free Flow Power sees energy harnessed from the Mississippi. …
… “their idea is to put turbines on the bottoms of rivers or mount them on barges to spin generators.” …
Via Yahoo: Water for renewable power.
Free Flow Power’s Mississippi River projects.
Leaders in the use of renewable energy are Whole Foods, Intel, and Kohl’s, according to a new index that benchmarks corporate performance in energy procurement. …
Equinix agrees to purchase 45,000 Certificats Equilibre from EDF Entreprises to shift its
use of renewable energy at three data centers in Paris. …
… “Equinix will ensure that EDF will inject 45GWh of power from renewable sources into its network.
The case is made for a broader, less-focused portfolio approach to energy policy, using transitional technologies to impact climate change, while renewable technology is further developed. …
… “He argues that we are pushing too hard on what is not ready, such as solar and wind power, and not hard enough on what is ready, such as natural gas …” …
This year’s Superbowl achieves green status through renewable energy certificates. …
… “Just Energy, North America’s largest competitive green energy retailer, will offset all direct and indirect carbon emissions associated with power generation at major Super Bowl XLV venues.
requires push through government incentives, mandates and subsidies. The US trails other countries who have shifted their energy portfolios with renewable sources. …
… “In Germany, for example, government mandates and subsidies have pushed 17% of electric power generation to alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and biomass, compared with just 1% to 2% in the United States.” …
Research into innovative solutions to our renewable energy needs is one of the strategies advocated by Bill Gates. …
… “Our renewable portfolio, as it exists now, is not good enough to get us where we need to be.